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Planetfall

1983 video game
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Planetfall

Summary

Planetfall is a video game[1]. Planetfall ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (642 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Planetfall's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Planetfall was published by Infocom[4].
  • Planetfall's genre is interactive fiction[5].
  • Planetfall's genre is science fiction video game[6].
  • Planetfall was followed by Stationfall[7].
  • Planetfall's developer is recorded as Infocom[8].
  • Planetfall's designed by is recorded as Steve Meretzky[9].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as Amstrad PCW[10].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as DOS[11].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[12].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as TRS-80 Model I[13].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[14].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as Apple II series[15].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as Atari 8-bit family[16].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as Atari ST[17].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[18].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as CP/M[19].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as Texas Instruments TI-99/4A[20].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[21].
  • Planetfall's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[22].
  • Planetfall's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[23].
  • Planetfall's language of work or name is recorded as English[24].
  • Planetfall's software engine is recorded as Z-machine[25].
  • Planetfall was distributed by compact cassette[26].
  • Planetfall was distributed by floppy disk[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Planetfall was published by Infocom[4].

Publication

Planetfall was published on July 8, 1983[28]. Planetfall's language of work or name is recorded as English[24]. Genres include interactive fiction[5] and science fiction video game[6]. Recorded distribution format include compact cassette[26], floppy disk[27], and digital distribution[29].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Planetfall was followed by Stationfall[7].

Why It Matters

Planetfall ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (642 views/month).[2] Planetfall is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Apple II series Classic Mac OS computer keyboard CP/M DOS floppy disk Infocom Microsoft Windows Steve Meretzky Texas Instruments TI-99/4A United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 103
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12267]]: 103, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  2. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Country of origin → United States
    Set in environment → outer space
    Distribution format → compact cassette, floppy disk, digital distribution
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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