Maze Craze

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Maze Craze
Maze Craze cover.jpg
Manual cover with art by James Kelly
Developer(s)Atari, Inc.
Publisher(s)Atari, Inc.
Designer(s)Rick Maurer[1]
Platform(s)Atari 2600
Release1980
Genre(s)Maze
Mode(s)Multiplayer, single-player

Maze Craze: A Game of Cops and Robbers is a 4K cartridge for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed the Atari 2600) developed by Rick Maurer and published by Atari, Inc. in 1980.[1] In Maze Craze, two players compete to be the first to escape a randomly generated, top-down maze. A range of game variations make play more interesting. Though primarily a two player game, any of the variations that don't involve interaction with the second player can be played solo.[2] Sears re-titled Maze Craze as Maze Mania for its Tele-Games system.[3]

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Maurer had been working on a clone of Space Invaders for the VCS, but because no one at Atari seemed interested in it, he looked for a new project. He took inspiration from the Fairchild Channel F Maze cartridge by Mike Glass, resulting in Maze Craze.[4] He later completed his version of Space Invaders,[1] which was officially licensed from Taito and became the killer app for the console.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. ^ "Maze Craze Manual". archive.org. Atari, Inc.
  3. ^ "Maze Mania". AtariAge.
  4. ^ "Reminiscing from Richard Maurer". dadgum.com. January 5, 1999.
  5. ^ Breininger, Jason (January 30, 2018). "Space Invaders (Atari VCS/2600)". Old School Gamer Magazine.

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