{{Short description|1994 video game}} {{Infobox video game |title = Kid Vid Grid |image = Kid Vid Grid cover art.jpg |developer = Geffen Records |publisher = Jasmine Multimedia Publishing |producer = Norman Beil |series = ''Vid Grid'' |platforms = Microsoft Windows |released = {{vgrelease|NA|1994}} |genre = Interactive movie, puzzle |modes = Single-player }}
'''''Kid Vid Grid''''' is a tile-matching full motion video puzzle game developed by Geffen Records and published by Jasmine Multimedia Publishing for Windows in 1994. It is a spin-off of the original ''Vid Grid'', which was released on the same year, and is it also the second entry in the franchise of the same name.
In the game, the main objective of the players is to resolve and finish a jigsaw puzzle on time before the video clip that is being played on the background ends. Produced by series creator Norman Beil, ''Kid Vid Grid'' is mainly themed after cartoons and prominently features characters from animated series by Hanna-Barbera such as Huckleberry Hound and Snagglepuss unlike the original ''Vid Grid'', which had a heavy emphasis on rock music combining multiple genres and subgenres.<ref name="KVGa">{{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 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301034544/https://books.google.com/books?id=sgsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA70&ots=F8PPAdm_uI&dq=Vid%2BGrid%2BJasmine%2BMultimedia&pg=PA70#v=onepage&q=Vid%20Grid%20Jasmine%20Multimedia&f=false|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
== Gameplay == thumb|left|Gameplay screenshot. : ''For further information about the gameplay, see:'' ''Gameplay of Vid Grid'' As with the original game, ''Kid Vid Grid'' is a tile-matching FMV puzzle game where the main objective of the players is to correctly reassemble the cartoon short on time before the video clip ends across five levels in total, each one featuring nine puzzles to be solved and they increase in both complexity and difficulty as players progress further, while an extra puzzle is unlocked after reaching the fourth level.<ref name="KVGb">{{cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/kid-vid-grid/3030-62695/|title=Kid Vid Grid (Game)|publisher=Giant Bomb|access-date=2019-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324061943/https://www.giantbomb.com/kid-vid-grid/3030-62695/|archive-date=2019-03-24|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{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 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402014747/https://books.google.com/books?id=sAsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA109&ots=uFV7Ef6rls&dq=Kid%2BVid%2BGrid%2BBillboard&pg=PA109#v=onepage&q=Kid%20Vid%20Grid%20Billboard&f=false|archive-date=April 2, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="KVGc">{{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 24, 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}}</ref> Another source of difficulty are the videos themselves, as most of them feature various types of distractions within. Like the original title, 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, among other options. Unlike the original, however, the video clips last much longer and the first level consist of arranging 2x2 puzzles instead of 3x3 puzzles.<ref name="KVGb"/><ref name="CRkvg">{{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|access-date=2019-03-24|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}}</ref> After completing the puzzle, a small video clip is played as an award for the players.<ref name="KVGb"/>
== Development and release == ''Kid Vid Grid'' was a joint effort between Geffen Records head of new media Norman Beil, who was also involved as producer of the original ''Vid Grid'', and Jasmine Multimedia Publishing.<ref name="KVGa"/> The game launched in 1994 and it was an expansion of the original's concept but delving into children's shows instead of music videos.<ref name="KVGc"/><ref>{{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 - Country Artists On 'Vid Grid'|magazine=Billboard|volume=107|issue=14|publisher=Lynne Segall|date=April 8, 1995|page=98|access-date=March 24, 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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> It was showcased to attendees of Winter Consumer Electronics Show in 1995.<ref>{{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 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301034544/https://books.google.com/books?id=ugsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA92&dq=Vid%2BGrid%2BConsumer%2BElectronics%2BShow%2B1994&pg=PA92#v=onepage&q=Vid%20Grid%20Consumer%20Electronics%20Show%201994&f=false|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> A conversion of ''Kid Vid Grid'' was developed and completed by High Voltage Software for the Atari Jaguar CD, but it went unreleased for unknown reasons.<ref name="CRkvg"/>
=== List of shorts === All of the cartoon shorts featured in ''Kid Vid Grid'' are mainly from those created by Hanna-Barbera. The game also includes short clips from others shows as a reward to players for completing the puzzle in time:<ref name="KVGb"/> {{Col-begin}} {{Col-break}}
* ''2 Stupid Dogs'' * ''Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines'' * ''Dino and Cavemouse'' * ''The Huckleberry Hound Show'' * ''Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks'' * ''Snagglepuss'' {{Col-end}}
== Legacy == In 1997, three years after its release, the game's trademark was abandoned.<ref>{{cite web|last=B. Nielsen|first=Anne|url=https://trademarks.justia.com/750/64/kid-vid-grid-75064168.html|title=KID VID GRID - Trademark Details|publisher=justia.com|date=August 5, 1997|access-date=2019-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401234331/https://trademarks.justia.com/750/64/kid-vid-grid-75064168.html%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3ic5_ardMZdPs0bf4YiaQdubarspKMD3mh2wYAH6dq70feFOF9-_rkyVg|archive-date=April 1, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Vid Grid}} {{Portal bar|1990s|United States|Video games}}
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