Day of the Tentacle

1993 adventure game
VideoGame video_game Q845645
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Day of the Tentacle

Summary

Day of the Tentacle is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Day of the Tentacle's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Day of the Tentacle's composer is recorded as Clint Bajakian[4].
  • Day of the Tentacle's composer is recorded as Peter McConnell[5].
  • Day of the Tentacle's composer is recorded as Michael Land[6].
  • Day of the Tentacle was published by Lucasfilm Games[7].
  • Day of the Tentacle's genre is graphic adventure game[8].
  • Day of the Tentacle's genre is science fiction video game[9].
  • Day of the Tentacle followed Maniac Mansion[10].
  • Day of the Tentacle's developer is recorded as Lucasfilm Games[11].
  • Day of the Tentacle's designed by is recorded as Dave Grossman[12].
  • Day of the Tentacle's designed by is recorded as Tim Schafer[13].
  • Day of the Tentacle's platform is recorded as DOS[14].
  • Day of the Tentacle's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[15].
  • Day of the Tentacle's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[16].
  • Day of the Tentacle's platform is recorded as macOS[17].
  • Day of the Tentacle's platform is recorded as Linux[18].
  • Day of the Tentacle's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[19].
  • Day of the Tentacle's language of work or name is recorded as English[20].
  • Day of the Tentacle's language of work or name is recorded as French[21].
  • Day of the Tentacle's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[22].
  • Day of the Tentacle's language of work or name is recorded as German[23].
  • Day of the Tentacle's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[24].
  • Day of the Tentacle's software engine is recorded as SCUMM[25].
  • Day of the Tentacle was distributed by floppy disk[26].
  • Day of the Tentacle was distributed by digital distribution[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Day of the Tentacle was published by Lucasfilm Games[7].

Publication

Day of the Tentacle was released on June 25, 1993[28]. Languages include English[20], French[21], Italian[22], German[23], and Spanish[24]. Genres include graphic adventure game[8] and science fiction video game[9]. Recorded distribution format include floppy disk[26] and digital distribution[27].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Day of the Tentacle followed Maniac Mansion[10].

Why It Matters

Day of the Tentacle has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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