Malcolm Evans

3D Monster Maze is a 45 year old survival horror and it’s still scary today - Reader's Feature

A reader revisits the 1980s Sinclair ZX81 survival horror classic, 3D Monster Maze, and finds its simple black and white presentation and text-based T-Rex encounters still create a frighteningly immersive experience. Despite its primitive graphics and lack of sound, the game's core mechanics of evasion and survival against a relentless dinosaur are argued to be the foundation of the survival horror genre.