The Russian CD-i game 'Hieroglyph' is one of the most peculiar releases the CD-i has enjoyed to date. This game originated from Russia as the first in a series of three games as stated in Heiroglyph's manual. The two other games are named "Magic Eraser" and "BMP Puzzle". While developed in Russia, these games were released by ZYX Multimedia in germany. As we understand more of the work that was done by ZYX, we expect these CD-i games, including Hieroglyph, to also have a dedicated Russian release and that these titles were licensed by ZYX to bring them to a broader market.
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While most consumer titles were published by Philips, there are a few games and programs on CD-i published by other companies. Especially after Philips decided to stop its publishing activities on CD-i in 1996, companies like Creative Media (Christmas Country, Whack a Bubble) and HUB (Domino, De Zaak van Sam) also published a few CD-i games. One exception might be ZYX Multimedia who released at least three games on CD-i: BMP Puzzle, Magic Eraser, Hieroglyph. ZYX was a german company who also brought music CD's and music VCD's (Cotton Eye Joe and Two Unlimited) on the market. The games were released in Germany, but they are originally from Russia.
Who have played one of these rare CD-i games?
[Thanks, Arethius RGC]
