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How did YOU come across Myst?, How did you come to aquire this game?
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Joined: 23-April 06
From: Colorado
I was riding home in carpool with a friend, and he happened to mention myst. It seemed really interesting, so I went out and bought it, then when I was putting the CD away (I couldn't get past myst island) I discovered I already owned a copy 
(I still don't know where it came from).
Anyways, I eventually got a "strategy guide" and went through the game on that, then got hooked. I wish I hadn't used the guide, but oh well.
(I still don't know where it came from). Anyways, I eventually got a "strategy guide" and went through the game on that, then got hooked. I wish I hadn't used the guide, but oh well.
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Joined: 4-July 06
From: Nestled in a kelp raft on the Pacific
Other.
Everyone in my father's family is an engineer. So when my uncle bought MYST (waaaay back when it first came out) and started playing it, he thought, 'THIS is what I need to draw [Otter] into the cult!'
So he sat me down, I started playing, am now a little addicted and ... not an engineer.
It probably was part of the reason I went to physics, tho.
I do love puzzles.
This post has been edited by Otter: Jul 5 2006, 12:29 PM
Everyone in my father's family is an engineer. So when my uncle bought MYST (waaaay back when it first came out) and started playing it, he thought, 'THIS is what I need to draw [Otter] into the cult!'
So he sat me down, I started playing, am now a little addicted and ... not an engineer.
It probably was part of the reason I went to physics, tho.
I do love puzzles.
This post has been edited by Otter: Jul 5 2006, 12:29 PM
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Posts: 59
Joined: 31-December 04
From: Canada
A family member brought Myst home when it first came out ... we had not played a computer game previously, as most seemed shoot-em-up games that held no interest. I think Myst stood out as different; and, well ... with that name ... mysterious. We barely had the technology to play the game but were drawn in by the strange universe. I was amazed and proud that I had patience to solve, for example, the tunnel puzzle. The barely seen "live" characters in the books made it all the more real. What fun memories! When Riven followed, it exceeded my expectations!! I wonder if I'd be playing adventure games today if it weren't for Myst.
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Posts: 118
Joined: 27-May 06
From: Kingston, Canada
Other.
My parents owned an first edition copy of MYST, and a 5 disc set of Riven. My Mom and Dad loaned our MYST disc to my Grandparents (some geography... My parents and I lived out in Western Canada (Saskatchewan), and my Grandparents lived by Ottawa (East/Central Canada), so we rarely got to see eachother), and so when I would go there with my Mom every few years, I would see it on the shelf. I tried it once, and I kept trying to move around with the arrow keys (hey, I was 8). Recently (December 2004), I got intrigued by the Riven box set on the top of our game shelf, and so I asked my Dad if I could install it. He said sure, but told me that there was a prequel (MYST). By then, my parents and I had moved back to Ontario, to the St. Lawrence Valley, so my Grandparents came out to Kingston for Christmas. I requested that they bring our copy of MYST with them, so I could play. They brought it with them, and on Boxing Day (Dec. 26th for the Americans, Boxing day for the British and Commonwealth) I installed MYST. I was a little put down by the graphics, but I went through the game so that I could start Riven. When I first saw the Brothers in the books, I thought there was something wrong with Quicktime, with all the static
I finished MYST, and it was one of my proudest moments. The first Age I managed to get to was StoneShip, and I was in awe. I knew of the technical limitations of the early 1990's (My Grandpa, a computer engineer, had ancient computer stuff all over his house), and recognized that these would have been cutting edge graphics when MYST came out.
When I finished, I immediately installed Riven, and completed that. The next Christmas, I got Exile, Revelation, and End of Ages for Christmas. That makes it so that the only MYST game I ever spent money on was URU. It might have been the best spent $20 in my life.
My parents owned an first edition copy of MYST, and a 5 disc set of Riven. My Mom and Dad loaned our MYST disc to my Grandparents (some geography... My parents and I lived out in Western Canada (Saskatchewan), and my Grandparents lived by Ottawa (East/Central Canada), so we rarely got to see eachother), and so when I would go there with my Mom every few years, I would see it on the shelf. I tried it once, and I kept trying to move around with the arrow keys (hey, I was 8). Recently (December 2004), I got intrigued by the Riven box set on the top of our game shelf, and so I asked my Dad if I could install it. He said sure, but told me that there was a prequel (MYST). By then, my parents and I had moved back to Ontario, to the St. Lawrence Valley, so my Grandparents came out to Kingston for Christmas. I requested that they bring our copy of MYST with them, so I could play. They brought it with them, and on Boxing Day (Dec. 26th for the Americans, Boxing day for the British and Commonwealth) I installed MYST. I was a little put down by the graphics, but I went through the game so that I could start Riven. When I first saw the Brothers in the books, I thought there was something wrong with Quicktime, with all the static
I finished MYST, and it was one of my proudest moments. The first Age I managed to get to was StoneShip, and I was in awe. I knew of the technical limitations of the early 1990's (My Grandpa, a computer engineer, had ancient computer stuff all over his house), and recognized that these would have been cutting edge graphics when MYST came out.
