| Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time | |
|---|---|
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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]
The Mac version of the game was released in October 1995. [4]
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly | A- [5] |
| MacUser | 4.5/5 [6] |
In 1995, it won the Codie award for "Best Strategy Program" from the Software Publishers Association. [7]
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]
The game shipped more than 50,000 units worldwide by December 1994 [1] and generated over $7 million in revenue. [8]
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