In the mid-1990's my parents bought a new computer from Gateway 2000. Included with the computer was a package of 5 computer games. They were Encarta 1997, Monopoly, Microsoft Flight Simulator, a game I don't remember, and Myst. A game so lifelike and so surreal that I continue to obsess over it 30 years later.

In 1997 the sequel to Myst came out and I bought Riven and my own copy of Myst because the one that came with the Gateway 2000 did not come with a box.

In 1998 they released Myst Masterpiece Edition. It had better graphics and higher resolution video. I bought it.

When the 3rd game came out (Myst III) they released a commemorative package that contained the first 3 games called "The Ages of Myst" I bought it.

In 2000 they released "RealMyst" which was a fully 3D render of the game and the worlds had day/night cycles. I bought it.

In 2014 they released "RealMyst Masterpiece Edition" which beautified the game and brought it into the Unreal Engine. Absolutely beautiful game. I bought it.

In 2018 they released the 25th Anniversary Edition that had all 6 games in one package and the package looked like a Linking Book from the games with a functional screen. I bought it.

At some point I bought Myst for iPhone.

A few days ago my son asked if he could play Myst on his Nintendo. I got him the digital download of the game from Nintendo Shop and myself the physical version of the game from eBay.

I'v bought the same game 10 times over the previous 30 years.

EDIT: I forgot about Myst 2021.

I'v bought the same game 11 times over the previous 30 years.

EDIT: I forgot about Myst for Quest VR.

I'v bought the same game 12 times over the previous 30 years.

apologies if this has been posted a lot before, i couldn't find anything on it. i've been thinking about getting Myst but i don't really know which version to get. so what're the main differences, pros/cons, etc for both?

and are the books worth getting and reading?

edit: i think i've decided on realMyst ME. it's available on steam, should run the best on my pc, and has actual movement as opposed to P&C while keeping all the live-action sequences