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{{Infobox|Box title = The Maze|Image file = The_Maze.jpg|Image size = 180x141|Row 1 title = |Row 1 info = |Row 2 title = |Row 2 info = |Row 3 title = |Row 3 info = |image = File:The_Maze.jpg|Row 4 title = |Row 4 info = |title = The Maze|imagecaption = The third level in The Maze.|first = |second = |third = |maker = Jeremy Winterrowd|date = October 2004|type = Flash game|language = English|country = {{USA}}}} | {{Infobox|Box title = The Maze|Image file = The_Maze.jpg|Image size = 180x141|Row 1 title = |Row 1 info = |Row 2 title = |Row 2 info = |Row 3 title = |Row 3 info = |image = File:The_Maze.jpg|Row 4 title = |Row 4 info = |title = The Maze|imagecaption = The third level in The Maze.|first = |second = |third = |maker = Jeremy Winterrowd|date = October 2004|type = Flash game|language = English|country = {{USA}}}} | ||
This Flash prank disguises itself as a simple maze game in which the player has to move their mouse cursor to progress through the maze. At the start screen, there is note telling the player to beat all four levels to intrigue them further into the game. However, there are actually only three levels. | This Flash prank disguises itself as a simple maze game in which the player has to move their mouse cursor to progress through the maze. At the start screen, there is a note telling the player to beat all four levels to intrigue them further into the game. However, there are actually only three levels. | ||
The first two levels are easy to complete. But as the third level is reached, the walls begin to shrink, making it difficult to avoid touching them. This usually makes the player concentrate on the screen. Then, near the very end of the maze, a picture of [[Regan MacNeil]] from the movie ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film) The Exorcist]'' appears along with two loud screams, scaring the user. | 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 very end of the maze, a picture of [[Regan MacNeil]] from the movie ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film) The Exorcist]'' appears along with two loud screams, scaring the user. | ||
The game was uploaded in 2005 on Jeremy's website, [[Jeremy Winterrowd|Winterrowd.com]]. The original version of the game had some slight differences in color, where orange/yellow was used instead of turquoise. There was also an alternative version of the game used in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Funniest_Home_Videos America's Funniest Home Videos],'' where the picture that pops up is replaced with the one from [[What's Wrong?|What's Wrong]], due to copyright laws. | The game was uploaded in 2005 on Jeremy's website, [[Jeremy Winterrowd|Winterrowd.com]]. The original version of the game had some slight differences in color, where orange/yellow was used instead of turquoise. There was also an alternative version of the game used in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Funniest_Home_Videos America's Funniest Home Videos],'' where the picture that pops up is replaced with the one from [[What's Wrong?|What's Wrong]], due to copyright laws. | ||
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=== '''Parodies''' === | === '''Parodies''' === | ||
''The Maze'' has been parodied on [http://www.winterrowd.com/snl-maze-skit/ Saturday Night Live]. There is also a game called [[Save Justin Bieber]], created by [[Jeremy Winterrowd]] himself, which replaces some parts of the game with a picture of Justin | ''The Maze'' has been parodied on [http://www.winterrowd.com/snl-maze-skit/ Saturday Night Live]. There is also a game called [[Save Justin Bieber]], created by [[Jeremy Winterrowd]] himself, which replaces some parts of the game with a picture of Justin Bieber. | ||
In ''The Simpsons'' episode ''"Flanders' Ladder"'', the opening segment has Bart Simpson prank his sister Lisa by having her play a game called "''Genius Maze''", which is a direct spoof of The Maze, however in this spoof, the jumpscare happened very early on in the 2nd level, and has a popup of a zombie, instead of Regan. | In ''The Simpsons'' episode ''"Flanders' Ladder"'', the opening segment has Bart Simpson prank his sister Lisa by having her play a game called "''Genius Maze''", which is a direct spoof of The Maze, however in this spoof, the jumpscare happened very early on in the 2nd level, and has a popup of a zombie, instead of Regan. | ||
