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Classic '90s 3D Puzzler 'Myst' Coming to the iPhone

by Terrence O'Brien on August 23, 2008 at 10:03 AM

Myst Coming to the iPhone
The game that pretty much single handedly kick-started the CD-ROM revolution, 'Myst,' is coming to the iPhone, according to a stealthy post on the forums at Cyan, the developer of the game.

When it originally hit the scene in 1993, 'Myst' was a graphical wonder that immersed players in a point-and-click virtual world rendered more beautifully than anything else available at the time. The game was so beautiful that many bought the game but never actually struggled through the mind-bending puzzles and simply stared at the pre-rendered scenery for hours on end. How far we've come...

Over the years, however, the series' reputation has been sullied by countless lackluster sequels and hastily assembled ports that did the original no justice. 'Myst,' like 'Doom,' has been remade for basically every platform you can think of: PC, Mac, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Jaguar CD, AmigaOS, CD-i, 3DO, PSP, and Nintendo DS. Now the iPhone is getting its own version and many are rightly skeptical.

The iPhone's touch screen may make for a compelling update to the tarnished classic, but the tiny screen may make finding the hidden clues in scenes more than a little frustrating. We'll just have to wait and see how the final product turns out. [From: Boing Boing]

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