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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. | <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. | ||
-Jeremy Winterrowd <ref>Winterrowd responding to a question on Yahoo Answers https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080810043147AA2Ssol</ref> | -Jeremy Winterrowd <ref>Winterrowd responding to a question on Yahoo Answers https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080810043147AA2Ssol</ref> | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
[[File:The_Maze.jpg|thumb|The third level in The Maze.]] | [[File:The_Maze.jpg|thumb|The third level in The Maze.]] | ||
'''The Maze''', more commonly known as the '''Scary Maze Game''', is a Flash game created in 2004. It was made by game developer [[Jeremy Winterrowd]]. | {{Maze games}} | ||
'''The Maze''', more commonly known as the '''Scary Maze Game''', is a Flash game created in October 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! | ||
== Gameplay== | |||
The game was uploaded in 2005 on Jeremy's website, 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 '' | 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 ''{{Wikipedia|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, 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 ''{{Wikipedia|America's Funniest Home Videos|America's Funniest Home Videos}}'', where the face 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 == | ||
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Outside of YouTube, users on Answers.com also about how to access the level; in response, users either replied a fake way to or told the asker that level 4 does not exist.<ref>https://www.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_get_to_level_4_in_the_scary_maze_game</ref> | Outside of YouTube, users on Answers.com also about how to access the level; in response, users either replied a fake way to or told the asker that level 4 does not exist.<ref>https://www.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_get_to_level_4_in_the_scary_maze_game</ref> | ||
The fake level 4 was confirmed that this level was actually made in Photoshop and played using Microsoft Paint Eraser. | |||
=== Parodies === | === Parodies === | ||
''The Maze'' has been parodied on [http://bitchute.com/video/NaAKKQqq33oy/ 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 and the maze color is light purple instead of cyan blue. | ''The Maze'' has been parodied on [http://bitchute.com/video/NaAKKQqq33oy/ 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 and the maze color is light purple instead of cyan blue. | ||
In ''The Simpsons'' episode ''"[ | In ''The Simpsons'' episode ''"[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Flanders%27_Ladder 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]].<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Flanders-Ladder/dp/B074YXG6T2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545805709&sr=8-1&keywords=flander%27s+ladder</ref>''<nowiki/>'' | ||
== Gallery == | == '''Gallery''' == | ||
<gallery captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordercolor="accent" bordersize="small" captionsize="large" captionalign="center" widths="200" position="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordercolor="accent" bordersize="small" captionsize="large" captionalign="center" widths="200" position="center" spacing="small"> | ||
The Maze Menu.png|The main menu. | The Maze Menu.png|The main menu. | ||
The Maze Level 1.png| | 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'' level. | The Maze.jpg|The ''third'' level. | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
<u>NOTE</u>: The following games contain [[screamers]]! | <u>NOTE</u>: The following games contain [[screamers]]! | ||
* '''Original version''': winterrowd.com/maze | * '''Unofficial HTML5 version''': playscarymazegame.net/play-scary-maze-game/ | ||
* winterrowd.com/maze/scary-maze-game.swf | * '''Original version, Deleted''': <s>winterrowd.com/maze</s> | ||
** 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 | ||
* ''' | * '''[[Save Justin Bieber]] version, Deleted''':''' '''<s>winterrowd.com/savebieber/</s> | ||
** web.archive.org/web/20191030110327/www.winterrowd.com/savebieber/save-justin-bieber.swf | |||
* | * '''''America's Funniest Home Videos'' version, Deleted''': <s>winterrowd.com/afvmaze</s> | ||
* '''''America's Funniest Home Videos'' version''': winterrowd.com/afvmaze | ** web.archive.org/web/20190923130311/www.winterrowd.com/afvmaze/the-maze-afv.swf | ||
* winterrowd.com/afvmaze/the-maze-afv.swf | |||
=== Showcase video === | === Showcase video === | ||
* youtube.com/watch?v=0WjDrQ0IhBw | * youtube.com/watch?v=0WjDrQ0IhBw | ||
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[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] | ||
[[Category:Winterrowd]] | [[Category:Winterrowd]] | ||
[[Category:2004]] | [[Category:2004]] | ||
[[Category:Regan MacNeil]] | [[Category:Regan MacNeil]] | ||
