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Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons

1990 episodic DOS video game
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Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons

Summary

Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons was published by 3D Realms[4].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's genre is platform game[5].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's developer is recorded as id Software[6].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's part of the series is recorded as Commander Keen[7].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's designed by is recorded as Tom Hall[8].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[9].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's platform is recorded as Q47604[10].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[11].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons was distributed by floppy disk[12].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons was distributed by digital distribution[13].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[14].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons was released on December 14, 1990[16].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's narrative location is recorded as Mars[17].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's programmer is recorded as John Carmack[18].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's programmer is recorded as John Romero[19].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's art director is recorded as Adrian Carmack[20].
  • Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's set in environment is recorded as fictional planet[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons was published by 3D Realms[4].

Publication

Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons was released on December 14, 1990[16]. Its genre is platform game[5]. Its part of the series is recorded as Commander Keen[7]. Recorded distribution format include floppy disk[12] and digital distribution[13].

Subject and Themes

Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons's part of the series is recorded as Commander Keen[7].

Why It Matters

Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

3D Realms Adrian Carmack computer keyboard floppy disk id Software John Carmack John Romero Microsoft Windows Tom Hall 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.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Narrative location → Mars
    Instance of → —
    Country of origin → United States
    Set in environment → fictional planet
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* 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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