Published on Mac|Life (http://www.maclife.com)


How To Beat Myst on the iPhone in 5 Minutes
Created 2009-05-04 15:29

HOLIDAY BUYING GUIDE
    • 10 Gifts for the Mac Switcher
    • 10 Creative Gifts for Designers
    • 10 Essential Gamer Gifts that Promote Fragging

    Sponsored
SEE MORE ARTICLES

FEATURES
  • The Complete iMac History -- Bondi to Aluminum
  • New Apple Products--as Imagined by the Elite Gadget Press
  • Satire: 10 Ideas Steve Pitched to Disney
  • 50 Common Mac Problems Solved
  • From iMac to iPhone: A Video Trip Down Apple Announcement Memory Lane
SEE MORE FEATURES
TOP STORIES
  • iPhone Captures 17% of Smartphone Market
  • New Macs! Redesigned White MacBook, LED iMacs, Mac mini Refresh, and a Magic Mouse
  • 69 Awesomely Free Snow Leopard Compatible Apps
  • Fifth-Generation iPod nano
  • Screencast Video: Create 3D Photo Effects in Final Cut Pro
SEE MORE TOP STORIES
How-Tos
How To Beat Myst on the iPhone in 5 Minutes
Posted 05/04/2009 at 6:29:28pm | by Roberto Baldwin
  • commentComments
  • printPrint
  • emailEmail
  • Delicious
  • Digg
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Slashdot
  • MacBlips

myst

 


Now that the classic game Myst is on your iPhone (iTunes link), expect to spend up to 20 hours completing all the puzzles to finish the game. That's quite a time investment.

If you're the type of person that just needs to see the end game, regardless if you've actually completed it. We have a quick how-to that allow you beat the game in just 5 minutes.

::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Spoiler Warning:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


If the headline wasn't enough warning that you're going to see the end of the game in this article, maybe our spoiler warning will smack your brain into comprehension. The 5 minute walkthough won't give you the Myst experience. Instead, it'll allow you to see what other, more patient, gamers will see.

If you're just looking for hints, check out Cyan World's hint page. 

 

myst

When you begin the game you're on a dock, tap forward until you see this box.

myst

Flip the switch on the box up.

myst

Now walk up the stairs to the giant gears. You'll find another box with a switch.

myst

Flip that switch up.

myst

Turn around and head back down the stairs. Do not return all the way down to the dock. There is a cement walkway you will follow. at the end of the walk way there are stairs leading up. 

myst

As you head up the stairs, you'll see a box on your right.

myst

Navigate to the box and flip the switch up.

myst
Head to this circular cement slab

Turn around, head back to the main wooden walkway and turn right. Walk past the building with the columns on the right (It's the Library). Head to the circular cement slab.

myst

From there you'll see a rocket ship. Head towards the rocket ship. At the rockets ship you will see another box with a lever.

myst

Flip the lever up.

myst

Turn around and heads back towards the building with columns (Library). On your right, you will see a path with a rope guide. Head down that path.

myst

Once on the path, head towards the fountain.

myst

The box with the lever is on the opposite side of the fountain on the left side.

myst

Walk past the fountain, turn around and flip the lever up.

myst

Turn back around and head down the path. On your right you will see a small building with a yellow light coming out of it. When you get to the area of the building turn right to face it.

myst

You will see another box with a lever. Flip the lever up.


 

myst

Turn left to continue down the path. On the left hand side of the path, you may notice a very faint trail leading into the trees. Head down that path on the left.

myst

You will see a cabin at the end of the path with another box with a lever. Flip the lever up.

myst

Turn around and head towards the water.

myst

Once you reach the water, you will see a box with two valves.

myst
Tap the valves to enter this view. Tap the top of the screen to exit this view.

The valves control the clock on the tower across the water. You need to make the clock display 2:40. The larger gear controls the hour hand and small gear controls the minute hand. To make this happen, click the larger gear 8 times and the small gear 2 times then click on the red button.

myst

A gear bridge to the tower will appear.

myst

Walk across the gear bridge to another box with a lever. Flip the lever up.

myst
Continue up this path to the Library

Now turn around and head back up the main wooded trail past the fountain, to the building with the columns (Library).

 

myst
The Dock is at the end of this walkway.

Turn right and head down the wood step trail. You will return to the cement walkway above the dock.

myst

Turn left and head back to the dock and to the first box lever you flipped up.

myst
Hurray for secret paper.

Flip the lever down on the first bow you flipped the lever up on. The box door should open and you will see a piece of paper.

myst
Make sure the paper is stored in the lower left corner after grabbing it. Without this paper, you can't finish the game.

Grab the piece of paper.

myst
Hopefully, at this point you know how to get to the Library.

Turn left and head back up the wooden steps to the column building. That's the library.

 

myst

Enter the center of the library. Turn right until you see the fireplace. Click on the fireplace to face it head on.

myst
It's dark and scary in the fireplace.

Click on the fireplace to enter it. You'll enter the fireplace and automatically turn around. On the left hand side you'll see a red button, click on that button. A door will close.

myst

Click on the gray slab on the door. It will enlarge in your view. Tap on the gray slab to create a indentation.

myst
Make your gray slab look like our gray slab.

This is another puzzle. Tap once to create an indent, tap again to remove it. Above is the solution.

myst

After inputting the solution. Tap the wooden edge of the gray slab to back away from the slab. Press the red button to the left of the door. The door will disappear and a green book will appear.

myst

Tap on the green book to open it.

Atris

Atrus will tell you his story. After he finishes his story, click on the picture of him. You will then teleport to D'ni. There you will see Atrus again. Tap on him and he will take the paper you received from the first box. He will tell you more of his story, tell you he will return shortly and disappear. After a few minutes, he'll return. To tell the truth, the guy has a pretty jacked up life.

He thanks you and that's it. You can watch him write all day if you want, or use the Myst linking book to return to the island. Double tap on the book on his desk to use the linking book. We left out the last images out the gamele so you have at least one surprise when you reach Dunny and finish the game. 

This walk through is based entirely on the original walk-through of Myst in 1993. Big thanks to Will Smith over at MaxPC for his help.  Now that you've seen the end, start over and enjoy the glory of Myst.

Cyan Worlds has a hints page if you decide to explore the world of Myst, but you get stuck on a certain puzzle.

 

COMMENTS: 12
TAGS:  App Store, Myst
  • commentComments
  • printPrint
  • emailEmail
  • Delicious
  • Digg
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Slashdot
  • MacBlips
COMMENTS
  • Login or register to post comments

Source URL: http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_beat_myst_5_minutes

Links:
[1] http://www.maclife.com/user/rbaldwin
[2] http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_beat_myst_5_minutes
[3] http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=311941991&mt=8
[4] http://www.cyanworlds.com/iPhone/Myst_iVersion/Hints.html
[5] http://www.maximumpc.com/