Blasteroids

1987 video game
VideoGame video_game Q100042
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Blasteroids

Summary

Blasteroids is a video game[1]. Blasteroids has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 input device is recorded as computer keyboard[20].
  • Blasteroids's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Blasteroids was released on January 1, 1987[22].
  • Blasteroids's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blasteroids'}[23].

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Authorship and Creation

Blasteroids was published by Image Works[4].

Publication

Blasteroids was released on January 1, 1987[22]. 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].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Blasteroids followed Space Duel[7].

Why It Matters

Blasteroids has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Country of origin United States
    Distribution format floppy disk
    Publisher Image Works
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    "/* 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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