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|title = '''The Maze''' | |title = '''The Maze''' | ||
|image = The_Maze.jpg | |image = The_Maze.jpg | ||
|imagecaption = | |imagecaption = The third/final level. | ||
|maker = [[Jeremy Winterrowd]] | |maker = [[Jeremy Winterrowd]] | ||
|type = Flash game | |type = Flash game | ||
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|written in = Flash | |written in = Flash | ||
}} | }} | ||
<b>The Maze</b>, also known as the <b>Scary Maze Game</b> was a Flash game created in October 2004 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 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 only three levels in the game. The game also explains that it is best with the volume on, but, there is no sound in any part of the game. | This Flash prank disguises itself as a simple maze game in which the player has to utilize their mouse cursor 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 only three levels in the game. The game also explains that it is best with the volume on, but, there is no sound in any part of the game. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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 (The game also knows if the player is cheating; if they use right-click), an image of [[Regan MacNeil]] | 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 (The game also knows if the player is cheating; if they use right-click), an image of [[Regan MacNeil]]'s possessed state from the 1973 supernatural horror film <i>[[wikipedia:The Exorcist|The Exorcist]]</i> pops up along with a loud, distorted scream that plays twice, scaring the player. | ||
The game was uploaded to Jeremy's now-defunct personal website, Winterrowd.com in 2005. The original version of the game had some slight differences in color, where orange/yellow with alternative text was used instead of cyan. There's an alternative version of the game that was used in the comedy television series | The game was uploaded to Jeremy's now-defunct personal website, Winterrowd.com in 2005. The original version of the game had some slight differences in color, where orange/yellow with alternative text was used instead of cyan. There's an alternative version of the game that was used in the comedy television series <i>[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]</i>, where Regan at the end is replaced with the one from [[What's Wrong?]],<ref>youtu.be/qNW7Zzgapsg?t=30</ref> due to concerns regarding copyrighted content. | ||
== Reactions == | == Reactions == | ||
{{Main|Reaction videos}} | {{Main|Reaction videos}} | ||
[[File:Reaction.png|thumb|left|220x220px|Justice playing The Maze, one of the famous screamers.]] | [[File:Reaction.png|thumb|left|220x220px|Justice playing The Maze, one of the famous screamers.]] | ||
Many people have posted videos of other people reacting to the game. The first [https://odysee.com/@screamreuploads:e/chad-pranks-his-stepson-justice:2 reaction video] on YouTube was uploaded by | Many people have posted videos of other people reacting to the game. The first [https://odysee.com/@screamreuploads:e/chad-pranks-his-stepson-justice:2 reaction video] on YouTube was uploaded by OUTLAW713, on February 21, 2006.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20070306004420/https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bvv7MBZk_f4</ref> In the [[reaction 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. The original video and channel were terminated or taken down sometime in 2009, however, some reuploads had 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, However, the channel was terminated by [[YouTube]] moderators. | The most viewed Maze Game video was uploaded by YouTube user nalts and has accumulated over 43 million views as of October 2017, However, the channel was terminated by [[YouTube]] moderators. | ||
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''The Maze'' has been parodied on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CD0ZbvIyQE 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. | ''The Maze'' has been parodied on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CD0ZbvIyQE 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. | ||
In | In <i>[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]</i> episode "<i>[[wikipedia:Flanders' Ladder|Flanders' Ladder]]</i>" ([[wikipedia:The Simpsons (season 29)|Season 29]]) 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>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=502ZX1fAKzk</ref>''<nowiki/>'' | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
<u>NOTE</u>: The following games contain [[screamers]]! | <u>NOTE</u>: The following games contain [[screamers]]! | ||
* | *<b>Original version</b>: <s>winterrowd.com/maze</s> | ||
* | *<b>Unofficial HTML5 version</b>: playscarymazegame.net/play-scary-maze-game | ||
* | *<b>Second HTML5 version</b>: scary-maze.com/html5 | ||
**web.archive.org/web/20100820075301/www.winterrowd.com/maze/scary-maze-game.swf | **web.archive.org/web/20100820075301/www.winterrowd.com/maze/scary-maze-game.swf | ||
* | *<b>Orange version</b>: web.archive.org/web/20051223121743/winterrowd.com/maze1.swf | ||
* | *<b>[[Save Justin Bieber]] version</b>: <s>winterrowd.com/savebieber/</s> | ||
**web.archive.org/web/20191030110327/www.winterrowd.com/savebieber/save-justin-bieber.swf | **web.archive.org/web/20191030110327/www.winterrowd.com/savebieber/save-justin-bieber.swf | ||
* | *<b><i>America's Funniest Home Videos</i> version</b>: <s>winterrowd.com/afvmaze</s> | ||
**web.archive.org/web/20190923130311/www.winterrowd.com/afvmaze/the-maze-afv.swf | **web.archive.org/web/20190923130311/www.winterrowd.com/afvmaze/the-maze-afv.swf | ||
*web.archive.org/web/20151208171129/akk.li/swf/maze.swf | *web.archive.org/web/20151208171129/akk.li/swf/maze.swf | ||
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== Languages == | == Languages == | ||
This article is available in different languages. | This article is available in different languages. | ||
* | *<b>French Version</b>: [[The Maze/La souricière|La souricière]] | ||
* | *<b>Spanish Version</b>: [[The Maze/Spanish]] | ||
* | *<b>Tagalog Version by [[User:SkyBlueCat|SkyBlueCat]]</b>: [[The Maze/Tagalog]] | ||
{{Oldest}} | {{Oldest}} | ||
