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| − | A hardware bug in the [[Pioneer LaserActive]] leads to inconsistent behavior of screen transitions after a certain amount of playback time.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20171125185245/http://www.cyberroach.com/new_laseractive_pics/usa/myst/myst.htm}} Either | + | A hardware bug in the [[Pioneer LaserActive]] leads to inconsistent behavior of screen transitions after a certain amount of playback time.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20171125185245/http://www.cyberroach.com/new_laseractive_pics/usa/myst/myst.htm}} Either a workaround was unable to be developed, or the resources needed to develop it were not appropriated due to the impending failure of the LaserActive platform. All prototype discs exhibit this bug and are unable to be played normally. |
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Revision as of 03:22, 7 August 2021
| Myst (Mega LD) |
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| System(s): Sega Mega LD |
| Publisher: Pioneer LDC |
| Developer: Brian Rice[1] |
| Licensor: Sunsoft |
| Developer(s) of original games: Cyan |
| Genre: Interactive Movie[2] |
| Number of players: 1 |
| Status of prototype(s): Two prototypes found |
Myst is an unreleased Sega Mega LD full-motion video graphic adventure game developed by Brian Rice and scheduled to be published by Pioneer LDC in 1995. A port of the titular 1993 Cyan game Myst, development was virtually completed in 1995 (with the game even receiving an official Japanese publishing code, PEASJ1035) when a video playback bug was discovered which rendered the game unplayable.[1] Combined with poor sales of the Pioneer LaserActive, Myst ultimately never materialized.
In modern years, two prototype discs have been discovered and preserved by private collectors.
Contents
Development
A hardware bug in the Pioneer LaserActive leads to inconsistent behavior of screen transitions after a certain amount of playback time.[1] Either a workaround was unable to be developed, or the resources needed to develop it were not appropriated due to the impending failure of the LaserActive platform. All prototype discs exhibit this bug and are unable to be played normally.
Quotes
| “ | The game was 99% complete, the graphics looked beautiful for the day... some scenes that had animations in it that used the Sega graphics to overlay the video look "so, so"... many animations and all transitions were rendered to the videodisk with a half dozen Macintoshes we had running for a couple of months. For example, a wipe left, or a dissolve forward, would take up 6 frames on the videodisk and we would play the 6 frames to do an animated transition... unfortunately, there was a hardware bug that caused the transition occasionally to not stop after the 6th frame and keep on playing through other scenes. So, this prevented the game from ever being released.[1] | „ |
— Brian Rice founder Brian Rice | ||
Localised names
| Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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| English (US) | Myst | Myst |
| Japanese | ミスト | Myst |
Magazine articles
- Main article: Myst (Mega LD)/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
A promotional preview, published in LA Express Vol. 12.
A promotional preview, published in LA Express Vol. 12 (translated into English.)
A promotional feature, published in an unknown issue of LA Express.
- Myst Legacy MLD cancellation.png
A brief note announcing the cancellation of Myst and Legacy, published in LA Express Vol. 14.
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Physical scans
| Mega LD, 02-110 |
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_MegaLD_Disc_SideB.png) _MegaLD_Disc_SideA.png) Disc |
| Mega LD, 02-111 |
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_MegaLD_Disc_SideB.png) _MegaLD_Disc_SideA.png) Disc |
| Mega LD, Prelimary box art |
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 Cover
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External links
- Prototype: Myst article by CyberRoach at Virtual LaserActive Museum (Wayback Machine)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.cyberroach.com/new_laseractive_pics/usa/myst/myst.htm (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-25 18:52)
- ↑ https://henly.at.webry.info/upload/detail/004/931/03/N000/000/000/132196339243613123485_ktr040.jpg.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-06-24 11:09)
