<s>
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Polish-language	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Metropolis	O
Software	O
House	O
for	O
DOS-based	O
computers	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
genre	O
that	O
was	O
produced	O
in	O
Poland	O
,	O
its	O
plot	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
fictional	O
Interpol	B-Device
agent	O
named	O
John	O
Pollack	O
trying	O
to	O
solve	O
a	O
mystery	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
thefts	O
of	O
ancient	O
artifacts	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	B-Operating_System
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
software	O
piracy	O
was	O
rampant	O
in	O
Poland	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
sold	O
between	O
4,000	O
and	O
6,000	O
copies	O
,	O
becoming	O
very	O
popular	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
plot	O
and	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
cultural	O
milestone	O
that	O
helped	O
advance	O
and	O
legitimise	O
the	O
Polish	O
gaming	O
industry	O
despite	O
attracting	O
minor	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
game	O
mechanics	O
and	O
audiovisual	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
is	O
shown	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
action	O
commands	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventures	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
,	O
progression	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
locate	O
objects	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
on	O
the	O
monitor	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
hunting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
religious	O
artifacts	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
often	O
with	O
insignificant	O
market	O
value	O
,	O
start	O
to	O
disappear	O
,	O
Interpol	B-Device
realises	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
a	O
dishonest	O
collector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
catch	O
the	O
thief	O
,	O
Interpol	B-Device
chooses	O
their	O
best	O
trainee	O
,	O
protagonist	O
and	O
playable	O
character	O
John	O
Pollack	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
American	O
of	O
Polish	O
descent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pollack	O
has	O
unlimited	O
funds	O
at	B-Operating_System
his	O
disposal	O
,	O
complete	O
a	O
Rubik	O
's	O
Cube	O
in	O
under	O
three	O
minutes	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
kill	O
with	O
his	O
bare	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
completes	O
a	O
reconnaissance	O
mission	O
at	B-Operating_System
a	O
cafe	O
by	O
working	O
there	O
for	O
weeks	O
to	O
complete	O
trained	O
movements	O
like	O
placing	O
a	O
napkin	O
on	O
a	O
counter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	B-Operating_System
one	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
captured	O
and	O
tasked	O
with	O
escaping	O
from	O
a	O
cell	O
,	O
a	O
task	O
that	O
requires	O
the	O
splitting	O
of	O
doors	O
,	O
their	O
frames	O
and	O
handles	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
electricity	O
to	O
paralyse	O
a	O
guard	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
counteract	O
throat	O
dryness	O
caused	O
by	O
drinking	O
from	O
a	O
puddle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Adrian	O
Chmielarz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
project	O
evolved	O
into	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
supposed	O
to	O
have	O
hand-drawn	O
graphics	O
,	O
during	O
development	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
altered	O
to	O
instead	O
use	O
digitised	O
photographs	O
as	O
static	O
screen	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
atypical	O
for	O
the	O
industry	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
time	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
norm	O
to	O
see	O
moving	O
protagonists	O
and	O
diverse	O
locations	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
consisting	O
entirely	O
of	O
photographic	O
material	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
properly	O
rendered	O
so	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
fit	O
onto	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
minimise	O
its	O
cost	O
to	O
consumers	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
at	B-Operating_System
which	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
willing	O
to	O
legally	O
buy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Antyweb	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
successful	O
despite	O
a	O
shoestring	O
budget	O
,	O
noting	O
Chmielarz	O
 '	O
"	O
initiative	O
"	O
of	O
using	O
"	O
home-made	O
methods	O
"	O
when	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
multiple	O
Elwro	O
and	O
IMB	B-Device
XT	I-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
entirely	O
in	O
Assembler	B-Language
,	O
had	O
a	O
one	O
megabyte	O
source	O
text	O
,	O
and	O
contained	O
2,000	O
loops	O
,	O
altogether	O
around	O
30,000	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
,	O
typical	O
of	O
point-and-click	O
adventures	O
,	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
with	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photographs	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
taken	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
Côte	O
d'Azur	O
,	O
Saint	O
Tropez	O
,	O
Monte	B-Application
Carlo	I-Application
,	O
Nice	O
and	O
the	O
abandoned	O
Calvinist	O
church	O
and	O
cemetery	O
in	O
Jędrzychowice	O
,	O
Strzelin.The	O
team	O
went	O
to	O
these	O
locations	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
took	O
as	O
many	O
photographs	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
segment	O
of	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
has	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
fun	O
that	O
emulates	O
the	O
lighter	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
mix	O
of	O
horror	O
and	O
thriller	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
OnlySP	O
,	O
and	O
mix	O
of	O
sensation	O
,	O
humour	O
,	O
and	O
occultism	O
according	O
to	O
Chmielarz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chmielarz	O
's	O
design	O
philosophy	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Komputers	O
Wait	O
,	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
