Vid Grid

File:WIN Vid Grid.jpg

A music video plays in a window. The window is divided into squares that are scrambled. The player must unscramble the squares by sliding them into an adjacent position while the music video is playing and before the music ends. The quick cuts, scenery changes and other distractions of a music video are what make Vid Grid challenging.

Vid Grid starts easy, with just 9 puzzle tiles in a 3x3 grid, but gets progressively more challenging as the number of squares increase, up to a 6x6 grid. In level one, players can simply drag-and-drop squares into position. After that, they can only move the squares by sliding them into an open adjacent position, just like a typical sliding tile puzzle. In the most difficult level, some of the squares are upside down.Vid Grid instruction manual (PC version) After all nine music videos have been solved for the highest level of difficulty, the player is rewarded with a hidden tenth video.{{cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/vid-grid/3030-2471/|title=Vid Grid (Game)|publisher=Giant Bomb|accessdate=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301232305/https://www.giantbomb.com/vid-grid/3030-2471/|archive-date=2019-03-01|url-status=live}}Vid Grid game manual (Atari Jaguar CD, US) The scoring is based upon the level of complexity from puzzles and how long it took players to resolve said puzzles. During gameplay, the players have a variety of options to choose from such as solve or reset the puzzle, while the Option button must be pressed to bring these extra options in the Atari Jaguar CD version. The Jaguar CD version also supports the Memory Track cartridge for game save.

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Vid Grid was first conceptualized by Geffen Records head of new media and former Billboard magazine editor Norman Beil during a jigsaw puzzle play session with his children in late 1993, where the idea of moving jigsaw puzzles intrigued him and it also occurred to Beil that music videos could be the ideal puzzle pieces.{{cite magazine|last1=Russell|first1=Deborah|last2=A. Gillen|first2=Marilyn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UQgEAAAAMBAJ&q=Vid+Grid+Jasmine+Multimedia&pg=PA11|title=Artists & Music - Geffen Puzzles Out Its CD-ROM Bow - Multiple Labels Represented in 'Vid Grid' - Geffen CD-ROM|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=25|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=June 18, 1994|pages=11–19|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301034544/https://books.google.com/books?id=UQgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA11&ots=97T3phPfCE&dq=Vid%20Grid%20Jasmine%20Multimedia&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=Vid%20Grid%20Jasmine%20Multimedia&f=false|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite magazine|last=Beil|first=Norman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UggEAAAAMBAJ&q=Geffen+Records+Norman+Beil&pg=PA7|title=Commentary - Music, Multimedia, And Money|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=26|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=June 25, 1994|page=5|access-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043135/https://books.google.com/books?id=UggEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA7&ots=lgpy4MnPNv&dq=Geffen%20Records%20Norman%20Beil&hl=en&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q=Geffen%20Records%20Norman%20Beil&f=false|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Beil then proceeded to contact Jasmine Multimedia Publishing, the company where he previously worked before, to pitch them the idea in early 1994 and acted as the game's producer during its development, which was done in conjunction between Geffen and Jasmine Multimedia as a joint-venture.{{cite magazine|last=Russell|first=Deborah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UggEAAAAMBAJ&q=Geffen+Vid+Grid&pg=PA67|title=Music Video - Artists & Music - Geffen's 'Vid Grid' Is Great, Unless You're A Director|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=26|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=June 25, 1994|page=67|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301034544/https://books.google.com/books?id=UggEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA67&ots=lgpy3JoRHr&dq=Geffen%20Vid%20Grid&pg=PA67#v=onepage&q=Geffen%20Vid%20Grid&f=false|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite magazine|last=A. Gillen|first=Marilyn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sgsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Vid+Grid+Jasmine+Multimedia&pg=PA70|title=The Enter*Active File - Entertainment Industry News Of Info Systems, Video Games & Retail-Tech Media - WMG Opens WarnerActive Umbrella Unit - Music Vid CD-ROMs Among Other CES Highlights - In Other News|magazine=Billboard|volume=107|issue=4|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=January 28, 1995|page=70|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301034544/https://books.google.com/books?id=sgsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA70&ots=F8PPAdm_uI&dq=Vid%20Grid%20Jasmine%20Multimedia&pg=PA70#v=onepage&q=Vid%20Grid%20Jasmine%20Multimedia&f=false|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite magazine|last=A. Gillen|first=Marilyn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yAsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Geffen+Records+Norman+Beil&pg=PT20|title=CD-ROM Creates New Challenge: 'Tech Support'|magazine=Billboard|volume=107|issue=6|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=February 11, 1995|pages=1–19|access-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043357/https://books.google.com/books?id=yAsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PT20&ots=STGnkCZpAq&dq=Geffen%20Records%20Norman%20Beil&hl=en&pg=PT20#v=onepage&q=Geffen%20Records%20Norman%20Beil&f=false|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

