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Dunny Hut
Original at Myst Library
• Wed, Sep 30
By lilmikey1982@hotmail.com The concept for the D'ni kingdom and the word "Dunny" came from a novel that Myst creator Robyn Miller was writing about a cavernous underground empire and a boy who discovers that this empire is actually his long-lost home. The book was called Dunny Hut. But it was never completed; as Robyn a...
Myst for iphone
Original at Macworld
• Wed, Jun 17
CA Myst was originally released in 1993. and soon became a huge hit with critics and gamers alike. Up until 2002 the puzzle-based adventure game held the record for the best-selling PC game of all time; today, it's still ranked among the classics. ...
Alt+Escape: Little Wheel
Original at Escapist Magazine
• Fri, Jun 12
NC I've never really been a fan of point-and-click adventure games. Myst was a little too cerebral for my 9-year-old mind to grasp, and I didn't have the patience to appreciate the subtle humor of a game like The Secret of Monkey Island. ...
Five perfect puzzle games for the iPhone
Original at CNET News.com
• Fri, Jun 12
CA Myst The puzzle game to end all puzzle games, Myst is a lush graphic adventure based on the eponymous PC classic. Well worth the $5.99 given the amount of gameplay you'll get from it--and if you can beat it, you're a smarter player than I. Unblock Me ...
New iphone 3G S Uses 600 mhz CPU, 2X RAM
Original at Tom's Guide
• Thu, Jun 11
CA Game developers and publishers are already beginning to flood Apple's App store with high-quality games such as The Sims 3, Myst, Sonic the Hedgehog, and more. With the new iphone 3G S, there's no telling where Apple will go next.
IPHONE GAME REVIEW
Original at Pocket Gamer
• Fri, Jun 5
UK The CD-ROM drive expanded games from less than a megabyte to 700, and Myst took advantage of every single one. Myst is a point-and-click adventure game that uses pre-rendered images to build up the island on which you find yourself stranded. ...
'Return to Mysterious Island' - A Point and Click Adventure
Original at Touch Arcade
• Mon, Jun 1
VA While not a first-person adventure in the strictest sense of the term, the game features point to point "motion" with a look-anywhere view mechanic reminiscent of Zork Nemesis and Myst III: Exile. In fact, the swipe-to-view control offers smoother view ...
Review: iPhone 'Myst' Still Worth Discovering
Original at CBS 4
• Wed, May 27
FL Read more in our Privacy Policy By Phil Stauskas The iPhone version of the computer game classic is a faithful recreation of the original adventure and a fantastic trip down memory lane. For those who have played "Myst" before (and loved it), ...
Review: iPhone 'Myst' Still Worth Discovering
Original at CBS 2
• Wed, May 27
CA Read more in our Privacy Policy By Phil Stauskas The iPhone version of the computer game classic is a faithful recreation of the original adventure and a fantastic trip down memory lane. For those who have played "Myst" before (and loved it), ...
Review: Myst for iPhone
Original at Bitbag
• Mon, May 18
A testament to it's achievement, Myst helped bolster the sales of CD-ROM drives, and set the standard for graphic adventure games. Myst for the iPhone - adventure gaming on the go! Fast forward to the present, and the game Myst is long but forgotten. ...
App Review: MYST for iPhone
Original at the iPhone
• Sun, May 17
FL For those of you that do not know what MYST is, it is a port of the old MYST computer game. MYST is an adventure puzzle game in which you are attempting to find your way off the island, or rather attempt to figure out how all the things around you work ...
Myst iphone Review
Original at IGN
• Mon, May 11
CA The idevice port of Myst includes a great save system that lets you drag your current position into a series of save slots. It is easy to jump in and out of the adventure and the game and employs an instant-save measure in the event you get a call. ...
Myst stays mobile with iPhone/iPod Touch release
Original at Adventure Gamers
• Wed, May 6
The story and setup should be familiar to everyone by now, as Myst casts players in the first-person role of a stranger stranded on a small island filled with peculiar gadgets and puzzles. Linking this world to others are magical books written by a man ...
