# Nice little "Myst" like game
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [February 21, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581 "2008-02-21T16:26:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 4
### Author:  [@Sir\_Dirx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Dirx)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/61 "2008-02-24T09:49:53Z")
Ditto that. The clickfest to try and interact with things (especially the damn cupboard doors and drawers) is getting tedious.
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### Author:  [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/62 "2008-02-24T15:58:08Z")
[QUOTE=sinjin]
The problem I was having seems to be platform specific.
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Oh. Has anyone completed this game on a Mac?
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### Author:  [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/63 "2008-02-24T16:04:24Z")
Vision was a kinda fun game. Took me a few hours to solve, but a lot of it reminded me of old text adventures. The odd little bit of non-obvious clicking to search (oh, hey, you can look to one side of a desk, but not the other, and there’s no real clue to the searchability thereof) is a bit of bad design, but for the most part it was pretty well thought out.
The stickman puzzle serves as a nice example that graphics do have a place in adventures (yeah, in my circles this is _still_ debated): there’s no decent way a device like that could be done in text.
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### Author:  [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/64 "2008-02-24T17:17:18Z")
I have the piece of paper that says “newsense” and I assume that the letters in this correspond with north, south, east, and west. I tried clicking on the arrows around the painting with the sea stuff in the order of the letters, but no luck.
Help?
Nevermind, I found someplace else to use it. 😉
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### Author:  [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/65 "2008-02-24T17:28:59Z")
[QUOTE=Sir Dirx]
I’ve started Strawberry Tomato, and have been able to combine two items. Double-click one item to examine it, then click the other item so it’s highlighted, then click the one you’re examining. Haven’t been able to do anything else with the items yet, though. I’m already stuck.
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I’ve tried several of the Gotmail games, and frankly I’m rather unimpressed. The graphics are nice, but they never seem to make any sense, and I can never get anywhere. I’m not that good at this type of game to begin with, but these are just frustrating in the extreme.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/66 "2008-02-24T17:32:21Z")
[QUOTE=j666]
Oh. Has anyone completed this game on a Mac?
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Yes. No problems here using Safari.
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### Author:  [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/67 "2008-02-24T17:38:06Z")
However, I am now stuck again. I have the following:
screwdriver handle, weird white thing with pegs, crank handle, headless doll, bronze box, and green marble. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the screwdriver off of the clock, or where else to go from here.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/68 "2008-02-24T17:48:26Z")
[QUOTE=monica]
However, I am now stuck again. I have the following:
screwdriver handle, weird white thing with pegs, crank handle, headless doll, bronze box, and green marble. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the screwdriver off of the clock, or where else to go from here.
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Have you examined the green marble in the bronze box?
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### Author:  [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/69 "2008-02-24T18:27:34Z")
[QUOTE=pulykamell]
Yes. No problems here using Safari.
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Thanks. I guess I just don’t get it.
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### Author:  [@Sir\_Dirx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Dirx)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/70 "2008-02-24T18:33:11Z")
Alright, in Strawberry Tomato: I unlocked the painting, but it won’t do anything. I click on it and it makes a noise, but nothing happens. I even restarted the game, and same problem. Do I need to update my flash player or something, or is that supposed to happen? Also, were you able to get the t-shirt before or after you unlocked the painting? I can’t seem to get either hanging shirt no matter where I click. There is one drawer in the cupboard I’ve never been able to open, too.
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### Author:  [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/71 "2008-02-24T19:28:51Z")
[QUOTE=Sir Dirx]
Alright, in Strawberry Tomato: I unlocked the painting, but it won’t do anything. I click on it and it makes a noise, but nothing happens. I even restarted the game, and same problem. Do I need to update my flash player or something, or is that supposed to happen? Also, were you able to get the t-shirt before or after you unlocked the painting? I can’t seem to get either hanging shirt no matter where I click. There is one drawer in the cupboard I’ve never been able to open, too.
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Click and drag the painting down. It scrolls. Also, you can get the shirt before the painting, just use an item on the tall cabinets to the left of the desserts. And yes, it won’t make sense. A lot in Strawberry Tomato doesn’t make sense.
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### Author:  [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/72 "2008-02-24T19:33:30Z")
[QUOTE=pulykamell]
Have you examined the green marble in the bronze box?
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Thanks!
Now I just have to find the triangle…I’ve already got the circle and the square.
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### Author:  [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/73 "2008-02-24T20:02:37Z")
Ok, I realized that I don’t see somethings until the right time in the game [that’s a bit annoying].
I have
two pieces of the wall safe; there seems to be a third that I can’t pick up yet. Is that right?
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### Author:  [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/74 "2008-02-24T21:13:03Z")
I thought I’d figured out how to open the fish box…I
Turned the fish in the direction shown on the desert marble and pressed buttons to correspond with the sea stuff in the box, based on the painting
What am I missing?
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### Author:  [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/75 "2008-02-24T22:09:03Z")
[QUOTE=monica]
I thought I’d figured out how to open the fish box…I
Turned the fish in the direction shown on the desert marble and pressed buttons to correspond with the sea stuff in the box, based on the painting
What am I missing?
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Nevermind, I’m an idiot.
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### Author:  [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/76 "2008-02-24T22:14:36Z")
And now I get to figure out where the heck this key goes…
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### Author:  [@Sir\_Dirx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Dirx)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/77 "2008-02-24T23:50:37Z")
Alright, I’m done with Strawberry Tomato and am going to pass on its sequel, Bon Voyage. After getting stumped every time I figured out a new clue, I finally resorted to a walkthrough I found online. And I’m glad I did. The puzzles made less and less sense, there were annoying waiting games that took too long, things to do/discover that couldn’t be done until triggered, for no obvious reason, etc. Pretty, but terribly done. I guess Vision spoiled me.
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### Author:  [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/78 "2008-02-25T01:19:15Z")
Can you all tell that I _really_ am trying to avoid work?
Anyway, I got outside, but I seem to be well and truly stuck.
I already replaced the gear with the old rusty gear. I currently have 4 marbles (blue, yellow, turquoise, and green), the bronze box, the original gear, and the sketchbook. Help?
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### Author:  [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/79 "2008-02-25T01:43:37Z")
[QUOTE=monica]
Can you all tell that I _really_ am trying to avoid work?
Anyway, I got outside, but I seem to be well and truly stuck.
I already replaced the gear with the old rusty gear. I currently have 4 marbles (blue, yellow, turquoise, and green), the bronze box, the original gear, and the sketchbook. Help?
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Is there someplace you’ve seen before you went outside where a gear would be a good fit?
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### Author:  [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581/80 "2008-02-25T01:57:10Z")
[QUOTE=Leaper]
Is there someplace you’ve seen before you went outside where a gear would be a good fit?
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There is indeed- but the gear for some reason will not go on between the other 2 gears. I’d already tried.
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