Jasmine founder Jay Samit stated that it was one of the first times where any company created the technology to "go inside" the video within its borders and move the puzzle pieces as the music video itself played, while Beil stated that development went smoothly due to the straightforward design and that the engineers at Jasmine managed to break the video barriers. In addition, Beil also worked closely with Jasmine's engineers after consulting with one of his children on the strategies and levels of difficulty found within the game. Samit also claimed the videos featured were four times larger than those found in other titles at the time and that the video compression (which was done with the Cinepak video codec) took over a day to digitize one minute of them. By June 1994, Beil and his team had a working prototype ready for demonstration and the game was showcased for the first time to the general public at the Summer Consumer Electronics Show of the same year.{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnqqDmFmsMk|work=YouTube|date=July 21, 2013|author=Jay Samit|author-link=Jay Samit|title=Wired TV segment on Jasmine Multimedia Publishing 1996|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301232305/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnqqDmFmsMk|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

Vid Grid was released in North America on September 13, 1994 and became one of the first major software products to make use of Microsoft's Video for Windows multimedia framework, which allowed to play and encode digital video up to a maximum resolution of 320x240 pixels. It marked the debut of Geffen Records in the video game industry and became one of the subjects of discussions in regards to the usage of music across other formats,{{cite magazine|last=A. Gillen|first=Marilyn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZggEAAAAMBAJ&q=vid+grid+CES+1994&pg=PA93|title=Commentay - Biz Explores Shape Of Music To Come - Billboard Panelists Discuss Multimedia Future - New Formats For Music Discussed At Billboard Video Conference|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=47|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=November 19, 1994|pages=10–93|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301034544/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZggEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA93&ots=OUv4DSMJAl&dq=vid%20grid%20CES%201994&pg=PA93#v=onepage&q=vid%20grid%20CES%201994&f=false|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} music publishing rights,{{cite magazine|last1=Atwood|first1=Brett|last2=Russell|first2=Deborah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQgEAAAAMBAJ&q=Geffen+Records+Norman+Beil&pg=PA104|title=CD-ROM Mags Spark Debate Over Music Publishing Rights|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=50|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=December 10, 1994|pages=7–104|access-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042900/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA104&ots=CQWib6i2WU&dq=Geffen%20Records%20Norman%20Beil&hl=en&pg=PA104#v=onepage&q=Geffen%20Records%20Norman%20Beil&f=false|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} among other topics.{{cite magazine|last=A. Gillen|first=Marilyn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&q=vid+grid+CES+1994&pg=RA1-PA70|title=The Enter*Active File - Entertainment Industry News Of Info Systems, Video Games & Retail-Tech Media - Multimedia Is All The Rage For Music - Labels Exploring New Outlets For Their Acts|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=52|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=December 24, 1994|page=70|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301034544/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=RA1-PA70&ots=P0VAyVzyQX&dq=vid%20grid%20CES%201994&pg=RA1-PA70#v=onepage&q=vid%20grid%20CES%201994&f=false|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Due to its music-lent nature, the game was distributed across multiple types of retailers.{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fCAQ63ntrI|work=YouTube|date=July 17, 2013|author=Jay Samit|author-link=Jay Samit|title=VID GRID - The Rock Video Moving Puzzle Game|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301232305/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fCAQ63ntrI|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} The title was also released in Europe by Virgin Interactive around the same period. It would be later showcased on various television series such as Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous and Wired TV.{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1zpd85FvHo|work=YouTube|date=June 28, 2013|author=Jay Samit|author-link=Jay Samit|title=Jay Samit on Lifestyles with Robin Leach|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301232305/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1zpd85FvHo|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

