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Bungie made the first game, '''Myth: The Fallen Lords''', and the second one, '''Myth II: Soulblighter'''. As usual for Bungie, there are multiple references to these games in [[Oni]], from [[Music/Myth|musical themes]] to quotations and other [[Easter eggs#Myth|Easter eggs]]. | Bungie made the first game, '''Myth: The Fallen Lords''', and the second one, '''Myth II: Soulblighter'''. As usual for Bungie, there are multiple references to these games in [[Oni]], from [[Music/Myth|musical themes]] to quotations and other [[Easter eggs#Myth|Easter eggs]]. | ||
Myth II has a [https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/01/06/myth-ii-uninstall bit of notoriety] over its colossal uninstaller bug. Though it was fixed before the game released to the general public, the uninstaller was originally scripted to remove all files in the same directory as itself, recursively. This meant that if you placed the game files at the root level of a hard drive (not C:\MythII but C:\ itself), your entire hard drive would be deleted along with the game. While few users would ever place the game files on their hard drive without any enclosing folder, this happened to | Myth II has a [https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/01/06/myth-ii-uninstall bit of notoriety] over its colossal uninstaller bug. Though it was fixed before the game released to the general public, the uninstaller was originally scripted to remove all files in the same directory as itself, recursively. This meant that if you placed the game files at the root level of a hard drive (not C:\MythII but C:\ itself), your entire hard drive would be deleted along with the game. While few users would ever place the game files on their hard drive without any enclosing folder, this happened to a Japanese localizer at the end of the game's development. Bungie decided to stop production on the game, tear open the game boxes on the assembly line, and replace the game discs. This cost the company approximately $800,000, a difficult financial blow for a small game studio, and was a key factor in deciding to sell Bungie to Microsoft. | ||
The third game '''Myth III: The Wolf Age''', was developed by Mumbo Jumbo after the Microsoft purchase of Bungie led to the Myth IP being acquired by Take-Two Interactive ([[Oni#Buyout|explained here]]); development was rushed and fans generally agree that the game did not fulfill its potential. | The third game '''Myth III: The Wolf Age''', was developed by Mumbo Jumbo after the Microsoft purchase of Bungie led to the Myth IP being acquired by Take-Two Interactive ([[Oni#Buyout|explained here]]); development was rushed and fans generally agree that the game did not fulfill its potential. | ||