Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time

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]

Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time
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

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]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Entertainment Weekly	A-[7]
MacUser	4.5/5[6]

Reception

Sales

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

References

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". 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. "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.

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