Review: Myst hits the App Store, the original adventure now in the ...
Original at Geek.com
• Mon, May 4
Anyone old enough to remember his or her computing from early 90s must remember Myst, Cyan's mystical adventure game that was among the first to take advantage of “vast” storage space offered by then rising CD medium. Now, 18 years later, ...
Mysterium: Mysterium 2009 Con Book & Cookbook Submissions Call
Original at Myst Blogs
• Sat, Feb 7
In honor of Mysterium’s 10th anniversary, we are also creating a Mysterium Cookbook, which will be sold online to help cover the costs of the convention. If you have a Myst, Uru, or D’ni-themed recipe (or even something that could pass as a Myst, Uru, or D’ni-themed recipe), please send it t...
Mysterium: Announcing Mysterium 2009 Q&A Session and Calls for Submission
Original at Myst Blogs
• Wed, Jan 14
Hello members of the Myst fan community! The Mysterium Committee has a few announcements to make today. We’d like to encourage people to make and wear costumes based on D’ni characters, either a recreation of something seen in the games, or a personal interpretation of Myst-themed wear. P...
Opinion: Alahmnat: OSMOUL - Initial Thoughts
Original at dpwr.net
• Sat, Dec 13
So, evidently Cyan is open-sourcing Myst Online. After re-reading the comments in the Spokesman Review a third time in preparation for writing this entry, I’ve picked up on a couple of things that I’m not sure others have really noticed… I’ll get to that in a minute, but first, my initial re...
Myst IV, V and URU $30
Original at craigslist
• Sat, Nov 22
I am selling these games because i have a mac and can no longer put them on my computer. Myst IV is also for mac, but only for osx 10.2 and 10.3. The other myst's i have are PC only, are in good condition in their cases. The price of $30.00 is for all three games, but that does NOT include shipping them if ne...
Cyan lays off 50 game testers
Original at The Spokesman Review
• Wed, Nov 5
WA - Earlier this year Cyan's massive and ambitious game "Myst Online" was shut down by Turner, which had invested in its development. ...
$6, PC Games
Original at San Diego County
• Sat, Oct 25
6 each or two games for $10. $100 takes the entire collection. - Balder’s Gate - Black & White - Myst (Masterpiece Edition) - Riven - Jedi Knight – Dark Forces II - StarCraft (Compendium - Brood War - Expansion Set, Insurrection, Retribution, Stellar Forces) I have never played this game...
Fanfiction: For Services Rendered [Myst:general]
Original at [CinemaRatty] Lattest Articles
• Fri, Sep 19
Warnings: OC point of view. set pre-game, stoneship age. no spoilers Word Count: ~500 Summary: Sirrus gets some help decorating his room on Stoneship. Myst (c) Cyan Worlds For Sevices Rendered entry is flocked. request to read. ...
iMyst: Myst coming to the Apple iPhone
Original at TechWhack
• Mon, Sep 1
By Satan Cyan Worlds has announced that they are now working on a project to bring Myst to the Apple iPhone platform. They have now assigned three developers to this project. Company sources said that the project is outside funded and is helping them keeping the developers employed. Myst has been one...
realMyst (v1.1 patch and no cd included) (PC ISO)
Original at blackcats-games.net
• Sat, Aug 30
realMyst: Interactive 3D Edition was a remake of the Myst computer game released in November of 2000 for the PC, and in January 2002 for the Mac. Unlike Myst and the Masterpiece Edition, realMyst featured free-roaming, real-time 3D ...
Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy review (PC)
Original at gamezine.co.uk
• Fri, Aug 29
UK - Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy is a flick-screen adventure game, rekindling memories of classic titles such as Myst. Well, I say classic even though I ...
Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon Review
Original at IGN
• Mon, Aug 25
CA - The Myst-like jumps from screen to screen is actually better than animating something, since the few times there are mini cut-scenes, you really have no ...
MYST Masterpiece Edition Black Screen fix
Original at mystcommunity.com
• Fri, Aug 22
Most call for restricting several items in the compatibility settings for the Myst executable and also putting QT into Safe mode (not using DirectX). I've done some experimenting and I believe the solution is much simpler. ...
