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The Colonel's Bequest

1989 video game
VideoGame video_game Q2268000
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Summary

The Colonel's Bequest is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,027 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Colonel's Bequest's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • The Colonel's Bequest was directed by Roberta Williams[4].
  • The Colonel's Bequest was published by Sierra Entertainment[5].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's genre is adventure video game[6].
  • The Colonel's Bequest was produced by Ken Williams[7].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's developer is recorded as Sierra Entertainment[8].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's part of the series is recorded as Laura Bow Mysteries[9].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's platform is recorded as DOS[10].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[11].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's platform is recorded as Atari ST[12].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[13].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's software engine is recorded as Sierra's Creative Interpreter[14].
  • The Colonel's Bequest was distributed by floppy disk[15].
  • The Colonel's Bequest was distributed by digital download[16].
  • The Colonel's Bequest was distributed by digital distribution[17].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's review score is recorded as 95%[18].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's input device is recorded as computer mouse[19].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[20].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • The Colonel's Bequest was published on October 1989[22].
  • The Colonel's Bequest was published on 1990[23].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's characters is recorded as Laura Bow[24].
  • The Colonel's Bequest's distributed by is recorded as GOG.com[25].

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Authorship and Creation

The Colonel's Bequest was published by Sierra Entertainment[5]. It was produced by Ken Williams[7]. It was directed by Roberta Williams[4].

Publication

Publication dates include October 1989[22] and 1990[23]. The Colonel's Bequest's genre is adventure video game[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Laura Bow Mysteries[9]. Recorded distribution format include floppy disk[15], digital download[16], and digital distribution[17].

Subject and Themes

The Colonel's Bequest's part of the series is recorded as Laura Bow Mysteries[9].

Reception

The Colonel's Bequest's review score is recorded as 95%[18].

Why It Matters

The Colonel's Bequest ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,027 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

Related Entities

computer keyboard computer mouse DOS floppy disk Ken Williams Sierra Entertainment United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Sierra Entertainment
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    Genre → adventure video game
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