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River Raid

1982 scrolling shooter video game
VideoGame video_game Q88972
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River Raid

Summary

River Raid is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • River Raid is the creator of Carol Shaw[3].
  • River Raid's instance of is recorded as video game[4].
  • River Raid was published by Q200491[5].
  • River Raid's genre is shoot 'em up[6].
  • River Raid's developer is recorded as Q200491[7].
  • River Raid's designed by is recorded as Carol Shaw[8].
  • River Raid's platform is recorded as Atari 2600[9].
  • River Raid's platform is recorded as Atari 5200[10].
  • River Raid's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[11].
  • River Raid's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[12].
  • River Raid's platform is recorded as MSX[13].
  • River Raid's platform is recorded as ColecoVision[14].
  • River Raid's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[15].
  • River Raid was distributed by ROM cartridge[16].
  • River Raid's input device is recorded as joystick[17].
  • River Raid's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • River Raid was published on January 1, 1982[19].
  • River Raid's USK rating is recorded as USK 0[20].
  • River Raid's programmer is recorded as Carol Shaw[21].
  • River Raid's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'River Raid'}[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

River Raid was published by Q200491[5]. It is the creator of Carol Shaw[3].

Publication

River Raid was published on January 1, 1982[19]. Its genre is shoot 'em up[6]. It was distributed by ROM cartridge[16].

Why It Matters

River Raid has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Carol Shaw joystick United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Country of origin → United States
    Distribution format → ROM cartridge
    Publisher → Q200491
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