Maze 999
Players must grab their weapons and descend into several labyrinthine floors, full of monsters and hazards, in this 2D FPS. Each level has a mix of baddies and collectibles, plus damaging tiles and/or conveyor…
Maze 999 is a shooter developed by Bangaimaru, released 18 November 1996 on PC-9800 Series.
What Maze 999 is
Maze 999 is a shooter game developed by Bangaimaru and released in 1996. It is available on PC-9800 Series only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Players must grab their weapons and descend into several labyrinthine floors, full of monsters and hazards, in this 2D FPS. Each level has a mix of baddies and collectibles, plus damaging tiles and/or conveyor belts to complicate movement. You start on a safe floor with other NPCs roaming around; later stages delve into horror, cyberpunk, and fleshy aesthetics. Maze 999 uses the developer's own raycasting engine, rendering the world a la Wolfenstein 3D.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Maze 999 launched on 18 November 1996, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Twisted Metal 2 and PaRappa the Rapper.
Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Twisted Metal 2, PaRappa the Rapper.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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