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Star Control

1990 video game
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Star Control

Summary

Star Control is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Star Control's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Star Control's publisher is recorded as Accolade[4].
  • Star Control's genre is recorded as action game[5].
  • Star Control's genre is recorded as space opera video game[6].
  • Star Control's followed by is recorded as Star Control II[7].
  • Star Control's developer is recorded as Toys for Bob[8].
  • Star Control's part of the series is recorded as Star Control[9].
  • Star Control's designed by is recorded as Fred Ford[10].
  • Star Control's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0438453[11].
  • Star Control's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[12].
  • Star Control's platform is recorded as DOS[13].
  • Star Control's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[14].
  • Star Control's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[15].
  • Star Control's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[16].
  • Star Control's platform is recorded as macOS[17].
  • Star Control's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • Star Control's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[19].
  • Star Control's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[20].
  • Star Control's language of work or name is recorded as English[21].
  • Star Control's distribution format is recorded as floppy disk[22].
  • Star Control's distribution format is recorded as digital distribution[23].
  • Star Control's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • Star Control's publication date is recorded as +1990-07-00T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Star Control's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/014hq3[26].
  • Star Control's distributed by is recorded as Stardock[27].

Why It Matters

Star Control ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Space Rangers[30], a video game[31].

FAQs

Who did Star Control influence?

Star Control has been cited as an influence by Space Rangers[30].

Related Entities

Accolade DOS floppy disk macOS Microsoft Windows Stardock Toys for Bob 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] ↑ . Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [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. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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