Wizball

1987 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1775788
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Summary

Wizball is a video game[1]. Wizball ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (399 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wizball's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Wizball's composer is recorded as Martin Galway[4].
  • Wizball was published by Ocean Software[5].
  • Wizball's genre is shoot 'em up[6].
  • Wizball's developer is recorded as Sensible Software[7].
  • Wizball's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[8].
  • Wizball's platform is recorded as DOS[9].
  • Wizball's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[10].
  • Wizball's platform is recorded as Atari ST[11].
  • Wizball's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[12].
  • Wizball's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[13].
  • Wizball's platform is recorded as MS-DOS[14].
  • Wizball's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[15].
  • Wizball was distributed by floppy disk[16].
  • Wizball was distributed by compact cassette[17].
  • Wizball's review score is recorded as 79%[18].
  • Wizball's review score is recorded as 69%[19].
  • Wizball's input device is recorded as joystick[20].
  • Wizball's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • Wizball was published on January 1, 1987[22].
  • Wizball's programmer is recorded as Peter Johnson[23].
  • Wizball's P14470 is recorded as Games/Wizball[24].
  • Wizball's P14470 is recorded as Games/Wizball_15894[25].

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Authorship and Creation

Wizball was published by Ocean Software[5].

Publication

Wizball was released on January 1, 1987[22]. Wizball's genre is shoot 'em up[6]. Recorded distribution format include floppy disk[16] and compact cassette[17].

Reception

Reviews include 79%[18] and 69%[19].

Why It Matters

Wizball ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (399 views/month).[2] Wizball has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

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.
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  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.

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. 19d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 79%, 69%
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||2 */ Review score, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159"
  2. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Distribution format → floppy disk, compact cassette
    Publisher → Ocean Software
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* 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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