Mentions of the D'niverse in Popular Culture

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This is a list of games, movies, books, magazines, newspapers and the like in which Myst, Uru, D'ni, Cyan or anything else from the D'niverse has been mentioned. Games and books which are part of the D'niverse are obviously not mentioned.

[edit] Games

• In the game The Curse of Monkey Island ^(Wikipedia), when Guybrush asks the Lost Welshman about the "mist", the Lost Welshman answers that it is pretty, but otherwise dull, in reference to Myst supposedly being a minimally interactive slideshow.

[edit] Movies and TV Shows

• Myst is mentioned in the movie Road Trip (movie) ^(Wikipedia), because the Kyle Edwards character sits in the library all day playing it with foreign exchange students.
• In the Simpsons ^(Wikipedia) episode Treehouse of Horror VI ^(Wikipedia), Homer is turned into a 3D character and encounters the Myst library, among other objects, while the library theme briefly plays. Screenshots and a synopsis can be found at Myst and Riven Illustrated [1] as well as on the German Myst-Games [2].

[edit] Books

• Myst is mentioned several times in Rules of Play ^(Wikipedia).^[1]
• The main character of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Christopher, mentions enjoying to play Myst.

[edit] Magazines

• PC Zone ^(Wikipedia) Benelux ^(Wikipedia) wrote about the Myst series on several occasions, including:
  • June 2004 ^{(Leebro 9660)}: Myst IV preview.
  • August ^(Leesahn)/September 2004 ^{(Leetar 9660)}: Myst IV special/preview, including information about some of the creatures on Haven.
  • November 2004 ^{(Leevofo 9660)}: Four-paged Myst IV review, rating 90/100.
  • June 2005 ^{(Leebro 9661)}: Myst V preview.
  • July 2005 ^{(Leebro 9661)}: Myst V E3 ^(Wikipedia) coverage and a demo on the DVD.
  • October 2005 ^{(Leevot 9661)}: Myst V preview, calling Esher "Esther".

[edit] Newspapers

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