Xenon

1988 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1115523
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Summary

Xenon is a video game[1]. Xenon ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (542 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Xenon's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Xenon was published by Krome Studios Melbourne[4].
  • Xenon's genre is shoot 'em up[5].
  • Xenon's genre is science fiction video game[6].
  • Xenon's developer is recorded as The Bitmap Brothers[7].
  • Xenon's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[8].
  • Xenon's platform is recorded as DOS[9].
  • Xenon's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[10].
  • Xenon's platform is recorded as MSX[11].
  • Xenon's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[12].
  • Xenon's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[13].
  • Xenon was distributed by floppy disk[14].
  • Xenon's review score is recorded as 97%[15].
  • Xenon's review score is recorded as 95%[16].
  • Xenon's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[17].
  • Xenon's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[18].
  • Xenon was released on January 1, 1988[19].
  • Xenon's P14470 is recorded as Games/Xenon[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[21]

  • Community tags: game[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ab462daa-9a75-450e-bf77-411374f90de8[23]

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Authorship and Creation

Xenon was published by Krome Studios Melbourne[4].

Publication

Xenon was published on January 1, 1988[19]. Genres include shoot 'em up[5] and science fiction video game[6]. Xenon was distributed by floppy disk[14].

Reception

Reviews include 97%[15] and 95%[16].

Why It Matters

Xenon ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (542 views/month).[2] Xenon has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Xenon is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 19d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 168
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Abandonware-france game id: 168, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  2. 19d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 97%, 95%
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||2 */ Review score, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159"
  3. 5w ago · Doublah · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pcgamingwiki id → Xenon
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pcgamingwiki id: Xenon"
  4. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → The Bitmap Brothers
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → video game
    Distribution format → floppy disk
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Xenon, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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