StarCraft (video game)

1998 video game
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Summary

StarCraft (video game) is a video game[1]. StarCraft (video game) has Wikipedia articles in 64 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Origins Award for Best Strategy Computer Game[3]
  • Instance of: esports discipline[4]
  • Composer: Tracy W. Bush[5]
  • Publisher: Nintendo[6], Blizzard Entertainment[7]
  • Genre: real-time strategy[8]
  • Followed by: StarCraft II[9]
  • Producer: Michael Morhaime[10], Bill Roper[11]
  • Developer: Blizzard Entertainment[12]
  • Part of the series: StarCraft[13]
  • Copyright license: freeware[14]
  • Designed by: Chris Metzen[15]
  • Software version identifier: 1.18.1.1396[16]
  • Commons category: StarCraft[17]
  • Platform: Nintendo 64[18], macOS[19], Microsoft Windows[20], Classic Mac OS[21]
  • Game mode: multiplayer video game[22], single-player video game[23], co-op mode[24]
  • Soundtrack release: StarCraft: Game Music Vol. 1[25], StarCraft Soundtrack[26]
  • Language of work or name: English[27], French[28], German[29], Spanish[30], Korean[31], Catalan[32]
  • Distribution format: CD-ROM[33], digital distribution[34], ROM cartridge[35]
  • Review score: ★★★★★[36]
  • Input device: computer keyboard[37], computer mouse[38], gamepad[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40]
  • Publication date: March 31, 1998[41], 2000[42]
  • Voice actor: Glynnis Talken Campbell[43]
  • Distributed by: Battle.net[44]
  • ESRB rating: Teen[45]

Why It Matters

StarCraft (video game) is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did StarCraft (video game) receive?

Honors received include Origins Award for Best Strategy Computer Game[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → ★★★★★
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  2. 24d ago · ~2026-45050-23 · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Youtube channel id → UCkeZMocgb7uHpndXTYWWqAw
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  3. 4w ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Senscritique work id → 25877
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Senscritique work id: 25877, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/134721879|StarCraft (#134721879)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5146|SensCritique video gam"
  4. 9w ago · Ricard Soler Roger · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English, French, German +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Language of work or name: Catalan"
  5. 11w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/StarCraft
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14470: Games/StarCraft"
  6. 12w ago · WoLLLteR · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Producer → Michael Morhaime, Bill Roper
    Game designer → Chris Metzen
    Game artist → Samwise Didier
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Producer: Michael Morhaime"
  7. 15w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Areweanticheatyet id → starcraft
    Abandonware-france game id → 1939
    Lutris game id → starcraft
    Designed by → Chris Metzen
    + 111 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Fandom article id: gamicus:StarCraft"
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