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* [[Killer App]]: Originally, it was one of the selling points of the Mac. And when it was finally ported to the PC, PC owners actually bought a sound card and a CD-ROM drive along with the game (the latter was necessary as the game only came on CD-ROM, the former was necessary to enjoy the game fully since a typical PC of the era had no built in sampled audio capabilities; also, sound cards of the era included a built in SCSI controller, which is actually necessary for adding a CD-ROM drive to a PC because IDE CD-ROM drives weren't developed yet and all CD-ROM drives of the era only had SCSI interfaces). In other words, it was the killer app that nudged the PC towards the built in audio and multimedia path that it is following today.
* [[Killer App]]: Originally, it was one of the selling points of the Mac. And when it was finally ported to the PC, PC owners actually bought a sound card and a CD-ROM drive along with the game (the latter was necessary as the game only came on CD-ROM, the former was necessary to enjoy the game fully since a typical PC of the era had no built in sampled audio capabilities; also, sound cards of the era included a built in SCSI controller, which is actually necessary for adding a CD-ROM drive to a PC because IDE CD-ROM drives weren't developed yet and all CD-ROM drives of the era only had SCSI interfaces). In other words, it was the killer app that nudged the PC towards the built in audio and multimedia path that it is following today.
* [[Let's Play]]: [[YouTube]] user shadyparadox has two professional and comprehensive Let's Plays of the ''Myst'' series.
* [[Let's Play]]: [[YouTube]] user shadyparadox has two professional and comprehensive Let's Plays of the ''Myst'' series.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX6E_XbVq44&feature=BFa&list=PLABB18F1C44D5F9D9&lf=plcp realMyst]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX6E_XbVq44&feature=BFa&list=PLABB18F1C44D5F9D9&lf=plcp ''realMyst'']
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZUrmRUIx9Y&feature=BFa&list=PL4ABA5D272C019C51&lf=plcp Myst III: Exile]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZUrmRUIx9Y&feature=BFa&list=PL4ABA5D272C019C51&lf=plcp ''Myst III: Exile'']
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Katran was played by Sheila Goold and voiced by Rengin Altay in ''Riven''. She was played by Maria Galante in ''Exile''.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Katran was played by Sheila Goold and voiced by Rengin Altay in ''Riven''. She was played by Maria Galante in ''Exile''.
** At least Goold and Galante SOMEWHAT resemble each other when in wardrobe and make-up. The actors who played Sirrus and Achenar in ''Revelation'' look and sound NOTHING like the Miller Brothers other than basic body types.
** At least Goold and Galante SOMEWHAT resemble each other when in wardrobe and make-up. The actors who played Sirrus and Achenar in ''Revelation'' look and sound NOTHING like the Miller Brothers other than basic body types.