Polish	O
computer	O
industry	O
was	O
five	O
years	O
behind	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
and	O
Polish	O
titles	O
were	O
generally	O
clones	O
of	O
then-popular	O
Western	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
late	O
1980s	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	O
Service	O
agreed	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
game	O
visually	O
resembles	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
Countdown	B-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
and	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
fiction	O
adventure	O
Amazon	B-Device
(	O
1984	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
similar	O
menu	O
systems	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
digitized	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
video	O
gaming	O
industry	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
was	O
finished	O
by	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
1993	O
;	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
end	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
onto	O
the	O
market	O
at	B-Operating_System
a	O
price	O
of	O
231,000	O
Polish	O
zlotys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
approached	O
publishers	O
Atlantis	O
Software	O
and	O
Avalon	O
Interactive	B-General_Concept
(	O
then	O
called	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	B-General_Concept
)	O
but	O
were	O
turned	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
box	O
contained	O
two	O
HD	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
with	O
the	O
program	O
and	O
extra	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
included	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
newspaper	O
Dziennik	O
Metropolis	O
dated	O
October	O
1	O
;	O
the	O
articles	O
presented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
and	O
contained	O
anti-piracy	B-Application
safeguard	O
information	O
,	O
self-referential	O
humour	O
and	O
an	O
advertisement	O
for	O
future	O
release	O
Teenagent	B-Application
,	O
a	O
tiny	O
crossword	O
puzzle	O
,	O
and	O
secret	O
codes	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
became	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
premiere	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geezmo	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
commercial	O
success	O
was	O
largely	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
deliberate	O
,	O
well-thought-out	O
media	O
campaign	O
"	O
that	O
included	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
CDs	B-Device
attached	O
to	O
a	O
popular	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chmielarz	O
sold	O
between	O
4,000	O
and	O
6,000	O
copies	O
by	O
mail	O
at	B-Operating_System
a	O
time	O
when	O
moving	O
just	O
1,000	O
or	O
2,000	O
units	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
major	O
achievement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	B-Operating_System
a	O
time	O
where	O
democracy	O
and	O
capitalism	O
were	O
being	O
introduced	O
to	O
Poland	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
which	O
The	O
Software	B-Application
Protection	I-Application
Act	O
was	O
coming	O
into	O
effect	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
players	O
were	O
not	O
used	O
to	O
paying	O
high	O
amounts	O
for	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Chmielarz	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
cultural	O
landscape	O
was	O
the	O
commodity	O
exchange	O
he	O
himself	O
came	O
from	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
very	O
critical	O
about	O
pirates	O
,	O
particularly	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
tried	O
to	O
hack	B-Language
his	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SS-NG	O
(	O
Secret	O
Service	O
-	O
Next	O
Generation	O
)	O
puts	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
success	O
in	O
a	O
piracy-prone	O
market	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
reasonably	O
cheap	O
and	O
comparable	O
in	O
quality	O
to	O
English-language	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetkis	I-Application
plot	O
and	O
writing	O
were	O
highly	O
praised	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Video	O
Games	O
Around	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
its	O
overall	O
positive	O
reception	O
was	O
mostly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
its	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Geezmo	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
well-thought-out	O
and	O
moderately	O
addictive	O
storyline	O
"	O
was	O
considered	O
atypical	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
time	O
and	O
both	O
a	O
curiosity	O
and	O
a	O
novelty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valhalla	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
2002	O
's	O
photographic	O
adventure	O
game	O
A	B-Application
Quiet	I-Application
Weekend	I-Application
in	I-Application
Capri	I-Application
sounded	O
"	O
even	O
worse	O
"	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
interesting	O
,	O
occult-inspired	O
plot	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
even	O
outside	O
Poland	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
at	B-Operating_System
Gameplay	O
questioned	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
statuette	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SS-NG	O
noted	O
that	O
in	O
a	O
pre-walkthrough	O
age	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
particularly	O
difficult	O
with	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
revealed	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
playing	O
in	O
a	O
games	O
room	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
useful	O
item	O
disguised	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
building	O
interior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	O
Service	O
described	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
being	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Infocom	O
products	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhikers	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
To	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
that	O
players	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
be	O
sharp	O
and	O
perceptive	O
when	O
interacting	O
with	O
found	O
