Area 51

1995 video game
VideoGame video_game Q4788533
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Summary

Area 51 is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Area 51's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Area 51 was published by Atari Games[4].
  • Area 51's genre is shoot 'em up[5].
  • Area 51's part of the series is recorded as Area 51[6].
  • Area 51's Commons category is recorded as Area 51 (1995 video game)[7].
  • Area 51's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[8].
  • Area 51's platform is recorded as PlayStation (console)[9].
  • Area 51's platform is recorded as Sega Saturn[10].
  • Area 51's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine[11].
  • Area 51's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Area 51 was released on September 30, 1996[13].
  • Area 51's narrative location is recorded as Nevada[14].
  • Area 51's different from is recorded as Area 51[15].
  • Area 51's PlayStation DataCenter URL is recorded as https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/A/SLUS-00164.html[16].

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Authorship and Creation

Area 51 was published by Atari Games[4].

Publication

Area 51 was released on September 30, 1996[13]. Its genre is shoot 'em up[5]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[6].

Subject and Themes

Area 51's part of the series is recorded as it[6].

Why It Matters

Area 51 ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14801 → area-51-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yotyxnzg
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48928|batch #48928]]: BBFC release ID"
  2. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Area_51_103
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ P14470: Games/Area_51_103, removing duplicates that were erroneously introduced by my previous import"
  3. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Area_51_103
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Area_51_103, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → video game
    Platform → Microsoft Windows, PlayStation (console), Sega Saturn +1
    Genre → shoot 'em up
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Area_51_103, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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