Lankhor
| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founder | Jean-Luc Langlois and Kilkhor |
| Defunct | October 2, 2002 |
| Headquarters | , France |
Key people | Jean-Luc Langlois, Daniel Macre |
| Revenue | 345'075'848 (1998) |
| 388'116'196 (1992) |
Lankhorwas a Frenchvideo game developerbased inClamart, France.The company was founded in 1987 by Jean-Luc Langlois and Kyilkohr. Lankhor was known for developingMortville Manor,the first video game to featurespeech synthesisduring gameplay.[1]
In 1998, the company won the award for the Best French Company by the magazine Génération 4.[2]
History
[edit]Lankhor was founded in 1987 as a result of the merger between Kyilkohr creations and Béatrice & Jean-Luc Langlois. Lankhor gained fame with productions such as the arcade gameWanderer(1987) by the Langlois siblings and, above all, the adventure gamesMortville ManorandMaupiti Island.Mortevielleby Gourier and Bernard Grélaud was published for the first time in 1986 on theSinclair QLplatform, but in the refreshed version of Lankhor (with a new title board andspeech synthesizer) was successful a significant commercial success, repeated byMaupiti Island.[3][4]Another commercial success for Lankhor was the racing gameVroom,simulating the competition duringFormula 1.[5][6]Mortevielle,Maupiti IslandandVroomwere awarded Tilt d'Or statuettes, awarded by the industry magazineTilt.[4][5]
From 1994, the company abandoned its publishing activities to devote itself solely to development. At the beginning of 1996, Daniel Macré having joined Jean-Luc Langlois in the company management, signed a development contract forFormula 1games under FIA license with the British publisherEidos Interactive.In 2000, Lankhor was developing video games forMicroïdsincludingSki Park Managerwhich was released in 2002.[7]The company however experienced a difficult financial situation which started at the end of the same year; this situation led the company to cancel its contract with Video System, a Japanese video game distribution house. At the end of 2001, Lankhor announced its closure which came to pass on October 3, 2002.[3]
Games
[edit]| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Mortville Manor |
| 1987 | No (Never Outside!) |
| 1987 | Wanderer |
| 1988 | Elemental |
| 1988 | G.Nius |
| 1988 | Killdozers |
| 1988 | Rody & Mastico |
| 1988 | Troubadours |
| 1990 | 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 |
| 1991 | Outzone |
| 1991 | Vroom |
| 1992 | Silva |
| 1992 | Survivre |
| 1993 | Black Sect |
| 1993 | F1 |
| 1995 | Kawasaki Superbike |
| 1998 | New Order Liberation |
| 1999 | Official Formula One Racing |
| 2000 | F-1 World Grand Prix |
| 2000 | Warm Up! |
| 2002 | Ski Park Manager |
References
[edit]- ^ACE Magazine Issue 13.ACE.October 1988. p. 104.
- ^"Récompenses 4 d'or de l'année 1988 - ABANDONWARE FRANCE".Abandonware(in French). 1998.Retrieved2023-05-07.
- ^ab"Lankhor - Grospixels".Grospixels(in French).Retrieved2023-05-17.
- ^abJankowski, Filip (2019-12-30).Reckoning with the historical past of France on the example of Lankhor's games(in Polish). Vol. 6. Replay. The Polish Journal of Game Studies. pp. 28–29.doi:10.18778/2391-8551.06.02.
- ^abBlottière, Olivier (April 1992)."Vroom test".Obligement(in French).Retrieved2023-05-20.
- ^Ribault 2019.
- ^"Ski Park Manager: Zbuduj swoje Zakopane PC"[Ski Park Manager: Build your Zakopane PC].GRY-Online Poland(in Polish).Retrieved2023-05-17.
Bibliography
[edit]- Ribault, Thomas (2019).Épopée: Tales from French Game Developers.New Jersey:Hardcore Gaming 101.ISBN9781798244968.
External links
[edit]- lankhor.net:an unofficial tribute site(in French)
