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|title = The Maze | |title = The Maze | ||
|image = | |image = The_Maze_Menu.png | ||
|imagecaption = The | |imagecaption = The main menu. | ||
|maker = [[Jeremy Winterrowd]] | |maker = [[Jeremy Winterrowd]] | ||
|type = Flash game | |type = Flash game | ||
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'''The Maze''', also known as the '''Scary Maze Game''', is an infamous internet screamer created in October 2004 by game developer and programmer [[Jeremy Winterrowd]], originally posted to his personal website "[[Winterrowd.com]]". | {{Quote|I made this game in October of '04 for Halloween and sent it to a few of my friends in an email. About 5 months later, someone had sent the same email back to my mother! It had turned into a viral email joke. I was very flattered and figured I should make a [[Winterrowd.com|website for all the stupid prank games I've made.]]|[[Jeremy Winterrowd]]<ref>Winterrowd responding to a question on Yahoo Answers http://web.archive.org/web/20191207130448/https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080810043147AA2Ssol</ref>}} | ||
'''The Maze''', also known as the '''Scary Maze Game''', is an infamous internet [[screamer]] Flash game created in October 2004 by game developer and programmer [[Jeremy Winterrowd]], originally posted to his personal website "[[Winterrowd.com]]". | |||
This Flash prank disguises itself as a simple maze game in which the player has to utilize their mouse cursor to move a small dot through the maze. At the start screen, there is a note informing the player that the objective of the game is to pass through all four levels, and the player cannot touch the walls; however, there are only three levels in the game. The game also explains that it is best with the volume on, but there's no sound in any part of the game. | This Flash prank disguises itself as a simple maze game in which the player has to utilize their mouse cursor to move a small dot through the maze. At the start screen, there is a note informing the player that the objective of the game is to pass through all four levels, and the player cannot touch the walls; however, there are only three levels in the game. The game also explains that it is best with the volume on, but there's no sound in any part of the game. | ||
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The first two levels are easy to complete. But as the third level is reached, the walls begin to shrink and have sharp turns, making it difficult to avoid touching them. This usually makes the player concentrate on the screen. Then, near the first curve to the left of the maze sharp part (The game also knows if the player is cheating; if they use right-click), a close-up image of [[Regan MacNeil]] (the possessed character portrayed by [[wikipedia:Linda Blair|Linda Blair]]) from the 1973 supernatural horror film ''[[wikipedia:The Exorcist|The Exorcist]]'' pops up along with a loud, distorted scream that plays twice, scaring the player. | The first two levels are easy to complete. But as the third level is reached, the walls begin to shrink and have sharp turns, making it difficult to avoid touching them. This usually makes the player concentrate on the screen. Then, near the first curve to the left of the maze sharp part (The game also knows if the player is cheating; if they use right-click), a close-up image of [[Regan MacNeil]] (the possessed character portrayed by [[wikipedia:Linda Blair|Linda Blair]]) from the 1973 supernatural horror film ''[[wikipedia:The Exorcist|The Exorcist]]'' pops up along with a loud, distorted scream that plays twice, scaring the player. | ||
The game was uploaded to Jeremy's now-defunct personal website, Winterrowd.com in 2005. The original version of the game had some slight differences in | The game was uploaded to Jeremy's now-defunct personal website, Winterrowd.com in 2005. The original version of the game had some slight differences in colors, where orange/yellow with alternative text was used instead of cyan. There's an alternative version of the game that is used in the comedy television series ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]'', where Regan at the end is replaced with the one from [[What's Wrong?]],<ref>youtu.be/kZKZa9bwhnA?t=30</ref> due to concerns regarding copyrighted content. | ||
== Reactions == | == Reactions == | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery | <center><gallery widths="200" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center" bordersize="small"> | ||
The Maze Level 1.png|The first level. | The Maze Level 1.png|The first level. | ||
The Maze Level 2.png|The second level. | The Maze Level 2.png|The second level. | ||
The Maze.jpg|The third/final level. | The Maze.jpg|The third/final level. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery></center> | ||
===Showcase Video=== | ===Showcase Video=== | ||
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<u>NOTE</u>: The following games contain [[screamers]]! | <u>NOTE</u>: The following games contain [[screamers]]! | ||
*'''Original version''': <s>winterrowd.com/maze</s> | *'''Original version''': <s>winterrowd.com/maze</s> | ||
*'''Unofficial HTML5 | *'''Unofficial HTML5 port''': playscarymazegame.net/play-scary-maze-game | ||
*''' | *'''Alternate HTML5 port''': scary-maze.com/html5 | ||
**web.archive.org/web/20100820075301/www.winterrowd.com/maze/scary-maze-game.swf | **web.archive.org/web/20100820075301/www.winterrowd.com/maze/scary-maze-game.swf | ||
*'''Orange version''': web.archive.org/web/20051223121743/winterrowd.com/maze1.swf | *'''Orange version''': web.archive.org/web/20051223121743/winterrowd.com/maze1.swf | ||
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*dagobah.net/flash/game2.swf | *dagobah.net/flash/game2.swf | ||
*'''Scream sound used:''' cd.textfiles.com/sbsw/SCARY/SHRIEK.WAV | *'''Scream sound used:''' cd.textfiles.com/sbsw/SCARY/SHRIEK.WAV | ||
=== Console ports === | |||
*'''PlayStation Portable port''': archive.org/details/the-maze-psp.-7z | |||
*'''Nintendo Switch port''': github.com/simontime/MazeNX | |||
*'''Game Boy port''': game-buoy-games.itch.io/scarymazegame | |||
=== Showcase video === | === Showcase video === | ||
*youtube.com/watch?v=0WjDrQ0IhBw | *youtube.com/watch?v=0WjDrQ0IhBw | ||
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*'''French Version''': [[The Maze/La souricière|La souricière]] | *'''French Version''': [[The Maze/La souricière|La souricière]] | ||
*'''Spanish Version''': [[The Maze/Spanish]] | *'''Spanish Version''': [[The Maze/Spanish]] | ||
{{Template:Winterrowd}} | {{Template:Winterrowd}} | ||
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[[Category:Flash]] | [[Category:Flash]] | ||
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[[Category:Screamers featured on America’s Funniest Home Videos]] | [[Category:Screamers featured on America’s Funniest Home Videos]] | ||
[[Category:Internet memes]] | [[Category:Internet memes]] | ||