File:Atari-Jaguar-CD-wPro-Controller.jpg After its release on PCs, Vid Grid was later ported to the Atari Jaguar CD by High Voltage Software, where it became one of the two bundled titles with the add-on during its launch on September 21, 1995,{{cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Atari+Jaguar+CD+system+pounces+onto+multimedia+marketplace.-a017456629|title=Atari Jaguar CD system pounces onto multimedia marketplace|website=TheFreeLibrary.com|publisher=Business Wire|date=September 21, 1995|accessdate=2018-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718114958/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Atari+Jaguar+CD+system+pounces+onto+multimedia+marketplace.-a017456629|archive-date=July 18, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|last=Castle|first=Justin|url=https://issuu.com/amigajay/docs/jaguar_uk_pdf|title=Historical Atari Jaguar UK Magazine Advert/Reviews Collection|publisher=Issuu|format=PDF|date=July 21, 2018|page=340|accessdate=2018-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104221625/https://issuu.com/amigajay/docs/jaguar_uk_pdf|archive-date=January 4, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_071_June_1995#page/n149/mode/1up|title=ProNews: Jaguar CD Ready To Roar|magazine=GamePro|issue=71|publisher=IDG|date=June 1995|page=148|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105154107/https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_071_June_1995#page/n149/mode/1up|archive-date=2019-01-05|url-status=live}} serving as a showcase of the system's full motion video capabilities.{{cite magazine|url=http://retrosprite.proboards.com/post/52/thread|title=CD-ROM - Bundled with the Jag! - Vid Grid|magazine=Ultimate Future Games|issue=11 Supplement|publisher=Future Publishing|date=October 1995|page=11}}{{cite magazine|last=Charlton|first=Frank|url=http://www.stformat.com/stf84/pages_nx1500/stf84_029.jpg|title=Screenplay - Jaguar CD-ROM - JagCD - VidGrid|magazine=ST Format|issue=84|publisher=Future plc|date=July 1996|page=29|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301232305/http://www.stformat.com/stf84/pages_nx1500/stf84_029.jpg|archive-date=2019-03-01|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_The_Cutting_Edge_Spring_1996/page/n125|title=The Jaguar: A Hungry Cat Looking for Food - Vid-Grid|magazine=GamePro|issue=Premiere Supplement|publisher=IDG|date=Spring 1996|pages=116–124|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301232305/https://archive.org/details/GamePro_The_Cutting_Edge_Spring_1996/page/n125|archive-date=2019-03-01|url-status=live}} This version was first demonstrated to the attendees at Atari Corporation's booth during the Winter CES in early 1995 and it would be later demonstrated again on various trading shows such as E3 1995 and the Fun 'n' Games Day event hosted by Atari Corp. on the same year,{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf&page=8|title=Special CES-Show - Winter CES Las Vegas - Atari|magazine=Mega Fun|issue=30|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG|date=March 1995|page=8|lang=de|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728191315/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf&page=8|archive-date=2018-07-28|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEGM2_US_13.pdf&page=123|title=Jaguar Domain - Vid Grid|magazine=EGM²|issue=13|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=July 1995|page=123|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301232305/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEGM2_US_13.pdf&page=123|archive-date=2019-03-01|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/Gamefan_Vol_3_Issue_07#page/n37/mode/1up|title=E-3 The Biggest And Best Electronic Entertainment Show Ever! - Jaguar CD|magazine=GameFan|issue=7|publisher=Shinno Media|date=July 1995|volume=3|page=36|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129120834/https://archive.org/stream/Gamefan_Vol_3_Issue_07#page/n37/mode/1up|archive-date=2018-11-29|url-status=live}} in addition of being covered by the magazine press that were invited to Atari's UK division.

