We have been gifted with access to a very early prototype for what would eventually become URU: Ages Beyond MYST.  Two small executables (for Windows PC only, sorry) were announced today by Eric Anderson on Twitter.

Here's a fun treat for all the Myst/D'ni/Uru fans out there... The original pre-Uru, pre-Mudpie "DIRT/Descent" demo, in all its fully-playable glory! Don't ask us for support, just cross your fingers and hope it works. PS: This thing is 19 YEARS OLD! https://tinyurl.com/DIRT-Descent

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And for all you HARD CORE fans: Here is the 20-year-old Pre-DIRT "Nexus" Demo built before Cyan even acquired Headspin! It's so old you need to install a (included) Glide GPU wrapper! Also, I have no idea how to solve the "puzzle". Enjoy! https://tinyurl.com/NexusDemo99

Riven (1997) Into Immersion

They're calling this device the Adjunct, your clockwork companion which interprets your hand gesures (in VR) or cursor movements (in 2D) to manipulate the environment as you explore a new world and solve its puzzles. Firmament is the latest game from Cyan Worlds, creaters of MYST (and Riven, and Uru, and Obduction).

The countdown has switched from days to HOURS. The campaign *MIGHT* be funded in time, and you *might* be waiting to buy this as a retail game. DON’T WAIT! By being a backer (at merely $49 and up) you get an exclusive version of the game with text customizations and adjunct skins (see Update#8 for details). PLUS, if you get all of your contacts on board in time, they might break through to reach the next target, which means the game could be running on Mac and PS4. And, if they top 16,000 backers, the community goals (see Update#6) unlock more goodies -- rewards for *everyone*!

Gehn’s inkwell and pen, all seven Myst games (upgraded for modern OS), a Linking Book (with LCD screen playing the flyover movies), digital copies of 3 MYST novels,... it’s the deal of the century, yet only 1/5th of the pledges (so far) opted for that backer level. Bonus items are being added as we reach a list of community goals. (Spreading the word should count.)

Myst 25th Anniversary Collection

This is a limited-time, limited-run opportunity to get these and other exclusive goodies, only through Kickstarter. Personally, they had me at the simple replica Linking Book with a die-cut-out window for the DVD art, but then I scrolled down and just went all-in.