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Lankhor
Lankhor was a French video game company, notable for producing ''Mortville Manor'', the first video game to feature speech synthesis during gameplay. Lankhor was created as a result of the fusion of Kyil khor Creation and Béatrice & Jean-Luc Langlois in 1987, and was closed in December 2001 due to a difficult financial situation which started at the end of 2000. List of games produced by Lankhor * 1987 ''Mortville Manor'' * 1987 ''No (Never Outside!)'' * 1987 ''Wanderer (video game), Wanderer'' * 1988 ''Elemental'' * 1988 ''G.Nius'' * 1988 ''Killdozers'' * 1988 ''Rody & Mastico'' * 1988 ''Troubadours'' * 1990 ''Maupiti Island (game), Maupiti Island'' * 1990 ''Raiders'' * 1990 ''Saga'' * 1990 ''Sdaw'' * 1990 ''La Secte Noire'' * 1991 ''Alive'' * 1991 ''Alcantor'' * 1991 ''Burglar'' * 1991 ''Fugitif'' * 1991 ''Infernal House'' * 1991 ''La Crypte Des Maudits'' * 1991 ''La Malédiction'' * 1991 ''Le Trésor D'Ali Gator'' * 1991 ''Mokowe (video game), Mokowe'' * 1991 ''Outzone'' * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortville Manor
''Mortville Manor'' (') is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Lankhor in 1987 for Atari ST. It was ported to the Amstrad CPC, Amiga, and Sinclair QL. An MS-DOS version was released in 1988, adapted by Clement Roques. The game was released in French, English (Translated by Mick Andon) and German. The game incorporates speech synthesis Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and can be implemented in software or hardware products. A text-to-speech (TTS) system converts normal languag .... The game sold 10,000 copies around Europe. ''Mortville Manor'' was followed by its sequel '' Maupiti Island'', taking place on a tropical island. Plot Jérôme Lange, a famous private investigator, receives a letter from his childhood friend Julia Defranck, requesting him to investigate some strange events in Mortville Manor. Upon arrival Jérôme is informed of Julia's deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vroom (video Game)
''Vroom'' is a 1991 racing video game developed by French studio Lankhor. The game was programmed by Daniel Macré. In 1993, Lankhor adapted his game on the Sega Megadrive under FIA license under the title '' F1'', published by Domark. It spawned the sequels ''Vroom Data Disk'' and ''Vroom Multiplayer''. Critical reception The game received positive reviews from critics. Reviewers liked the fast-paced and simple-yet-addictive gameplay. ''Amiga Computing'' said the fast-paced game had turned the reviewer into a "driving freak". ''Amiga Format'' wrote that the game was fast, fun, funky, and French. Meanwhile, The One For Amiga Games felt the game was both fast and fun, and an easy game to get into. '' Amiga Mania'' liked that the game was not overly complicated. ''Amiga Action'' confessed it was hard to fault the game. ''Amiga Power'' said the game was faster than ''F1 GP'', more playable than '' Lotus Turbo Challenge 2'', prettier than '' Outrun Europa'', and with a sillier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanderer (video Game)
''Wanderer'' is a 1986 action video game developed by Lankhor and published by Pyramide Soft. It was released on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Sinclair QL, and ZX Spectrum. The game was authored by Béatrice & Jean-Luc Langlois. It has the distinction of being Lankhor's first game. It was edited by Pyramid for QL and Atari ST, and then licensed to Elite. ''Wanderer 3D'' was released by Encore in 1990. Plot Set in a future where cats have become very valuable, the protagonist's cat has been kidnapped and the kidnapper is asking for an 8000 cat ransom. The player has to visit planets, barter cats, and play a card game to win cats. Visiting new planets engages a straight action sequence of shooting all enemy ships. Reception ''The Games Machine'' felt that gameplay was slow and repetitious, and relied too heavily on an average 3D effect. ''Computer and Video Games'' felt the overused 3D effect didn't make up for the vacuous gameplay. ''ZZap!64 ''Zzap!64'' was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rody & Mastico
''Rody and Mastico'' is a 1989 educational interactive storybook video game for children, released on Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC and DOS. The game was available in English, French, and German. The game was coded by Jean-Michel Forgeas. A seventh unofficial episode, Rody in Ibiza, was developed by fans in 2016 Plot and gameplay The game consists of 6 parts, each developing the story further toward its ultimate conclusion. The protagonist Rody and his companion Mastico are on a quest to locate the multicoloured star. To progress through the story, players must correctly answer questions. Critical reception A review in ''Joystick'' gave the original game a rating of 60%, while two separate reviews of the sequel gave scores of 78%, and 89%. ''Amstar'' praised the graphics, deeming them appealing to the game's target market. The software was nominated by ''Tilt Tilt may refer to: Music * Tilt (American band), a punk rock group, formed in 1992 * Tilt (British band), an el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maupiti Island (game)
''Maupiti Island'' is a French video game created in 1990 by Lankhor. It is a point and click adventure similar to ''Mortville Manor'', its predecessor. The player assumes the role of a detective attempting to solve a crime by interacting with various characters and collecting clues while further events unveil a complex plot. Plot In 1954, ''Jérôme Lange'', the detective already featured in ''Mortville Manor'' is on a trip to Japan from Madagascar, when a hurricane forces his boat on anchor in a tiny colonial outpost in the Indian Ocean. Technical aspects Like ''Mortville Manor'', the game featured mostly still graphics (by ''Dominique Sablons'') with ambient digitized sounds (''by André Bescond''), speech synthesis (''by Béatrice Langlois'') and a point and click interface with numerous menus for actions and movements. Interaction was achieved through a large list of possible actions, both with objects found on the various scenes, and with characters whom the player ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sdaw
