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| founders = Jean-Marc de Fety<br />Jean-Cristophe Marquis<!-- or: | founders = --> |
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'''Monte Cristo |
'''Monte Cristo''' was a French [[Video game developer|computer game developer]] and [[publisher]], based in [[Paris]]. It was established in 1995 by former [[Credit Suisse First Boston]] vice-president Jean-Marc de Fety and former Mars & Co strategy senior consultant Jean-Cristophe Marquis. The company was led by Jean-Christophe Marquis and Jérome Gastaldi since 2002. Monte Cristo declared bankruptcy in May 2010 following poor sales of ''[[Cities XL]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Priest|first=Simon|title=Cities XL developer Monte Cristo Games closes doors "this week"|url=http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/8152/cities-xl-developer-monte-cristo-games-closes-doors-this-week|publisher=StrategyInformer|accessdate=25 September 2010|date=28 May 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609124423/http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/8152/cities-xl-developer-monte-cristo-games-closes-doors-this-week|archivedate=9 June 2010}}</ref> |
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The first training program was followed by Wall Street Trader, which was named "best educational software" by the European Commission, among others, for its accurate simulation of international stock market conditions, and is one of the most successful games in this genre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=archive.ph |url=https://archive.today/20070815175023/http://www.wirtschaftsblatt.at/archiv/86719/index.do |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=archive.ph}}</ref> Next, the company developed Start Up 2000, which allows players to realistically start and run their own business.<ref>{{Cite web |title=archive.ph |url=https://archive.today/20120712213232/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Feb_2/ai_59144900 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=archive.ph}}</ref> |
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== Games developed and published == |
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* ''[[Airline Tycoon]]'' |
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* ''[[Wall Street Trader 97]]'' |
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* ''[[Wall Street Trader 98]]'' |
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* ''[[Wall Street Trader 99]]'' |
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* ''[[City Trader]]'' |
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* ''[[Economic War (game)|Economic War]]'' |
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* ''[[Crazy Factory]]'' |
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* ''[[Dino Island]]'' |
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* ''[[Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand]]'' |
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* ''[[Micro Commandos]]'' |
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* ''[[7 Sins]]'' |
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* ''[[City Life (computer game)|City Life]]'', published by [[cdv Software Entertainment]] |
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* ''[[Cities XL]]'', originally known as ''Cities Unlimited'' |
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* ''[[Silverfall]]'' |
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* ''[[Stardom: Your Quest For Fame]]'', also known as TV Star |
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* ''[[Platoon (video game)|Platoon]]'' |
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* ''[[Pop Life (game)|Pop Life]]'' |
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* ''[[Pompiers Tycoon]]'' |
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* ''[[Startup 2000]]'' |
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* ''[[KAZooK]]'', published by [[Xplosiv]] |
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* ''[[Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps]] |
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* ''[[D-Day (video game)|D-Day]] |
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* ''[[Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege]] |
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* ''1944 Battle of the Bulge (video game) |
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* ''[[Fire Department Series]]'' including: |
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** ''[[Emergency Fire Response]]'' (aka ''Fire Department'' in Europe and ''Fire Chief'' in UK) |
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** ''[[Fire Department 2]]'' |
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** ''[[Fire Department: Episode 3]]'' |
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** ''[[Starpeace]]'', published by [[Oceanus Communications]] |
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*"[[TV Star]] |
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== Games developed and published == |
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|''[[Airline Tycoon]]'' |
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|1998 |
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|''Wall Street Trader 98'' |
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|1998 |
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|''Wall Street Trader 99'' |
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|1999 |
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|''[[Wall Street Trader 2000]]'' |
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|2000 |
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|''[[Start-Up (video game)|Start - Up]] '' |
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|2000 |
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|''[[StarPeace|Starpeace]] '', published by Oceanus Communications |
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|2000 |
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|''Stardom: Your Quest For Fame'', also known as TV Star |
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|2000 |
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|''TV Star'' |
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|2001 |
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|''Wall Street Trader 2001'' |
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|2001 |
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|''Crazy Factory'' |
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|2001 |
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|'' [[Dino Island]] '' |
