The extremes of the gaming genres recall the classic contrast between Myst and Doom some 15 years ago.

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As the web struggled its way through the rudiments of typography, CD-ROM games like Myst promised more immersive experiences.

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Most of us who remember Myst are content to relive the halcyon days of click-and-watch puzzle games by loading up the iPhone port.

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Microsoft's other software, including its Office 97 suite, does not even make the top-20 list, outsold by the likes of racing games, Tomb Raider's pneumatic Lara Croft, and the perennial best-seller, Myst.

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He just spent the past six years building a replica of the Cyan game's signature, Age-traveling link books that includes a full Windows XP PC with a 1.6GHz Atom, a 2-hour battery, a 5-inch touchscreen and every playable game from the Myst series stored on a CF card.

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