Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jewelbox (video game)

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The result was Delete. Jerry delusional ¤ kangaroo 01:20, 15 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jewelbox (video game)

Cannot find any proof that this game even exists let alone lacks notability. A general google search of the title and publisher returned no hits and three of the major game sites, IGN, GameSpot, and allgame dont list it. An amazon search returned this [1] but it doesnt appear to fit the wiki article description. Salavat (talk) 10:47, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game related deletions. Salavat (talk) 10:54, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have played at least one version of the game. The one that popped up in the Amazon search seems to be this handheld clone of the game. However, references to prove notability would be useful, and I havent' time to search for any. Sorry. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 15:01, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here are some interesting references. I haven't found a reliable source.

comp.sys.apollo 1992 - this traces it back to a Hewlett Packard employee in 1990
xjewel man page
Debian shows xjewel is still distributed for Linux
FreeBSD ports

rec.games.computer.puzzle 2002 some idea of the rules and a mention of a clone called "Columns"

http://freshmeat.net/projects/jewelbox/ 2006, An open source clone for Palm OS handhelds

Digg comment: They didn't create Bejeweled, they just copied Jewelbox, which was written in 1990 by Yoshihiro Satoh. See the man page for Xjewel (itself created 1992.)

Wanted: Shareware game circa 1992: Jewelbox post about Mac version with link to screenshot and download

In the absence of notablility on its own, I suggest a merge with either Panel de Pon or List of Tetris variants#Notable unofficial games. There is also a redirect at Match three game which should eventually become an article that covers Domain/Jewelbox and the rest of this family. (Juul, Jesper. "Swap Adjacent Gems to Make Sets of Three: A History of Matching Tile Games". Artifact journal. Volume 2, 2007. London: Routledge. )

--Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 20:52, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok ill take back my comment that it doesnt exist and support the idea to merge into List of Tetris variants#Notable unofficial games. Salavat (talk) 23:53, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On the other hand due to it lacking any reliable sources, it cant possible be notable, and so im still sticking with my delete. Salavat (talk) 14:11, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:V policy. I can't support a merge unless there is at least one reliable, independent source to verify it and to show some indication of importance. Marasmusine (talk) 17:45, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz ^talk 02:57, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as this fails our core policies for verifiability. JBsupreme (talk) 07:58, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Columns (video game) (where the Mac and Unix clones deserve no more than a one word mention.) The X11 version is verifiable, per NetBSD, FreeBSD and Debian package lists and manual pages. But it is not notable. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 14:12, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete it appears to exist, but thats about all that can really be said about it. Seems to be a clone of the well-known Sega game Columns (video game). Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 15:45, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.