Microsoft Encarta (Included game) screenshots

Encarta 1994: The MindMaze game is accessed via the menu button in the upper left of the Encarta window

Encarta 1994: While the Encarta window can be resized, Mind Maze opens in a new window whose size cannot be changed

Encarta 1994: Once a player's name has been entered some helpful game information is shown. The ghost and the wizard in the lower left are characters the player may meet in the maze

Encarta 1994: A typical room. The diagram on the left shows the route, here it indicates that the player must exit via the door on the right. The red spot shows a hazard such as the ghost

Encarta 1994: Around the room are pictures, book cases etc. Each links to the Encarta encyclopedia where an article may help in answering the next question

Encarta 1994: Questions are asked whenever the player tries to pass through a new door. They are all multiple choice.

Encarta 1994: As the player answers more questions their progress is shown on a chart. The background colour indicates the degree of difficulty of the questions, here it's white - difficulty 1

Encarta 1994: at various points the game hands out awards

Encarta 1994: progress has been good and the maze is nearly complete however there's a catch. This is the ghost. If the player gets the next question wrong they must restart the maze

Encarta 1994: The player has reached the end of the first level. This is followed by a MindMaze Crazy and then the next level starts

Encarta 1994: Following the successful completion of a level the player is asked a series of questions like this.

Encarta 1994: The answers to the questions asked after the successful conclusion of a level are used to compile a piece of nonsense like this

Encarta 1994: The MindMaze scorecard

Encarta 1994: A different room and the background to the progress chart is blue meaning that the question difficulty has been raised to four

Encarta 1994: MindMaze is fully covered in Encarta's help system

Encarta 1994: Lots of options in the drop down menus

Encarta 1994: When a player logs out they are given the option to save their progress through the maze. The game's final act is to display a message like this - assuming the player is worthy

Microsoft Encarta (Included game)

Windows 3.x screenshots