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{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1995-09.pdf&page=96|title=Special Atari - Zu Besuch bei Atari|magazine=Mega Fun|issue=36|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG|date=September 1995|page=96|lang=de|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728191342/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1995-09.pdf&page=96|archive-date=2018-07-28|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_80_September_1995#page/n57/mode/2up|title=Atari Explodes With Fun N' Games|magazine=VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine|issue=80|publisher=L.F.P., Inc.|date=September 1995|pages=56–57|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129120834/https://archive.org/stream/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_80_September_1995#page/n57/mode/2up|archive-date=2018-11-29|url-status=live}} It was originally planned for a Q1 1995 release but was later pushed back to an August/Q3 1995 release date instead.

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{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/MANIAC.N020.1995.06/MANIAC.N020.1995.06-DURiAN_Searchable#page/n39/mode/1up|title=Feature - XT Generation Report - Atari Jaguar|magazine=MAN!AC|issue=20|publisher=Cybermedia|date=June 1995|page=40|lang=de|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129120834/https://archive.org/stream/MANIAC.N020.1995.06/MANIAC.N020.1995.06-DURiAN_Searchable#page/n39/mode/1up|archive-date=2018-11-29|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:VideoGames_DE_1995-08.pdf&page=41|title=Release Liste|magazine=Video Games|issue=46|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=August 1995|page=43|lang=de|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914203501/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:VideoGames_DE_1995-08.pdf&page=41|archive-date=2018-09-14|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last=Gore|first=Chris|url=https://archive.org/stream/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_79_August_1995#page/n13/mode/1up|title=The Gorescore - Industry News You Can - Upcoming Jaguar Software Titles|magazine=VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine|issue=79|publisher=L.F.P., Inc.|date=August 1995|page=14|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129120834/https://archive.org/stream/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_79_August_1995#page/n13/mode/1up|archive-date=2018-11-29|url-status=live}}

In an online conversation with an anonymous High Voltage Software programmer for the Jaguar by website Cyberroach, he stated that they developed several additional features not found in the original PC version for the conversion but were scrapped as Atari wanted to keep the port faithful.{{cite web|last=Reutter|first=Hans|url=http://www.cyberroach.com/jaguarcd/html/kidgrid.htm|title=Unreleased Or Unfinished Jaguar Games - Kid Grid|website=cyberroach.com|date=July 25, 2000|accessdate=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001045327/http://www.cyberroach.com/jaguarcd/html/kidgrid.htm|archive-date=October 1, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|last=Reutter|first=Hans|url=http://www.cyberroach.com/jaguarcd/html/coungrid.htm|title=Unreleased Or Unfinished Jaguar Games - Country Grid|website=cyberroach.com|date=July 25, 2000|accessdate=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001045701/http://www.cyberroach.com/jaguarcd/html/coungrid.htm|archive-date=October 1, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Scott Corley, main programmer and one of the designers of Ruiner Pinball at High Voltage Software claimed in a thread at the 3DO Zone forums that the porting process of the title to the Jaguar CD, which was done by programmer Brian McGroarty, was one of the "smoothest projects" the company has worked on, as there were no major issues during development,{{cite web|last=Corley|first=Scott|url=http://www.3do.cdinteractive.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3496#p37822|title=Hello again from Scott|website=3do.cdinteractive.co.uk|date=July 21, 2014|accessdate=2019-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708060056/http://www.3do.cdinteractive.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3496|archive-date=8 July 2018|url-status=live}} despite a setback with audio compression formats. It is also the largest game released for the add-on in terms of memory size (at 630 MB).{{cite magazine|last=Karels|first=Ralph|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1999-08/page/56/mode/1up|title=Special - Atari Jaguar - Die 13 Jag-CD-Games|magazine=Video Games|issue=93|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=August 1999|page=56|lang=de}}

