Yeah what I don't get is most poeple here complaining about the $30 price probably have never even played the game. Who cares it was $30 back then - it's most likely a new game for you or a very nostalgic game. Either way, IMO, it's worth $30. Better than a lot of new games today as far as I'm concerned.
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New Version of Classic Mac Game 'Myst' Available With M1 Mac Optimization
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They say in the hardware requirements that it only runs on Mac Pros from 2019. Does this really mean it will not run on my 2013 MP w. 6 cores, 2xD700 Graphics, and 64GB RAM??? I know it will run on my new Mac Pro, but that machine is not used for fun stuff.
HyperCard at its peak!! However, I feel what Cyan really should do is re-release Spelunx and deliver some new rooms. Exploratory learning is something our children could use right now, especially in the whimsical environment that is the cave kingdom of Mr. Seudo.
Wow, that brings back memories. I also used to play this on my Performa 5200 and wasn't patient enough to solve the puzzles. Hours and hours of play time.
Nice to see the old mac fanboys here. Gosh, I played Marathon for countless hours. I would wish for a Journeyman Project remake also.
And while we are at it, what about Radical Castle and Stunt Copter?
It's amazing how much games have changed over the years. I'm old enough to remember the 8-bit NES days, and I consider Zelda to be a groundbreaking game for the time. It felt epic in size and I put what, maybe 10 hours into it? 20?
These days I hear it's not uncommon for people to put hundreds of hours into a game, and I have a buddy that says he put well over a thousand into Skyrim (although I bet mods had a lot to do with that). That's a lot of entertainment return for sixty or so bucks!
You could probably run the original version of Myst on DosBox on any intel compatible platform and on several DOS emulators on the iPad (not sure which of thos are still on the App Store but few of them pop in and out every now and then). The good thing with Steam is that you also get updates from time to time. I've been playing steam games since I owned a PC and have kept playing them on my MacBook Pro. Some of the are out of support as they were 32bit but some of them are still playable on the Mac.
I couldn't play this on my 486SX25 with 3MB of RAM, because I had no sound card and I had a measly VGA card, so I had to use my neighbors 486DX66 with 8MB, SVGA video, and a 16-bit sound blaster card. By neighbor I mean the guy one dorm room over. He had it all.
My experiences with Steam have been less than stellar... My preference for purchasing games is:
- Built-in AppStore for the platform(Nintendo, Apple-AppStore, PlayStore, etc)
- Installation and updates to apps are seamless. 😁
- You only ever get it on one platform 😬
- Directly from the publisher
- You are giving more money to and engaging with people who actually make stuff 😁
- Updates are usually manual 🤔
- Installation is at least well supported, even if it is sometimes a huge pain. 😬
- If it's multi-platform you sometimes get it on several platforms. 😁
- 3rd-party AppStore(Steam)
- Updates sometimes need manual intervention to install, but are often automatic. 😬
- Installation can be a nightmare and you are often on your own. Installing "Sonic Forces" from Steam failed with cryptic error messages that I was finally able to fix by: Installing a new version of Java, installing the .Net3.5 runtime, and unplugging my second monitor during installation. 😩
- If it's multi-platform you almost always get it on those platforms. 😁
Duck Hunt? 🦆🔫
Glad to be old enough to experienced Nintendo 8-bit, Commodore 64 and sega 16-bit when they were what everyone else had or wanted. Amiga 500 where cool too!
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That's totally up to Bungie but I think that they are way too busy with Destiny 2 and it's expansions
This version has a radomizer mode which changes the solutions for the puzzles. Also it has ceiling fans. 
I noticed they changed the actors for the brothers.
I noticed they changed the actors for the brothers.
That game was a mainstay back at university before leaving to work at NeXT. Loved that game.
I bought a Myst walkthrough book! Wonder if I still have it somewhere.
Few of the other Cyan games could get the bump up as well. Just remembered I have Obduction, it was too slow on my old iMac, flying along with this M1.
But I remember the first one was a tricky so and so, I didn't have internet so no hints. Worked through that myself. Though Amiga mags at the time might run a few hints and UK telephone help lines at high rates, never used them.
But then I was also banging my head trying to figure out Infocom and Magnetic Scrolls. Trying to get out the bedroom on HHGTTG or wondering about dead flies.
But I remember the first one was a tricky so and so, I didn't have internet so no hints. Worked through that myself. Though Amiga mags at the time might run a few hints and UK telephone help lines at high rates, never used them.
But then I was also banging my head trying to figure out Infocom and Magnetic Scrolls. Trying to get out the bedroom on HHGTTG or wondering about dead flies.
If you are asking if your M1 Mac will run the M1 version of this game, then perhaps a complex puzzle game isn't for you.
Aleph One
Marathon Open Source. Aleph One has 14 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
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While not having a native M1 port, it does run without almost any issues on the M1, using Aleph One.
