Missile Command

1980 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1192794
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Missile Command

Summary

Missile Command is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,677 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Missile Command's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Missile Command was published by Atari, Inc.[4].
  • Missile Command's genre is shoot 'em up[5].
  • Missile Command's developer is recorded as Atari, Inc.[6].
  • Missile Command's designed by is recorded as Dave Theurer[7].
  • Missile Command's operating system is recorded as iOS[8].
  • Missile Command's Commons category is recorded as Missile Command[9].
  • Missile Command's platform is recorded as Atari 2600[10].
  • Missile Command's platform is recorded as Atari 5200[11].
  • Missile Command's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • Missile Command's platform is recorded as Atari ST[13].
  • Missile Command's platform is recorded as Q10680[14].
  • Missile Command's platform is recorded as iOS[15].
  • Missile Command's platform is recorded as Game Boy[16].
  • Missile Command's platform is recorded as Game Boy Color[17].
  • Missile Command's platform is recorded as MOS Technology 6502[18].
  • Missile Command's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine[19].
  • Missile Command's input device is recorded as trackball[20].
  • Missile Command's input device is recorded as touchscreen[21].
  • Missile Command's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • Missile Command was published on 1980[23].
  • Missile Command's distributed by is recorded as Q368215[24].
  • Missile Command's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Missile Command'}[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Missile Command was published by Atari, Inc.[4].

Publication

Missile Command was released on 1980[23]. Its genre is shoot 'em up[5].

Why It Matters

Missile Command ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,677 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. 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. 15d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Microsoft Windows +7
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P400]]: [[Q99775]], according to [[Q21503247]] constraint from [[Property:P4916]]"
  2. 15d ago · Kinsio · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ready64 id 1997
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4916]]: 1997, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/54398558|Missile Command (#54398558)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1479|Ready64]] #mix'n'matc"
  3. 27d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 Games/Missile_Command
    "/* 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"
  4. 5w ago · Teiron · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id 392
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 392, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180130842|Missile Command (#180130842)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #"
  5. 6w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform
    Developer
    Developer Atari, Inc.
    Publisher
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: video-games:Missile_Command"
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