The soundtrack of Vid Grid consists mainly of licensed songs with heavy emphasis on rock music combining genres and subgenres such as power ballad, blue-eyed soul, funk, hard rock, psychedelic, acid, heavy metal, blues, rap and grunge. Former Geffen Records A&R executive John Kalodner was responsible for compiling and providing the list of songs featured in the game from multiple record labels like Elektra, MCA and Warner Bros., among others including Geffen's own repertoire. Though he expected resistance from labels to have their tracks featured in the game, producer Norman Beil stated they agreed upon seeing the project and that the artists were eager to license their music videos, in addition of pushing to offer them royalties equal to the then-multimedia market. Each song is present in both Windows and Jaguar CD versions:

{{track listing

|headline = Track list

|title1 = Cryin'

|note1 = Aerosmith

|length1 = 5:32

|title2 = Sledgehammer

|note2 = Peter Gabriel

|length2 = 5:02

|title3 = November Rain

|note3 = Guns N' Roses

|length3 = 9:17

|title4 = Are You Experienced?

|note4 = The Jimi Hendrix Experience

|length4 = 4:16

|title5 = Enter Sandman

|note5 = Metallica

|length5 = 5:31

|title6 = Right Now

|note6 = Van Halen

|length6 = 4:25

|title7 = No More Tears

|note7 = Ozzy Osbourne

|length7 = 5:58

|title8 = Give It Away

|note8 = Red Hot Chili Peppers

|length8 = 4:33

|title9 = Spoonman

|note9 = Soundgarden

|length9 = 4:26

}}Unpublicized hidden bonus video: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana){{Clear}}

{{Video game reviews

|rev1 = AllGame

|rev1Score = (Jaguar CD) {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Knight|first=Kyle|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7230&tab=review|title=Vid Grid (Atari Jaguar CD) - Review|website=AllGame|accessdate=2018-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114131734/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7230&tab=review|archive-date=14 November 2014|url-status=live}}

|rev2 = Game Zero Magazine

|rev2Score = (Jaguar CD) 39.0 / 50{{cite web|author1=R.I.P.|author2=Salamander|url=http://www.gamezero.com/team-0/final_word/jaguar_cd/vid_grid.html|title=The Final Word game review - Vid Grid -- Jasmine Multimedia/Geffen|work=Game Zero Magazine|publisher=Game Zero|date=October 1995|access-date=2019-10-02}}

|rev3 = Mega Fun

|rev3Score = (Jaguar CD) 59%{{cite magazine|last=Schneider|first=Ulf|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1996-02.pdf&page=97|title=Special Jaguar CD - Jaguar CD - Vid Grid|magazine=Mega Fun|issue=41|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG|date=February 1996|page=97|lang=de|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912165825/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1996-02.pdf&page=97|archive-date=September 12, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

|rev4 = ST Magazine

|rev4Score = (Jaguar CD) 86%{{cite magazine|last=Abramson|first=Marc|url=http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=6&num=901&album=oui|title=Cahier Loisirs / Jaguar - Enfin Là|magazine=ST Magazine|issue=100|publisher=Pressimage|date=December 1995|pages=50–54|lang=fr|access-date=September 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924185859/http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=6&num=901&album=oui|archive-date=September 24, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

|award1Pub = Consumer Electronics Show (1994)

