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Bosconian

1981 video game
Video Game Video Game Q2294890

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
video game
Genre
shoot 'em up, multidirectional shooter[2][3]
Publication date
July 14, 1984, November 1981[16][17]
Part of
Namco Museum Virtual Arcade[5]
Country of origin
Japan[15]
Developer
Namco[4]
Game mode
multiplayer video game, single-player video game[12][13]
Input device
joystick[14]
Platform
ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Commodore 64, arcade video game machine, Nintendo Switch[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Publisher
Namco[1]
Set in environment
outer space[19]
Title
ボスコニアン[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bosconian it Bosconian '87 it Bosconian Eighty Seven ja ボスコニアン
🔖 Identifiers · 32
CPC Zone game ID
145
CPC-Power ID
459
Freebase ID
/m/04zzhf
GOG Dreamlist ID
bosconian-1981
Game Classification game ID
847, 21614
GameSpot game ID
bosconian, bosconian-87
Gamebase64 ID
987
GamerProfiles game ID
N5j6
GamersGlobal game ID
137847
GamesMeter game ID
24737
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3030-3466
Giant Bomb Wiki ID
Games/Bosconian, Games/Bosconian_87
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Génération Nintendo game ID
15213
Internet Game Database game ID
bosconian-87
Killer List of Videogames ID
7196
Lemon 64 ID
348
Lutris game ID
bosconian-87
MAME ROM name
bosco
Media Arts Database ID
M756382, M727178, C32543
Media Arts Database console games ID (former scheme)
0392134100590
Microtransaction.zone ID
3466
MobyGames game ID
18942
MobyGames game ID (former scheme)
bosconian, bosconian-87
MusicBrainz work ID
e0c9e66f-c36b-422b-a0e5-af312cd88237
My Abandonware game ID
f92
Nintendo GameID (GameCube/Wii)
E7CJAF
OGDB game title ID
14165
Ready64 ID
4123
Speedrun.com game ID
bosconian
TV Tropes ID
VideoGame/Bosconian
Vglist video game ID
5295
ZXDB ID
0000637

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🔗 Connections
Platform 5
ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, arcade video game machine, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Game mode 2
multiplayer video game, single-player video game
← Mb:composer 2
Nobuyuki Ōnogi, Nobuyuki Ōnogi
Belongs to 1
Namco Museum Vol. 1
Country of origin 1
Japan
Developer 1
Namco
Genre 1
shoot 'em up
Input device 1
joystick
Instance of 1
video game
Publisher 1
Namco
Set in environment 1
outer space
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Japan joystick Namco

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  1. 19w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → Japan
    Set in environment → outer space
    Publisher → Namco
    Part of → Namco Museum Virtual Arcade
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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