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Myst
System(s): Sega Saturn , PlayStation Portable
Publisher: Acclaim (US), Sunsoft (EU), Sunsoft (JP), Wooyoung System (KR), Sega (JP)
Developer: Cyan Worlds Sunsoft
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Peripherals supported: Shuttle Mouse
Genre: Adventure
Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages:
日本語
English
Deutsch
Français
Español
Release
Date
RRP
Code
JP
1994-11-22
¥7,8007,800
T-1501G
US
1995-09[1]
T-8101H
EU
1995
MK81081-50
BR
1996-03
R$64,9964,99
192056
KR
1996
T-26801H-08
TW
1996
T-26801H-16
JP
2006-06-15[3]
¥3,800 (3,990 )3,800 (3,990 )[3]
ULJM-05094
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[4] , but was seemingly caught-off guard by Sega releasing the console early.
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 before also being cancelled.[5]
Sega published the PlayStation Portable port (handled by Midway ) in Japan.
Magazine articles
Main article: Myst/Magazine articles .
Promotional material Print advert in
VideoGames (US) #79: "August 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
also published in:
GamePro (US) #73: "August 1995" (1995-xx-xx)[6]
Fusion (US) #0102: "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (1995-0x-xx)[7]
Physical scans
Saturn version
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Score
Source
CD Consoles (FR)
52
№12, p110/111[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
30
№160, p64[9]
75
Famitsu (JP)
63
№311, p38
Fusion (US)
100
№0102, p107[10]
Joypad (FR)
87
№48, p78
Maximum (UK)
40
№1, p146[11]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
82
№37, p82/83[12]
Player One (FR)
95
№58, p100/101/102
Sega Magazine (UK)
88
№22, p66/67
Sega Power (UK)
78
№73, p37
Sega Pro (UK)
67
№50, p63
Sega Saturn Magazine (readers) (JP)
80
№, p11[13]
Saturn, US
Cover
Disc
Manual
Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc
Saturn, JP
Cover
Saturn, BR
Manual
Saturn, KR
Spinecard
PlayStation Portable version
PlayStation Portable, JP
Cover
Unreleased versions
Promotional material
Same article, translated to English
Physical scans
Mega-CD version
Mega LD version
Product Code: PEASJ1034 (Japan) / PEASU1034 (USA)
Mega LD, 02-110
Disc
Front (unofficial)
Back (unofficial)
Mega LD, 02-111
Disc
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Front (unofficial)
Front, inset (unofficial)
Mega LD, Prelimary box art
Cover
Technical information
ROM dump status
System
Hash
Size
Build Date
Source
Comments
✔
634,628,400
CD-ROM (EU)
MK81081-50 V1.100
✔
584,751,888
1994-10-25
CD-ROM (JP)
T-1501G V1.050
?
584,751,888
CD-ROM (JP)
T-1501G (Alt) V1.100
?
601,032,432
CD-ROM (KR)
T-26801H-08 V1.000
✔
588,171,696
CD-ROM (US)
T-8101H V1.001
?
CRC32
d5c31fb9
MD5
dcf04cf2865af16a87d2159615c9bdfa
SHA-1
6c6381d4a93ec330f828bdd102ff46ed85c9c010
876,707,840
UMD (EU)
?
CRC32
82b1e6c9
MD5
e351970fbc6784216dcde268b16c71a4
SHA-1
967488afb34359af89b2bad2289ef22235631f10
1,552,384,000
UMD (EU)
(v1.02)
?
CRC32
1355c734
MD5
45923ac5c3d4b99dc099ab78b12eef09
SHA-1
6b68c3611bb6a5075f57e7c0f95d5c8e3e3122f3
881,426,432
UMD (JP)
External links
References
↑ File:VideoGames US 77.pdf, page 65
↑ File:SSM UK 01.pdf, page 96
↑ 3.0 3.1 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
↑ File:CVG UK 153.pdf, page 17
↑ GamePro , "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 7
↑ Fusion , "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 39
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↑ Famitsu , "1994-12-02" (JP; 1994-11-18), page 38
↑ Fun Generation , "06/95" (DE; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ File:GamePlayers US 0802.pdf, page 11
↑ File:CVG UK 165.pdf, page 12
↑ File:MegaConsole IT 17.pdf, page 36
↑ File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf, page 88
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-12-14 )