Kid Vid Grid

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.[2][3][4] 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.[2][5] After completing the puzzle, a small video clip is played as an award for the players.[2]

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.[1] 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.[4][6][7] It was showcased to attendees of Winter Consumer Electronics Show in 1995.[8] 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.[5]

In 1997, three years after its release, the game's trademark was abandoned.[9]