A community effort to document Myst merchandise
This is a Spanish-language big box edition of Myst belonging to the collection of Tommy Rossell, who has generously provided photos and scans for us.
This box is notable for the embossed metal plate with MYST stamped directly into the metal, an unusual feature not seen on other editions of Myst. This edition comes with a 1.0.2 copy of Myst (not Masterpiece) with FMVs that have been dubbed into Spanish. The box also claims to contain a Myst novel, almost certainly the Book of Atrus.
This artifact is partially incomplete, missing the novel and possibly also the jewel case artwork. Both Mr. Rossell's edition and another edition spotted on Todocoleccion lack the novel and any sort of jewel case insert, so it's not currently known which edition of the novel was included or if the jewel case was intented to have artwork. Several Spanish-language editions of Book of Atrus are known to exist and will be cataloged at a later date, but it's not currently known which edition came in this box.
Disclaimer: I do not speak Spanish. I did my best to hand-transliterate all of the Spanish-language text that appeared noteworthy, which have been machine translated for your benefit and mine. There are certainly errors in the machine translations, but as you'll see, almost all of the Spanish text in this artifact are direct translations from the US big-box release.
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The Game
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This artifact includes a 1.0.2 copy of 256-color Myst that has been largely translated and dubbed into Spanish. With the exception of the opening and closing credits, all of the English text I could find anywhere in the game has been translated into Spanish, and all of the in-game FMVs have been dubbed into Spanish as well. While the Making Of video simply uses a Spanish narrator over top of the original audio, the in-game FMVs have had their audio completely replaced, resulting in differences in foley for things like the trap books.
I am unable to translate the FMVs to find any differences in the lines themselves, but I have no reason to believe that the dub has any significant changes to the original voice lines. The Spanish voice actors also seem to be uncredited: the in-game credits are completely unchanged, and the manual contains the same credits. The installer is also in English, though the readme (Leeme.txt) is in Spanish.
One other minor but possibly significant difference is that the translated marker switch instructions now have both "off" and "on" on the Channelwood half of the torn page. With only the text on the left and some contextual guessing, it seems marginally more possible for someone with this edition to figure out the marker switch vault before finding the second half of the page.
Here are an assortment of images and FMVs extracted from the disc, showing some examples of the translations and dubbing:
Generator room labels
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Channelwood tower key
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Atrus' note to Katran
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Page from Stoneship journal
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Left half of vault instructions
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Right half of vault instructions
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Opening credits
Achenar receiving page 4
Sirrus' message on Achenar's imager in Channelwood
Atrus' message in the dock imager
Atrus receiving white page
Making Of
The Box
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The front of the box features a metal plate with MYST embossed into the metal, using a different typeface than the usual Myst logo. The subtitle proclaims:
Incluye la novela creada por Rand y Robyn Miller con David Wingrove Reedición del mundialmente famoso Myst, totalmente doblado y traducido al castellano Machine translation: Includes the novel created by Rand and Robyn Miller with David Wingrove Reissue of the world famous Myst, fully dubbed and translated into Spanish
The back of the box uses many elements taken from the standard US big box. All four screenshots on this Spanish edition also appear on the back of the US big box, and the text also appears to be directly translated from the original box as well. The paper-styled box on the left has the same letter from Atrus and the same blurb from the original box with no discernable differences other than the direct Spanish translation:
22 de Noviembre Se ha cometido una injusticia ... y yo Atrus he sufrido las consecuencias. Los libros que he creado controlan mundos tán fastánticos que su exploración podría ocupar toda una vida. Pero ha sucedido algo terrible y la avaricia de alguien está destruyendo mis creaciones. Sospecho de uno de mis hijos, Sirrus o Achenar pero no puedo estar seguro. No me atrevo a escribir por miedo a hablar demasiado. Mi única esperanaza es encontrar la respuesta antes de que sea demiasiado tarde... Pocos son los elegidos, muy pocos tienen éxito. Viaje ahora a un mundo de islas teñido de misterio surrealista..., donde cada piedra, cada trozo de papel, cada sonido pueden ocultar pistas vitales para desentrañar una escalofriante historia de intriga e injusticia que desafía todas las fronteras del tiempo y del espacio. Sólo con su inteligencia y su imaginación logrará seguir elcamino y desvelar la antigua traición de las épocas pasadas. Machine translation: November 22nd An injustice has been committed... and I Atrus have suffered the consequences. The books I have created They control worlds so fantastic that their exploration It could take up a lifetime. But it has happened something terrible and someone's greed is destroying my creations. I suspect one of my children, Sirrus or Achenar but I can't be sure. No I dare to write for fear of speaking too much. My only hope is to find the answer before it's too late... Few are chosen, very few have success. Travel now to an island-dyed world of surreal mystery..., where each stone, every piece of paper, every sound can hide vital clues to unravel a chilling story of intrigue and injustice that defies all boundaries of time and from space. Only with his intelligence and his imagination will manage to follow the path and reveal the ancient betrayal of the ages passed.
On the right are four screenshots, a subset of the six screenshots on the US release. Of the three labels, the first two are also taken directly from the US release, while the third appears to be new:
Las pantallas muestran el aspecto real de juego Explore extraños mundos de sobria belleza en primera persona, sin controles ni ventanas que le distraigan Mediante la observación detallada y la lógica podrá desvelar los secretos de Myst Machine translations: Screens show what the game actually looks like Explore strange worlds of sober beauty in first person, without controls or windows to distract you Through detailed observation and logic you will be able to reveal the secrets of Myst
The system requirements are identical to those found on the Windows 3.1 release, and the copyright information appears to be boilerplate. On the very bottom of the box is an address and three phone numbers all from Madrid, Spain. Two sides of the box have the same MYST logo variant used in the metal plate on the front.
