Populous: The Beginning

1998 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1070478
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Populous: The Beginning

Summary

Populous: The Beginning is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Populous: The Beginning's instance of is recorded as The Beginning — instance of (P31): video game[3].
  • Populous: The Beginning's composer is recorded as The Beginning — composer (P86): Mark Knight[4].
  • Populous: The Beginning was published by The Beginning — publisher (P123): Electronic Arts[5].
  • Populous: The Beginning's genre is The Beginning — genre (P136): god game[6].
  • Populous: The Beginning followed The Beginning — follows (P155): Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods[7].
  • Populous: The Beginning was produced by The Beginning — producer (P162): Stuart Whyte[8].
  • Populous: The Beginning's developer is recorded as The Beginning — developer (P178): Bullfrog Productions[9].
  • Populous: The Beginning's part of the series is recorded as The Beginning — part of the series (P179): Populous[10].
  • Populous: The Beginning's software version identifier is recorded as 1.01[11].
  • Populous: The Beginning's platform is recorded as The Beginning — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[12].
  • Populous: The Beginning's platform is recorded as The Beginning — platform (P400): Q10677[13].
  • Populous: The Beginning's game mode is recorded as The Beginning — game mode (P404): multiplayer video game[14].
  • Populous: The Beginning's game mode is recorded as The Beginning — game mode (P404): single-player video game[15].
  • Populous: The Beginning's software engine is recorded as The Beginning — software engine (P408): Magic Carpet[16].
  • Populous: The Beginning was distributed by The Beginning — distribution format (P437): compact disc[17].
  • Populous: The Beginning was distributed by The Beginning — distribution format (P437): digital download[18].
  • Populous: The Beginning was distributed by The Beginning — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[19].
  • Populous: The Beginning's country of origin is recorded as The Beginning — country of origin (P495): United Kingdom[20].
  • Populous: The Beginning was released on November 30, 1998[21].
  • Populous: The Beginning's distributed by is recorded as The Beginning — distributed by (P750): Q1486288[22].
  • Populous: The Beginning's distributed by is recorded as The Beginning — distributed by (P750): PlayStation Store[23].
  • Populous: The Beginning's distributed by is recorded as The Beginning — distributed by (P750): Steam[24].
  • Populous: The Beginning's ESRB rating is recorded as The Beginning — ESRB rating (P852): Teen[25].
  • Populous: The Beginning's USK rating is recorded as The Beginning — USK rating (P914): USK 12[26].
  • Populous: The Beginning's PlayStation DataCenter URL is recorded as https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/P/SLUS-00277.html[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Populous: The Beginning was published by The Beginning — publisher (P123): Electronic Arts[5]. It was produced by The Beginning — producer (P162): Stuart Whyte[8].

Publication

Populous: The Beginning was released on November 30, 1998[21]. Its genre is The Beginning — genre (P136): god game[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Beginning — part of the series (P179): Populous[10]. Recorded distribution format include The Beginning — distribution format (P437): compact disc[17], The Beginning — distribution format (P437): digital download[18], and The Beginning — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[19].

Subject and Themes

Populous: The Beginning's part of the series is recorded as The Beginning — part of the series (P179): Populous[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Populous: The Beginning followed The Beginning — follows (P155): Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods[7].

Why It Matters

Populous: The Beginning has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . redump.org. 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] . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . redump.org. 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] . Q1486288. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Teiron · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id 4247
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 4247, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180134672|Populous: The Beginning (#180134672)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online "
  2. 20d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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