Myst

Description
The new interface for Myst enhances the gameplay in all-new ways. The upper screen of the system provides information and allows players to view magnified images, while the bottom screen is used to access... [ more ]

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Consoles
DS

Release Date
March 1, 2008

ON THE WEB

Oct
7

Myst 'demo' free on iPhone

In lieu of an upgradeable demo (they're not allowed on the App Store) the original Myst's iPhone and iPod Touch incarnation now has a "free version." Myst FREE is a glorified demo that allows players to explore Myst Island, but entering any of...

Myst novel optioned for film

No, this isn't one of the huge stories of the day, but we thought you might like an update after our post from March of 2008 about Myst nuts Patrick A. McIntire and Adrian Vanderbosch trying to turn the game into a film. Sixteen months later,...

PSP version of Myst hitting PlayStation Network July 16

We know you've probably bought Myst eight or nine times by this point, but we thought you'd still like to know that a new iteration will soon be available -- this time, for the PSP. Hoplite Research, who collaborated with the adventure game's...

Gametap adds (and subtracts) PC games to library

The PC game download site Gametap updates their library of titles every Thursday and today is no except. This week they are adding the adventure game Runaway: Dream Of The Turtle for their premimum users. Also, the Rebellion-developed action...

Myst can now frustrate iPhone users

The classic brain bender Myst has arrived for iPhone and iPod Touch, notes WhatTheyPlay. The $6 app is a hefty 700MB, so the developers at Cyan Worlds probably aren't kidding when they state the "original Myst sights and sounds have been...

We Love the 90s (For PC Games): 1992-1993

TEST Filed under: Features

On Monday we began a fond look back at the 1990s, when Star Trek was well into The Next Generation and The X-Files was our favorite way to get scared. PC games also came into their own in that decade and to prove it we...

The 20 Most Influential PC Games: 20-11

TEST Filed under: Features, Adventure, FPS, MMO, RPG, RTS, World of Warcraft

There have been thousands of PC games released in the past few decades but let's be honest: Most of them are not that original. Oh sure, some are professionally made and...

Myst Online to be turned into open source project

Cyan Worlds, the developers and creators of Myst, have had a brutal 2008. Their online adventure-themed MMO Myst Online: Uru Live was shut down by its publisher Gametap earlier this year and last month Cyan let go of 50 team members who worked...

Big Ideas: Is online the future of gaming?

In a word: yes. In a few more words: yes, and the future is already here. In a lot of words:When people ask "Is (product/service/phenomenon) the future?" they usually mean to imply that there is a boundary to be crossed, past which things will...

Myst + iPhone = iMyst, cue iGag over iNaming iScheme

Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, PC, Portable, Sony PSP, Adventure, Puzzle, Casual

Oh Myst, whatever happened to you? We loved you when you were original, and we loved you even more when Riven came out. Then we were rudely slapped in the face...