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MicroProse

American video game company
Organization video_game_developer Q652421
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MicroProse

Summary

MicroProse is a video game developer[1]. MicroProse ranks in the top 7% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,238 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • MicroProse is in the country of United States[3].
  • MicroProse's instance of is recorded as video game developer[4].
  • MicroProse's founder is recorded as Bill Stealey[5].
  • MicroProse's founder is recorded as Sid Meier[6].
  • MicroProse's headquarters location is recorded as Hunt Valley[7].
  • MicroProse's has organizational division is recorded as MicroProse-Spectrum HoloByte UK-Europe[8].
  • MicroProse's has organizational division is recorded as MicroPlay Software[9].
  • MicroProse's has organizational division is recorded as MicroStyle[10].
  • MicroProse's industry is recorded as video game industry[11].
  • 1982 marks the founding of MicroProse[12].
  • MicroProse was dissolved in 2001[13].
  • MicroProse's official website is recorded as http://www.microprose.com/[14].
  • MicroProse's official website is recorded as https://www.microprose.com/[15].
  • MicroProse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:MicroProse[16].
  • MicroProse's director / manager is recorded as Sid Meier[17].
  • MicroProse's product or material produced is recorded as software[18].

Body

Founding

Founders include Bill Stealey[5] and Sid Meier[6]. 1982 marks the founding of MicroProse[12].

Leadership

MicroProse's director / manager is recorded as Sid Meier[17].

Operations

MicroProse's headquarters location is recorded as Hunt Valley[7].

Industry

MicroProse's industry is recorded as video game industry[11].

Ownership

MicroProse's product or material produced is recorded as software[18].

Dissolution

MicroProse was dissolved in 2001[13].

Why It Matters

MicroProse ranks in the top 7% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,238 views/month).[2] MicroProse has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] MicroProse is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Carrier Command 2 Darklands Master of Orion MicroPlay Software MicroStyle Sid Meier software United States video game developer

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . LastDodo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Q612975. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Museum-digital id → 12248
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12597]]: 269393, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269046|batch #269046]]"
  2. 27d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Companies/MicroProse_Software_Inc
    Pcgamingwiki id → ['Company:MicroProse_(Australia)', 'Company:MicroProse']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Companies/MicroProse_Software_Inc, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 5w ago · Doublah · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → —
    Director / manager → Sid Meier
    Instance of → video game developer
    Viaf id → —
    + 86 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6337]]: Company:MicroProse_(Australia)"
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