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Maelstrom

1992 arcade video game
VideoGame video_game Q1883608
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Maelstrom

Summary

Maelstrom is a video game[1]. Maelstrom ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maelstrom's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Maelstrom was published by Ambrosia Software[4].
  • Maelstrom's genre is shoot 'em up[5].
  • Moskstraumen is named after Maelstrom[6].
  • Maelstrom's based on is recorded as Asteroids[7].
  • Maelstrom's developer is recorded as Ambrosia Software[8].
  • Maelstrom's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[9].
  • Maelstrom's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution[10].
  • Maelstrom's programmed in is recorded as THINK C[11].
  • Maelstrom's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[12].
  • Maelstrom's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.3[13].
  • Maelstrom's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[14].
  • Maelstrom's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.7[15].
  • Maelstrom's Commons category is recorded as Maelstrom (1992 video game)[16].
  • Maelstrom's platform is recorded as Linux[17].
  • Maelstrom's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[18].
  • Maelstrom's platform is recorded as BeOS[19].
  • Maelstrom's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[20].
  • Maelstrom's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[21].
  • Maelstrom's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[22].
  • Maelstrom's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • Maelstrom was published on November 1992[24].
  • Maelstrom's official website is recorded as http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/maelstrom/[25].
  • Maelstrom's has characteristic is recorded as free and open-source video game[26].
  • Maelstrom's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Maelstrom was published by Ambrosia Software[4].

Publication

Maelstrom was released on November 1992[24]. Maelstrom's genre is shoot 'em up[5].

Why It Matters

Maelstrom ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Ambrosia Software assembly language BeOS Classic Mac OS computer keyboard Linux Microsoft Windows THINK C 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] ↑ . libsdl.org. Retrieved . libsdl.org. Provenance: 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.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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. 16h ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gamerprofiles game id → Mp95
    Developer → Ambrosia Software
    Freebsd port → —
    Official website → http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/maelstrom/
    + 93 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P12570]]: maelstrom--2, Add IsThereAnyDeal ID based on Steam application ID"
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