Classic '90s 3D Puzzler 'Myst' Coming to the iPhone
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]
Speaking of the iPod Video, don't worry -- it's still around. The iPod has a new name though, the iPod Classic. It's the same iPod we've all come to know and love and has received the same UI updates as the Nano received (Cover Flow, etc.), as well as a new metal casing. The big story, though, is you can get can get a huge 80-gigabyte or ridiculously massive 160 Gigabytes for the same price points, $249 and $349, respectively. (That's 40,000 songs and 200 hours of video on the 160GB model).
