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Shobon no Action

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Amazed that I had never came across this article before. Cat Mario was a short-lived trend when I was younger. The sources for this article are thin on the ground, ref 5 possibly not even existing. The gameplay section, being the longest, really does need to be sourced, and at the moment it doesn't have any. Despite my enjoyment of this game, it isn't notable enough for a standalone article. I wouldn't oppose a merge to the list of unofficial Mario media. Failing this, deletion is probably in order here. 11WB (talk) 22:10, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Video games, Technology, Computing, and Japan. 11WB (talk) 22:10, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
• Weak keep This is an old game, sources are more likely to be in gaming magazines than anywhere online. I found this Edge magazine article and this excerpt from a book by Ian Bogost which together with the sources currently in the article, make it pass GNG. I will note that Syobon Action appears to be WP:COMMONNAME, even if incorrect, the current title seems to be a WP:OR/WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS attempt to set the record straight and may need to be changed back. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 22:26, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

  This isn't specifically for Cat Mario? 11WB (talk) 22:36, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

  Quick note on the sources you provided. The Edge magazine is a "Game of the Month" short piece. Bogost's chapter is definitely the stronger of the two sources. Both would be good additions. 11WB (talk) 22:43, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

  I assume that Cat Mario, Syobon Action and Shobon no Action are the same game. The triple naming is also mentioned in this book: (though there is a chance it may be citogenesis). ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 22:56, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

  Ah, that makes sense. I wasn't able to find any reliable sources on Google under a search for "Cat Mario" specifically. Will check the other names too. 11WB (talk) 23:06, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

  Earliest revision of the page made reference to this video from 2007 which had "Cat Mario" in the title, so no citogenesis. REAL_MOUSE_IRL talk 13:49, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

• Weak keep. A minor article about a minor topic. Notable enough for a short article. I see that it has articles in several other languages. Maybe some of those have additional sources? --DanielRigal (talk) 00:09, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

  On Russian Wikipedia, ru:Syobon Action is a good article or at least their equivalent to it. Besides some fairly bad sources (Know Your Meme, WhatCulture, Screen Rant) I could find these sources: passing mention in a book on game design, some discussion in a book there is no preview for, and a review on ferra.ru. The rest of the references are already in this English article. In Spanish, there is this somewhat detailed Zona Red article that calls it "gato bros" and a discussion about it on Univision.com. -- Reconrabbit 20:20, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

• Keep. Passes GNG and is sufficiently well documented to not warrant a delete. Go D. Usopp (talk) 00:22, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

• Keep – Relevant enough for its own article. Svartner (talk) 06:04, 8 November 2025 (UTC)
• Keep. Sources presented in this discussion demonstrate WP:GNG is met.4meter4 (talk) 17:27, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

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