Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time

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Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time
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Developer 7th Level
Publisher 7th Level
Designer Monty Python
Platforms Macintosh, Windows (95/3.x)
Release4 October 1994 [1]
1995 (Mac) [2]
Genre Software toy
Mode 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]

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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]

Sales

The game shipped more than 50,000 units worldwide by December 1994 [1] and generated over $7 million in revenue. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "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". Business Wire . 8 December 1994. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2021– via The Free Dictionary.
  2. ↑ "7th Level and Morgan Creek to develop "ACE VENTURA"; CD-ROMS action adventure and educational titles to be developed". Business Wire . 13 September 1995. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2021– via The Free Dictionary.
  3. ↑ "Last American bound for Mir dreads isolation, not breakdowns". The Item . 19 January 1998. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time Announced for Mac". 7thlevel.com. 23 August 1995. Archived from the original on 20 February 1998. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "1995 Codie Awards Winners". SIIA.net. Software & Information Industry Association. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  6. 1 2 "MacUser's 1996 Top 50 CD-ROMs". December 1996. Entertainment and Leisure. Archived from the original on 5 June 2000. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Burr, Ty (16 September 1994). "SPOON ME WITH A GAG". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "New Developments in 7th Level Shift To Integrated Solutions, Tools & Technology". 7thlevel.com. 14 November 1997. Archived from the original on 29 January 1998. Retrieved 8 August 2023.


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