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|2002 |
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|''[[Platoon (2002 video game)|Platoon]] '' |
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|2002 |
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|''[[Micro Commandos]] '' |
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|2002 |
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|''[[Emergency Fire Response]] ''(aka ''Fire Department'' in Europe and ''Fire Chief'' in UK) |
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|2003 |
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|''[[Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand|Medieval Lords : Build, Defend, Expand]] '' |
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|2004 |
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|''[[Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps|Desert Rats vs.Afrika Korps]] '' |
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|2004 |
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|''[[D-Day (2004 video game)|D - Day]] '' |
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|2004 |
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|''Fire Department 2'' (aka ''Fire Captain'') |
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|2004 |
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|''Pop Life'' |
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|2005 |
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|''[[Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege|Moscow to Berlin : Red Siege]] '' |
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|2005 |
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|''City Trader'' |
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|2005 |
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|''[[7 Sins (video game)|7 Sins]] '' |
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|2005 |
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|''1944 Battle of the Bulge'' |
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|2005 |
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|''Fire Department : Episode 3'' |
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|2006 |
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|''[[Th3 Plan]]'' |
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|2006 |
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|''War on Terror'' |
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|2006 |
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|''[[City Life (video game)|City Life]] '', published by [[cdv Software Entertainment]] |
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|2006 |
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|''KAZooK'', published by [[Xplosiv]] |
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|2007 |
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|''[[Silverfall]] '' |
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|2007 |
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|''[[Cities XL]] '', originally known as ''Cities Unlimited'' |
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|2009 |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/monte-cristo-multimedia Monte Cristo Multimedia] at [[MobyGames]] |
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/monte-cristo-multimedia Monte Cristo Multimedia] at [[MobyGames]] |
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* [http://enjoy.host22.com/stardom/ Stardom: Your Quest For Fame fansite] - contains information on the PC game released by Monte Cristo Multimedia |
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[[de:Monte Cristo (Unternehmen)]] |
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[[es:Monte Cristo Multimedia]] |
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[[fr:Monte Cristo (entreprise)]] |
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[[it:Monte Cristo (azienda)]] |
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[[zh:基督山遊戲]] |
Latest revision as of 23:27, 10 November 2023
Industry | Video games |
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Founded | 1995 |
Founders | Jean-Marc de Fety Jean-Cristophe Marquis |
Defunct | 2010 |
Fate | Bankruptcy |
Headquarters | , |
Revenue | 1,000,000 Euro (2009) |
−2,820,000 Euro (2009) | |
Website | www.montecristogames.com |
Monte Cristo was a French computer game developer and publisher, based in Paris. It was established in 1995 by former Credit Suisse First Boston vice-president Jean-Marc de Fety and former Mars & Co strategy senior consultant Jean-Cristophe Marquis. The company was led by Jean-Christophe Marquis and Jérome Gastaldi since 2002. Monte Cristo declared bankruptcy in May 2010 following poor sales of Cities XL.[1]
The first training program was followed by Wall Street Trader, which was named "best educational software" by the European Commission, among others, for its accurate simulation of international stock market conditions, and is one of the most successful games in this genre.[2] Next, the company developed Start Up 2000, which allows players to realistically start and run their own business.[3]
Games developed and published[edit]
Title | Year |
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Airline Tycoon | 1998 |
Wall Street Trader 98 | 1998 |
Wall Street Trader 99 | 1999 |
Wall Street Trader 2000 | 2000 |
Start - Up | 2000 |
Starpeace , published by Oceanus Communications | 2000 |
Stardom: Your Quest For Fame, also known as TV Star | 2000 |
TV Star | 2001 |
Wall Street Trader 2001 | 2001 |
Crazy Factory | 2001 |
Dino Island | 2002 |
Platoon | 2002 |
Micro Commandos | 2002 |
Emergency Fire Response (aka Fire Department in Europe and Fire Chief in UK) | 2003 |
Medieval Lords : Build, Defend, Expand | 2004 |
Desert Rats vs.Afrika Korps | 2004 |
D - Day | 2004 |
Fire Department 2 (aka Fire Captain) | 2004 |
Pop Life | 2005 |
Moscow to Berlin : Red Siege | 2005 |
City Trader | 2005 |
7 Sins | 2005 |
1944 Battle of the Bulge | 2005 |
Fire Department : Episode 3 | 2006 |
Th3 Plan | 2006 |
War on Terror | 2006 |
City Life , published by cdv Software Entertainment | 2006 |
KAZooK, published by Xplosiv | 2007 |
Silverfall | 2007 |
Cities XL , originally known as Cities Unlimited | 2009 |
References[edit]
- ^ Priest, Simon (28 May 2010). "Cities XL developer Monte Cristo Games closes doors "this week"". StrategyInformer. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "archive.ph". archive.ph. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "archive.ph". archive.ph. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
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