e16 – Myst

This episode we link back to Myst Island, scene of one of the all-time classic games to be developed and premiere on the Mac. We discuss our impressions of Myst's gameplay and greater mythology, have an Accidental Incomparable episode about The Myst Reader, and forget which one is Atrus and which one is Aitrus.

Links for this episode:

• Myst
  • Wikipedia
  • official site
• development
  • Making of Myst video
  • HyperCard
  • Color Tools
  • Quadra
  • Stratavision 3D
  • Macromedia MacroModel
  • Photoshop 1.0
    • 25 years of Photoshop
  • Myst system requirements
• what's in the box
• the first-person puzzle genre
  • Portal and Portal 2
  • The Room [iOS App Store link]
  • real-world room escape challenges
• Myst: The Official Strategy Guide
• the mythology
  • The Myst Reader
    • The Book of Atrus
    • The Book of Ti'ana
    • The Book of D'ni
  • D'ni language and writing system
• other Cyan projects
  • pre-Myst
    • Cosmic Osmo
    • The Manhole
  • Myst sequels
    • Riven
    • III: Exile
    • IV: Revelation
    • V: End of Ages
    • Uru (MMO)
  • remasters
    • Myst Masterpiece Edition
    • realMyst
    • realMyst Masterpiece Edition
  • ALL the ports!
    • iPhone (classic Myst only)
    • iPad (realMyst only)
  • Obduction
    • Kickstarter campaign
    • preview video
• other Myst media
  • Book of Marrim
  • 2002 TV series (never happened)
  • Ti'ana fan movie (never happened)
  • new TV series (announced May 2015)
• Mysterium annual convention
• Pyst parody