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Blasteroids

1987 video game
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Blasteroids

Summary

Blasteroids is a video game[1]. Blasteroids ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (476 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blasteroids's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Blasteroids was published by Image Works[4].
  • Blasteroids's genre is shoot 'em up[5].
  • Blasteroids's genre is action game[6].
  • Blasteroids followed Space Duel[7].
  • Blasteroids's developer is recorded as Atari Games[8].
  • Blasteroids's part of the series is recorded as Asteroids[9].
  • Blasteroids's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[10].
  • Blasteroids's platform is recorded as DOS[11].
  • Blasteroids's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[12].
  • Blasteroids's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[13].
  • Blasteroids's platform is recorded as Atari ST[14].
  • Blasteroids's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[15].
  • Blasteroids's platform is recorded as MSX[16].
  • Blasteroids's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[17].
  • Blasteroids's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[18].
  • Blasteroids was distributed by floppy disk[19].
  • Blasteroids's review score is recorded as 88%[20].
  • Blasteroids's review score is recorded as 87%[21].
  • Blasteroids's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[22].
  • Blasteroids's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • Blasteroids was released on January 1, 1987[24].
  • Blasteroids's title is recorded as Blasteroids[25].
  • Blasteroids's P14470 is recorded as Games/Blasteroids[26].

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Authorship and Creation

Blasteroids was published by Image Works[4].

Publication

Blasteroids was released on January 1, 1987[24]. Genres include shoot 'em up[5] and action game[6]. Blasteroids's part of the series is recorded as Asteroids[9]. Blasteroids was distributed by floppy disk[19].

Subject and Themes

Blasteroids's part of the series is recorded as Asteroids[9].

Reception

Reviews include 88%[20] and 87%[21].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Blasteroids followed Space Duel[7].

Why It Matters

Blasteroids ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (476 views/month).[2] Blasteroids has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

Related Entities

Atari Games computer keyboard DOS floppy disk United States

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.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 88%, 87%
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||2 */ [[Property:P444]], uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/8d94ed5e8dd"
  2. 14w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Country of origin → United States
    Distribution format → floppy disk
    Publisher → Image Works
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Blasteroids, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293307152|Blasteroids (#293307152)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎Giant Bo"
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