objects	O
,	O
which	O
often	O
must	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
ways	O
contradictory	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
examples	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
coin	O
on	O
a	O
beach	O
,	O
a	O
hairpin	O
on	O
a	O
sofa	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
hook	O
on	O
an	O
anchor	O
,	O
Secret	O
Service	O
noted	O
that	O
such	O
items	O
were	O
one-pixel	O
size	O
and	O
are	O
not	O
visible	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
necessitating	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
hunting	O
with	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
"	O
creating	O
unnecessary	O
downtime	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
difficulty	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
said	O
the	O
developers	O
should	O
have	O
tested	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
regular	O
players	O
before	O
publishing	O
it.Polskie	O
Gry	O
Wideo	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
interface	B-Application
,	O
which	O
required	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
hunting	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
confirm	O
correct	O
solutions	O
to	O
puzzles	O
,	O
provide	O
hints	O
or	O
a	O
clear	O
purpose	O
of	O
what	O
to	O
do	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
putting	O
it	O
at	B-Operating_System
odds	O
with	O
other	O
adventure	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Secret	O
Service	O
said	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
is	O
more	O
modestly	O
constructed	O
that	O
its	O
Western	O
counterparts	O
,	O
it	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
solidly	O
made	O
without	O
lags	O
or	O
having	O
game-breaking	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gry	O
Online	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
less	O
fun	O
and	O
interesting	O
than	O
its	O
successor	O
Teenagent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
had	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
to	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
audiovisual	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
noted	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
older	O
players	O
should	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
remind	O
them	O
of	O
what	O
adventure	O
games	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
like.SS-NG	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
audiovisual	O
content	O
would	O
have	O
seemed	O
lacking	O
compared	O
to	O
Western	O
games	O
even	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
particularly	O
its	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
digitised	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gry	O
Online	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
lacking	O
graphically	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
digitised	O
photographs	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
milestone	O
in	O
the	O
Polish	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polskie	O
Gry	O
Wideo	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
contrasted	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
its	O
western	O
contemporaries	O
such	O
as	O
Mystery	B-Application
House	I-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Atlantis	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.SS-NG	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
photographic	O
material	O
added	O
an	O
air	O
of	O
authenticity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastion	O
Magazynów	O
noted	O
that	O
even	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
delight	O
with	O
sound	O
or	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PolishnessVideo	O
Games	O
Around	O
the	O
World	O
wrote	O
that	O
reviewers	O
were	O
willing	O
to	O
overlook	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
as	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Polish	O
adventure	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aleksy	O
Uchański	O
wrote	O
in	O
Gambler	O
that	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
time	O
the	O
Polish	O
gaming	O
industry	O
had	O
"	O
2.5	O
good	O
games	O
of	O
native	O
production	O
(	O
and	O
about	O
ten	O
times	O
more	O
rubbish	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
influential	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
calling	O
Metropolis	O
and	O
its	O
early	O
games	O
the	O
worthy	O
exception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
was	O
unable	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Sierra	O
or	O
LucasArts	O
products	O
,	O
SS-NG	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
quite	O
good	O
by	O
Polish	O
standards	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
best	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
that	O
"	O
above	O
all	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
Polish	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
writing	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
modern	O
age	O
it	O
is	O
difficult	O
to	O
understand	O
how	O
such	O
an	O
average	O
product	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
praised	O
one	O
day	O
,	O
Gameplay	O
wrote	O
that	O
playing	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
was	O
worthwhile	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
the	O
"	O
global	O
hit	O
of	O
Polish	O
production	O
"	O
once	O
looked	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
Teenagent	B-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
company	O
eagerly	O
advertised	O
thus	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
creators	O
of	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
have	O
been	O
silent	O
for	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Teenagent	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Polish	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
professionally	O
marketed	O
,	O
Polygamia	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
Polish	O
producers	O
has	O
ever	O
preceded	O
their	O
game	O
with	O
such	O
great	O
marketing	O
efforts	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
this	O
created	O
a	O
media	O
buzz	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
later	O
work	O
was	O
the	O
satirical	O
