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'''Meinzwilling''' was a German [[flash]] [[screamer]] game which was available on the Universal Pictures Germany (now upig.de) website as a subpage. The game was made as a promotion for the 2009 horror film ''[[wikipedia:The Unborn (2009 film)|Unborn]]'' and was popular among German forum users in the 2009-2011 period. | '''Meinzwilling''' was a German [[flash]] [[screamer]] game which was available on the Universal Pictures Germany (now upig.de) website as a subpage. The game was made as a promotion for the 2009 horror film ''[[wikipedia:The Unborn (2009 film)|Unborn]]'' and was popular among German forum users in the 2009-2011 period. | ||
The objective of the game is that the player has to search for a ghost inside a picture, which is able to be magnified using the scroll wheel on the user's mouse. After a few seconds of zooming in and out using the magnifying function, a slideshow of zombies appear along with a loud scream. The word "meinzwilling" translates to | The objective of the game is that the player has to search for a ghost inside a picture, which is able to be magnified using the scroll wheel on the user's mouse. After a few seconds of zooming in and out using the magnifying function, a slideshow of zombies appear along with a loud scream. The word "meinzwilling" translates to "my twin" in the German language. | ||
Due to poor archiving and problems regarding the saved flash file on the [[Wayback Machine]], the game itself unfortunately does not function and is thus lost to time. However, there are videos scattered online (mainly [[YouTube]]) which show the game being played; at least one reaction video of this game exists as well. These are the only known visual references of the game which have survived. | Due to poor archiving and problems regarding the saved flash file on the [[Wayback Machine]], the game itself unfortunately does not function and is thus lost to time. However, there are videos scattered online (mainly [[YouTube]]) which show the game being played; at least one reaction video of this game exists as well. These are the only known visual references of the game which have survived. | ||
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<u>NOTE</u>: The following game contains a [[screamer]]! | <u>NOTE</u>: The following game contains a [[screamer]]! | ||
*web.archive.org/web/20090310001615/movies.universal-pictures-international-germany.de/unborn/meinzwilling | *web.archive.org/web/20090310001615/movies.universal-pictures-international-germany.de/unborn/meinzwilling | ||
*'''Showcase/reaction video:''' youtube.com/watch?v=aiiaREduFJU | *'''Showcase/reaction video:''' youtube.com/watch?v=aiiaREduFJU '''(no longer available)''' | ||
*'''Permalink:''' web.archive.org/web/20230625214709/files.catbox.moe/7r1dl2.mp4 | *'''Permalink:''' web.archive.org/web/20230625214709/files.catbox.moe/7r1dl2.mp4 | ||