Myst

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Myst

System(s): Sega Saturn, PlayStation Portable

Publisher:

US Acclaim EU Sega? Sunsoft? JP Sunsoft SK WOOYOUNG

JP Sega

Developer: Cyan Worlds

Genre: Adventure

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.

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.

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 before also being cancelled.

Sega published the PlayStation Portable port (handled by Midway) in Japan.