User:Chunky104/Infobox rework

This is a sandbox exploring revised infoboxes. Everything here is subject to change.

Level 2 headings are the proposed template titles, with info and examples provided in sub-headings.

Overall changes

• All infoboxes should have a consistent width

NEW INFOBOXES

infobox album

Little BIG Music: Musical Oddities From And Inspired By Little Big Planet
Album artwork
Album by	The Daniel Pemberton TV Orchestra
Label	1812 Recordings
Release Date	Dec 15, 2008
Format	Digital
Tracks	18
Length	52:14

infobox company

Media Molecule Ltd.
Company logo
Type	Subsidiary
Predecessor	Lionhead Studios
Founder(s)	Kareem Ettouney Alex Evans Mark Healey David Smith
Founded	January 4, 2006
Defunct	May 17, 2026
Fate	Dissolved
Successor(s)	Glowmade
Headquarters	Guildford, England
Notable Products	LittleBigPlanet (PlayStation 3) LittleBigPlanet 2
Parent Company	PlayStation Studios (2010–present)

params

• name or title
  • The full legal name of the company. Defaults to the page's title if unspecified.
• logo
  • The company's current logo.
• formerly
  • Former names that the company operated under, if a rebranding had occurred.
• type
  • What type of company it is.
• predecessor
  • The name(s) of any predecessor(s) of the company, linked if notable.
• founders
  • The person or people who founded the company.
• founded
  • The date or year the company was founded.
• defunct
  • The date or year when the company was shut down.
• fate
  • The reason why the company was shut down, if known.
• successor
  • The name(s) of any successor(s) of the company.
• Headquarters
  • The main location of the company

Example: Guildford, England

• products
  • A representative selection of products that the company is best known for, with LittleBigPlanet related releases given priority.
• parent
  • The name(s) of any current and former parent companies, and the time-span(s) in which they owned the company.

Example: PlayStation Studios (2010–present)

infobox website

LBP.me
The website as it appeared on January 30, 2011.
Owner(s)	Sony Interactive Entertainment
Administrator(s)
Founded	December 2010
Defunct	November 2020
Fate	Unknown
Current Status	Offline
Registration	Optional
URL	lbp.me (via archive.org)

TWEAKED INFOBOXES

infobox game

Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Title screen
Developer(s)	Sumo Digital Climax Studios (PC) The Eccentric Ape (PC)
Publisher	Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows
Engine	Unreal Engine 4.25.1
Genre	Action
Supported Players	1-4
Latest Version	PS4: 1.22 PS5: 1.024.000 Steam: BID 10884090
Release Dates	PlayStation 4 WW: Nov 12, 2020 PlayStation 5 NA/OC: Nov 12, 2020 WW: Nov 19, 2020 Windows PC WW: Oct 27, 2022
Ratings	ESRB: Everyone 10+
Releases

Proposed changes from {{Bob}}

• Add "release dates" field. Undecided on whether this should replace the Sonic Retro style release table, or if the two should co-exist.

infobox level

Challenge Room: Race To The Stars
In-game level badge
Game	LittleBigPlanet 3
Location	Book One: Manglewood
Creator	Marlon Random
Played as	Sackboy OddSock Toggle Swoop
Number of Prizes	25
Supported Players	4
Prerequisite	Complete Adventure Mode and talk to Marlon Random in Manglewood Swamp

Proposed changes from {{LevelBob}}

• Playable characters will have their names listed next to their icon, which will also be made smaller.
  • If multiple characters are playable they will presented in a vertical list, rather than horizontal.

infobox gadget

infobox gadget
Type	Gadget
Category	Sensors
Inputs	0
Outputs	1

Proposed changes from {{GadgetBob}}

• For gadgets and gameplay kits, use a 3D render of the subject as the primary image, with a shrunken inventory icon placed beneath it (if it has one).
  • This has been brought up a few times on Discord, but there are two issues with only representing a gadget by its inventory icon:
    1. not all gadgets have a corresponding inventory icon
    2. even if it does, there's no guarantee that it's an accurate representation of its actual in-game appearance (see: Saddle and Circuit Node)

I suppose the same arguement could be made for other types of items, but gadgets are the biggest offender by far, so I'm addressing it here.

In the future, it'd be nice to have a system where multiple icons from different games are listed in a row, and you can click on them to show different 3D renders (e.g. clicking the LBP1 Sensor Switch inventory icon swaps the LBP2 Player Sensor render for an LBP1 Sensor Switch render).

infobox material

infobox material
Inventory icon
Density	20.0
Traction	1.0
Restitution	0.3
Gravity Scale	1.0
Destructible	No
Grabbable	No
Climbable	No
Collidable	Yes
Inputs	0
Outputs	1

infobox character (new)

infobox character
Artwork from LittleBigPlanet 2
Full Name	John Appleseed
Gender	Male
Portrayed by	Martin T. Sherman (English)
First Appearance	LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011)
Latest Appearance	Minecraft (Nether Update) (2019, overall) Ultimate Sackboy (2023, LBP franchise)
Theme	The Cosmos
Number of Pieces	5
Item Slot	Hands
Uses Player Color	No
Suspensions	No
Rarity	Legendary
Obtained from	LittleBigPlanet 2 Avalon's Advanced Armaments Academy Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Negativitron LittleBigPlanet Karting Future Perfect The Infallible Breakfast Machine Sackboy: A Big Adventure The Struggle Is Rail Flossed In Space Ultimate Sackboy Season Pass (Season 10)

