Arkanoid

1986 video game
VideoGame video_game Q91282
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Arkanoid

Summary

Arkanoid is a video game[1]. Arkanoid ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,084 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arkanoid's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Arkanoid's composer is recorded as Hisayoshi Ogura[4].
  • Arkanoid was published by Romstar[5].
  • Arkanoid's genre is Breakout clone[6].
  • Arkanoid's developer is recorded as Taito[7].
  • Arkanoid's operating system is recorded as iOS[8].
  • Arkanoid's Commons category is recorded as Arkanoid[9].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as Nintendo DS[10].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as Wii[11].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[12].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as Q48263[13].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as DOS[14].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[15].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[16].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[17].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as Atari ST[18].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as Super Nintendo Entertainment System[19].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as MSX[20].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as Apple IIGS[21].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[22].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as iOS[23].
  • Arkanoid's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[24].
  • Arkanoid's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[25].
  • Arkanoid was distributed by digital download[26].
  • Arkanoid's review score is recorded as 92%[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Arkanoid was published by Romstar[5].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1986[28], December 26, 1986[29], May 26, 2009[30], August 21, 2009[31], and September 28, 2009[32]. Arkanoid's genre is Breakout clone[6]. Arkanoid was distributed by digital download[26].

Reception

Reviews include 92%[27] and 90%[33].

Why It Matters

Arkanoid ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,084 views/month).[2] Arkanoid has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Arkanoid is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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.
  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. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . 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. 8d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mobygames game id → 1087, 60416
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P11688]]: 60416, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275231|batch #275231]]"
  2. 8d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 92%, 90%
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||2 */ [[Property:P444]], uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/b458d6c0963"
  3. 17d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 1024
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54523|batch #54523]]: Databáze her representative"
  4. 5w ago · Tomer T · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Old-games.org id → arkanoid
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12134]]: arkanoid, /* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12134]]: arkanoid"
  5. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Arkanoid
    Distribution format → digital download
    Publication date → +1986-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1986-12-26T00:00:00Z, +2009-05-26T00:00:00Z +2
    "/* 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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