Myst + iPhone = iMyst, cue iGag over iNaming iScheme
Original at Joystiq
• Fri, Aug 22
By Kevin Kelly 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 when the game left Cyan and Ubisoft released Myst III: Exile and later Myst ...
Myst + iPhone = iMyst, cue iGag over iNaming iScheme - Joystiq
Original at Joystiq
• Fri, Aug 22
Honestly, if you thought Myst and Riven were boring, bad, or whatever, you seriously need to go back and recheck your definition of a good game, because games aren't made anymore like they used to make games back then. ...
Myst coming to iPhone for some reason!
Original at CrunchGear
• Fri, Aug 22
By Devin Coldewey Being a point-and-click game, essentially made in Hypercard, it does lend itself to the iPhone’s simple interface, although as IGN’s recent review of Myst DS indicates, it’s not exactly a small-screen game. ...
Ready to play Myst on your iPhone?
Original at Geek.com
• Fri, Aug 22
- Cyan, the company originally responsible for producing the game, have released a statement on their Myst Online forums, stating that the port is currently ... Myst heading to iPhone CVG Online all 2 news articles
Cyan porting Myst to iPhone
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Fri, Aug 22
• 4 related articles
By Mike Schramm An employee of Cyan Worlds (proprietors of the legendary Myst series of games) has announced that they will be porting the original Myst to the iPhone. Apparently it's an "outside-funded" project -- though who might be funding it isn't ...
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Myst Coming To The iPhone
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Aug 21
By Stuart Houghton Is it wrong to suggest that the iPhone is the perfect platform for a Myst revival? Lets hope not, because that is exactly what is coming. Cyan have posted a status report to the Myst Online forums that contains a little announcement about iMyst - a port of the original Myst to Apple's little sl...
An Interview with Pip 'King of Puzzles' Landerson
Original at 1up.com
• Tue, Jun 3
By Seanbaby ! Despite classics like The Fool's Errand and Myst, the puzzle-adventure genre has fallen out of popularity with most gamers. However, it still lives on strong in the heart of gamemaker Pip "King of Puzzles" Landerson. He's been creating games that mix classic logic puzzles and exploratio...
Fanfiction
Original at Myst Library
• Sun, Jun 1
By lilmikey1982@hotmail.com was wandering around looking for any myst comms (there really arent many are there? any recommendations for active ones in the realm of fanfiction for myst would be appreciated!) As it is, i thought I would come bearing my megre little offering of drabbles in the Myst domain. If whoever run...
Myst Opportunity: Q&A With Makers of New Myst Movie
Original at 1up.com
• Tue, May 20
By 1UP Staff Now almost 15 years old, the original Myst has spawned four sequels, an MMO, and three novels cowritten by the series' creators -- but never a movie. For years, developer Cyan Worlds tried to bring Myst to the silver screen; as recently as 2002, the Sci Fi Channel announced plans to produce a...
Review: MYST (NDS) - Inside Pulse
Original at Inside Pulse
• Tue, May 20
Review: MYST (NDS) NY - May 20, 2008 MYST has, since that point, become something of a massive franchise on its own, having spawned a whole mess of sequels (four numbered and the Uru series, ...
On Shelves This Week: May 18 to May 24, 2008
Original at pc.qj.net
• Mon, May 19
By Sally B. Last week's batch of releases was quite flavorful, with a smattering of sports games (Deca Sports, We Ski) mixed in with a dash of adventure titles, such as Myst. This week won't be any different either, but expect things to be spiced up with the North American release of Sony's SingStar and...
5-star review of: Dream Chronicles 2
Original at Reflexive Arcade PC Game
• Wed, Apr 9
Myst anyone?If you like Myst or Riven and Seek/Find games then you will love this game. The best game I've played on Reflexive in a really long time.
