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Thunder Force IV

1992 shoot 'em up game
Video Game Q912708

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
video game
Genre
shoot 'em up[3]
Language of work or name
Japanese[11]
Publication date
July 24, 1992[15]
Part of the series
Thunder Force[5]
Part of
Thunder Force Gold Pack 2[6]
Country of origin
Japan[14]
Developer
Technosoft[4]
Distribution format
ROM cartridge[12]
Game mode
single-player video game[10]
Input device
gamepad[13]
PEGI rating
PEGI 12[16]
Platform
Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Nintendo Switch[7][8][9]
Publisher
Sega[2]
Title
サンダーフォースIV, Thunder Force IV, Lightening Force[17][18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar en Thunder Force IV de Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar en-gb Lightening Force: The Quest for the Darkstar es Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar fi Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar fr Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar fr Thunder Force 4 he Thunder Force IV he Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar he כוח ברק: חיפוש אחר הדארקסטאר he כוח רעם 4 he ת'אנדר פורס 4 id Thunder Force IV it Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar ja サンダーフォースIV ko 선더 포스 4 sv Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar zh 雷霆力量4
🔖 Identifiers · 29
Bangumi subject ID
256448
Fandom article ID
gamicus:Thunder_Force_IV, sega:Thunder_Force_IV, nintendo:Thunder_Force_IV, thunderforce:Thunder_Force_IV, video-games:Thunder_Force_IV
Freebase ID
/m/0b7hmx
GOG Dreamlist ID
lightening-force-quest-for-the-darkstar-1992, thunder-force-iv-1992
Game Classification game ID
10000
GameFAQs game ID
586290
GameSpot game ID
lightening-force-quest-for-the-darkstar
GamerProfiles game ID
5w7QN
GamersGlobal game ID
90028
GamesMeter game ID
8118
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3030-11627
Giant Bomb Wiki ID
Games/Lightening_Force_Quest_for_the_Darkstar
Show all 29 identifiers +17
Guardiana ID
22
HowLongToBeat ID
10322
IMDb ID
tt0872114
Internet Game Database game ID
thunder-force-iv, lightening-force-quest-for-the-darkstar
Kultboy video game ID
1389
Lutris game ID
thunder-force-iv
Media Arts Database ID
M726739
Media Arts Database console games ID (former scheme)
0392104400227
MobyGames game ID
6640
MobyGames game ID (former scheme)
lightening-force-quest-for-the-darkstar
MusicBrainz work ID
75150e8e-bfa4-413a-a8eb-25d078a69dd1
My Abandonware game ID
89e
RetroAchievements game ID
293
Sega Retro ID
Thunder_Force_IV
TheLegacy game ID
25687
VGChartz ID
19781
Vglist video game ID
2239

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🔗 Connections
← Mb:composer 2
Toshiharu Yamanishi, Toshiharu Yamanishi
← Mb:publishing 2
Technosoft, Technosoft
Country of origin 1
Japan
Developer 1
Technosoft
Distribution format 1
ROM cartridge
Game mode 1
single-player video game
Genre 1
shoot 'em up
Input device 1
gamepad
Instance of 1
video game
Language of work or name 1
Japanese
Part of the series 1
Thunder Force
Platform 1
Sega Genesis
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Thunder Force IV is a video game[1].

Related Entities

gamepad Japan Technosoft

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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. 8w ago · LaserMoai · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → サンダーフォースIV, Thunder Force IV, Lightening Force
    "Changed claim: Title: Lightening Force"
  2. 16w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → サンダーフォースIV, Thunder Force IV, Lightening Force
    "Created claim: Title: Lightening Force"
  3. 19w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Giant Bomb Wiki ID → Games/Lightening_Force_Quest_for_the_Darkstar
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #38730: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  4. 21w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sega Retro ID → Thunder_Force_IV
    "Changed claim: Giant Bomb ID (former scheme): 3030-11627"
  5. 27w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Technosoft
    Instance of → video game
    Part of the series → Thunder Force
    Internet Game Database game ID → thunder-force-iv, lightening-force-quest-for-the-darkstar
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Title: Thunder Force IV"
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