When I finished, I immediately installed Riven, and completed that. The next Christmas, I got Exile, Revelation, and End of Ages for Christmas. That makes it so that the only MYST game I ever spent money on was URU. It might have been the best spent $20 in my life.
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My dad used to play it all the time, and i watched him fascinated. I eventually got to play, and instantly i was hooked
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Posts: 38
Joined: 4-February 07
From: Hydresha
Other, different from any I've read so far.
I was in Borders looking for a book one day ( I can't remember what I was looking for, but that visit to the book store was extremely fortuitous) and I couldn't find the book that I was wanting, so I started to browse for an interesting looking book. Soon I stumbled upon Myst: Book of Ti'ana. I guess that I started out at the beginning (storyline wise). On the top of the cover it said "from the CD-ROM Phenomenon", or something like that, but I was uninterested in the games at the time. Soon after I bought Book of D'ni, (Couldn't find Book of Atrus anywhere), and was sucked into the storyline even more.
Fast Forward a while (6mos-1year?) my parents were out of town, and my cousin was watching my siblings and I. We took a visit to the mall, where my sister and my cousin went looking for clothes, my younger brother and I stopped by EB Games, where I had seen an interesting looking game a few days earlier with my friend who had not been interested at all in a PC game. My mom was of the opinion that computer and video games were the scum of the earth, and that they sucked your brain out. This looked like something that my mom would approve of. So, I took advantage of the opportunity, and bought it while she was gone for I think $15 with the warranty! It was Myst IV: Revelation, and ended up including Exile as well.
I played those games for a while, not making any progress on Exile (was unable to get out of J'nanin ) and I LOVED Revelation. So, I found UrU Complete Chronicles on the internet and ordered it (doesn’t work on my computer or on my friend's computer) and bought End of Ages as soon as it came out. Oh, and I also bought the Myst Reader (including Book of Atrus, Book of Ti'ana, and Book of D'ni) and have read that a couple of times.
Now I plan on getting Myst, and Riven. Oh!, and my mom eventually came over to the light side and likes the Myst series (though she won't touch them -- scared of the computer) and actually recommends the games to other parents, as it is a game that builds the mind instead of sucking it out .
Well that's my Myst Experience!
-Kordan
I was in Borders looking for a book one day ( I can't remember what I was looking for, but that visit to the book store was extremely fortuitous) and I couldn't find the book that I was wanting, so I started to browse for an interesting looking book. Soon I stumbled upon Myst: Book of Ti'ana. I guess that I started out at the beginning (storyline wise). On the top of the cover it said "from the CD-ROM Phenomenon", or something like that, but I was uninterested in the games at the time. Soon after I bought Book of D'ni, (Couldn't find Book of Atrus anywhere), and was sucked into the storyline even more.
Fast Forward a while (6mos-1year?) my parents were out of town, and my cousin was watching my siblings and I. We took a visit to the mall, where my sister and my cousin went looking for clothes, my younger brother and I stopped by EB Games, where I had seen an interesting looking game a few days earlier with my friend who had not been interested at all in a PC game. My mom was of the opinion that computer and video games were the scum of the earth, and that they sucked your brain out. This looked like something that my mom would approve of. So, I took advantage of the opportunity, and bought it while she was gone for I think $15 with the warranty! It was Myst IV: Revelation, and ended up including Exile as well.
I played those games for a while, not making any progress on Exile (was unable to get out of J'nanin ) and I LOVED Revelation. So, I found UrU Complete Chronicles on the internet and ordered it (doesn’t work on my computer or on my friend's computer) and bought End of Ages as soon as it came out. Oh, and I also bought the Myst Reader (including Book of Atrus, Book of Ti'ana, and Book of D'ni) and have read that a couple of times.
Now I plan on getting Myst, and Riven. Oh!, and my mom eventually came over to the light side and likes the Myst series (though she won't touch them -- scared of the computer) and actually recommends the games to other parents, as it is a game that builds the mind instead of sucking it out .
