ZX Spectrum Escape 16K & ZX81 3D Monster Maze 16K Games

[PeeyanoKeys]

is that music part of the game or just added in the video?

[metabog]

He's seen you... OH GOD HE'S BESIDE YOU HOLY SHIT RUN.

Too late.

[edzzzwin]

Maze of torment.

[fb39ca4]

raycasting ftw!!!

I'm writing a raycaster in c right now, and so far that guy has done a better job than me :P

[thelyniezian]

Is there actually a way out of this maze, or is it just how long you can run around before getting eaten?

[thelyniezian]

@thelyniezian I think the end answered my own question, of course...

[KillerSalmon]

@thelyniezian - there's a way out of the maze. You get a lot of points for escaping and then get thrown into a different maze.

[KillerSalmon]

@thelyniezian - there's a way out of the maze. You get a lot of points for escaping and then get thrown into a different maze. If you see the exit, you'll know it because it's really trippy looking.

[herbal1971]

ASCII clowns are even scarier.

[dumbasspauldentonkin]

JESUS CHRIST WHAT

[LukeSkyscraper]

Is it fair to say that the Sinclair ZX81 (with 16k ram pack) had the very first ever 3d rendered game? What came before it if not?

[zjc92]

F.O.E.! (Yay homage)

[thedragonb0y]

And who says you can't make a 2D horror game scary? ;D

[Montork]

355 not bad

[Matsute]

REX HAS SEEN YOU

[Soma81]

lol this game was scary back then but now we have things that pwn that trex lie the lich king and malygos and sovereign

[DudeGoofyGuy]

What I love about this game is even though it's old, it plays on its age for quality. The environment and sound effects are minimalism at its best, and really create the atmosphere. The only I would change if I could is the look of Rex, because by today's standards he is far too cartoony. Otherwise, the game is timeless. Evans is a genius, indeed.

[Soma81]

lol you got eaten by the t rex

[ShadicoTheHedgehog]

FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING

[DarthiPanda]

For something so simple, this is extremely scary.

[ChazFoxMCR]

Holy crap Monster Maze looks scary. o.o I think I'd have a heart attack if I suddenly saw "RUN HE IS BEHIND YOU" appear somewhere.

[ouch11]

HD REMAKE NOW!

[BoonzGamez]

Oh god this is the scariest game I've ever seen.

[darkmarkrammstein]

cud do with sum music

[madderscientist23]

I was actually feeling panic myself whilst watching the Monster maze vid!!  Bloomin good programming for it's time!

[Dirtfire]

If you liked this game, also try Dungeons of Daggorath, which came out in 1982, but was even better, imo.

I've never played this but it looks interesting.

[m1omg]

these early games are primitive, but 1985-1995 games RULE OVER TODAYS, no "come over enormous distance blhblah" it is just graphics and commerce

[Alexvideoclip]

I had that game ;o)

[EgoShredder]

@Alexvideoclip

Me too! I liked it at the time, still do infact.

[Vyggy]

..Cool. One of the first, if not the first, 3d game. I want this for my emulator.

[SmoothTouchDown]

Yes, computer games have come an enormous distance. 25 years from now I expect we will see some amazing leaps in the way we play computer and video games. Most likely, holographic projectors and images indistinguishable from the real world. It is going to be an exciting time to watch their development. I hope I live long enough to see.

[MiKikaIwaShizaru]

@SmoothTouchDown

As great as that sounds, total immersion in these games will create a whole new set of problems, like people that never want to leave the games! I remember once playing a DOOM game for too long, and afterwards (for a split-second) thinking I could "reset" something that I did in the real world! Could a First Person Shooter in 3D/5.1 with a helmet lead to a person pulling the trigger too quickly in real life?

Truly immersive games MIGHT rewire our brains!

[Montork]

@SmoothTouchDown oh i hope not... people already spend too much time with them as it is.

[10p6]

@SmoothTouchDown It's 30 years now :-)

[nana443]

25 years from this game to warcraft. it's amazing