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Wizard of Wor

1981 video game
VideoGame video_game Q488692
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Wizard of Wor

Summary

Wizard of Wor is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (334 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wizard of Wor's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Wizard of Wor was published by Midway Games[4].
  • Wizard of Wor's genre is action game[5].
  • Wizard of Wor's genre is maze video game[6].
  • Wizard of Wor's developer is recorded as Dave Nutting[7].
  • Wizard of Wor's platform is recorded as Atari 2600[8].
  • Wizard of Wor's platform is recorded as Atari 5200[9].
  • Wizard of Wor's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[10].
  • Wizard of Wor's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[11].
  • Wizard of Wor's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[12].
  • Wizard of Wor's input device is recorded as joystick[13].
  • Wizard of Wor's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • Wizard of Wor was published on January 1, 1981[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Wizard of Wor was published by Midway Games[4].

Publication

Wizard of Wor was released on January 1, 1981[15]. Genres include action game[5] and maze video game[6].

Why It Matters

Wizard of Wor ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (334 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Dave Nutting joystick Midway Games United States

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Country of origin → United States
    Publisher → Midway Games
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