Half-Century Challenge Series: https://www.backloggd.com/u/C_F/list/half-century-challenge/
HCC #4 = Maze (1973)
Maze predating Wizardry by roughly a decade is something that my mind struggles to process. The influence of Maze's dungeon crawling is immense. It's like it was copied by everything from Wizardry to Phantasy Star to Megami Tensei for decades.
Just exploring the maze got old quickly, so people were added into the maze. There was interaction between characters, with an ability to shoot motherfuckers to boot.
I don't really know what else to say. It's basically THE genesis point of first person games and the cover art is really damn charming.
Next time: Wander (1974)
HCC #4 = Maze (1973)
Maze predating Wizardry by roughly a decade is something that my mind struggles to process. The influence of Maze's dungeon crawling is immense. It's like it was copied by everything from Wizardry to Phantasy Star to Megami Tensei for decades.
Just exploring the maze got old quickly, so people were added into the maze. There was interaction between characters, with an ability to shoot motherfuckers to boot.
I don't really know what else to say. It's basically THE genesis point of first person games and the cover art is really damn charming.
Next time: Wander (1974)
The conceptual predecessor of all first person shooters to follow. It builds decent tension as you look for other players, but the choppy movement detracts from the experience.
Played the Macintosh rerelease, Maze Wars+! Really charming little game, though I wish I could have played with a whole bunch of people. Apparently even the original 1973 release was an FPS with corner peeking which I find particularly impressive. As cool as having an active map is in this version, though, it takes away from the main graphical interface to the point where I found myself staring more at the map than at the dungeon I was in. I'd love to somehow try the original version one day.
Lastly: "I GOT EM!"
Lastly: "I GOT EM!"