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       RANKING EVERY ELEVATOR IN THE MYST SERIES
       
       2024-07-02
       
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       > Dustin Garner
       Part of the joy of the collaborative Internet is that people can share their
       passion. Today's example comes from this YouTuber who's made an hour long
       video demonstrating and ranking the 35 elevators in the first five games in
       the Myst series.
       
       Starting with a discussion of what defines an elevator, the video goes on to
       show off some of the worst of the lifts in the series of games (mostly those
       that are uninspired, pointless, or which have confusing interfaces) before
       moving on to the well-liked majority.
       
       I only ever played the first two Myst games (and certainly haven't played the
       first since, what, the mid-1990s?) and I don't think I finished either. But
       that didn't stop me watching the entirety of this video and revelling in the
       sheer level of dedication and focus it'll have taken on the part of the
       creator. When I made my (mere 15-minute!) video describing my favourite video
       game Easter Egg I spent tens of hours over the prior weeks researching the
       quirk and its background, configuring a copy of the (elderly) game so that
       it'd play and record in the way I wanted, and of course playing through the
       game far enough to be able to fully demonstrate the Easter Egg. Dustin's
       video, which doubtless involved replaying (possibly multiple times) five
       different games released over a 12-year window is mindblowing by comparison.
       
       I don't really care about the Myst series. I care even less about its
       elevators. But I really enjoyed this video, if only for its creator's
       enthusiasm.
       
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  HTML My (mere 15-minute!) video describing my favourite video game Easter Egg