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Gorf

1981 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1517301
Gorf
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Summary

Gorf is a video game[1]. Gorf ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gorf's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Gorf was published by Midway Games[4].
  • Gorf was published by CBS Electronics[5].
  • Gorf was published by Roklan Corporation[6].
  • Gorf was published by Commodore International[7].
  • Gorf's genre is shoot 'em up[8].
  • Gorf's developer is recorded as Dave Nutting[9].
  • Gorf's designed by is recorded as Jamie Fenton[10].
  • Gorf's Commons category is recorded as Gorf[11].
  • Gorf's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine[12].
  • Gorf's platform is recorded as Atari 2600[13].
  • Gorf's platform is recorded as Atari 5200[14].
  • Gorf's platform is recorded as Atari 8-bit family[15].
  • Gorf's platform is recorded as ColecoVision[16].
  • Gorf's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[17].
  • Gorf's platform is recorded as Commodore VIC-20[18].
  • Gorf's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[19].
  • Gorf's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[20].
  • Gorf's input device is recorded as joystick[21].
  • Gorf's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • Gorf was released on January 1, 1981[23].

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Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Midway Games[4], CBS Electronics[5], Roklan Corporation[6], and Commodore International[7].

Publication

Gorf was released on January 1, 1981[23]. Gorf's genre is shoot 'em up[8].

Why It Matters

Gorf ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2] Gorf has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

Commodore International Dave Nutting joystick Midway Games Roklan Corporation United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Dave Nutting
    Instance of → —
    Platform → arcade video game, Atari 2600, Atari 5200 +4
    Genre → shoot 'em up
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Gorf, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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