<s>
Vid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tile-matching	B-Application
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
puzzle	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Geffen	O
Records	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Jasmine	O
Multimedia	O
Publishing	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
along	O
with	O
Blue	O
Lightning	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
pack-in	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
peripheral	O
when	O
it	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Vid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
,	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
solve	O
a	O
sliding	O
puzzle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
traditional	O
sliding	O
puzzles	O
which	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
manipulate	O
and	O
sequence	O
numbered	O
tiles	O
(	O
usually	O
1	O
through	O
15	O
)	O
or	O
reassemble	O
a	O
still	O
graphic	O
,	O
in	O
Vid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
the	O
jumbled	O
tiles	O
make-up	O
the	O
moving	O
image	O
of	O
a	O
music	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
by	O
Geffen	O
executive	O
Norman	O
Beil	O
and	O
produced	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Jasmine	O
Multimedia	O
as	O
a	O
joint-venture	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
to	O
use	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Video	B-Device
for	I-Device
Windows	I-Device
multimedia	B-Library
framework	I-Library
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
encode	O
digital	O
video	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
resolution	O
of	O
320x240	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
upon	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
has	O
sold	O
100,000	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
also	O
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
and	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quick	O
cuts	O
,	O
scenery	O
changes	O
and	O
other	O
distractions	O
of	O
a	O
music	O
video	O
are	O
what	O
make	O
Vid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
challenging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
starts	O
easy	O
,	O
with	O
just	O
9	O
puzzle	O
tiles	O
in	O
a	O
3x3	O
grid	O
,	O
but	O
gets	O
progressively	O
more	O
challenging	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
squares	O
increase	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
6x6	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
have	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
options	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
such	O
as	O
solve	O
or	O
reset	O
the	O
puzzle	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Option	O
button	O
must	O
be	O
pressed	O
to	O
bring	O
these	O
extra	O
options	O
in	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
also	O
supports	O
the	O
Memory	O
Track	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
for	O
game	O
save	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
was	O
first	O
conceptualized	O
by	O
Geffen	O
Records	O
head	O
of	O
new	O
media	O
and	O
former	O
Billboard	O
magazine	O
editor	O
Norman	O
Beil	O
during	O
a	O
jigsaw	O
puzzle	O
play	O
session	O
with	O
his	O
children	O
in	O
late	O
1993	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
moving	O
jigsaw	O
puzzles	O
intrigued	O
him	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
occurred	O
to	O
Beil	O
that	O
music	O
videos	O
could	O
be	O
the	O
ideal	O
puzzle	O
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samit	O
also	O
claimed	O
the	O
videos	O
featured	O
were	O
four	O
times	O
larger	O
than	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
titles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
video	O
compression	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
Cinepak	B-Algorithm
video	B-Application
codec	I-Application
)	O
took	O
over	O
a	O
day	O
to	O
digitize	O
one	O
minute	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
1994	O
and	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
software	O
products	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Video	B-Device
for	I-Device
Windows	I-Device
multimedia	B-Library
framework	I-Library
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
encode	O
digital	O
video	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
resolution	O
of	O
320x240	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
PCs	O
,	O
Vid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
bundled	O
titles	O
with	O
the	O
add-on	O
during	O
its	O
launch	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
showcase	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Corley	O
,	O
main	O
programmer	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
at	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
claimed	O
in	O
a	O
thread	O
at	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Zone	O
forums	O
that	O
the	O
porting	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
programmer	O
Brian	O
McGroarty	O
,	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
smoothest	O
projects	O
"	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
worked	O
on	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
major	O
issues	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
despite	O
a	O
setback	O
with	O
audio	O
compression	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
largest	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
add-on	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
size	I-General_Concept
(	O
at	O
630	O
MB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Vid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
consists	O
mainly	O
of	O
licensed	O
songs	O
with	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
rock	O
music	O
combining	O
genres	O
and	O
subgenres	O
such	O
as	O
power	O
ballad	O
,	O
blue-eyed	O
soul	O
,	O
funk	O
,	O
hard	O
rock	O
,	O
psychedelic	O
,	O
acid	O
,	O
heavy	O
metal	O
,	O
blues	O
,	O
rap	O
and	O
grunge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
song	O
is	O
present	O
in	O
both	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
versions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Vid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
was	O
well	O
regarded	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
sold	O
100,000	O
copies	O
and	O
received	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Multimedia	O
Software	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
SCES	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
pack-in	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
peripheral	O
when	O
it	O
launched	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
towards	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Vid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
,	O
Geffen	O
Records	O
and	O
Jasmime	O
Multimedia	O
created	O
two	O
spin-offs	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
one	O
having	O
a	O
distinctive	O
thematic	O
and	O
selection	O
of	O
music	O
videos	O
respectively	O
;	O
Kid	B-Application
Vid	I-Application
Grid	I-Application
(	O
which	O
prominently	O
features	O
cartoons	O
from	O
Hanna-Barbera	O
)	O
and	O
Country	B-Application
Vid	I-Application
Grid	I-Application
(	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
country	O
music	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
implies	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
