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title: “The Manhole”, a 1988 HyperCard game by the guys who made Myst, is available on Internet Archive
url: https://archive.org/details/TheManholeMacintosh
edition: /collider/2026-03-24/index.edition.md
position: 6
date: 2026-03-24
source: mailchimp
original: https://mailchi.mp/pathwright/collider-march-24-26
retrieved: 2026-11-09
visibility: public
author: /people/justin-hall.person.md
emoji: 🕳️
description: 🕳️ “The Manhole”, a 1988 HyperCard game by the guys who made Myst, is available on Internet Archive. “The Manhole is a notable computer game because … it has no goal and no end; the object is simply to explore and have fun.” My daughter and I really enjoyed clicking through this.
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[![“The Manhole” is an adventure without a finish/goal](./assets/06-the-manhole-a-1988-hypercard-game-by-the-guys-who-made-myst.webp)](https://archive.org/details/TheManholeMacintosh)

*“The Manhole” is an adventure without a finish/goal*

🕳️ **[“The Manhole”, a 1988 HyperCard game by the guys who made Myst, is available on Internet Archive.](https://archive.org/details/TheManholeMacintosh)** “The Manhole is a notable computer game because … it has no goal and no end; the object is simply to explore and have fun.” My daughter and I *really* enjoyed clicking through this.

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