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Blockout

1989 video game
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Blockout

Summary

Blockout is a video game[1]. Blockout ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blockout's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Blockout's composer is recorded as Dorota Błaszczak[4].
  • Blockout's composer is recorded as Marcin Grzegorzewski[5].
  • Blockout was published by Technōs Japan Corporation[6].
  • Blockout was published by California Dreams[7].
  • Blockout was published by Electronic Arts[8].
  • Blockout was published by Atari[9].
  • Blockout was published by Rainbow Arts[10].
  • Blockout's genre is puzzle video game[11].
  • Blockout's developer is recorded as P.Z.Karen Co. Development Group[12].
  • Blockout's designed by is recorded as Aleksander Ustaszewski[13].
  • Blockout's platform is recorded as DOS[14].
  • Blockout's platform is recorded as Apple IIGS[15].
  • Blockout's platform is recorded as Sega Genesis[16].
  • Blockout's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[17].
  • Blockout's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[18].
  • Blockout's platform is recorded as Atari Lynx[19].
  • Blockout's platform is recorded as Atari ST[20].
  • Blockout's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine[21].
  • Blockout's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[22].
  • Blockout's platform is recorded as NEC PC-9800 series[23].
  • Blockout's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[24].
  • Blockout's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[25].
  • Blockout's country of origin is recorded as Poland[26].
  • Blockout was released on November 1, 1991[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Technōs Japan Corporation[6], California Dreams[7], Electronic Arts[8], Atari[9], and Rainbow Arts[10].

Publication

Publication dates include November 1, 1991[27] and October 1989[28]. Blockout's genre is puzzle video game[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Tetris inspired Blockout[29].

Why It Matters

Blockout ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2] Blockout has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

Related Entities

Apple IIGS Atari California Dreams Classic Mac OS DOS Electronic Arts Jean Bodin Poland Rainbow Arts Technōs Japan Corporation

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Game artist → Maciej Markuszewski, Renata Golaszewska, Natalia Wroblewska
    Instance of → —
    Country of origin → Poland
    Publisher → Technōs Japan Corporation, California Dreams, Electronic Arts +2
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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