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Sinistar

Sinistar is a 1983 multidirectional shooter arcade video game developed and manufactured by Williams Electronics. It was created by Sam Dicker, Jack Haeger, Noah Falstein, RJ Mical, Python Anghelo, and Richard Witt. Players control a space pilot who battles the eponymous Sinistar, a giant, anthropomorphic spacecraft. The game is known for its use of digitized speech and high difficulty level. Although not ported standalone to home consoles, Sinistar was included in multiple arcade compilations. A sequel from a different developer and publisher, Sinistar: Unleashed was released for Microsoft Windows in 1999.

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Sinistar is a 1983 multidirectional shooter arcade video game developed and manufactured by Williams Electronics. It was created by Sam Dicker, Jack Haeger, Noah Falstein, RJ Mical, Python Anghelo, and Richard Witt. Players control a space pilot who battles the eponymous Sinistar, a giant, anthropomorphic spacecraft. The game is known for its use of digitized speech and high difficulty level. Although not ported standalone to home consoles, Sinistar was included in multiple arcade compilations. A sequel from a different developer and publisher, Sinistar: Unleashed was released for Microsoft Windows in 1999.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370690551

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.