The Manual
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The included manual is printed in monochrome on normal paper, but has been cut with jagged edges to give it an aged appearance. Most of the manual's contents are directly translated from the manual of the US release which doubled as that version's jewel case insert. The first page is given here as an example:
Acaba de trobezarse con un libro intrigante, un libro titulado Myst. No tiene idea de dónde procede, de quién lo escribió o de qué época es. La lectura de estas páginas le proporciona una descripción tremendamente detallada de uno mundo extraño en torno a una isla. Pero a fin de cuentas es sólo un libro, ¿no? Cuando llega al final del libro, apoya la mano sobre una página. De repente su propio mundo se diluye en la oscuridad, y se transforma en el mundo de la isla que las páginas describían. Ahora estí usted aquí, sin saber dónde es "aquí", sin más opción que explorar... UN MENSAJE DE CYAN Está a punto de entrar en una sorprendente realidad alternativa. Este juego se diseñó desde el principio para que pudiera participar en él sin apenas distracciones en la pantalla que interfieran con la secsación de estar allí. Myst no es lineal, no es plano, no es superficial. Es la máxima profundidad, el mayor detalle y la más intensa realidad que haya experimentado jamás en un juego. Myst es real. Como la vida real, no morirá cada cinco minutos. De hecho, probablemente no morirá. No hay callejones sin salida: puede llegar a un moro, pero siemprr hay una forma de superarlo. Debe ser observador y recoger datos, porque esas son las piezas del rompecabezas que utilizará para descubrir los secretos de Myst. Los rompecabezas que encuentres se resolverán con la lógica y la información, información que puede conseguir en Myst o en la vida misma. La clave de Myst es perderse en esta fantastica exploración virtual y actuar y reaccional como si realmente estuviera allí. Machine translation: You have just stumbled across an intriguing book, a book titled Myst. He has no idea where it came from, who wrote it, or what era he is from. Reading these pages provides you with a description tremendously detailed of a strange world around an island. But at the end of the day it's just a book, right? When he reaches the end of the book, he rests his hand on a page. Of suddenly his own world dissolves into darkness, and transforms into the island world that the pages described. Now you are here, without knowing where "here" is, with no choice but to explore... A MESSAGE FROM CYAN You are about to enter a surprising alternate reality. This game was designed from the beginning so that you could participate in it without hardly any distractions on the screen that interfere with the sectioning of to be there. Myst is not linear, it is not flat, it is not superficial. It is the maximum depth, the greatest detail and the most intense reality that ever experienced in a game. Myst is real. Like real life, you won't die every five minutes. Of In fact, he probably won't die. There are no dead ends: you can reach a moro, but there is always a way to overcome it. Must be observer and collect data, because those are the pieces of the puzzle that you will use to discover the secrets of Myst. The puzzles you find will be solved with logic and information, information you can get in Myst or in life same. The key to Myst is to get lost in this fantastic exploration virtual and act and react as if you were really there.
Later in the manual are translated adaptations of the same three hints that appeared as a separate trifold in the US big-box:
PERDIDO ¡No se rinda! Si no está seguro de lo que debe hacer a continuación, toquetear por todas partes no facilitará las cosas. Piense en lo que ya sabe, en lo que necesita saber y reúna todos estos pensamientos para combinarlos correctamente. Piense en objetos asociados o lugares que ya haya visto, piense en la información que le hayan dado, ponga mucha atención a todo lo que vesa, no se olvide de nada. Pero, lo más importante de todo es pensar en lo que haría si realmente estuviera allí. Recuerde, siempre puede recurrir a unas breves pistas en la última parte del manual... Pista 1: El acceso a los lugares de protección comienza examinando todo lo que hay en las paredes de la biblioteca... Si necesita más lea la siguiente pista... Pista 2: Intente comprender la función del mapa de la biblioteca... ¿Ha conseguido acceder ya a los lugares de protección?... Si no es así continúe leyendo... Pista 3: Active los marcadores de posición de la Isla Myst para activar los lugares del mapa de la biblioteca... Gire la Torre hacia los lugares que hacen que la línea se vuelva foja haciendo clic y manteniendo el icono parpadeante en el mapa... Vaya a la Torre para buscar las llaves de acceso. Don't give up! If you're not sure what to do next, fiddling around won't make things any easier. Think about what you already know, what you need to know, and put all these thoughts together to combine them correctly. Think about associated objects or places you have already seen, think about the information you have been given, pay close attention to everything you see, don't forget anything. But, most important of all is to think about what you would do if you were really there. Remember, you can always refer to a few brief hints in the last part of the manual... Track 1: Accessing the places of protection begins by examining everything on the walls of the library... If you need more, read the next clue... Track 2: Try to understand the function of the library map... Have you already managed to access the protection places?... If not, continue reading... Track 3: Activate the Myst Island placeholders to activate the places on the library map... Rotate the Tower towards the places that make the line go blank by clicking and holding the flashing icon on the map... Go to the Tower to find the access keys.
The very end of the manual has a badge for Impression Artes Graficas, S. L., a printing company based in Madrid. They appear to still exist at https://www.iag.es/, albeit with a different address and phone number than the ones provided in this manual.
Dimensions: 153mm x 122mm x 40mm
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