Video game · 1973
Maze War
Released 1973 on PDP-10, Imlac PDS-1 and mainframe computer
- Made in
- United States
- Genre
- Shooter
- Themes
- Action
About Maze War
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 player moves from square to square. Other players are seen as eyeballs.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| PDP-10 | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Imlac PDS-1 | 1973 |
| mainframe computer | 1973 |
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