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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>On February 24, 1995, 7th Level announced that they have acquired Distant Thunder Entertainment, Inc., a Dallas-based game developer specializing in 3-D games.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> The same year the company acquired Lanpro Corp. and Lanpro Localization Center Inc., based in San Francisco, Calif., who localize interactive entertainment and educational multimedia software.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>On March 1, 1996, 7th Level announced that they have acquired PyroTechnix, a privately held company based in Cincinnati, Ohio.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> The company grew to nearly 300 employees in Texas, California, Ohio, and Europe by June 1996.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>On November 17, 1997, 7th Level announced their intention to merge with Pulse Entertainment, in order to create P7 Solutions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> The following day, the distribution rights for the three Monty Python games were acquired by Panasonic Interactive Media,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> which ended 7th Level's involvement with the game's development and publishing. The merger announced between 7th Level and Pulse Entertainment was cancelled in April 1998.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>In February 1999, 7th Level merged with Street Technologies Inc. and formed a website named 7th Street.com,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> which later became learn.com, tutorials.com, and Taleo, which was acquired by <a href="/facts/Oracle_Corporation/0z14FygH">Oracle Corporation</a> in 2012. George Grayson, the co-founder of 7th Level, later founded The Imagination Station. </p><p>Before ceasing all game development, 7th Level had begun working on another title, named <i><a href="/facts/Dominion%3a_Storm_Over_Gift_3/7erFyQoE">Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3</a></i>. The partially-completed game was sold to <a href="/facts/Ion_Storm/EG0eGWVu">Ion Storm</a> to finish development. </p> <h2 id="titles">Titles</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Game name</th><th>Release year</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tuneland/LYtgh7ny"><i>Tuneland</i> series</a></td><td>1993–1997</td><td>Released by a division of 7th Level</td></tr><tr><td>Lil' Howie's FunHouse series</td><td>1993-1997</td><td>Starring the voice of <a href="/facts/Howie_Mandel/H5UGE0bQ">Howie Mandel</a>; Developed by subsidiary Kids' World Entertainment</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Monty_Python%2527s_Complete_Waste_of_Time/L2kVEPnr">Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time</a></i></td><td>1994</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Battle_Beast_(video_game)/s5GQme9W">Battle Beast</a></i></td><td>1995</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Timon_%2526_Pumbaa%2527s_Jungle_Games/jgtmMtAe">Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games</a></i></td><td>1995 (PC), 1996 (Mac OS), 1997 (SNES)</td><td>Developed by 7th Level and published by Disney Interactive</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Take_Your_Best_Shot_(video_game)/PlLQSGdR">Take Your Best Shot</a></i></td><td>1995</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Ace_Ventura_(computer_game)/0MCUGlrG">Ace Ventura</a></i></td><td>1996</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Arcade_America/An5KDHCe">Arcade America</a></i></td><td>1996</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame%3a_Topsy_Turvy_Games/geUvx25u">The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy Games</a></i></td><td>1996</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Monty_Python_%2526_the_Quest_for_the_Holy_Grail/3cP9M5lp">Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail</a></i></td><td>1996</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Tracer_(computer_game)/jKlARDhA">Tracer</a></i></td><td>1996<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Universe_According_to_Virgil_Reality/KnK7AN19">The Universe According to Virgil Reality</a></i></td><td>1996</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/G-Nome/qVYpcs5y">G-Nome</a></i></td><td>1997</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Monty_Python%2527s_The_Meaning_of_Life_(video_game)/nPKHLloe">Monty Python's The Meaning of Life</a></i></td><td>1997</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Tamagotchi/fIl2sdrU">Tamagotchi</a></i></td><td>1997</td><td>PC version, created in association with <a href="/facts/Bandai/Muy3E7QK">Bandai</a> Digital Entertainment</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Helicops_(video_game)/Y7dPKbRz">Helicops</a></i></td><td>1997</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/My_Teacher_Is_an_Alien/eB1KUXVm">My Teacher Is an Alien</a></i></td><td>1997</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Dominion%3a_Storm_Over_Gift_3/7erFyQoE">Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3</a></i></td><td>1998</td><td>Development finished by <a href="/facts/Ion_Storm/EG0eGWVu">Ion Storm</a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Return_to_Krondor/IjWAkSTw">Return to Krondor</a></i></td><td>1998</td><td>Development finished by PyroTechnix</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980129181724/http://www.7thlevel.com/newpages/index.html">Official website</a> (archived)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"The Imagination Station's management information". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-03-07. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070928042547/http://www1.istation.com/en/corpsite/company/mgmt.asp" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070928042547/http://www1.istation.com/en/corpsite/company/mgmt.asp</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"7th Level, Inc. Announces Acquisition Of Distant Thunder Entertainment, Inc". 7th Level. February 24, 1995. Archived from the original on February 20, 1998. Retrieved August 18, 2023. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980220105653/http://www.7thlevel.com/corp/press/1995/dthunder.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/19980220105653/http://www.7thlevel.com/corp/press/1995/dthunder.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"7th Level Acquires Lanpro Entities for Approximately $2 million As Base to Expand Asia Pacific Sales". 7th Level. December 18, 1995. Archived from the original on February 20, 1998. Retrieved August 18, 2023. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980220105606/http://www.7thlevel.com/corp/press/1995/lanpro.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/19980220105606/http://www.7thlevel.com/corp/press/1995/lanpro.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"7th Level Acquires PyroTechnix". 7th Level. March 1, 1996. Archived from the original on February 20, 1998. Retrieved August 18, 2023. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980220105527/http://www.7thlevel.com/corp/press/1996/pyrotech.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/19980220105527/http://www.7thlevel.com/corp/press/1996/pyrotech.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"George Grayson Named Entrepreneur of the Year in 'Emerging Company' Category 10th Annual National Competition Established by Ernst & Young". 7th Level. June 28, 1996. Archived from the original on January 29, 1998. Retrieved August 18, 2023. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980129210217/http://www.7thlevel.com/corp/press/1996/eoy.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/19980129210217/http://www.7thlevel.com/corp/press/1996/eoy.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"7th Level Gets Out of Games". The Computer Show. 1997-11-17. <a href="http://www.thecomputershow.com/computershow/news/7thlevelnogames.htm" target="_blank">http://www.thecomputershow.com/computershow/news/7thlevelnogames.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"7th Level & Pulse to Merge & Commercialize New Generation of On-Line 2D & 3D Tools". 7th Level. November 17, 1997. Archived from the original on January 29, 1998. Retrieved August 11, 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980129181724/http://www.7thlevel.com/newpages/index.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/19980129181724/http://www.7thlevel.com/newpages/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Panasonic Interactive Media Company Becomes Exclusive North American Distributor of "Monty Python" Titles". Coming Soon Magazine. 1997-11-18. <a href="http://www.csoon.com/issue30/p_pana1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.csoon.com/issue30/p_pana1.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"7th Level Cancels Merger with Pulse Entertainment". Adage.com. 1998-04-22. <a href="https://adage.com/article/news/7th-level-cancels-merger-pulse-entertainment/5192/" target="_blank">https://adage.com/article/news/7th-level-cancels-merger-pulse-entertainment/5192/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"7th Level, Inc. and Street Technologies, Inc. Merge to Form 7th Street.com". PR Newswire. February 17, 1999. Archived from the original on June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Gale Research. <a href="https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA53891378&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=5ecddeba" target="_blank">https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA53891378&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=5ecddeba</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Tracer". Next Generation. No. 22. Imagine Media. October 1996. p. 185. <a href="https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-022/page/n185/mode/2up" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-022/page/n185/mode/2up</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>