wow. That is all.

That is impressive, although, it doesn't even look like they are doing anything but clicking a few times. I always thought these games had 20-30+ hours of gameplay, but I suppose I was wrong.

My brain is actually having trouble processing what I just saw. Good gravy!

The game sure doesn't look like much. How long should it normally take?

Demon's Souls in less than an hour is much more impressive and infinitely more difficult. This wasn't bad, but there is really not much substance to this game.

These speed runs are Myst-ifying!

Dude,thats awesome! My cousins and I teamed up together to beat that game. it took us like 2 years and a whole notebook lol And now we are working on Riven =D

a. I cannot even find a computer capable of running that fast, and

b. I kinda expected him to go through each of the levels and bring back those missing pages, though apparently they're not necessary to get the best ending.

I've played Myst numerous times over the years and consider it a classic. While its hilarious that the game can be completed so fast, these speed runs aren't very impressive considering that no skill is involved other than memorization.

To anyone that has never played the game, you could spend countless hours getting lost in the highly imaginative world and its puzzles but ultimately the amount of time spent is greatly determined by how easily you can solve the puzzles. A very fulfilling experience for me, although some are turned off by the "point-and-click" nature of the game.

edit: Thought I should clarify "countless hours". This game is by no means very long. A focused player could beat the game in around 5 hrs, but I would recommend a lazier approach. You could take your time reading through books and enjoying the environment and still beat the game in under 10 hrs. Not "countless" at all really, but much longer than the speed runs lead one to believe.

I agree with Shisnopolis.

Pfft, I've seen faster.

I get the feeling that a lot of the people commenting have never played Myst before. Here's the thing: When people first start playing Myst, they didn't know that the game is beatable from the very beginning. What we saw is just the first Age (that's what the worlds in Myst are called, Ages). -Spoilers Ahead- When you start in the game, you start on the island of Myst, and entire world, a single island, located in the middle of a vast ocean. However, from there you branch out into other Ages, and you explore those worlds, and you learn about Atrus' (the man you saw at the end of the video) brothers, and the terrible things they did on those worlds. Eventually you have to make a choice to help one of them, but either way you end up getting screwed over. That is, unless you solve the right puzzles and figure out that there is a page hidden inside that switch box. That page goes to a book that was sealed away inside the fireplace in the library. If you put the page back in the book, it opens up a return portal to D'ni. And that's how you beat the game. But, many players had no idea that was the case. I myself probably saved his two brothers multiple times before I discovered that both of them screw you over every time, no matter what you do. It was only then that I started looking around for more information and eventually discovered that you can free yourself from Myst and save Atrus. What we saw in the video is the final jab in the ribs -- it's possible to save Atrus without ever once going to any of the other worlds. All of the information you need, and the ability to obtain it, is present in the game, on the first Age, from the moment you start. It just took many gamers several tries to discover that. So, while this speedrun might not seem impressive to you, remember that it took a lot of gamers a great many hours to figure out that this was even possible.

That's cool never played the game but its still pretty cool

It makes me smile that in the amount of time it takes me to brush my teeth and comb my hair, someone would have beaten a game that has taken people hours on end.

I completed myst but people are not thinking how much time and puzzle solving the game takes the first time around

Myst fails at non-life.

Thank you, Joseph Breen. I like your comment. It helped clarify why these speed runs are of any concern to me.

This is usually how most game speed runs go. It's only after months [or years] of people playing a game and sharing discoveries that it's possible for guys like these to pull of such crazy speed runs.

It's a team effort [sort of].

I recall this game making me cry once...this is unreal.

Yikes. I blinked for a minute 16 seconds and missed it.

wtf i s the storyline for this game?