The Witness (1983)
Sega Genesis · 1983
About this game
The Witness is a first-person adventure game with a strong focus on puzzles and it is set on an abandoned island.
It starts with an unnamed protagonist at the end of a tunnel.
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The exit leads to a large, uninhabited island with various modern structures.
Almost immediately the island can be explored entirely and in any direction without restrictions.
The small story elements are revealed indirectly, but the main goal is to regain memory and find a way off the island.
Clues can often be found through elements in the environment and there are also some audio segments, usually with quotes from very different contexts, that can be found through left behind audio logs.
The main focus is the exploration of the island and solving more than 500 puzzles in different forms.
No guidance or help is provided and the player has to figure out the mechanics through trial and error, logic or careful observation.
The puzzle mode is accessed through a click or button, allowing the character to interact with electronic panels in the environment that usually represent a single puzzle.
Most of these puzzles have a maze-like structure with a starting point and an end.
A puzzle is solved by connecting start and end in a specific way.
This often activates power, through cables, opening up a part of the environment or activating another panel.
Through small effects or by following the cables, the effect can be traced.
The general concept of the puzzles is largely the same for all of them, but many variants are introduced, such as separating maze items in a certain way, taking into account tetromino shapes, using colours and so on.
There are often panels in areas that gradually introduce new elements, but the player can still tackle them generally in any order.
A large amount of puzzles cannot be solved through logic alone, but requires more thorough observation of the environment, similar to the Myst games.
Some patterns can only be found on other locations or require the manipulation of part
About Sega Genesis
Known as the Mega Drive outside North America, the Sega Genesis (1988/1989) was Sega's most successful console and Sonic the Hedgehog's original home, fueling the "console wars" era against Nintendo's SNES. Genesis cartridge collecting is well-established: common sports and platformer titles are affordable, while sports-license and later-era games with smaller print runs can carry a meaningful premium.
Gamevaro tracks The Witness (1983) for Sega Genesis with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.