|award1 = Best Multimedia Software

}}

Vid Grid was well regarded upon its release on PC and as of April 8, 1995, it has sold 100,000 copies and received the "Best Multimedia Software" award at SCES 1994.{{cite magazine|last=A. Gillen|first=Marilyn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6AsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Vid+Grid+Consumer+Electronics+Show+1994&pg=PA98|title=The Enter*Active File - Entertainment Industry News Of Info Systems, Video Games & Retail-Tech Media - New Releases|magazine=Billboard|volume=107|issue=14|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=April 8, 1995|page=98|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301034544/https://books.google.com/books?id=6AsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA98&dq=Vid%20Grid%20Consumer%20Electronics%20Show%201994&pg=PA98#v=onepage&q=Vid%20Grid%20Consumer%20Electronics%20Show%201994&f=false|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} The Jaguar CD version was also well received, due to being one of the pack-in titles for the peripheral when it launched, with praise towards the gameplay.{{cite web|last=A. Jung|first=Robert|url=http://www.electric-escape.net/atari/Jaguar/reviews/VidGrid|title=The Atari Bin - Jaguar Reviews - Vid Grid|website=electric-escape.net|accessdate=2019-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514155418/http://www.electric-escape.net/atari/Jaguar/reviews/VidGrid|archive-date=2008-05-14|url-status=live}}

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After the release of Vid Grid, Geffen Records and Jasmine Multimedia created two spin-offs that were released in 1995, with each one having a distinctive thematic and selection of music videos respectively; Kid Vid Grid (which prominently features cartoons from Hanna-Barbera) and Country Vid Grid (which focuses on country music as the name implies).{{cite magazine|last=A. Gillen|first=Marilyn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1AsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Vid+Grid+Jasmine+Multimedia&pg=PA84|title=The Enter*Active File - Entertainment Industry News Of Info Systems, Video Games & Retail-Tech Media - E3's Debut Features A Multiplicity Of Products - Int'l Vid Grids|magazine=Billboard|volume=107|issue=21|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=May 27, 1995|page=84}}{{cite magazine|last=Atwood|first=Brett|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Vid+Grid+Consumer+Electronics+Show+1994&pg=PA92|title=Billboard Spotlight - Winter CES - Software Developers Supply A Plethora Of Titles To Meet The Multimedia Demand - Software|magazine=Billboard|volume=107|issue=1|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=January 7, 1995|pages=90–92|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301034544/https://books.google.com/books?id=ugsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA92&dq=Vid%20Grid%20Consumer%20Electronics%20Show%201994&pg=PA92#v=onepage&q=Vid%20Grid%20Consumer%20Electronics%20Show%201994&f=false|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite magazine|last=A. Gillen|first=Marilyn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sAsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Kid+Vid+Grid+Billboard&pg=PA109|title=The Enter*Active File - Entertainment Industry News Of Info Systems, Video Games & Retail-Tech Media - Favorite Games Of The Past Return To The Marketplace|magazine=Billboard|volume=107|issue=5|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=February 4, 1995|pages=104–109|access-date=March 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402014747/https://books.google.com/books?id=sAsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA109&ots=uFV7Ef6rls&dq=Kid%20Vid%20Grid%20Billboard&pg=PA109#v=onepage&q=Kid%20Vid%20Grid%20Billboard&f=false|archive-date=April 2, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} On a May 1995 article by Billboard magazine, Jay Samit commented on the possibility of creating other titles in the series but themed around musicians from countries across the world such as Argentina and Germany. In 1997, two years after its release, the game's trademark was abandoned.{{cite web|last=B. Nielsen|first=Anne|url=https://trademarks.justia.com/750/64/vid-grid-75064167.html|title=VID GRID - Trademark Details|publisher=justia.com|date=July 8, 1997|accessdate=2019-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401233817/https://trademarks.justia.com/750/64/vid-grid-75064167.html%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3hVz728Nk54bbeqzoVV51iP86Oj_1pXzPCZ45KPBg8LWITrSkpZqkUQG4|archive-date=April 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

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• {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/19961029115403/http://www.atari.com:80/jagware/soft/puzzle/puzzle.html}}
• [https://atariage.com/software_page.php?SoftwareID=2514 Vid Grid] at AtariAge
• [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/212968-vid-grid Vid Grid] at GameFAQs
• [https://www.mobygames.com/game/jaguar/vid-grid Vid Grid] at MobyGames

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