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Myst is a graphic adventure/puzzle video game designed by the Miller brothers, Robyn and Rand. It was developed by Cyan, Inc., published by Broderbund, and initially released in 1993 for the Macintosh. In the game, the player's character travels via a special book to a mysterious island called Myst. From there, solving puzzles allows the player to travel to four other worlds (Ages) which reveal the backstory of the game's characters and help the player make the choice of whom to aid. The player interacts with objects and walks to different locations by clicking on mostly pre-rendered imagery. Myst marked a segue for the designers into adult markets and was a surprise hit; ports of the game to other platforms were released. Critics initially lauded the ability of the game to immerse players in its fictional world; it has since been considered one of the best video games ever made. Selling more than six million copies, Myst became the best-selling PC game until The Sims exceeded its sales in 2002. Myst helped drive adoption of the new CD-ROM format, spawned a multimedia franchise, and inspired clones, parodies, and new video game genres, as well as spin-off novels and other media. As computer graphics advanced, the game was remade as realMyst using real-time 3D graphics for the first time in 2000. Unlike the original, it was poorly received at the time by critics and even the original creators. By that time, the sequel Riven had already been released.
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Myst is a graphic adventure video game designed and directed by the brothers Robyn and Rand Miller. It was developed by Cyan and published and distributed by Brøderbund. The Millers began working on Myst in 1991 and released it for the Mac OS computer on September 24, 1993; it was developer Cyan's largest project to date. Remakes and ports of the game have been released for Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows, Atari Jaguar CD, 3DO, CD-i, PlayStation, AmigaOS, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS and iOS by publishers Midway Games, Sunsoft, and Mean Hamster Software. Myst puts the player in the role of the Stranger, who uses a special book to travel to the island of Myst. There, the player uses other special books written by an artisan and explorer named Atrus to travel to several worlds known as "Ages". Clues found in each of these Ages help to reveal the back-story of the game's characters. The game has several endings, depending on the course of action the player takes. Upon release, Myst was a surprise hit, with critics lauding the ability of the game to immerse players in the fictional world. The game was the best-selling PC game, until The Sims exceeded its sales in 2002. Myst helped drive adoption of the then-nascent CD-ROM format. Myst's success spawned four direct video game sequels as well as several spin-off games and novels.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Myst in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
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The numerical value of Myst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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