Difference between revisions of "SDA Strategy Wiki"

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Welcome to the SDA Strategy Wiki, where you can find or contribute information about tricks, routes, boss strategies, and planning in general. If a game you're trying to find isn't here, then feel free to make a page for it using the instructions below. If you don't know of any tricks for the game, you might find these pages useful:

• Generic techniques
• Bughunting

Finding a game

The wiki currently hosts 259 games on 25 different systems. Use the search function to find a game you're looking for, or browse through the categories listed below.

• Games: a list of all games that have a page on the wiki.
• Engines: a list of all game engines that have a page on the wiki.
• Systems: a list of all systems for which a game page exists.

Adding a game

To add a game to the wiki type "http://speeddemosarchive.com/kb/Game Name Here" (without quotes) in your browser's url bar or simply search for the game name in the search box. You will be told the page doesn't exist, and you can edit/create the page by clicking "edit" in the row of tabs near the top of the page, or the "create this page" link on the search page. If you're writing about a series of games, then add (series) to the right of the game name. Writing for a series of games only works if the games share similar engines such as Metal Slug and Mega Man X 1–3 (or 4–6).

IMPORTANT: Insert [[Category:Games]] and [[Category:System Name]] into your game page, or else your page will not appear on the games and consoles lists!

If your game has a run page on SDA, use the {{sda run}} template at the top of the page. Here's an example of what to add at the top of a new page:

[[Category:Nintendo 64]]
[[Category:Games]]
{{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/DonkeyKong64.html}}

After doing the above, your game will be automatically added to the game list.

Adding content

Anyone can edit the wiki after creating a free account. You can help by adding a game page following the instructions above and contributing your speedrunning knowledge for that game. If the game you know about already exists, feel free to edit that page – no one owns a game page! If you have a variety of speedrunning knowledge and want to know where best to apply your time and effort, try expanding a stub page or verifying information. The following categories contain pages that have been marked as needing your help:

• Stubs: pages or sections of pages that need to be expanded and filled out with good information.
• Unverified information: pages or sections of pages that present information that needs to be tested for accuracy.

External links

Links to other game strategy wikis, trick and glitch resources.

• David Wonn's Unique Videogame Glitches, a very comprehensive resource covering a lot of games.
• TASVideos.org's trick pages (mostly in-depth stuff).
• Pile of Secrets, a Castlevania series wiki.
• Metroid 2002, a Metroid series site.