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System(s): Sega Saturn, PlayStation Portable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher:
Acclaim Entertainment (US)
Sunsoft (Europe)
Sunsoft (Japan)
Wooyoung System (South Korea)
Sega (Japan)
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Developer: Cyan Worlds Sunsoft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Shuttle Mouse Saturn Backup Memory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Adventure[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Myst (ミスト) is a groundbreaking adventure game developed by Cyan Worlds and ported to the Sega Saturn by Sunsoft in 1994 as a Japanese launch title.
Acclaim Entertainment had also planned for Myst to be a launch title in the US[8], but was seemingly caught-off guard by Sega releasing the console early.
Contents
Gameplay
Myst was notable upon its original PC release for several key reasons. First, it was distributed on CD-ROM - one of the first games to do use the medium effectively. Rather than attempt to render 3D scenes in real-time, Myst relies on pre-rendered scenery making it look leagues ahead of its competition at the time.
Myst's point-and-click interface seen in the PC game does not translate to home console versions, so the Saturn copy is seen as an inferior product as a result. It claims, however, to be compatible with the Shuttle Mouse, even in Europe, where the peripheral was not released.
History
Legacy
Myst was followed by Riven: The Sequel to Myst, which also saw a release on the Sega Saturn.
A supposedly 99% complete prototype of Myst exists for the Mega LD platform. It is said that a LaserActive hardware bug which led to inconsistent behavior of screen transitions caused the game to be canceled. A Sega Mega-CD version by Sunsoft was also in development, and featured at Summer CES 1994 (with a release date of January 1995[9]) before also being cancelled.[10]
Sega published the PlayStation Portable port (handled by Midway) in Japan.
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Myst | Myst |
English (US) | Myst | Myst |
Japanese | ミスト | Myst |
Korean | 미스트 | |
Chinese (Traditional; Taiwan) | 密斯特 |
Magazine articles
- Main article: Myst/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
Saturn version
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Saturn, PT |
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PlayStation Portable version
Unreleased versions
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System(s): Sega Mega-CD, Sega Mega LD |
Publisher: Sunsoft |
Planned release date(s): 1995-01[39], 1995-07[40], 1996 |
Status of prototype(s): Two Mega LD prototypes found |
Promotional material
Preview in LA Express Vol. 12.
Physical scans
Mega-CD version
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78 | |
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Based on 1 review |
Mega LD version
Product Code: PEASJ1034 (Japan) / PEASU1034 (USA)
Mega LD, 02-111 |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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634,628,400 | CD-ROM (EU) | MK81081-50 V1.100 | ||||||||||
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584,751,888 | 1994-10-25 | CD-ROM (JP) | T-1501G V1.050 | |||||||||
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584,751,888 | CD-ROM (JP) | T-1501G (Alt) V1.100 | ||||||||||
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601,032,432 | CD-ROM (KR) | T-26801H-08 V1.000 | ||||||||||
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588,171,696 | CD-ROM (US) | T-8101H V1.001 | ||||||||||
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876,707,840 | UMD (EU) | |||||||||||
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1,552,384,000 | UMD (EU) | (v1.02) | ||||||||||
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881,426,432 | UMD (JP) |
External links
- Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation Portable
- Official website on Sega.jp (Japanese)
- Myst on PlayStation.com: JP
References
- ↑ File:Myst Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee1.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:04)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Extra issue of Beep! MegaDrive" (JP; 1994-11-17), page 9
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/MjH0aRW37V0/m/0MSz2t9lnj4J
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 31
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 96
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com:80/software/title/uljm05094.html (Wayback Machine: 2006-07-02 03:01)
- ↑ Press release: 1995-05-10: ACCLAIM OBTAINS RIGHTS TO 'MYST' FOR SEGA SATURN
- ↑ Mega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 6
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 17
- ↑ GamePro, "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 7
- ↑ Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 39
- ↑ CD Consoles, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 110
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 64
- ↑ Famitsu, "1994-12-02" (JP; 1994-11-18), page 38
- ↑ Fun Generation, "06/95" (DE; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
- ↑ Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 107
- ↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 66
- ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 78
- ↑ MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 36
- ↑ MAN!AC, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 68
- ↑ Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 146
- ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 124
- ↑ Mega Fun, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 90
- ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "5/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 94
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-29), page 82
- ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 102
- ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, October 28, 1995" (UK; 1995-10-28), page 1
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 February" (JP; 1995-01-07), page 32
- ↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 59
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 66
- ↑ Sega Power, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-19), page 37
- ↑ Sega Pro, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-07), page 63
- ↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "9/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 46
- ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 37
- ↑ VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 71
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 11
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-12), page 12
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-12-14)
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