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Monty Python Video Games
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Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time
7th Level (1994)
Requirements: IBM or compatible 486 25 MHz or greater with a minimum of 4 MB RAM, 256-color display or better, mouse and CD-ROM drive, MPC compatible sound card and amplified speakers, DOS 3.3 with Windows 3.1 or later.
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| About this game: When this game was released in 1994, it was an incredible piece of work. At the time CD-ROM was relatively new technology and computers didn't have a great deal of graphics power. But 'Complete Waste of Time' demonstrated just how good a video-based CD-ROM piece of software could be. It honestly was not much of a game. It was confusing, poorly documented and nearly impossible to solve without luck and a good deal of help. (If you're stuck and need help, click HERE) But that didn't matter. Few people played this to try to solve it. The true allure of this game was exactly what the title says. It was a great way to waste time. In every scene there are hundreds of different things to do and see. Python videos, Terry Gilliam animations, games, noises, pictures, full-frontal nudity (not really) and silliness of every sort. You never knew what you would see next. As a bonus the disk included the 'Desktop Pythonizer', a collection of Pythonic system sounds, wallpaper and screensavers so that you could make your computer as silly as you wanted. This title has been out of print for many years. However, it was re-released as part of the Monty Python's Looney Bin collection. See below. |
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Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail
7th Level (1996)
Requirements: IBM or compatible 486 33MHz or greater with minimum of 8 MB of RAM (486 66MHz recommended), 256-color display, mouse and CD-ROM drive, MPC compatible sound card and amplified speakers, DOS 3.3 with Windows 3.1/Windows 95 or later.
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| About this game: To many, myself included, this game marks the high-point of Monty Python computer software. Like 'Complete Waste of Time', it too is loaded with videos, animations, pictures, sounds, full-frontal nudity and silliness of every possible description. But unlike CWOT, there's a good game holding it all together. You join Arthur and his band of silly English K-niggets, solve puzzles, collect clues and eventually, you even find the Holy Grail. Along the way you'll spank some virgins, burn some witches and battle killer bunnies. Like CWOT, the game is difficult to solve and maddening in a few spots, but all-in-all, it's a must have and belongs in the library of every Python fan. You'll spend many many hours trying to find that darn Grail and you'll love every second of it. If you find yourself stuck on a certain part of the game, you can peek at the GAME SOLUTION. It was taken out of print a few years ago, but it was re-released as part of the Monty Python's Looney Bin collection. See below. |
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
7th Level (1998)
Requirements: IBM PC or compatible, Pentium 100MHz or greater processor, Windows 95, 16MB RAM, 256 color display running at 800x600, mouse, 4x CD-ROM drive, MPC compatible sound card and amplified speakers.
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| About this game: If 'Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail' marked the high-point of Python software, this game marked the low point, at least originally. When first released the disk was plagued with technical problems. It crashed, hung, wouldn't install or wouldn't run, depending on your system. It was the poster-child for buggy software. Luckily, as usually happens, most of the bugs were squashed and subsequent releases were relatively stable. The game never recovered from the original bad press and didn't sell too well, but overall, it's a pretty decent game. Like 'CWOT' and 'QFTHG', MPMOL follows the 'collect clues, solve puzzles, progress in your journey and eventually find the final answer' formula. Like the others it's difficult, maddeningly illogical, silly and sure to offend anyone that does not have a sense of humor. It's worth playing. This title is currently available and should be priced under $20 U.S. Check out CDAccess.com for pricing. CDA does do international shipping, so you should be able to buy this no matter where you live. |
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Monty Python's Looney Bin
Panasonic (1999)
Windows 3.1 / 95: 486 DX 33 Mhz or greater (186 DX2 66 Mhz recommended), 8MB RAM (16 MB for Windows 95), 640 x 480 x 256 display, mouse, 2x CD-ROM, sound card.
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| About this game: This is a 2-game bundle consisting of 'Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time' (including the 'Desktop Pythonizer') and Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail. If you don't own both games, you have no business calling yourself a Python fan. So turn in your Gumby clothes, forget everything you know about swallows and stop trying to learn that new silly walk. Or, just buy it. At present, this 2-game set is around $10 U.S. and international shipping is available at Amazon.com so there's no excuse for not owning it. Just be warned, it's pretty easy to get addicted to the games and spend far too much time playing them. So, make sure that you play them at work or school so you don't miss anything important. |
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