Apple lauds Uru.... even though it won't be available for Mac

[simX]

Funny. I noticed on Apple's Hot News page that they're promoting the usage of Macs in the production of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst (http://www.apple.com/pro/audio/larkin/), which will supposedly also have online multiplayer capabilities (I don't know how excited about that I am).

The ironic thing is is that Uru is not currently slated (http://www.macobserver.com/columns/justathought/2003/20030527.shtml) to come out for the Mac. (To Cyan's credit, they claim (http://www.macobserver.com/columns/justathought/2003/20030529.shtml) that they just don't have funding. I'm still a little miffed, though.)

[bousozoku]

That's interesting. I'm sure it will be amazing looking. Still, it's availability on Mac must have something to do with low sales of the other, more recent titles on Mac. I never even saw Riven for Mac until Myst III: Exile was available.

[Powerbook G5]

If I could ever find them I'd buy them both. I have Real Myst on my Mac and beat it in a day and want more but it's so dang impossible to find Riven and Exile anymore.

[bousozoku]

The Myst Triology has all 3 and is both Mac and PC-compatible and is probably costs less than RealMyst.

[Powerbook G5]

I looked but only 2 and 3 were Mac compatible according to the packaging so I didn't buy it but couldn't find it after that day and the only time I found Myst again was when I found Real Myst at CompUSA for $30. I bought it because I remember how long it took me to play through it but yet I never finished it way back in the day and figured it'd take some time, but I realized it really is a short game and I just wasn't patient enough back in the day when I played it. Either way, once I get more money, I'll just search online and get the rest of the trilogy. It'd be nice if the new one comes to the Mac, though. Myst was originally a Macintosh only game so it is pretty upsetting to see that it is now "PC only".

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Originally posted by bousozoku
I never even saw Riven for Mac until Myst III: Exile was available.

I've got Riven for Mac, and have had since early 1998. So it's always been there, just hiding :)

I've actually got a Windows/Mac hybrid, but there's a possibility that they didn't release it like that in the US. The one I've got is a "Singapore Edition".

[Powerbook G5]

I've only seen the hybrids as well when looking online, though I doubt it matters as long as it runs on the Mac.

[simX]

The only Myst game I haven't gotten is Myst Masterpiece Edition. I did get realMyst, but that was a waste of my money, IMHO.

Myst was good though I didn't have the patience to get through it when I first purchased it, Riven was too complicated, and Exile was excellent. I wish that Riven would be updated to run natively in OS X, though, so I could try it again. That would rock. (Updating Myst to work nativel in OS X would rock, too.)

[Powerbook G5]

realMyst works native in OS X, at least. Do the others launch in Classic, then?