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Formation Z

1984 video game
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Formation Z

Summary

Formation Z is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Formation Z's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Formation Z's genre is shoot 'em up[4].
  • Formation Z's developer is recorded as Jaleco[5].
  • Formation Z's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine[6].
  • Formation Z's platform is recorded as MSX[7].
  • Formation Z's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[8].
  • Formation Z's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[9].
  • Formation Z was distributed by ROM cartridge[10].
  • Formation Z's input device is recorded as gamepad[11].
  • Formation Z's country of origin is recorded as Japan[12].
  • Formation Z was published on July 1984[13].
  • Formation Z's CPU is recorded as Q1545600[14].
  • Formation Z's superfamicom.org URL is recorded as https://superfamicom.org/famicom/info/formation-z[15].

Body

Publication

Formation Z was published on July 1984[13]. Its genre is shoot 'em up[4]. It was distributed by ROM cartridge[10].

Why It Matters

Formation Z ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

gamepad Jaleco Japan

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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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → Q1344080
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