# Talk:Jenny of the Prairie

Can this be included? [1] Timur9008 (talk) 13:19, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

Cheers mate! This fills in a gap or two. How did you access the content of Newspapers.com for this entry? It would be of value to have US newspaper coverage searches be easier - I'm in Australia so am unfamiliar. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 07:34, 12 October 2025 (UTC)
I have a subscription to Newspapers.com since August 2021. Timur9008 (talk) 13:32, 12 October 2025 (UTC)
Legend! Thanks for the help. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 08:06, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Jenny of the Prairie/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Nominator: Vrxces (talk · contribs) 07:49, 12 October 2025 (UTC)
Reviewer: PresN (talk · contribs) 14:19, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Reviewing this; I do reviews as a series of comments as I read through it rather than a template. I'll make minor edits myself.

"named Adventure Stories for Girls by developer Rhiannon Software" - already said they were the developer -> "named Adventure Stories for Girls by Rhiannon Software" Y
"The series was designed as part of an effort by co-designers, counsellor Elizabeth Stott and software designer Lucy Werth Ewell" - double-use of "design" -> "The series was created as part of an effort by co-designers, counsellor Elizabeth Stott and software designer Lucy Werth Ewell" Y
"Retrospectively, Jenny of the Prairie has received recognition for its feminist qualities, although views were mixed" - tense switching; either "received"/"were mixed" or "has received"/"are mixed" Y
Gameplay is assuming context from the lede, e.g. it needs to start off with "Jenny of the Prairie is a survival adventure game" Y
"Players explore nine environments" - this sentence gets pretty long. I'd split it as "Players explore nine environments, including a forest and cave, to find resources and tools. Jenny can only carry one tool at a time, which include a slingshot for hunting rabbits, a hatchet for chopping wood, and a spear for fishing." Y
Not a GA criteria, but the reception section over-relies on single-word quotes; unless the word choice is important/interesting, it's often better to use synonyms rather than so many short quotes. Y I've pared this down a little bit.
No issues found with sources
I honestly don't have much to say here; I saw some other minor stylistic/wording concerns but nothing that's "wrong" for a GA, this is a tidy little article about a neat bit of 80s history   As you're an experienced reviewer and have seen a few of my GANs, if you're seeing something come up consistently it would be good to know even if not in the scope of the review, otherwise all good!
--PresN 14:19, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Great! Thanks for your feedback - let me know if anything else comes up. I'll get around to the other one today too. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 19:47, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
Promoting to GA! --PresN 21:02, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

... that Jenny of the Prairie was one of the first computer games developed by women and marketed to young girls?
. As the HG101 source notes, it was not the first video game with female creators or protagonists, but is certainly one of the first widely marketed computer games.
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ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 00:22, 8 November 2025 (UTC).

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Overall:  Great work on crafting a solid GA on this. AGF on checking for copyvio from select sources. Regarding the first hook source, I see it notes that it was the "first game that has been documented as created by women, made for girls and starring a girl" – no mention of computer games in the blurb. The other two also seem to mainly touch on the marketing to girls. Does the hook need to be adjusted? Also, can we factor in a detail about its adventure game genre (or even tiny quote or description on the gameplay) without making it too long winded? Don't mean to be pedantic, this is an interesting hook regardless. Bridget (talk) 15:15, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

@Bridget: Thanks for reviewing and following up. Yes, there's a little WP:ORIGINAL necessary here and might make a tweak. Basically, the 1982 Atari console game Wabbit [5] is the first video game generally to feature a female creator and protagonist, so what the hook is trying to clarify is that it seems Jenny is the first computer game documented. But if the inference is too vague here, happy to revise. On your suggestions, how about ...that the adventure game Jenny of the Prairie was the first computer game developed for girls? I agree the evidence is much more strong for it being a landmark game on that basis in the sourcing. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 20:37, 12 November 2025 (UTC)
 Agreed! I've included two versions of your hook. Does including the genre make this a bit unwieldy? Either way, I believe this should be good to go.
alt 1a: ...that the adventure game Jenny of the Prairie was the first computer game developed for girls?
alt 1b: ...that Jenny of the Prairie was the first computer game developed for girls?
Bridget (talk) 21:11, 12 November 2025 (UTC)
@Bridget: I see what you mean, we use the word "game" twice, but it's not a big deal when the hook is so short.  ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 07:55, 14 November 2025 (UTC)