MIDI maze
| MIDI maze | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Xanth F / X |
| Publisher | Hybrid Arts |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1987 |
| platform | Atari ST |
| genre | Maze , first person shooter |
| Game mode | Multiplayer |
MIDI Maze is a multiplayer - computer game for the Atari ST , circa 1987 published by the publisher Hybrid Arts . It is the first commercial product from the developer Xanth F / X, whose design team has already published Fuji-Boink , Shiny Bubbles and other graphic demos as public domain software for the Atari ST and Atari XE in the past .
description
Up to 16 computers are connected to a small network via their MIDI interfaces (a so-called MIDI ring). The MIDI-Out socket of each computer was connected to the MIDI-In of the next Atari until the ring was completely set up. One computer acted as the “master computer” from which the MIDI ring could also be tested for proper function.
A Pac-Man- like labyrinth serves as the play area , which is displayed in a simple 3D representation from the perspective of every player. The players are represented as large smileys that can chase and shoot each other.
The unofficial successor MIDI-Maze II (1989) offered new options such as automatic fire response and was developed by Markus Fritze (game) and Christoph Pagalies (editor). There was also an improved version called "Midimaze Plus" (1991) by Robert Spahl (programming) and Werner Spahl (graphics) that was more similar to the original and, in addition to a compass, above all offered more player information.
Also in 1991, the successor Faceball 2000 was released for various Nintendo consoles .
MIDI-Maze was an early representative of the " first person shooter " genre and very likely the first multiplayer first person shooter. Because of this characteristic, the first forms of LAN parties were held with this game, primarily in the USA . Even today there are still regular LAN parties with MIDI-MAZE.
Today's game versions work via LAN / WLAN.
Netmaze is a GPL- licensed clone that can be played under X11 and over the Internet. Netmaze is now used in research as a simulator for robot software.
Web links
- MIDI Maze series at MobyGames (English)
- http://www.midimaze.de/
- Midi Maze Utilities
- Robot research and a. NetMAZE ( Memento from October 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Archive page for NetMAZE Robot Simulator ( Memento from September 12, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Live Play MIDI MAZE on YouTube
Individual evidence
- Jump up to a midi maze round? Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
- ^ Andreas Korn: Dissertation - Computer Games. University, 2004, accessed 2020 .