I remember when Philips was demonstrating their re-commitment to their CD-i platform that the "7th Guest" was one of the games they were showcasing. With Philips' digital video add-on (which not only allowed full screen, full motion video at roughly VHS quality, but also provided extra system memory), which would soon become standard with new models, the CD-i was able to meet and exceed in most ways 7th Guest running on a high end PC of the time (which was a 486-level machine).
The "7th Guest" was a big seller for the era on PC, though it never reached the levels of "Myst", which itself was eventually far eclipsed by the runaway success of the very different "The Sims". The "11th Hour" sequel never matched anywhere near the popularity of its predecessor. Frankly, I was never a fan of games like the "7th Guest" or "Myst", though as a collector by default I have countless versions of the latter for a variety of platforms.
*************************** Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
I remember when Philips was demonstrating their re-commitment to their CD-i platform that the "7th Guest" was one of the games they were showcasing. With Philips' digital video add-on (which not only allowed full screen, full motion video at roughly VHS quality, but also provided extra system memory), which would soon become standard with new models, the CD-i was able to meet and exceed in most ways 7th Guest running on a high end PC of the time (which was a 486-level machine).
The "7th Guest" was a big seller for the era on PC, though it never reached the levels of "Myst", which itself was eventually far eclipsed by the runaway success of the very different "The Sims". The "11th Hour" sequel never matched anywhere near the popularity of its predecessor. Frankly, I was never a fan of games like the "7th Guest" or "Myst", though as a collector by default I have countless versions of the latter for a variety of platforms.
***************************
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.