Talk:Drill Dozer

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. You can locate your hook here. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:21, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

• ... that Drill Dozer began development due to a desire to give young Game Freak staffers the chance to develop a non-Pokémon game?

• • ALT1: ... that Drill Dozer was composed by Pokémon series composer Tsuyoshi Ichinose, who used samples from the Game Boy Advance Pokémon games? Source: https://shmuplations.com/drilldozer/
  • ALT2: ... that Drill Dozer began development during a slow point in Pokémon video game development by Game Freak? Source: https://shmuplations.com/drilldozer/
  • ALT3: ... that the character designer for Drill Dozer had his wife model with two roll cakes on head head to create the character's hair? Source: https://shmuplations.com/drilldozer/
  • ALT4 ... that Drill Dozer director Ken Sugimori based the drilling mechanic on the concept of a tokusatsu monster that could drill through anything? Source: https://shmuplations.com/drilldozer/
  • ALT5 ... that Drill Dozer director Ken Sugimori wanted to put greater emphasis on the rotation mechanics of a drill when designing the game as opposed to merely having it be used for digging? Source: https://shmuplations.com/drilldozer/
  • ALT6 ... that a rumor existed that Drill Dozer was not released in Europe due to regulations about the use of mercury that were never proven? Source: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/drill-dozer/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Blown Away (video game)
  • Comment: I'd like to save this for February 27, assuming that a Pokémon-themed DYK section is approved. Thus, I focused on Pokémon-related DYK hooks.

Cukie Gherkin (talk) 22:37, 7 February 2026 (UTC).

• Given recent WT:DYK discussions regarding special occasion sets focusing on a product or organization, the best option here might actually be a hook that doesn't mention Pokémon by name (not to mention that it is unlikely that a Pokémon set will run now in the wake of the reception to the William & Mary College set). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:44, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

Why do the party poopers have to ruin things for people who find these themed sets interesting?-3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 13:37, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

• Yeah, I think the DYK idea might be a no go, sadly. I'll think of something non-specific to Pokémon. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 07:59, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

  @Narutolovehinata5: I added four alternate DYK hooks; what do you think? - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 00:10, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

I like ALT6 the best. I would just like to inquire though if Hardcoregaming101 is a reliable source for this statement or not: I know WP:VG tends to be stricter when it comes to sources compared to other WikiProjects. I would personally accept that source, but I imagine that if it it's not considered reliable, the claim could be challenged. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:05, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Yeah, HG101 is acceptable, per WP:VG/RS - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 06:14, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

• Article was promoted to GA status on time, is adequately sourced and free from close paraphrasing. I found some minor copying with this source: "translated all of the Japanese text into English" needs to be rewritten (the other hit is a quote so that can stay). A QPQ has been done. Regarding ALT6, the article does not make it clear if the cartridges did contain mercury or not (i.e. if it was rumored that the cartridge had mercury and that is why it was not released in Europe, or if it did have mercury and that lead to the rumors). If ALT6 cannot be salvaged, ALT2 is the other option. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:58, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

  Paraphrased; I'd say ALT6 is not that strong based on your comments, so yeah, I'd suggest against it. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 08:40, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

@Cukie Gherkin: Even if ALT2 is the ultimately approved hook, the mercury fact still needs to be clarified better: right now the recent edit did not really address the concern. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:02, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Clarified further - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 10:12, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. Would it be possible though to find another source proving that the motor had mercury? That way, the mercury thing could be introduced earlier in the article, making the wording even less vague or ambiguous. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:26, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

I did a pretty big deep dive; by the sounds of it, the use of mercury is hard to confirm. I've mainly seen talk of WarioWare: Twisted! being blocked for alleged use of mercury in its gyroscope rather than its rumble pack, which almost makes me think that its presence came about from a game of telephone due to both games having rumble. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 09:45, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. Given the circumstances, I think it would be better for there to be a better clarification regarding the mercury thing to make the use of mercury more unsure (i.e. not to directly state that the game had mercury). I would now go with ALT3 for the hook. My concern is that the source in the article is actually a fan translation of the actual interview: I'm not sure if WP:VG would accept that to be the main source and would instead encourage there to also be a reference to the actual magazine if possible (even if not the actual quote since the English TL should suffice). I would accept it as is, this is more out of an abundance of precaution since as far as I know, WP:VG tends to be strict with reliable sources. However, since the article passed GA without issue, maybe I can let that be. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:37, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

Shmuplations actually came up for discussion at WP:VG/RS, and it was determined that it is suboptimal, but that the author is a trustworthy source, if not a suboptimal one. Such interviews are unfortunately not easily available online. I also opted to remove the mention of mercury, as I can't really find any evidence for or against its presence aside from the rumors. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 10:33, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

• Okay. Given the circumstances, I can accept ALT3's source for now. Only ALT3 is approved. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)