4 Square (1975) - Revision history

Somewhere: Rearranging the page to give each version of the game distinct headers and making some smaller alterations. (I put the photo section at the top because it could apply to either version of the game, so I wasn't sure where it would fit.)

2025-02-28T01:16:35Z

Rearranging the page to give each version of the game distinct headers and making some smaller alterations. (I put the photo section at the top because it could apply to either version of the game, so I wasn't sure where it would fit.)

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	\|developer = JRW Electronics		\|developer = JRW Electronics
	\|publisher = JRW Electronics / U.S. Billiards		\|publisher = JRW Electronics / U.S. Billiards
			\|platforms = {{plat-arcade}}
	\|date = 1975}}		\|date = 1975}}

	''4 Square'' is a ''[[Pong]]''-type game released by [[JRW Electronics]] in 1975. It was released in a seated cocktail cabinet format and enabled four players to compete.		'''4 Square''' is a ''[[Pong]]''-type game released by [[JRW Electronics]] in 1975. It was released in a seated cocktail cabinet format and enabled four players to compete.

	The game simultaneously released by U.S. Billiards as ''Survival'' in agreement between JRW and the publisher.		The game simultaneously released by U.S. Billiards as ''Survival'' in agreement between JRW and the publisher.

	== ~~Announcement ==~~		== Photos ==

	~~=== 4 Square =~~==
	{{GalleryStart}}		{{GalleryStart}}
	{{GalleryCard		{{GalleryCard
	\|file=1975-03 Play Meter pg ~~56 03~~.png		\|file=1975-05 Play Meter pg 24.png
	\|title=Play Meter		\|title=Play Meter
	\|date=~~March~~ 1975		\|date=May 1975
	\|country=US		\|country=US
	~~\|description=~~
	}}		}}
	{{GalleryEnd}}		{{GalleryEnd}}

	=== ~~Survival~~ ===		== ''4 Square'' ==
			=== Announcement ===
	{{GalleryStart}}		{{GalleryStart}}
	{{GalleryCard		{{GalleryCard
	\|file=1975-03 Play Meter pg ~~57 01~~.png		\|file=1975-03 Play Meter pg 56 03.png
	\|title=Play Meter		\|title=Play Meter
	\|date=March 1975		\|date=March 1975
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	{{GalleryEnd}}		{{GalleryEnd}}

	== ~~Photos~~ ==		=== Flyers ===
	{{GalleryStart}}		{{GalleryStart}}
	{{GalleryCard		{{GalleryCard
	\|file=1975-~~05 Play Meter pg 24~~.~~png~~		\|file=1975 4 Square Flyer 01 - Front.jpg
	\|title=~~Play Meter~~		\|title=Flyer
	\|date=~~May~~ 1975		\|date=1975
	\|country=US		\|country=US
	}}		}}
	{{GalleryEnd}}		{{GalleryEnd}}

	== ~~Advertisements ==~~		== ''Survival'' ==
			=== Announcement ===
	~~=== Ads =~~==

	==== ~~Survival~~ ====

	{{GalleryStart}}		{{GalleryStart}}
	{{GalleryCard		{{GalleryCard
	\|file=1975-03 Play Meter pg 21.png		\|file=1975-03 Play Meter pg 57 01.png
	\|title=~~Print ad~~		\|title=Play Meter
	\|date=1975		\|date=March 1975
	\|country=US		\|country=US
	\|description=~~Taken from the March 1975 issue of ''Play Meter''~~		\|description=
	}}		}}
	{{GalleryEnd}}		{{GalleryEnd}}

	=== Flyers ===		=== Flyers ===

	~~==== 4 Square ====~~

	{{GalleryStart}}		{{GalleryStart}}
	{{GalleryCard		{{GalleryCard
	\|file=1975 ~~4 Square~~ Flyer 01 - Front.jpg		\|file=1975 Survival Flyer 01 - Front.jpg
	\|title=Flyer		\|title=Flyer (front)
	\|date=1975		\|date=1975
	\|country=US		\|country=US
	}}		}}
	~~{{GalleryEnd}}~~

	~~==== Survival ====~~

	~~{{GalleryStart}}~~
	{{GalleryCard		{{GalleryCard
	\|file=1975 Survival Flyer 01 - Front.jpg		\|file=1975 Survival Flyer 02 - Front.jpg
	\|title=Flyer (front)		\|title=Flyer (front)
	\|date=1975		\|date=1975
	\|country=US		\|country=US
	}}		}}
			{{GalleryEnd}}

