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< | <blockquote>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 website for all the stupid prank games I've made. | ||
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-Jeremy Winterrowd<ref>Winterrowd responding to a question on Yahoo Answers https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080810043147AA2Ssol</ref> | |||
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'''<font color="Cyan">The Maze</font>''', more commonly known as the '''Scary Maze Game''', is a Flash game created in 2004. It was made by game developer [[Jeremy Winterrowd]]. | '''<font color="Cyan">The Maze</font>''', more commonly known as the '''Scary Maze Game''', is a Flash game created in 2004. It was made by game developer [[Jeremy Winterrowd]]. | ||
This Flash prank disguises itself as a simple maze game in which the player has to utilize their mouse cursor in order to move a blue little 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 4 levels, and the player cannot touch the walls; however, there are actually only three levels in the game. The game also explains that it is best with volume on, but, there is no sound in any part of the game except for the very secret level 4! | This Flash prank disguises itself as a simple maze game in which the player has to utilize their mouse cursor in order to move a blue little 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 4 levels, and the player cannot touch the walls; however, there are actually only three levels in the game. The game also explains that it is best with volume on, but, there is no sound in any part of the game except for the very secret level 4! | ||
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, a picture of [[Regan MacNeil]] from the 1973's classic horror movie ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film) The Exorcist]'' pops up 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 first curve to the left of the maze sharp part, a picture of [[Regan MacNeil]] from the 1973's classic horror movie ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film) The Exorcist]'' pops up 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 with alternative text was used instead of turquoise. There 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 face that pops up is replaced with the one from [[What's Wrong?]]<ref>youtu.be/qNW7Zzgapsg?t=30</ref>, due to copyright laws. It includes a scream from [[What's Wrong?]]{{Cite}} | 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 with alternative text 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 face that pops up is replaced with the one from [[What's Wrong?]]<ref>youtu.be/qNW7Zzgapsg?t=30</ref>, due to copyright laws. It includes a scream from [[What's Wrong?]]{{Cite}} | ||
== '''Reactions''' == | == '''Reactions''' == | ||
[[File:Reaction.png|thumb|Justice playing The Maze.|220x220px]]Many people have posted videos of other people reacting to the game. The first reaction video on YouTube was uploaded by user ''CantWeAllJusGetAlong'', on May 20th, 2006. In the video, a young kid, ''Justice'', is playing the maze. Then, he gets surprised by the screamer. Shocked, he starts screaming and repeatedly hitting the computer screen. He then runs to his stepdad, ''Chad'', and starts crying. As of October 2017, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh87njiWTmw the video] has over 27 million views. | [[File:Reaction.png|thumb|Justice playing The Maze.|220x220px]]Many people have posted videos of other people reacting to the game. The first reaction video on YouTube was uploaded by user ''CantWeAllJusGetAlong'', on May 20th, 2006. In the video, a young kid, ''Justice'', is playing the maze. Then, he gets surprised by the screamer. Shocked, he starts screaming and repeatedly hitting the computer screen. He then runs to his stepdad, ''Chad'', and starts crying. As of October 2017, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh87njiWTmw the video] has over 27 million views. | ||
The most viewed Maze Game video was uploaded by [[YouTube]] user ''nalts'' and has accumulated over 43 million views as of October 2017. | The most viewed Maze Game video was uploaded by [[YouTube]] user ''nalts'' and has accumulated over 43 million views as of October 2017. On March 27, YouTube's Ethan Channel released a video in which [[YouTube]] ethanb0206 tricked his friend into playing the maze game (shown below, right). On March 27, the video obtained more than 0 million visits and 0 comments. | ||
==='''Level 4'''=== | ==='''Level 4'''=== | ||
