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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. | 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 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 | 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 1973's horror cult classic movie ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film) The Exorcist]'' appears along with two loud screams, scaring the user. | ||
As far as is known, this was the second screamer to use the image of [[Regan MacNeil]] from the 1973's horror classic movie ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film) The Exorcist] ''is infamously used'' ''as the jumpscare image. | |||
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]]<ref>youtube.com/watch?v=ukXeMzQ6VJQ</ref>, due to copyright laws.{{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 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]]<ref>youtube.com/watch?v=ukXeMzQ6VJQ</ref>, due to copyright laws.{{Cite}} | ||
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* '''winterrowd.com/afvmaze/the-maze-afv.swf''' | * '''winterrowd.com/afvmaze/the-maze-afv.swf''' | ||
* '''playscarymazegame.net/play-scary-maze-game/''' Unofficial HTML5 version. | * '''playscarymazegame.net/play-scary-maze-game/''' Unofficial HTML5 version. | ||
=== '''Picture''' === | |||
<u>NOTE</u>: The following picture can be scary for younger audiences. | |||
* '''vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/moviedatabase/images/3/3d/Regan_MacNeil_001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20161108153415''' | |||
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=== '''Showcase Video''' === | === '''Showcase Video''' === |