			=== Advertising ===
			{{GalleryStart}}
	{{GalleryCard		{{GalleryCard
	\|file=1975 ~~Survival Flyer 02~~ - ~~Front~~.~~jpg~~		\|file=1975-03 Play Meter pg 21.png
	\|title=~~Flyer (front)~~		\|title=Print ad
	\|date=1975		\|date=1975
	\|country=US		\|country=US
			\|description=Taken from the March 1975 issue of ''Play Meter''
	}}		}}
	{{GalleryEnd}}		{{GalleryEnd}}

	[[Category:Game]]		[[Category:Game]]

HistoryofHowWePlay: Fixed galleries and combined the information from Survival - which will be deleted.

2025-02-25T21:20:06Z

Fixed galleries and combined the information from Survival - which will be deleted.

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   |image  = 1975 4 Square Flyer 01 - Front.jpg
   |developer = JRW Electronics
-  |publisher = JRW Electronics
+  |publisher = JRW Electronics / U.S. Billiards
   |date = 1975}}
-''4 Square'' was a seated cocktail cabinet [[Pong]]-type game released and engineered by JRW Electronics. It featured a number of advanced features for a game of its type including the ability to have anywhere between one to four players, instructions for each player, and joysticks instead of potentiometers.
+''4 Square'' is a ''[[Pong]]''-type game released by [[JRW Electronics]] in 1975. It was released in a seated cocktail cabinet format and enabled four players to compete.
 == Announcement ==
-== Flyers ==
+=== 4 Square ===
-<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
+{{GalleryStart}}
-4 Square Flyer 01 - Front.jpg|(1975)
+{{GalleryCard
-4 Square Flyer 01 - Back.png|(1975)
+|file=1975-03 Play Meter pg 56 03.png
-</gallery>
+|title=Play Meter
 [[Category:Game]]

MorticianBot: Bot: Changing template: Infobox

2024-09-05T13:43:48Z

Bot: Changing template: Infobox

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	\|title = 4 Square		\|title = 4 Square
	\|image = 1975 4 Square Flyer 01 - Front.jpg		\|image = 1975 4 Square Flyer 01 - Front.jpg
	\|developer = JRW Electronics		\|developer = JRW Electronics
	\|publisher = JRW Electronics		\|publisher = JRW Electronics
	\|date = 1975		\|date = 1975}}
	}}

	''4 Square'' was a seated cocktail cabinet [[Pong]]-type game released and engineered by JRW Electronics. It featured a number of advanced features for a game of its type including the ability to have anywhere between one to four players, instructions for each player, and joysticks instead of potentiometers.		''4 Square'' was a seated cocktail cabinet [[Pong]]-type game released and engineered by JRW Electronics. It featured a number of advanced features for a game of its type including the ability to have anywhere between one to four players, instructions for each player, and joysticks instead of potentiometers.

HistoryofHowWePlay: Added gameplay section

2022-01-14T01:29:08Z

Added gameplay section

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	\|date = 1975		\|date = 1975
	}}		}}

			''4 Square'' was a seated cocktail cabinet [[Pong]]-type game released and engineered by JRW Electronics. It featured a number of advanced features for a game of its type including the ability to have anywhere between one to four players, instructions for each player, and joysticks instead of potentiometers.

	== Announcement ==		== Announcement ==

HistoryofHowWePlay at 00:51, 14 January 2022

2022-01-14T00:51:38Z

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	{{Infobox		{{Infobox
	\|title = 4 Square		\|title = 4 Square
	\|image = 1975-~~03 Play Meter pg 56 03~~.~~png~~		\|image = 1975 4 Square Flyer 01 - Front.jpg
	\|developer = JRW Electronics		\|developer = JRW Electronics
	\|publisher = JRW Electronics		\|publisher = JRW Electronics

HistoryofHowWePlay: Page created.

2022-01-14T00:51:15Z

Page created.

New page

{{Infobox
|title = 4 Square
|image = 1975-03 Play Meter pg 56 03.png
|developer = JRW Electronics
|publisher = JRW Electronics
|date = 1975
}}

== Announcement ==
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
1975-03 Play Meter pg 56 03.png|(1975)
</gallery>

== Flyers ==
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
1975 4 Square Flyer 01 - Front.jpg|(1975)
1975 4 Square Flyer 01 - Back.png|(1975)
</gallery>

[[Category:Game]]