Any other fans of The 7th Guest?
Posted: July 23rd, 2021, 2:12 pm
I'm amazed at how much this title seems to be getting lost in time, as few people I talk to about gaming anymore are even aware that it exists. Yes, I know it's not much of a "game," but for any of us who remember the excitement surrounding the advent of PC CD-ROM technology, T7G was a landmark title, really showing what the new tech was capable of.
(Then, you know, Myst came along and blew it out of the water, but that's a story for another day)
I felt like everyone who had a PC at a certain point in time either had Myst or T7G, and that purple box with the spooky haunted house on the front was a fixture at any sort of computer store for years. I also loved that it came with a soundtrack CD. I always figured that the second disc in the set was simply the soundtrack, but it turns out that it's also needed to finish the game, as the final puzzle was bumped to Disc 2! Took me years to figure it out, which says it all about how far I got when I first played it.
I've always liked haunted house style games, such as this, Alone in the Dark, and the first Resident Evil. My wife has tracklighting in her studio, with a series of [stuffed] crows perched on top of them - just like the art studio from the first RE. She loves the staircase and design of the main entryway in T7G, and it's one of the few single player games that we enjoy playing together. We'll usually fire it up around Halloween and see how far we can get before we either get stuck, it gets too late, or our G3 Power Macintosh stops reading the game disc - whichever comes first
Aside from the studio lights, we've had plenty of ideas for projects from these sorts of games over the years. I studied stained glass in college, and have wanted to re-create the front door to T7G's mansion at some point down the line. Years ago, I did re-create the puzzle cake in real life, serving it at a Halloween party I hosted. Nobody got the reference. My wife has wanted to make it again - and better - so we'll probably try again this year. If anyone knows where we can find a set of those spooky eyeball plates, please let us know!
I think what's hurt this game's popularity is that it never got much of a console release. Aside from the CD-I, it's always been a PC-based title. I would *love* to see a re-release on modern consoles, much like recent remasters of Night Trap and Double Switch. I'm aware that there is a sort of 25th Anniversary Edition out there, but again, it's for PCs.
Would this game have been more popular if it had gotten a Sega-CD or PlayStation release back in the day? I can only wonder.
Myself, I can't think of the early days of CD-ROM gaming without immediately thinking of this one. Do any of you guys have fond memories of T7G, as well?
(Then, you know, Myst came along and blew it out of the water, but that's a story for another day)
I felt like everyone who had a PC at a certain point in time either had Myst or T7G, and that purple box with the spooky haunted house on the front was a fixture at any sort of computer store for years. I also loved that it came with a soundtrack CD. I always figured that the second disc in the set was simply the soundtrack, but it turns out that it's also needed to finish the game, as the final puzzle was bumped to Disc 2! Took me years to figure it out, which says it all about how far I got when I first played it.
I've always liked haunted house style games, such as this, Alone in the Dark, and the first Resident Evil. My wife has tracklighting in her studio, with a series of [stuffed] crows perched on top of them - just like the art studio from the first RE. She loves the staircase and design of the main entryway in T7G, and it's one of the few single player games that we enjoy playing together. We'll usually fire it up around Halloween and see how far we can get before we either get stuck, it gets too late, or our G3 Power Macintosh stops reading the game disc - whichever comes first
Aside from the studio lights, we've had plenty of ideas for projects from these sorts of games over the years. I studied stained glass in college, and have wanted to re-create the front door to T7G's mansion at some point down the line. Years ago, I did re-create the puzzle cake in real life, serving it at a Halloween party I hosted. Nobody got the reference. My wife has wanted to make it again - and better - so we'll probably try again this year. If anyone knows where we can find a set of those spooky eyeball plates, please let us know!
I think what's hurt this game's popularity is that it never got much of a console release. Aside from the CD-I, it's always been a PC-based title. I would *love* to see a re-release on modern consoles, much like recent remasters of Night Trap and Double Switch. I'm aware that there is a sort of 25th Anniversary Edition out there, but again, it's for PCs.
Would this game have been more popular if it had gotten a Sega-CD or PlayStation release back in the day? I can only wonder.
Myself, I can't think of the early days of CD-ROM gaming without immediately thinking of this one. Do any of you guys have fond memories of T7G, as well?