''Sdaw'' is a 1990 action video game developed by Lankhor. It was created by Fabrice Caillaud, Lionel Caillaud, and Arnaud Dewilde. Plot The world has been destroyed by a global disaster (World War III), and most of the humans have turned into mutants. A few survivors created a perfect robot named S.D.A.W. (System de Defense Anti-Wobblegobbledigook). Players take control of S.D.A.W. and live in sewers. They have been given a mission to clean the area of its unwanted occupants by restraining and disarming them. Gameplay The game's interface consists of a view in the center and action buttons at the bottom of the screen. The player navigates through the sewers by using N, S, E, and W buttons in the bottom-left side of the screen. Other buttons trigger abilities like searching through the player's inventory and examining the surroundings. Development The game has a 16 colour frame rate Frame rate (expressed in or FPS) is the frequency (rate) at which consecutive images (fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mokowe (video Game)
''Mokowe'' is a 1991 French adventure video game for the Amstrad CPC by JP Godey and JC Lebon of Lankhor. Plot The game is set in May 1975, Kenya, within the region of Mokowe Mokowe is a small town in Kenya's Lamu County in what was previously Coast Province. Location Mokowe is located on the Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway, approximately , east of Garsen. It is the last town on the route to the Mokowe Jetty, about away .... It is a time of elephant killing, ivory trading, and a secret network. It is the player's task to intervene and put a stop to it. Reception It received a B from Tilt, 62% from Joystick, and 82% from Amstrad. Joystick felt the game would be an ideal present for Christmas. MicroNews wrote that despite the danger of the quest, it was well worth taking a dive into the game. References 1991 video games Adventure games Amstrad CPC games Amstrad CPC-only games Video games developed in France Video games set in 1975 Video games set in Kenya Lankhor games< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F1 (video Game)
''F1'' (released as ''Formula One'' in the USA) is a 1993 racing video game published by Domark, based on '' Vroom'', a game developed in 1991 for the Atari ST by French company Lankhor. It was released for the Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, and Amiga. It spawned a sequel in 1994 titled ''F1 World Championship Edition'', and the game engine was reused in ''Kawasaki Superbike Challenge''. It was one of the most popular racing games for the Mega Drive/Genesis, mostly thanks to the smooth and fast game engine. There are no major differences between the European and North American Sega versions, except naming (the European version is simply named ''F1''), and the lack of a battery save feature in the American version. Gameplay The game is fully licensed by the FIA and Fuji Television, which means all drivers, teams and tracks are fully licensed. The player drives in the fictional Domark team with James Tripp (a programmer within Domark and producer of the game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Formula 1 Racing
''Official Formula 1 Racing'' is a Racing video game, racing game developed by Lankhor and published by Square Enix Europe, Eidos Interactive in 1999. A sequel to the game, called ''F-1 World Grand Prix, F1 World Grand Prix'' (the 1999 version), was released in 1999–2000. Reception The game received average reviews according to the Review aggregator, review aggregation website GameRankings. ''GameSpot'' said that ''Official Formula 1 Racing'' achieved a success either as an arcade racer or as a serious simulation. ''CNET, CNET Gamecenter'' gave it an unfavorable review almost a month before its release date. Adam Pavlacka of ''Next Generation (magazine), NextGen'' gave the positive review, but considered the title as not groundbreaking or exciting. References External links * 1999 video games Cancelled PlayStation (console) games Eidos Interactive games Formula One video games Lankhor games Racing video games Video games developed in France Windows games Windows-on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warm Up!
''Warm Up!'' is a 2000 single-player racing simulator developed by Lankhor and published by Microids for PlayStation and Windows. Gameplay Warm Up! is essentially a Formula 1 game without the official license, consisting of both a simulation mode and an arcade mode. Critical reception JeuxVideo ''Jeuxvideo.com'' (from ''jeux vidéo''; ; ) is a French video gaming website founded in 1997. History The website traces its history to a video game hint collection on Minitel, a precursor to the World Wide Web, and was founded by Sébastien ... praised the game's realism and addictive gameplay. On the contrary, Absolute Games offered a scathing review, deeming the title primitive and an insult to the simulator genre. References External links Joystick(French) Generation 4(French) 2000 video games Formula One video games Lankhor games Microïds games PlayStation (console) games Racing simulators Video games developed in France Video games set in Australia Video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F1 World Grand Prix
''F-1 World Grand Prix'', developed by Paradigm Entertainment, is a Formula One racing game/sim first released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64 game console and to later platforms including the Sega Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation, and Game Boy Color. The Nintendo 64 version is based on the 1997 Formula One season, featuring each of the 17 circuits from the season and all 22 drivers (as well as two unlockable bonus racers), with the exceptions of Jacques Villeneuve (licensing reason) and the MasterCard Lola team (not recognised, as they did not take part in any races during the season). The Dreamcast version (also known as ''F1 World Grand Prix'') and Game Boy Color version are based on the 1998 Formula One season and the PlayStation (released as ''F1 World Grand Prix: 1999 Season'') and Windows versions are based on the 1999 Formula One season. The Windows version itself is a sequel to the 1999 video game '' Official Formula One Racing''. Gameplay The game consists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Companies Established In 1987
Video is an Electronics, electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving picture, moving image, visual Media (communication), media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems which, in turn, were replaced by flat panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, Display aspect ratio, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcast, magnetic tape, optical discs, Video file format, computer files, and Streaming media, network streaming. History Analog video Video technology was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) television systems, but several new technologies for video display devices have since been invented. Video was originally excl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
