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After 30 years, we release Chris, James, Jesse and Jon from their exile in D’ni. As they step, blinking and nervous, into the light, they find themselves on a strange island. This wonderful place is a gateway to puzzling worlds of history, influence, and mystery. Join us for a walk around the first of Cyan’s signature franchise: join us on Myst.Music featured in this issue:1. Myst Theme by Robyn Miller2. Un-finale by Robyn MillerEdit by Jay Taylor

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Ben Williams

If I click on this episode without the right page, will I be trapped forever?

SludgeWizard

While I’ve never played Myst, I did purchase and play “Pyst” in the late 90s. Mainly because I was young and dumb and thought it would be funny. It wasn’t, but John Goodman is in it! In defense of Pyst, it’s tough for parody to land if you have no knowledge of what is being parodied.

BlueWeaselBreath

Really enjoyed this episode! I have fond memories of Myst and a number of the Myst-clones, including one called Entombed, which wasn’t bad, and one called The Lost Island of Alanna, which was a promotional tie-in to Cherry Coke, of all things. There were also a few parodies, including Pyst, which SludgeWizard mentioned; Mylk, an indie freeware game that took place on a farm; and Mast, an obscure pornographic parody that game historian Frank Cifaldi has tweeted about a couple times that is otherwise completely elusive. In addition to the apt aesthetic touchpoints mentioned in the episode, another contemporaneous work with a similar aesthetic was the children’s fantasy book series Dinotopia. The two works always put me in mind of each other. The Dinotopia books are gorgeously illustrated and look just like if Myst Island was populated by people and dinosaurs living in harmony rather than being completely barren. Check out the main four books in the Dinotopia series—they’re some of the coolest and best-looking kids’ books of all time, for my money, and still hold up today.