This infobox will actually be a merging of two existing templates: {{CharacterBob}} and {{OutfitBob}}. This is mostly to cover cases where outfits like Gustavo and El Jeff are treated as distinct characters. To facilitate this, the infobox will be split into two sections, with the first section covering information about the character (full name, gender/pronouns, voice actor, etc), and the second half will contain information about the outfit (theme, number of pieces, where it can be found, etc).

shortcuts

{{infobox outfit}}

{{infobox kart}}

Proposed changes from {{CharacterBob}}

• Replace "first appearance" with "appears in" if the subject has only appeared in a single piece of media (excluding backwards compatibility).

Proposed changes from {{OutfitBob}}

• Add sections for item slot (if we want to cover isolated costume pieces or Special costumes), whether it uses Player Color or suspensions (for karts), and its rarity (if it appears in Ultimate Sackboy).

params

title

Specify a title that will appear at the top of the infobox. By default, this will adopt the article's title; you probably don't need to change this unless you're removing disambiguation terms.

image

A representative image of the outfit, such as official artwork (if available), an extracted game asset (such as a 3D model render or inventory icon), or an in-game screenshot.

fullname

The character's full name, if known. Do not use if the full name is the same as the infobox title (e.g. listing Clive Handforth's full name as "Clive Handforth" is redundant).

gender

The character's gender or pronouns, if known.

first-appearance

The first game or piece of media in which this character appeared.

last-appearance

The latest game or piece of media in which this character appeared. Omit if the character has only made one appearance.

actor

The actor portraying this character.

theme

The theme that this costume is categorized under or obtained from in its inaugural appearance.

parts

The number of pieces that the outfit is comprised of.

slot

The costume slot that this item occupies, if the subject is an isolated costume piece.

colorable

Whether or not the outfit changes to match the wearer's Player Color, if applicable.

suspensions

For LittleBigPlanet Karting karts, determines whether or not this body supports alternate suspensions.

rarity

The rarity of the outfit, if it appears in Ultimate Sackboy.

foundin

A list of levels this outfit's pieces can be found in. Use {{LevelLink}} to populate this list, separating by game where necessary.

characters

infobox character
Artwork from LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
Full Name	Marianne Noisette
Gender	Female
Portrayed by	Jo Wyatt (English)
First Appearance	LittleBigPlanet PS Vita (2012)
Latest Appearance	Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (2019)
Theme	The Land Of Odd
Number of Pieces	1
Item Slot	Special
Uses Player Color	No
Obtained from	Driller Thriller

outfits

infobox outfit
Inventory icon from LittleBigPlanet 3
Full Name	Irene
Gender	Female
Portrayed by	Lucy Newman-Williams (English)
First Appearance	LittleBigPlanet 3 (2014)
Latest Appearance	Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (2019)
Theme	Manglewood
Number of Pieces	5
Uses Player Color	No
Obtained from	Challenge Room: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Dr. Maxim

Dr. Maxim
Inventory icon from LittleBigPlanet 3
Full Name	Doctor Maxim
Gender	Male
Portrayed by	Peter Serafinowicz (English)
Appears in	LittleBigPlanet 3 (2014)
Theme	Ziggurat
Number of Pieces	5
Uses Player Color	No
Obtained from	Challenge Room: Here, There and Everywhere

Coach

Coach
Inventory icon from Ultimate Sackboy
Gender	Male
Appears in	Ultimate Sackboy (2023)
Number of Pieces	7
Rarity	Rare
Obtained from	Loot Bags (Tier 2)

karts

infobox kart
The Tin Toy in LittleBigPlanet Karting
Appears in	LittleBigPlanet Karting (2012)
Theme	LittleBigPlanet (theme)
Number of Pieces	2
Suspensions	Yes
Obtained from	Garden Grip

Balloon

Balloon
The Balloon in LittleBigPlanet Karting
Appears in	ittleBigPlanet Karting (2012)
Theme	Common
Number of Pieces	4
Suspensions	Yes

The Balloon is a kart in LittleBigPlanet Karting. It is automatically unlocked alongside the Unicorn outfit if the player has save data from LittleBigPlanet or LittleBigPlanet 2 on their system.

infobox store

LittleBigPlanet 2: Move Pack
Image from the European PlayStation Store
Price	GBP £6.49 USD $9.99 HKD $78.00 JPY ¥838
Compatibility	LittleBigPlanet 2 LittleBigPlanet PS Vita* LittleBigPlanet Karting* LittleBigPlanet 3 *only costumes can be used
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4
Region	Europe
Content IDs	LBPDLCMOVELK0001 LBP2MOVEPACK0PS3
Distribution	Download code
Release date	Sep 14, 2011
Removal date	Oct 31, 2024

