When did The Irritating Maze come out?

The Irritating Maze was released on 25 September 1997 for Neo Geo MVS.

The Irritating Maze (1997) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

The Irritating Maze

The Irritating Maze quite literally lives up to its name. It's a maze, of sorts, and it's one hell of an irritating game. In fact, it is one of the most irritating games that most will ever come across. But it…

25 September 1997

What The Irritating Maze is

The Irritating Maze is a puzzle game developed by Saurus and released in 1997. It was published by SNK. It is available on Neo Geo MVS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Irritating Maze quite literally lives up to its name. It's a maze, of sorts, and it's one hell of an irritating game. In fact, it is one of the most irritating games that most will ever come across. But it does have its charms, namely its offbeat gameplay. The graphics are bright and colorful, with a lot of eye candy everywhere. Depending on your point of view, this may or may not be a good thing, as all that coloring and eye candy has been designed specifically to distract you from beating the level. All that glitter is isolated to the areas immediately surrounding the track, and if you look off the beaten path you'll notice that the graphics there are quite sparse and simplistic. The…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Ucchannanchan no Honoo no Challenger: Kore ga Dekitara Hyakuman Yen series

The Irritating Maze is the first of 3 entries we hold in the Ucchannanchan no Honoo no Challenger: Kore ga Dekitara Hyakuman Yen series. The next entry was Ucchan Nanchan no Honoo no Challenger: Denryuu Iraira Bou in 1997.

See all 3 Ucchannanchan no Honoo no Challenger: Kore ga Dekitara Hyakuman Yen games in release order →

What it launched against

The Irritating Maze launched on 25 September 1997, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Resident Evil: Director's Cut and Ultima Online.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Ultima Online.

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