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A Dictionary of the Language of Myst's D'ni

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59 points lelandfe | 4 comments | 22 Jun 25 23:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.454s | source
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NoSalt ◴[25 Jun 25 13:41 UTC] No.44377249[source]▶
I absolutely love that, after all these years, Myst is still capturing our attention. I am not a huge gamer, but of all the games I have played, Myst still remains my favorite.
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imzadi ◴[25 Jun 25 14:30 UTC] No.44377764[source]▶
I think it's the first game that really transcended what games were at the time. Prior to PCs, games were mostly just hand-eye coordination checks. Myst was the first game I played that really engaged the brain and problem solving.
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1. tralarpa ◴[25 Jun 25 15:00 UTC] No.44378146[source]▶
> Prior to PCs, games were mostly just hand-eye coordination checks

Not sure what you call a PC, but there are 17 years of problem-solving computer games (text adventures, click-and-point adventures, RPGs, real-time and round-based strategy games,...) before Myst.

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2. atrus ◴[25 Jun 25 15:29 UTC] No.44378439[source]▶
Including from Cyan! But the gps point still stands Myst felt more...alive? than other IF games of the time. The videos, graphics, and atmosphere were top notch of the time, and it drew people in like crazy.
3. lukas099 ◴[25 Jun 25 16:00 UTC] No.44378775[source]▶
To be fair, they did say "mostly".
4. bigtex ◴[25 Jun 25 17:18 UTC] No.44379706[source]▶
Myst was the top selling game for several years.