Proposed changes from {{StoreBob}}

• Remove the changing image and title; I think it's disorientating and hard to work with. Instead, pick one region to represent the subject on the infobox, and put the other region variant images in the gallery.
• Move "price" to the top, and prefix each region's currency with the appropriate ISO 4217 code (e.g. GBP £1.59).
• Replace "games" field with "compatibility", and use a bulleted list instead of breaking with <br> tags.
  • Titles with partial compatibility (e.g. level kits with costumes that supported Sony's Cross-Buy scheme) can be marked with an asterisk, with a note below the listed titles.
• Shorten content IDs to just the 16-digit code at the end.
  • e.g. EP9000-BCES00141_00-LBPDLCRARECO0005 -> LBPDLCRARECO0005
  • Mostly to save space, and because the 16-digit code is consistent across most regions. As far as I can tell, only Asia has different content IDs from the rest of the world, but those can be listed separately if need be.
• Wrap content IDs with <tt></tt> tags.
  • Mostly for aesthetics, and to ensure a consistent spacing when multiple content IDs are listed.

params

{{infobox DLC
|title=
|image=
|image-caption=
|price=
|compat=
|compat-partial=
|contentid=
|distribution=
|release=
|delist=
|feature=
}}

title

Specify a title that will appear at the top of the infobox. By default, this will adopt the article's title.

image

A representative image of item, usually the icon shown on the PlayStation Store.

price

The price of the item on the store. If the item is/was a free download, simply put "Free". If the item was only available through a download code, put "NFS".

compat

List of games that are compatible with this item and its contents. If a title has limited compatibility, i.e. a Cross-Buy promotion where costumes can be used but other content is absent, mark them with an asterisk.

contentid

The content ID for this store item.

distribution

If the item saw a non-standard release, list the method through which it was intended to be distributed, if not through a public facing store page.

release

Release dates in all applicable regions, ordered from earliest to latest. For items that were delisted and subsequently re-released, use the initial release window.

delist

If the item has been removed from sale, list the removal date here. For items that have been delisted more than once, use the latest removal date.

feature

An itemzied list of features included with this item, if it is downloadable content for a LittleBigPlanet game.

Rare Prize Crown

Rare Prize Crown
Image from the European PlayStation Store
Price	Not for sale
Compatibility	LittleBigPlanet LittleBigPlanet 2 LittleBigPlanet PS Vita LittleBigPlanet Karting LittleBigPlanet 3
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4
Regions	Europe, America, Asia, Japan
Content IDs	PLITTLEBIG000004 IGCLBPRARECO0001
Distribution	Download Code
Release date	Nov 6, 2008

United Front Games Pack

United Front Games Pack
Image from the American PlayStation Store
Price	GBP £1.19 USD $1.49
Compatibility	Full LittleBigPlanet Karting Partial LittleBigPlanet 2 LittleBigPlanet PS Vita LittleBigPlanet 3
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4
Region	Europe
Content IDs	LBPDLCSONYCO0034
Distribution	Pre-Order Bonus
Release date	Apr 10, 2013

Minecraft: LittleBigPlanet Edition

LittleBigPlanet Mash-up Pack
Image from the European PlayStation Store
Price	990 Tokens GBP £4.99
Compatibility	Minecraft
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4
Region	Europe, America, Asia, Japan
Content IDs	KMP0000000000005 ASIA000000000007 EP4433-CUSA00265_00-ASIA000000000007
Release date	Jul 1, 2015 (PlayStation Store) Dec 10, 2019 (Minecraft Marketplace)

• This is one example where truncated content IDs could cause issues: ASIA000000000007 is not a very helpful search term on its own. In such cases, using the full content ID (EP4433-CUSA00265_00-ASIA000000000007) is acceptable.

PVZ Costumes

Plants vs. Zombies Costume Pack
Image from the European PlayStation Store
Price	GBP £4.99
Compatibility	LittleBigPlanet 3
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
Region	Europe, America, Asia, Japan
Content IDs	LBPDLCEAPZCP0001 LBPPSNEAPZCP0001
Release date	Oct 30, 2015
Removal date	Oct 31, 2024

Peashooter

Peashooter Costume
Image from the European PlayStation Store
Price	GBP £1.99
Compatibility	LittleBigPlanet 3
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
Region	Europe, America, Asia, Japan
Part of Bundle	Plants vs. Zombies Costume Pack
Content IDs	LBPDLCEAPZCO0002 LBPPSNEAPZCO0002
Release date	Oct 30, 2015
Removal date	Oct 31, 2024

PC Costume

PC Costume
Price	Not for sale
Compatibility	Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Platform(s)	Windows PC
Region	Europe, America, Asia, Japan
Content IDs	SABAPC0000000001
Distribution	PSN Account Authentication
Release date	Oct 30, 2015