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The Lion King

1994 video game
VideoGame video_game Q134138
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Summary

The Lion King is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Lion King's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • The Lion King was published by Virgin Interactive[4].
  • The Lion King's genre is platform game[5].
  • The Lion King's based on is recorded as The Lion King[6].
  • The Lion King's developer is recorded as Westwood Studios[7].
  • The Lion King's platform is recorded as DOS[8].
  • The Lion King's platform is recorded as Amiga 1200[9].
  • The Lion King's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[10].
  • The Lion King's platform is recorded as Super Nintendo Entertainment System[11].
  • The Lion King's platform is recorded as Sega Genesis[12].
  • The Lion King's platform is recorded as Game Gear[13].
  • The Lion King's platform is recorded as Game Boy[14].
  • The Lion King's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • The Lion King's platform is recorded as macOS[16].
  • The Lion King's platform is recorded as Linux[17].
  • The Lion King's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[18].
  • The Lion King's language of work or name is recorded as English[19].
  • The Lion King was distributed by ROM cartridge[20].
  • The Lion King was distributed by digital distribution[21].
  • The Lion King's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • The Lion King was released on December 8, 1994[23].
  • The Lion King was published on May 25, 1995[24].
  • The Lion King was published on October 1994[25].
  • The Lion King was published on December 1994[26].
  • The Lion King's distributed by is recorded as Disney Interactive Studios[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Lion King was published by Virgin Interactive[4].

Publication

Publication dates include December 8, 1994[23], May 25, 1995[24], October 1994[25], and December 1994[26]. The Lion King's language of work or name is recorded as English[19]. Its genre is platform game[5]. Recorded distribution format include ROM cartridge[20] and digital distribution[21].

Why It Matters

The Lion King ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Disney Interactive Studios DOS Linux macOS Microsoft Windows United States Virgin Interactive Westwood Studios

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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 595
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Abandonware-france game id: 595, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  2. 28d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 683
    Kanobu game id → disneys-the-lion-king, the-lion-king
    Game world navigator id → lion-king-the
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54523|batch #54523]]: Databáze her representative"
  3. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/The_Lion_King
    Publication date → +1994-12-08T00:00:00Z, +1995-05-25T00:00:00Z, +1994-10-00T00:00:00Z +1
    "/* 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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