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List of maze video games
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maze game is a video game genre description first used by journalists during the 1980s to describe any game in which the entire playing field was a maze. Quick player action is required to escape monsters, outrace an opponent, or navigate the maze within a time limit.
Top-down maze games
- Gotcha, 1973, Arcade / Atari
- The Amazing Maze Game, 1976, Arcade
- Maze Craze: A Game of Cops and Robbers, 1978, Atari
- Berzerk, 1980, Stern (Arcade) / Atari (Atari 2600, Atari 5200)
- Wizard of Wor, 1980, Midway (Arcade) / Commodore (Commodore computers) / Roklan (Atari computers) / CBS Games (Atari 2660) / Bally (Astrocade, as Wizard)
- Turtles (Stern)/Turpins (Sega), 1981, Arcade
- Maze Death Race[1], 1983, ZX Spectrum
- Android 2[1], 1983, ZX Spectrum
- Styx[1], 1983, ZX Spectrum
- Maziacs[1][2], 1983 ZX Spectrum
- Fat Worm Blows a Sparky, 1985, ZX Spectrum
- A-Maze, 1986, ZX Spectrum
- Kroz series, 1987, MS-DOS
- Think Quick!, 1987, Apple II & MS-DOS
- Maze Mania, 1989, ZX Spectrum / Commodore 64 / Amstrad CPC
- ZZT, 1991, MS-DOS
- Flamin' Finger, Arcade / Namco
- The Last Guy, 2008, PlayStation 3
- LIT, WayForward Technologies/Nintendo Wii's WiiWare, 2009
First-person maze games
- Maze War, 1972, Imlac PDS-1
- 3D Monster Maze[1], 1981, ZX Spectrum
- Maze, 1982, ZX Spectrum
- Alien Maze, 1983, ZX Spectrum
- 3-Demon, 1983, MS-DOS
- Skull, 1984, ZX Spectrum / Commodore 64
Maze chase games
This genre is exemplified by Pac-Man (1979)[2], which spawned many sequels and clones. In Japan they are called "Dot eat games" (ドットイート).
- Ms. Pac-Man, Bally Midway, Arcade (1981). Licensed by Namco.
- Dung Beetles, Datasoft, Apple II (1982), and Tandy, Color Computer (circa 1981). By Bob Bishop.
- Gobbler, On-Line Systems, Apple II (1981). By Olaf Lubeck.
- Hangly-Man, Nittoh, Arcade (1981)
- Jawbreaker, On-Line Systems, Atari 800 (1981) et al. By John Harris (software developer).
- Lady Bug, Universal, Arcade (1981). Home versions licensed by Taito
- Lock 'n' Chase, Taito, Arcade (1981)
- Make Trax/Crush Roller, Williams Electronics, Arcade (1981)
- Mouse Trap, Exidy, Arcade (1981). Home ports by Coleco.
- Munchkin/KC Munchkin, Magnavox, Videopac/Odyssey 2 (1981). Designed by Ed Averett.
- Snapper, Acornsoft, BBC Micro (1982), Acorn Electron (1983). Designed by Jonathan Griffiths.
- Thief, Pacific Novelty, Arcade (1981)
- Baby Pac-Man, Bally Midway, Arcade (1982)
- Cosmic Cruncher, Commodore, Vic-20 (1982)
- Hungry Horace, Beam Software, ZX Spectrum (1982), Commodore 64 (1982), Dragon 32 (1982).
- Munch Man, Texas Instruments, TI99-4A (1982)
- Pac-Gal/Pac-Girl, text mode (1982). By Al J. Jimenez.
- PC-Man, Orion Software, IBM PC boot loader (1982). By Greg Kuperberg.
- Snack Attack, Datamost, Apple II (1982). By Dan Illowsky.
- Snack Attack II, Funtastic, Apple II (1982). By Dan Illowsky and Michael Abrash.
- 3-Demon, PC Research Inc., DOS (1983). By John D. Price; first-person display.
- Felix and the Fruit Monsters, Micro Power, BBC Micro (1983)
- Ghost Hunt, ZX Spectrum (1983)[3]
- Maze Chase, Hewson Consultants Ltd, ZX Spectrum (1983).[4][5]
- Jawbreaker II, On-Line Systems, Atari 800 (1983) et al. By Dan Drew.
- Jr. Pac-Man, Bally Midway, Arcade (1983)
- Gnasher (1984), Mikro-Gen Ltd, ZX Spectrum[3]
- Devil World, Nintendo, Famicom (1984). By Shigeru Miyamoto.
- I'm Sorry, Coreland/Sega, Arcade (1985)
- CD-Man, Creative Dimensions (1993) [6]
- 3D Maze Man: Amazing Adventures, Webfoot/eGames, Windows 95/98 (1998). First person display.
References
- ^ a b c d e "MAZE GAMES", CRASH, April, 1984, http://www.crashonline.org.uk/03/lguide05.htm
- ^ a b "ARCADE MIND GAMES", Sinclair User, June, 1984, http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/027/arcade.htm
- ^ a b "GHOST GOBBLING", CRASH, April, 1984, http://www.crashonline.org.uk/03/lguide06.htm
- ^ "ZX-81 Software Scene", Sinclair User (ECC) (17), August 1983, http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/017/softwre.htm.
- ^ Passey, Chris; Uffindell, Matthew (July 1984). "Run It Again - Electro Gobble: Pacman Type Games". Newsfield. http://www.crashonline.org.uk/06/runit.htm.
- ^ Download page for CD-Man, on Dos Games Archive, with screenshots
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