Well that's my Myst Experience!
-Kordan
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Joined: 12-February 07
Other,
It was back in 1995 when I was going to school. We often played computer games on the computers there. I remember playing; FA 18 Hornet, Specter Challenger, Zork and later Myst. A friend and I were very much into playing Zork, and when they got Myst on their computers we thought it was the same game. As we played Myst we liked it more and more. I remember seeing everything on Myst Island, and feeling that sense of mystery and emptiness. The music complimented the imagery so well, and the graphics were stunning. My friend and I had managed to figure out how to travel to the Stoneship Age (not even knowing it was called that). But we never got past Myst or Stoneship. We basically just wondered around aimlessly looking at everything. I didn't even have a computer back then so I couldn't buy it really. I did buy The Book of Atrus though.
Years later in 2002, I thought I'd try to find that old game called 'Myst' I had enjoyed all those years ago. I had a computer that could play it so I thought I'd find it. Expecting to pay at least $30 I found it for just $10. And ever after that I haven't stopped playing the series, buying every single game of the Myst kind.
And so my journey through the Ages continues...
Zeus
It was back in 1995 when I was going to school. We often played computer games on the computers there. I remember playing; FA 18 Hornet, Specter Challenger, Zork and later Myst. A friend and I were very much into playing Zork, and when they got Myst on their computers we thought it was the same game. As we played Myst we liked it more and more. I remember seeing everything on Myst Island, and feeling that sense of mystery and emptiness. The music complimented the imagery so well, and the graphics were stunning. My friend and I had managed to figure out how to travel to the Stoneship Age (not even knowing it was called that). But we never got past Myst or Stoneship. We basically just wondered around aimlessly looking at everything. I didn't even have a computer back then so I couldn't buy it really. I did buy The Book of Atrus though.
Years later in 2002, I thought I'd try to find that old game called 'Myst' I had enjoyed all those years ago. I had a computer that could play it so I thought I'd find it. Expecting to pay at least $30 I found it for just $10. And ever after that I haven't stopped playing the series, buying every single game of the Myst kind.
And so my journey through the Ages continues...
Zeus
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Joined: 14-July 07
From: Angola, IN
Well, it came out the year before I was born. When I was two, I started playing it with my dad and my brother. 
So, I think one reason I love Myst so much is because it has been in my life forever.
So, I think one reason I love Myst so much is because it has been in my life forever.
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Joined: 27-August 07
It was a few months ago, back before I started my semester from my three week summer break. I was in my local library, just looking for a book to read. Something different from the usual fantasy adventure books I've read. Then on one of the shelves, I came across a brown book with like golden yellow colors. On the cover, it said MYST: The Book of Atrus. I read the back of it and it sounded like a good book to me so I decided to check it out and give it a try. And I couldn't put it down, it was that good. At some nights, I would read like 3 to 4 chapters at a time. Now I have all three hardcover novels of the MYST series and I enjoyed all three of them. A few months after that, I found MYST Revelation in the store for under $20. It was the books that caught my interests in MYST before even playing one of the PC games.
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Joined: 26-December 07
In 2003 my sons found an original Myst CD at a garage sale. I had heard a little about it, but very little. When we loaded it up on the PC, it was a little tricky to get it to run on Windows XP. Despite some parts of it not ever working, all three of us were hooked. So when I found out about the 10th anniversary package, I got it for them (and me) which sent us even deeper into the world of Myst. We haven't "recovered" yet!
We now have Myst IV, V, and Uru--and some of the books and all of the music CDs. We have only dabbled a little with Uru Live, but who knows? We may get into that as well.
As I type, my sons are using Eon software's "Vue" 3 D modeling software to create their own Myst worlds. I don't know that they will ever turn any of their efforts into functioning games, but I must say (please be patient while I boast), their worlds are amazingly detailed. Thanks to the influence of the Myst creators, they know the value of a highly detailed "world" when it comes to creating good stories.
This post has been edited by caspian's friend: Dec 27 2007, 03:29 PM
We now have Myst IV, V, and Uru--and some of the books and all of the music CDs. We have only dabbled a little with Uru Live, but who knows? We may get into that as well.
As I type, my sons are using Eon software's "Vue" 3 D modeling software to create their own Myst worlds. I don't know that they will ever turn any of their efforts into functioning games, but I must say (please be patient while I boast), their worlds are amazingly detailed. Thanks to the influence of the Myst creators, they know the value of a highly detailed "world" when it comes to creating good stories.
This post has been edited by caspian's friend: Dec 27 2007, 03:29 PM
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