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Thexder: Measurement & Art

Thexder (テグザー, Teguzā) is a run and gun video game from Game Arts, originally released for the NEC PC-8801 in 1985. It was ported to many systems, including the Famicom, MSX, Apple II, and MS-DOS. It was a commercial success, selling over one million units worldwide.

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Thexder topic overview

The analysis highlights Measurement and Art as prominent areas in the source structure around Thexder.

Related topics
26
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
29
Extracted relationships
86
Concept neighborhoods
20
Bridge connections
29

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Release · 13 topics
Overview · 7 topics
Reception · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Genre
Run and gun
Composer
Hibiki Godai
Designers
Hibiki Godai Satoshi Uesaka
Developers
Game Arts · Bits Laboratory (Famicom) · Compile (MSX) · Synergistic Software (Apple II)
Mode
Single-player
Platform
PC-88, PC-98, FM-7, Sharp X1, Famicom, Sharp MZ, MSX, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, MS-DOS, Mac, Color Computer 3, Nintendo Switch

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Release

Reception

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Thexder connects Entity context

The extracted context around Thexder shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Thexder → Activision, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Apple Macintosh, Commodore Amiga, D4 Enterprise, EGG Console, Europe, Famicom, Family Computer, Game Arts, IBM PC, In, Japan, MSX, NEC PC-8801, Nintendo Switch, October, Sierra, Sierra Entertainment Another extracted example is Thexder → Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, As, Brazil, By, Compute, Contra, DOS, Dragon, Eastern European, Game Arts, In, It, Japan, Macintosh, Metal Slug, MSX, PC-8801, PC/MS-DOS. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Thexder

Top relations

related to Release · 25
Thexder → Activision, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Apple Macintosh, Commodore Amiga, D4 Enterprise, EGG Console, Europe, Famicom, Family Computer, Game Arts, IBM PC, In, Japan, MSX, NEC PC-8801, Nintendo Switch, October, Sierra, Sierra Entertainment
related to Reception · 22
Thexder → Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, As, Brazil, By, Compute, Contra, DOS, Dragon, Eastern European, Game Arts, In, It, Japan, Macintosh, Metal Slug, MSX, PC-8801, PC/MS-DOS
Release · 17
Thexder → EU: 1988, JP: 1985, JP: April 1985, JP: April 1986, JP: December 19, 1985, JP: July 1985, JP: July 1986, JP: June 1985, JP: March 1986, JP: November 1, 2002, JP: October 1985, JP: October 26, 2023, NA: 1987, NA: 1988, NA: 1990, NA: September 1987, PC-8801mkII SR .mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-pars…
Publishers · 6
Thexder → Activision (Amiga), D4Enterprise (Amiga), D4Enterprise, Inc. (PC-8801), Game Arts (PC88/98, FM), Sierra On-Line (Apple IIgs, MS-DOS), Square (X1, Famicom)
Developers · 4
Thexder → Bits Laboratory (Famicom), Compile (MSX), Game Arts, Synergistic Software (Apple II)
related to External links · 4
Thexder → D4Enterprise/Project Egg, Internet ArchiveThexder Apple IIGS, MobyGames Official, MobyGamesThe MS-DOS
Composer · 1
Thexder → Hibiki Godai
Designers · 1
Thexder → Hibiki Godai Satoshi Uesaka
Genre · 1
Thexder → Run and gun
Mode · 1
Thexder → Single-player

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

game apple msx ii famicom ms-dos 1987 arts pc-8801 square d4enterprise iigs platform 1985 amiga release 1988 japan released one

Thexder relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 86 structured relationships around Thexder. Examples in this analysis include Thexder → Composer → Hibiki Godai and Thexder → Designers → Hibiki Godai Satoshi Uesaka. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ThexderComposerHibiki Godai1.00infobox
ThexderDesignersHibiki Godai Satoshi Uesaka1.00infobox
ThexderDevelopersGame Arts1.00infobox
ThexderDevelopersBits Laboratory (Famicom)1.00infobox
ThexderDevelopersCompile (MSX)1.00infobox
ThexderDevelopersSynergistic Software (Apple II)1.00infobox
ThexderGenreRun and gun1.00infobox
ThexderModeSingle-player1.00infobox
ThexderPlatformPC-88, PC-98, FM-7, Sharp X1, Famicom, Sharp MZ, MSX, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, MS-DOS, Mac, Color Computer 3, Nintendo Switch1.00infobox
ThexderPublishersGame Arts (PC88/98, FM)1.00infobox
ThexderPublishersSquare (X1, Famicom)1.00infobox
ThexderPublishersD4Enterprise, Inc. (PC-8801)1.00infobox
ThexderPublishersSierra On-Line (Apple IIgs, MS-DOS)1.00infobox
ThexderPublishersActivision (Amiga)1.00infobox
ThexderPublishersD4Enterprise (Amiga)1.00infobox
ThexderReleasePC-8801mkII SR .mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
ThexderReleaseJP: April 19851.00infobox
ThexderReleaseJP: June 19851.00infobox
ThexderReleaseJP: July 19851.00infobox
ThexderReleaseJP: October 19851.00infobox
ThexderReleaseJP: December 19, 19851.00infobox
ThexderReleaseJP: 19851.00infobox
ThexderReleaseJP: March 19861.00infobox
ThexderReleaseJP: April 19861.00infobox
ThexderReleaseJP: July 19861.00infobox
ThexderReleaseJP: November 1, 20021.00infobox
ThexderReleaseNA: 19871.00infobox
ThexderReleaseNA: September 19871.00infobox
ThexderReleaseNA: 19881.00infobox
ThexderReleaseEU: 19881.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Thexder bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Best-selling, Version and Japan. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • run and gun video game
    • Gun
    • Run
    • Arts
    • Pc-8801
    • X1
    • Thexder
    • Activision
    • D4enterprise
    • Games
    • Nec
    • Originally
    • Release
  • game arts
    • Gun
    • Run
    • Square
    • Thexder
    • Computer
    • Famicom
    • Msx
    • Pc-8801
    • Platform
    • Arts
    • Game
    • X1
  • nec pc-8801
    • Originally
    • Released
    • Platform
    • Pc-8801
    • Run
    • Ii
    • Japan
    • Msx
    • Thexder
    • Apple
    • X1
    • Activision
  • apple ii
    • Ii
    • Iigs
    • Msx
    • Including
    • Many
    • Ported
    • Ms-dos
    • Computer
    • Sierra
    • Thexder
    • D4enterprise
    • Pc-8801
  • apple iigs
    • Ii
    • Iigs
    • Ms-dos
    • Msx
    • Computer
    • Sierra
    • Version
    • Thexder
    • D4enterprise
    • Including
    • Many
    • Ported
  • apple macintosh
    • Ii
    • Iigs
    • Ms-dos
    • Msx
    • Thexder
    • D4enterprise
    • Including
    • Many
    • Ported
    • Computer
    • Famicom
    • Sierra
  • shooter game
    • Thexder
    • Arts
    • Computer
    • Released
    • Sierra
    • Iigs
    • Pc-8801
    • Platform
    • Apple
    • Activision
    • Gun
    • Nec
  • famicom
    • Square
    • Computer
    • Ii
    • Ms-dos
    • Msx
    • X1
    • Apple
    • Activision
    • D4enterprise
    • Games
    • Gun
    • Including

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Thexder, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Thexder with Release. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
ThexderRelease · splits 16 ⟂ 14
ThexderOverview · splits 22 ⟂ 8
ThexderReception · splits 23 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

Thexder

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples86
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Thexder to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Measurement & Art, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Thexder · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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