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| The 7th Guest | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Trilobyte |
| Publisher(s) | Virgin Interactive Entertainment |
| Producer(s) | Stephen Clarke-Willson David Luehmann David Bishop |
| Designer(s) | Rob Landeros Graeme Devine |
| Programmer(s) | Graeme Devine |
| Artist(s) | Robert Stein III Rob Landeros |
| Writer(s) | Matthew Costello |
| Composer(s) | George Sanger |
| Platform(s) | DOS, CD-i, Mac OS, Windows, iOS, OS X, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Interactive movie, puzzle adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The 7th Guest is an interactive movie puzzle adventure game, produced by Trilobyte and originally released by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in April 1993.[4] It is one of the first computer video games to be released only on CD-ROM. The 7th Guest is a horror story told from the unfolding perspective of the player, as an amnesiac. The game received press attention for making live action video clips a core part of its gameplay, for its then-unprecedented amount of pre-rendered 3D graphics, and for its adult content. The game was very successful, with over two million copies sold. The game alongside Myst, is widely regarded as a killer app that accelerated the sales of CD-ROM drives. The 7th Guest has subsequently been re-released on Apple's app store for various systems such as the Mac.[5] Bill Gates called The 7th Guest "the new standard in interactive entertainment".
The game has been ported in various formats to different systems, with Trilobyte mentioning the potential for a third entry in the series.[6][7]
- ^ "Celebrating The 7th Guest's 25th Anniversary". theescapeeffect.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Elliot Blair (April 25, 1993). "Mutiny on the PCs". San Francisco Examiner. p. 64. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
By the time Virgin Games Inc. debuts the "Seventh Guest," its new video-game mystery, which cost $1 million to develop, it will have already conceded one market — Latin America. If not for a tough-minded distributor in the Far East, Virgin owner Sir Richard Branson — whose British empire includes luxury airliners, Nintendo cartridges, and his own investment bank — might concede the Asian market for the game, which is scheduled to be shipped this week.
- ^ "Bits & PCs". The Press Democrat. April 29, 1993. p. 16. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
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- ^ Wolf, Mark J. P. (2008). The Video Game Explosion. Milton Park, Abingdon, UK: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 192. ISBN 9780313338687.
- ^ Geoff Keighley. "Haunted Glory: The Rise and Fall of Trilobyte". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 5, 2006.
- ^ "The 7th Guest: Infection Launches for iPad". Dread Central. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ^ "Products". Trilobyte Games. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.