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Sword of the Samurai

1989 video game
VideoGame video_game Q7659316
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Sword of the Samurai

Summary

Sword of the Samurai is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sword of the Samurai's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Sword of the Samurai's composer is recorded as Jeff Briggs[4].
  • Sword of the Samurai was published by MicroProse[5].
  • Sword of the Samurai's genre is strategy video game[6].
  • Sword of the Samurai's developer is recorded as MicroProse[7].
  • Sword of the Samurai's platform is recorded as DOS[8].
  • Sword of the Samurai's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[9].
  • Sword of the Samurai's platform is recorded as macOS[10].
  • Sword of the Samurai's platform is recorded as Linux[11].
  • Sword of the Samurai's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[12].
  • Sword of the Samurai's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Sword of the Samurai was distributed by digital distribution[14].
  • Sword of the Samurai was distributed by digital download[15].
  • Sword of the Samurai's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Sword of the Samurai was released on January 1, 1989[17].
  • Sword of the Samurai's distributed by is recorded as Steam[18].
  • Sword of the Samurai's distributed by is recorded as Q1486288[19].
  • Sword of the Samurai's official website is recorded as http://www.retroism.com[20].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sword of the Samurai was published by MicroProse[5].

Publication

Sword of the Samurai was released on January 1, 1989[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is strategy video game[6]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[14] and digital download[15].

Why It Matters

Sword of the Samurai has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

DOS Linux macOS MicroProse Microsoft Windows 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q1486288. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 4w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dosbox compatibility id → —
    Platform → DOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS +1
    Genre → strategy video game
    My abandonware game id → 1us
    + 89 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Sword_of_the_Samurai, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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