History VideoGame / Pyst

''Pyst'' is a point-and-click comedy VideoGame [[note]](though given the gameplay or lack thereof, it's more of an interactive comedy CD-ROM or a software toy rather than a proper game in its own right)[[/note]] for [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Mac OS]] and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] written by American comedian [[Creator/TheFiresignTheatre Peter Bergman]] and published by Creator/ParrotyInteractive in 1996 as a parody of the popular ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}'' series.

Gameplay is a simplified version of the exploration mechanic as used in ''Myst'', being little more than a series of "postcards" with interactive objects strewn around the scene. Players merely interact with the setting at his/her own leisure, though there are extras like a FullMotionVideo performance from Creator/JohnGoodman as "King Mattruss", the ruler of Pyst Island.

'''''Pyst''''' is a point-and-click comedy VideoGame[[note]]Though given the gameplay (or lack thereof) it was more of an interactive comedy CD-ROM or a software toy rather than a proper game in its own right.[[/note]] for [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Mac OS]] and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] written by American comedian [[Creator/TheFiresignTheatre Peter Bergman]] and published by Creator/ParrotyInteractive in 1996 as a parody of the popular ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}'' series.

The basic premise of the game depicts Myst Island, referred to ingame as "Pyst Island", as in a state of disarray after being visited and thus "vandalized" by tourists, with garbage literring the place, buildings left to neglect and graffiti revealing hints to puzzles which frustrated players in the original ''Myst''.

Gameplay is a simplified version of the exploration mechanic as used in ''Myst'', being little more than a series of "postcards" with interactive objects strewn around the scene. Players merely interact with the setting at his/her own leisure, though there are extras like a FullMotionVideo performance from actor Creator/JohnGoodman as "King Mattruss", the ruler of "Pyst Island".

While it has become something of a collector's item for dedicated Myst fans, the game was critically panned for its half-hearted attempt at cashing in on ''Myst'''s popularity and its lack of interactivity and gameplay other than being a mere novelty application, with one reviewer likening it to a Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg production.

* CopycatCover: Being it's intended to directly parody the original and all. The developers did include a disclaimer to [[PoesLaw those who somehow missed the joke and mistook it for the real thing]], and also perhaps as something of a legal move should the ''Myst'' developers threaten them with a lawsuit (which they didn't as Cyan did have a copy of ''Pyst'' in their archives).
* DeconstructionGame: The main point being it portrays what Myst's main setting would look like after four million tourists, in reference to the number of copies ''Myst'' sold at the time, have roamed around the place.
* LargeHam: The actor playing "Prince Syrup" (a rather lame play on the name "Sirrus") really hams it up for his roughly twenty seconds of screentime.

* {{Abandonware}}: Following Parroty's closure, the game is no longer in print outside of third-party abandonware/warez sites or used copies on Ebay.

Gameplay is a simplified version of the exploration mechanic as used in ''Myst'', being little more than a series of "postcards" with interactive objects strewn around the scene. Players merely interact with the setting at his/her own leisure, though there are extras like a FullMotionVideo performance from actor John Goodman as "King Mattruss", the ruler of "Pyst Island".

* CopycatCover: Being it's intended to directly parody the original and all. The developers did include a disclaimer to [[PoesLaw those who still don't get the joke]], and also perhaps as something of a legal move should the ''Myst'' developers threaten them with a lawsuit.

'''''Pyst''''' is a point-and-click comedy VideoGame[[note]]Though given the gameplay (or lack thereof) it was more of an interactive comedy CD-ROM or a software toy rather than a proper game in its own right.[[/note]] for [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Mac OS]] and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] written by American comedian Peter Bergman and published by Creator/ParrotyInteractive in 1996 as a parody of the popular ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}'' series.

* LargeHam: The actor playing "Prince Syrup" (a rather lame play on the name "Sirrus") really hams it up for his roughly one minute of screentime.

While it has become something of a collector's item for dedicated Myst fans, the game was critically panned for its half-hearted attempt at cashing in on ''Myst'''s popularity and its lack of interactivity and gameplay other than being a mere novelty application.

The basic premise of the game depicts Myst Island, referred to ingame as "Pyst Island", as in a state of disarray, after being visited and thus "vandalized" by tourists, with garbage literring the place, buildings left to neglect and graffiti revealing hints to puzzles which frustrated players in the original ''Myst''.

'''''Pyst''''' is a point-and-click comedy VideoGame[[note]]Though given the gameplay (or lack thereof) it was more of an interactive comedy CD-ROM or a software toy rather than a proper game in its own right.[[/note]] for [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Mac OS]] and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] written by American comedian Peter Bergman and published by Creator/ParrotyInteractive in 1996 as a parody of the popular VideoGame/{{Myst}} series.

Gameplay is a streamlined, simplified version of the exploration mechanic as used in ''Myst''. Players merely explore the setting at his/her own leisure, though there are extras like a FullMotionVideo performance from actor John Goodman as "King Mattruss", the ruler of "Pyst Island".

* DeconstructionGame: The main point being it portrays what Myst's main setting would look like after four million tourists have roamed around the place.

'''''Pyst''''' is a point-and-click comedy VideoGame for [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Mac OS]] and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] written by American comedian Peter Bergman and published by Creator/ParrotyInteractive in 1996 as a parody of the popular VideoGame/{{Myst}} series.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: It would've made good commentary material as a satire on the negative effects of tourism, but the way Parroty pulled it off was simply lacking.