MechCommander

1998 real-time tactics video game
VideoGame video_game Q1644673
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MechCommander

Summary

MechCommander is a video game[1]. MechCommander ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (572 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • MechCommander authored Tom Dowd[3].
  • MechCommander authored Jordan Weisman[4].
  • MechCommander's instance of is recorded as video game[5].
  • MechCommander was published by MicroProse[6].
  • MechCommander's genre is real-time tactics[7].
  • MechCommander was produced by Denny Thorley[8].
  • MechCommander's developer is recorded as FASA Studio[9].
  • MechCommander's copyright license is recorded as freeware[10].
  • MechCommander's designed by is recorded as L. Ross Babcock III[11].
  • MechCommander's designed by is recorded as Tom Dowd[12].
  • MechCommander's designed by is recorded as Denny Thorley[13].
  • MechCommander's designed by is recorded as Jordan Weisman[14].
  • MechCommander's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • MechCommander's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[16].
  • MechCommander's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[17].
  • MechCommander was distributed by CD-ROM[18].
  • MechCommander's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[19].
  • MechCommander's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • MechCommander was published on June 24, 1998[21].
  • MechCommander's topic's main category is recorded as Category:MechCommander[22].
  • MechCommander's USK rating is recorded as USK 12[23].
  • MechCommander's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as BattleTech[24].
  • MechCommander's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[25].
  • MechCommander's set in environment is recorded as fictional planet[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Tom Dowd[3], a game designer[27], of United States[28] and Jordan Weisman[4], a businessperson[29], b. 1960[30], of United States[31]. MechCommander was published by MicroProse[6]. MechCommander was produced by Denny Thorley[8].

Publication

MechCommander was released on June 24, 1998[21]. MechCommander's genre is real-time tactics[7]. MechCommander was distributed by CD-ROM[18].

Why It Matters

MechCommander ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (572 views/month).[2] MechCommander has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . fr.wikipedia.org. fr.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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  1. 11d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id 3414
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 3414, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142830025|Mechcommander (#142830025)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 27d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 Games/MechCommander
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/MechCommander, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 4w ago · Teiron · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Designed by L. Ross Babcock III, Tom Dowd, Denny Thorley +1
    Producer Denny Thorley
    Copyright status copyrighted
    Publication date +1998-06-24T00:00:00Z
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 3938, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180134364|Mech Commander (#180134364)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #"
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