adventure	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Prince	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Coward	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
fantasy	O
writer	O
Jacek	O
Piekara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Prince	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Coward	I-Application
completed	O
the	O
trilogy	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
that	O
Chmielarz	O
started	O
his	O
game	O
designer	O
career	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chmielarz	O
thought	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
first	O
three	O
commercially	O
released	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
more	O
convincing	O
than	O
his	O
first	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
story	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
1994	O
,	O
Secret	O
Service	O
still	O
expected	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
2	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
most	O
likely	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metropolis	O
Software	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
CD	B-Device
Projekt	O
in	O
2008	O
as	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
and	O
became	O
defunct	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metropolis	O
kept	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
;	O
these	O
became	O
the	O
property	O
of	O
CD	B-Device
Projekt	O
when	O
they	O
bought	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
they	O
may	O
still	O
own	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
holiday	O
photographs	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
language	O
partly	O
inspired	O
People	O
Can	O
Fly	O
developer	O
Wojciech	O
Pazdur	O
to	O
use	O
photogrammetry	B-Application
to	O
help	O
build	O
levels	O
for	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Painkiller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2004	O
adventure	O
game	O
Ramon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
SS-NG	O
,	O
was	O
modeled	O
on	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
was	O
Metropolis	O
 '	O
first	O
use	O
of	O
special	O
service	O
agents	O
,	O
a	O
trope	O
that	O
would	O
reappear	O
in	O
many	O
of	O
their	O
later	O
games	O
including	O
2007	O
's	O
Infernal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chmielarz	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Polish	O
Sid	O
Meier	O
"	O
said	O
his	O
2014	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Vanishing	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ethan	I-Application
Carter	I-Application
saw	O
him	O
return	O
to	O
his	O
adventure	O
gaming	O
roots	O
of	O
the	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
era	O
,	O
while	O
Gamezilla	O
said	O
the	O
latter	O
title	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
existed	O
without	O
the	O
former	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Juszczak	O
's	O
text	O
Polski	O
Rynek	O
Gier	O
Wideo	O
–	O
Sytuacja	O
Obecna	O
Oraz	O
Perspektywy	O
Na	O
Przyszłość	O
noted	O
the	O
"	O
breakthrough	O
"	O
nature	O
of	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
in	O
a	O
wider	O
context	O
;	O
the	O
Polish	O
gaming	O
market	O
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
socialist	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
widespread	O
access	O
to	O
computers	O
and	O
consoles	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
it	O
had	O
only	O
begun	O
to	O
develop	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Polish	O
games	O
also	O
began	O
to	O
emerge	O
,	O
placing	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Polish	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
an	O
"	O
undoubted	O
success	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
loud	O
hit	O
of	O
the	O
AT-era	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onet	O
called	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
virtual	O
entertainment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
is	O
virtually	O
unheard	O
of	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
world	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
success	O
for	O
the	O
fast-paced	O
Polish	O
audience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
reason	O
was	O
a	O
Metropolis	O
Pack	O
containing	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
,	O
Teenagent	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Katharsis	B-Application
put	O
together	O
by	O
pirates	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
shareware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polskie	O
Gry	O
Wideo	O
shrugged	O
off	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
underwhelming	O
aspects	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
,	O
clumsy	O
steps	O
"	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Chmielarz	O
's	O
influential	O
career	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
history	O
of	O
early	O
Polish	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
specifically	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
,	O
was	O
addressed	O
in	O
the	O
Polish-language	O
book	O
Nie	O
tylko	O
Wiedźmin	O
:	O
Historia	O
polskich	O
gier	O
komputerowych	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logo	O
24	O
listed	O
Tajemnica	B-Application
Statuetki	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
...	O
most	O
important	O
Polish	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
deeming	O
Chmielarz	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
most	O
known	O
and	O
respected	O
Polish	O
game	O
developer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
exhibited	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Digital	O
Dreamers	O
exhibition	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
Palace	O
of	O
Culture	O
and	O
Science	O
Sciences	O
in	O
Warsaw	O
and	O
was	O
listed	O
by	O
Benchmark	O
in	O
their	O
article	O
Najlepsze	O
polskie	O
gry	O
(	O
The	O
best	O
Polish	O
games''	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcin	O
N	O
.	O
Drews	O
and	O
Chmielarz	O
reunited	O
for	O
a	O
panel	O
at	B-Operating_System
the	O
2017	O
Pixel	B-Algorithm
Connect	O
convention	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
spoke	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
legally	O
played	O
at	B-Operating_System
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
