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Xargon

Xargon: The Mystery of the Blue Builders is a video game trilogy created by Allen W. Pilgrim and produced by Epic MegaGames for DOS. The game is a side-scrolling platform game. The main character, Malvineous Havershim, must journey through strange landscapes as he seeks to destroy the evil Xargon.

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Article summary

Xargon: The Mystery of the Blue Builders is a video game trilogy created by Allen W. Pilgrim and produced by Epic MegaGames for DOS. The game is a side-scrolling platform game. The main character, Malvineous Havershim, must journey through strange landscapes as he seeks to destroy the evil Xargon.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2008-08-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2024-04-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2008-08-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2024-04-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350971550

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.