Tweek: Concept - Uru Live Beginning
Original at tweek/pre-determined (Feedburner)
• Wed, Mar 26
Potential Solution: The only really big puzzle in The Cleft is getting the power working, and watching the message. The answer to the imager combination is readily available in the room the imager is in anyway so that isn’t much of an issue. As for the power I’m sure it is possible to have the wi...
Bellavista's Biodigesting Treehouses Are Endor on EarthOriginal at Gizmodo
• Mon, Mar 17
By Jesus Diaz Technology in the jungle As a side note, building a treehouse can be a pretty technical adventure. You have to get up in the tree via ropes, harnesses and pulleys, and then there's the whole business of finding a way to attach the house to the tree. We are using Garnier Limbs for our treehouse.
Podcast: Episode 36
Original at Inside Mac Games
• Wed, Feb 20
Spore to be released in September simultaneously for Mac, Mobile Phones, DS, PC, TR:A, Demo Released, Freeverse releases neon Tango, The Demise of Myst Online, Blizzard Games that never were, Warcraft 3 no longer needs CD, Guitar Rising, Assistivegaming.com Launches.
Today in Joystiq: February 7, 2008
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Feb 7
By Ross Miller The above image was capture from the GameTap client hours ago, with the special note "Uru: Myst Online Live" and the subtitle "Experience never-ending online adventure." Joystiq readers, say hello to irony. (Thanks, Patrick) Check out the highlights for today:
Empire Brings Myst DS Stateside [Game Announce]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jan 16
By Mike Fahey AUSTIN, Texas - January 16, 2008 - Empire Interactive today announced that MYST, the popular adventure-based video game, will immerse North American fans in a new experience created specially for the Nintendo DS. Adventure-seekers will be captivated by the mesmerizing worlds and env...
Jack Wall discusses his work on Video Games Live, Myst and Mass Effect
Original at Realm Media
• Mon, Jun 25
By Luke Wallace Networks: To start with something a little more specific about what you do: not every video game theme was ever designed to have this big orchestral sound. Donkey Kong never had a wind section, a string section... Jack Wall: (Laughs) Really?
The Calendar Says 2007, But...: Myst Coming to the DS
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Jun 7
All source code has been re-written specifically for Nintendo DS performance and gameplay. NEW sounds, effects, and video clips added throughout. All newly created graphic sets for the added RIME AGE specifically done for the DS Newly re-mastered Video and audio
Myst Online: Uru Live Now Available for Intel Mac Users
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Mar 20
By Ken Edwards Seeing the MMO Uru Live come out as a Windows-only game was a real kick in the pants. This Ubisoft-published online extension of the Myst world floundered, and sank. But in February 2007, GameTap brought the game out of beta, a full-on rebirth of the game. The fan base has kept the game alive.
Myst Online: Uru Live Launches For Mac
Original at Inside Mac Games
• Tue, Mar 20
“We’re excited that as the Myst universe continues to expand online, so does the accessibility to our unique world,” said Rand Miller, CEO of Cyan Worlds and creator of Myst Online. “Many of the original Myst fans were Mac users, so for GameTap to reopen the door to this audience really mean...
Opinion: NEWS: Defunct Games Approves of Myst Online!
Original at Defunct Games
• Wed, Feb 14
By Cyril Lachel Does anybody remember Myst? Due to my outbursts on the subject I have received thousands of emails telling me how wrong I am about the original Myst, suggesting that I was cranky, misinformed or just plain stupid. While I stand by my original review, I will confess that the series did get bet...
GameTap Explores Myst History
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Feb 12
By Mike Fahey September 24, 1993 Designed and directed by brothers Robyn and Rand Miller and developed by Cyan, Inc., Myst is distributed by Brøderbund for the Mac. The game sets a new mark as the best-selling video game ever at the time and ushered in the first-person adventure puzzle game genre.
IMG Podcast Episode 3
Original at Inside Mac Games
• Mon, Oct 31
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Announced, Aspyr Announces Civilization III: Complete and IV, Feral Announces Black and White 2, 2006 Walk of Game Contest Ends, Myst V Soundtrack Released, Peter Jackson Unhappy with Lord of the Rings Games