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Defender

1981 video game
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Defender

Summary

Defender is a video game[1]. Defender ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,633 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Defender's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Defender was published by Sears[4].
  • Defender was published by Entex Industries[5].
  • Defender was published by Atarisoft[6].
  • Defender was published by WMS Industries[7].
  • Defender was published by Sears[8].
  • Defender was published by Atari, Inc.[9].
  • Defender was published by Zellers[10].
  • Defender was published by Atari, Inc.[11].
  • Defender was published by Atarisoft[12].
  • Defender was published by Shockwave[13].
  • Defender was published by Atarisoft[14].
  • Defender was published by Atarisoft[15].
  • Defender was published by Entex Industries[16].
  • Defender was published by Atarisoft[17].
  • Defender was published by Digital Eclipse[18].
  • Defender was published by Atarisoft[19].
  • Defender was published by Atarisoft[20].
  • Defender was published by Atarisoft[21].
  • Defender was published by Tradewest[22].
  • Defender was published by Digital Eclipse[23].
  • Defender's genre is shoot 'em up[24].
  • Defender's developer is recorded as WMS Industries[25].
  • Defender's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[26].
  • Defender's designed by is recorded as Eugene Jarvis[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Sears[4], Entex Industries[5], Atarisoft[6], WMS Industries[7], Atari, Inc.[9], and Zellers[10].

Publication

Publication dates include February 1981[28], 1981[29], 1982[30], 1983[31], July 2000[32], and 1994[33]. Defender's genre is shoot 'em up[24].

Why It Matters

Defender ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,633 views/month).[2] Defender has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Defender is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Apple II assembly language Atari, Inc. Classic Mac OS Digital Eclipse Eugene Jarvis joystick PC booter Sears Texas Instruments TI-99/4A United States Williams Electronics Games WMS Industries

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.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . 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. 10d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 4176
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12267]]: 4176, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  2. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Defender
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43247|batch #43247]]: moving [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier from the [[P:P5247|incorrect property]] to the [[P:P14470|correct one"
  3. 11w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → shoot 'em up
    Developer → —
    Input device → joystick
    Country of origin → United States
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P5247]]: 3030-5536"
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