| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 6, 1988 |
| 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) |
Lankhor was a French video game developer based in Clamart, France. The company was known for producing Mortville Manor, the first video game to feature speech synthesis during gameplay.[1]
In 1998, the company won the award for the Best French Company by the magazine Génération 4.[2]
History
Lankhor was founded in 1988 as a result of the merger between Kyilkohr creations and Béatrice & Jean-Luc Langlois. Lankhor gained notoriety with productions such as Wanderer and Killdozers.[3] Since 1994, the company has ceased to independently publish games and focuses on their development. During the 1980s-90s, there was a period of strong creativity and innovation with hits crowned with Tilt d'Or awards such as Mortville Manor, Maupiti Island and Vroom.[4] 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 for Formula 1 games under FIA license with the British publisher Eidos Interactive. In 2000, Lankhor was developing video games for Microïds including Ski Park Manager which was released in 2002.[5] 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.
Games
| 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 |
| 1992 | Vroom Data Disk |
| 1993 | Black Sect |
| 1993 | Vroom Multiplayer |
| 1993 | F1 |
| 1994 | F1 World Championship Edition |
| 1995 | Kawasaki Superbike |
| 1998 | New Order Liberation |
| 1999 | Official Formula 1 Racing |
| 2000 | F-1 World Grand Prix |
| 2000 | Warm Up! |
| 2002 | Ski Park Manager |
| 2003 | Ski Park Manager 2003 |
References
- ↑ ACE Magazine Issue 13. October 1988.
- ↑ "Récompenses 4 d'or de l'année 1988 - ABANDONWARE FRANCE". Abandonware (in French). 1998. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ "Lankhor - Grospixels". Grospixels (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ Blottière, Olivier (April 1992). "Vroom test". Obligement (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ↑ "Ski Park Manager: Zbuduj swoje Zakopane PC" [Ski Park Manager: Build your Zakopane PC]. GRY-Online Poland (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
External links
- lankhor.net: unofficial tribute site (in French)