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Maze (sometimes called Maze War) is a first-person shooter video game in a 3D maze, first created for the Imlac PDS-1 at the NASA Ames Research Center. In 1974, Greg Thompson took a copy to the Dynamic Modeling group at MIT, where it was expanded into a multi-player game with a server running on ITS. To play, you first log in from an Imlac onto the PDP-10 and start the game from there. The PDP-10 uploads the game program code to the Imlac and has it start. The Imlac sends user movements back to the PDP-10 to update the central game state.

The game is started by typing. :GAMES;MAZE C. The "C" is a cheat code to avoid restrictions about playing during the daytime. The game code will take a minute or so to load, so be patient. When the program starts, you will first see an overhead view of the maze. You can return to this view at any point during the game by holding down TAB. Use the arrow keys to move around in the maze, and Esc to shoot. An adversary player will appear with their name and an arrow indicating their orientation. You can also type messages for everyone to see.