You've heard of it because guys who grew up in that area suffering from extreme bouts of nostalgia produce "Best Games of the 90's" lists featuring Myst or make

You've heard of it because guys who grew up in that area suffering from extreme bouts of nostalgia produce "Best Games of the 90's" lists featuring Myst or make grand statements about the game on forums/twitter/facebook/blog/etc. I played it when it first came out and really it's not all that noteworthy these days unless you are talking about 1993 specifically.