Heretic

1994 video game
VideoGame video_game Q936016
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Heretic

Summary

Heretic is a video game[1]. Heretic ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,032 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heretic's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Heretic's composer is recorded as Kevin Schilder[4].
  • Heretic was published by id Software[5].
  • Heretic was published by Atari, Inc.[6].
  • Heretic's genre is first-person shooter[7].
  • Heretic's genre is fantasy video game[8].
  • Heretic was produced by John Romero[9].
  • Heretic's developer is recorded as Raven Software[10].
  • Heretic's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[11].
  • Heretic's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • Heretic's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3[13].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as Linux[14].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as DOS[15].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as Mac OS operating systems[16].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as Amiga 1200[17].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[19].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as RISC OS[20].
  • Heretic's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[21].
  • Heretic's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[22].
  • Heretic's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[23].
  • Heretic's game mode is recorded as deathmatch[24].
  • Heretic's language of work or name is recorded as English[25].
  • Heretic's software engine is recorded as id Tech 1[26].
  • Heretic was distributed by floppy disk[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8fae4fb6-e6fe-4d23-83aa-bca945771ca5[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include id Software[5] and Atari, Inc.[6]. Heretic was produced by John Romero[9].

Publication

Heretic was released on December 23, 1994[30]. Heretic's language of work or name is recorded as English[25]. Genres include first-person shooter[7] and fantasy video game[8]. Recorded distribution format include floppy disk[27] and digital distribution[31].

Why It Matters

Heretic ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,032 views/month).[2] Heretic has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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