Template:Emulator fur

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This template is to help users write fair use rationales for screenshots of console emulators running non-free video games as required by WP:NFC. Include this in the image description page after the {{Non-free software screenshot}} or {{Non-free game screenshot}} template, once for each time you insert the screenshot graphic into an article.

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Description

Screenshot of the video game running in the emulator.
Source

screenshot presumably taken by uploader using the emulator with a ROM image of the game
Article

[[{{{Article}}}]]
Portion used

one frame
Low resolution?

yes; the game occupies 352x288 or fewer pixels of the image
Purpose of use

to illustrate that the emulator is capable of emulating this game
Replaceable?

Not for several decades. No notable game for the platform made entirely of free software and free content is known to exist.
[edit] Template documentation
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This template is to help users write fair use rationales for screenshots of console emulators running non-free video games as required by WP:NFC. Include this in the image file after the {{Non-free software screenshot}} or {{Non-free game screenshot}} template, once for each time you insert the screenshot graphic into an article.

[edit] Syntax

Copy this to your image page after the image tag:

{{Emulator fur
| Article =

<!-- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -->
| Game = 
| Expiry = 

<!-- OVERRIDE FIELDS -->
| Description       = 
| Source            = 
| Portion           = 
| Low_resolution    = 
| Purpose           =         <!--Must be specified if Use is not Infobox / Org / Brand / Product-->
| Replaceability    = 
| other_information = 
}}

This template takes arguments:

Article
the title of the article, without wiki markup (required)
Game
The title of the program run in an emulator (optional but recommended)
Expiry
the year in which the machine being emulated was first released, plus 96. For example a machine released in 1985 would have Expiry=2081. (optional but recommended if Replaceability is not overridden)
Source
source of the image (required if not a screenshot taken by the uploader)
Description, Portion, Low_resolution, Purpose, Replaceability, other_information
as with {{Non-free media rationale}}

[edit] Example

{{Emulator fur
|Article=Nestopia
|Game=Super Mario Bros.
}}