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MindMaze

In any pre-2008 version of Microsoft Encarta, press ctrl z to start MindMaze. MindMaze is a built-in quiz shipped with pre-2008 versions of Microsoft Encarta. Players advance through a cursed castle maze…

31 December 1993

MindMaze is a quiz/trivia developed by Microsoft Home, released 31 December 1993 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What MindMaze is

MindMaze is a quiz/trivia game developed by Microsoft Home and released in 1993. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In any pre-2008 version of Microsoft Encarta, press ctrl z to start MindMaze. MindMaze is a built-in quiz shipped with pre-2008 versions of Microsoft Encarta. Players advance through a cursed castle maze, answering questions to move from room to room. The player is transported back in time to break the curse on King Miser the First's castle. The castle consists of several floors, each floor holding 100 rooms in a 10x10 grid. To unlock a door between rooms, the player must correctly answer a multiple-choice, timed trivia questions.
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How it plays

Its themes are educational and fantasy.

What it launched against

MindMaze launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.

Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.

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When did MindMaze come out?
MindMaze was released on 31 December 1993 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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