Software:Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time
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Short description: 1994 video game
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| Developer(s) | 7th Level |
| Publisher(s) | 7th Level |
| Designer(s) | Monty Python |
| Platform(s) | Macintosh, Windows (95/3.x) |
| Release | 4 October 1994[1] 1995 (Mac)[2] |
| Genre(s) | Software toy |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time is a collection of minigames, screensavers, desktop wallpaper and icons for Mac OS System 7 and Windows released in 1994 by 7th Level, Inc. It was brought on board the Mir Space Station by astronaut Andy Thomas.[3]
Development
The Mac version of the game was released in October 1995.[4]
Reception
In 1995, it won the Codie award for "Best Strategy Program" from the Software Publishers Association.[5]
MacUser named Complete Waste of Time one of 1996's top 50 CD-ROMs, and gave it a score of 4.5 out of 5.[6]
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Sales
The game shipped more than 50,000 units worldwide by December 1994[1] and generated over $7 million in revenue.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "7th Level, Inc. announces strong performance and prominent awards for new Monty Python CD-ROM; Multimedia World, Computer Life, PC Computing, New Media also give Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time highest ratings". 8 December 1994. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081203235522/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/7th+Level%2c+Inc.+announces+strong+performance+and+prominent+awards+for...-a015955034. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ↑ "7th Level and Morgan Creek to develop "ACE VENTURA"; CD-ROMS action adventure and educational titles to be developed". 13 September 1995. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081007161732/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/7th+Level+and+Morgan+Creek+to+develop+%22ACE+VENTURA%22%3b+CD-ROMS+action...-a017392915. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ↑ "Last American bound for Mir dreads isolation, not breakdowns". 19 January 1998. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=opAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1K0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2631%2C4550193. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time Announced for Mac". August 23, 1995. Archived from the original on February 20, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19980220105619/http://www.7thlevel.com/corp/press/1995/cwotmac.htm. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ↑ "1995 Codie Awards Winners". SIIA.net. Software & Information Industry Association. http://www.siia.net/codies/2006/history_1995.asp.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "MacUser's 1996 Top 50 CD-ROMs". December 1996. Entertainment and Leisure. Archived from the original on 5 June 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000605071936/http://macuser.zdnet.com/mu_1296/features/cdrom/feature.html.
- ↑ Burr, Ty (16 September 1994). "SPOON ME WITH A GAG". Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090425134519/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,303707,00.html. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "New Developments in 7th Level Shift To Integrated Solutions, Tools & Technology". November 14, 1997. Archived from the original on January 29, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19980129181832/http://www.7thlevel.com/newpages/press/1997/19971114a.html. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
External links
- IGN: Mac PC
- Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time at MobyGames
- Review:Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time, by Erik Gos., 14 March 1998, Adventure Classic Gaming
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