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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, Atari (Arcade)
Blockade, 1976, UPL (Arcade)^[1]
The Amazing Maze Game, 1976, Arcade
Comotion,^[2] 1977, UPL (Arcade)
Maze Craze: A Game of Cops and Robbers, 1980, 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 / Turpins, 1981, Konami/Sega/Stern (Arcade)
Maze Death Race, 1982, Sinclair ZX81^[3], 1983, Sinclair ZX Spectrum^[4]
Android 2^[4], 1983, ZX Spectrum
Styx^[4], 1983, ZX Spectrum
Maziacs^[4]^[5], 1983 ZX Spectrum
Fat Worm Blows a Sparky, 1985, ZX Spectrum
Project Future, 1985, ZX Spectrum.^[6]
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

Robot Rescue, Teyon/Nintendo DSi's DSiWare, 2009

1001 Crystal Mazes Collection, Teyon/Nintendo DSi's DSiWare, 2010

BOH, 2009, EDITEL snc, AmigaOS / AROS / Linux / MacOS / Windows

First-person maze games

Maze War, 1974, Imlac PDS-1
3D Monster Maze^[4], 1981, ZX Spectrum
Maze, 1982, ZX Spectrum
Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken, 1983, MSX
Alien Maze, 1983, ZX Spectrum
3-Demon, 1983, MS-DOS
Atic Atac, Ultimate (Play the game), 1983, ZX Spectrum
Skull, 1984, ZX Spectrum / Commodore 64
Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken, 1985, Famicom
MIDI Maze, 1987, Atari ST
Faceball 2000, 1991, Game Boy / Game Gear

Maze chase games

This genre is exemplified by Namco's Pac-Man (1979),^[5] which spawned many sequels and clones. In Japan, they are called "Dot eat games" (ドットイート).

Head On, Arcade (1979). Developed by Sega.
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.
Pengo, Arcade (1982). By Sega.
Snack Attack, Datamost, Apple II (1982). By Dan Illowsky.
Snack Attack II, Funtastic, Apple II (1982). By Dan Illowsky and Michael Abrash.
Super Pac-Man, Arcade (1982). By Namco.
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)^[7]
Maze Chase, Hewson Consultants Ltd, ZX Spectrum (1983).^[8]^[9]
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^[7]
Devil World, Nintendo, Famicom (1984). By Shigeru Miyamoto.
I'm Sorry, Coreland/Sega, Arcade (1985)
CD-Man, Creative Dimensions (1993) ^[10]
3D Maze Man: Amazing Adventures, Webfoot/eGames, Windows 95/98 (1998). First person display.

References

^ Blockade at the Killer List of Videogames
^ Comotion at the Killer List of Videogames
^ http://zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/generated/tapeinfo/m/MazeDeathRace.html
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "MAZE GAMES", CRASH, April, 1984 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ ^a ^b "ARCADE MIND GAMES", Sinclair User, June, 1984 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Project Future Review", CRASH (14), Newsfield: p.44, 1985. {{citation}}: |p= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b "GHOST GOBBLING", CRASH, April, 1984 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "ZX-81 Software Scene", Sinclair User (17), ECC, 1983. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ Passey, Chris (1984), "Run It Again - Electro Gobble: Pacman Type Games", CRASH (6), Newsfield. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ Download page for CD-Man, on Dos Games Archive, with screenshots

http://www.worldofspectrum.org

External links

"Maze Games" from CRASH magazine issue 3
"Arcade Mind Games" from Sinclair User issue 27 discusses this genre

[1] Blockade at the Killer List of Videogames

[2] Comotion at the Killer List of Videogames

[3] ttp://zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/generated/tapeinfo/m/MazeDeathRace.html

[crash_issue3_a-4] "MAZE GAMES", CRASH, April, 1984 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[suser-5] "ARCADE MIND GAMES", Sinclair User, June, 1984 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[6] "Project Future Review", CRASH (14), Newsfield: p.44, 1985. {{citation}}: |p= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[crash_issue3_b-7] "GHOST GOBBLING", CRASH, April, 1984 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[8] "ZX-81 Software Scene", Sinclair User (17), ECC, 1983. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[9] Passey, Chris (1984), "Run It Again - Electro Gobble: Pacman Type Games", CRASH (6), Newsfield. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[10] Download page for CD-Man, on Dos Games Archive, with screenshots

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 *''[[The Amazing Maze Game]]'', 1976, Arcade
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-*''[[Maze Craze: A Game of Cops and Robbers]]'', 1978, Atari
+*''[[Maze Craze: A Game of Cops and Robbers]]'', 1980, 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)