Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time
{{short description|1994 video game}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time
|image = Mony-Python-Complete-Waste-of-time.jpg
|developer = 7th Level
|publisher=7th Level
|designer = Monty Python
|engine =
|released = 4 October 1994
1995 (Mac){{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/7th+Level+and+Morgan+Creek+to+develop+|archiveurl=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|title=7th Level and Morgan Creek to develop "ACE VENTURA"; CD-ROMS action adventure and educational titles to be developed|website=Business Wire|archivedate=7 October 2008|date=13 September 1995|accessdate=11 August 2021|via=The Free Dictionary}}
|genre = Software toy
|modes = Single player
|platforms = Macintosh, Windows (95/3.x)
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=opAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1K0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2631%2C4550193|title=Last American bound for Mir dreads isolation, not breakdowns|newspaper=The Item|date=19 January 1998|accessdate=31 August 2021}}
Development
The Mac version of the game was released in October 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.7thlevel.com/corp/press/1995/cwotmac.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980220105619/http://www.7thlevel.com/corp/press/1995/cwotmac.htm|title=Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time Announced for Mac|website=7thlevel.com|archivedate=February 20, 1998|date=August 23, 1995|accessdate=August 18, 2023}}
Reception
In 1995, it won the Codie award for "Best Strategy Program" from the Software Publishers Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.siia.net/codies/2006/history_1995.asp|title=1995 Codie Awards Winners|work=SIIA.net|publisher=Software & Information Industry Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026105624/http://www.siia.net/codies/2006/history_1995.asp|archive-date=2007-10-26|access-date=2010-02-10}}
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.{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000605071936/http://macuser.zdnet.com/mu_1296/features/cdrom/feature.html | url=http://macuser.zdnet.com:80/mu_1296/features/cdrom/feature.html | title=MacUser{{'}}s 1996 Top 50 CD-ROMs | date=December 1996 | archivedate=5 June 2000 | at=Entertainment and Leisure | url-status=dead | access-date=7 April 2020 }}
{{Video game reviews
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|rev1=Entertainment Weekly
|rev1Score=A-{{cite web|first=Ty|last=Burr|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,303707,00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425134519/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,303707,00.html|title=SPOON ME WITH A GAG|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archivedate=25 April 2009|date=16 September 1994|accessdate=31 August 2021}}
|rev2=MacUser
}}
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Sales
The game shipped more than 50,000 units worldwide by December 1994{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/7th+Level,+Inc.+announces+strong+performance+and+prominent+awards+for...-a015955034|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203235522/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/7th+Level%2c+Inc.+announces+strong+performance+and+prominent+awards+for...-a015955034|title=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|website=Business Wire|archivedate=3 December 2008|date=8 December 1994|accessdate=13 August 2021|via=The Free Dictionary}} and generated over $7 million in revenue.{{cite web|url=http://www.7thlevel.com/newpages/press/1997/19971114a.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980129181832/http://www.7thlevel.com/newpages/press/1997/19971114a.html|title=New Developments in 7th Level Shift To Integrated Solutions, Tools & Technology|website=7thlevel.com|archivedate=January 29, 1998|date=November 14, 1997|accessdate=August 8, 2023}}
References
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External links
- IGN: [http://mac.ign.com/objects/009/009036.html Mac] [https://web.archive.org/web/20020812074554/http://pc.ign.com/objects/008/008575.html PC]
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- [http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/reviews/58/ Review:Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time], by Erik Gos., 14 March 1998, Adventure Classic Gaming
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Category:Monty Python video games
Category:Video games based on television series
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Single-player video games
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