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{{Infobox video game

| collapsible =

| title = A-MAZE-ING

| image = 1982 A-Maze-Ing Manual Cover.jpg

| part = PHM 3030

| programmer = [[Kevin Kenney]]

}}

==Gameplay==

===Options===

===Back Cover of Manual===

A maze of corridors looms before you. You play a mouse who must escape the maze before the dangerous cats pounce on you! But the maze is filled with delicious cheese to tempt you and obstacles to hinder you. Your sage passage through the maze depends upon your ability to develop your skills and strategy.

==Fun Fact==

Originally, A-MAZE-ING was going to be bundled with [[Hunt the Wumpus]] and [[Blasto]] as a single [[:Category:Solid State Software Command Module|''Solid State Software Command Module'']]^TM cartridge. However, [[Kevin Kenney]] chose to add additional content and feature to each of the titles, making it possible to distribute each as a single product. This turned out to be advantageous for TI, since all three of these games ended up being top sellers, and brought TI more revenue than would have come in if all three would have been combined into one product. <ref>{{cite web|title=TI-99/4A Video Game House: A-MAZE-ING|url=http://www.videogamehouse.net/gamemain/cartsab/amazeing}}</ref>

===Introduction===

With the A-MAZE-ING Solid State Software^TM Command Module, you become a mouse attempting to find your way through a maze. But this is no simple maze game! There are over 5,000 possible variations, including dangerous cats, delicious cheese, and dark mouseholes to aid or hinder your escape. You move your way through the corridors, eating the cheese pieces as you go. But be careful - the hungry cats may be lurking nearby, and a single pounce can land them beside you at any moment.

Using a few simple keystrokes, you can replay your current maze, form a new maze with the same options, or change your options and create an entirely new maze. You can improve your strategy skills by playing the same maze over again or by challenging yourself with new, more difficult mazes. You can move the mouse on the screen by using either the Wired Remote Controllers or the console keyboard. For A-MAZE-ING, certain keys on both sides of the keyboard are designated as directional keys:

===Selecting a Game Type===

The first options ask whether you want to use one or two players and whether you wish to have an Escape Maze or a Cheese Hunt.

If you choose a two-player Cheese Hunt game, an additional selection appears. You can choose between a two-player competitive hunt or a two-player cooperative hunt.

After choosing the type of game you want, the next set of options appear.

This screen lets you choose the type of maze you want - simple or complex, visible or invisible. It gives you the opportunity to use mouseholes or obstacles,

The final option screen lets you choose the type of cats, if any, you want to use in your maze.

====Number of Cats====

After you have selected all your options, your maze begins. The following picture shows a typical one-player,one-cat, complex Cheese Hunt.

===Scoring===

In one-player games, the scoring area is made up of two boxes.

The top box shows how many times the mouse has escaped the maze since the last time you chose maze options (S stands for score). It also shows the number of pieces of cheese the mouse has eaten in the current maze ([[File:Cheese.png|20px]] stands for the cheese pieces). In one-player games, an escape counts as one point. The bottom scoring box keeps track of the total number of mice eaten by the cats during the mazes played with the current set of options.

In two-player competitive games, the scoring area is made up of three boxes.

The top box records the number of times the blue mouse has escaped the maze as well as the number of pieces of cheese the blue mouse has eaten. The middle scoring box shows the same information for the red mouse. Each mouse scores one point for escaping the maze, and the first mouse to escape the maze scores one additional point. The bottom box again contains the total number of mice the cats have eaten during the current set of mazes.

When you finish your game, the computer displays your time, and if you've successfully escaped the maze, the computer plays a short victory tune for you. To continue, press any key and the following screen appears.

From here you can decide to continue with the game or return to the master title screen.

The cats make the mazes much more complicated, and these tips can give you an extra edge in your battle to outwit them. As you play more and more mazes, you'll find yourself developing your own strategies to add to these.

[[File:A-Maze-Ing Pseudomouseholes.png|400px|center|thumb|Pseudo Mouseholes]]

==References==

* [http://www.pixelatedarcade.com/games/a-maze-ing Pixelated Arcade: A-MAZE-ING]

* [http://www.videogamehouse.net/gamemain/cartsab/amazeing TI-99/4A Video Game House: A-MAZE-ING]

[[Category:Maze]]

[[Category:Solid State Software Command Module]]

[[Category:Software]]