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Maze War

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1973 video game

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Released
2011-11-29
User rating
2.24 / 5
Genres
Casual, Indie
Platforms
PC, macOS

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Game details · IGDB

Maze originated or disseminated a number of concepts used in thousands of games to follow, and is considered one of the earliest examples of, or progenitor of, a first-person shooter. Uncertainty exists over its exact release date, with some accounts placing it before Spasim, the earliest first-person shooter with a known time of publication. Gameplay is simple by later standards. Players wander around a maze, being capable of moving backward or forwards, turning right or left in 90-degree increments, and peeking through doorways. The game also uses simple tile-based movement, where the pla…

Released
1973
Genres
Shooter
Platforms
PDP-10, Imlac PDS-1
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer

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1974-00-00
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