3D Monster Maze

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3D Monster Maze is an early 1980s arcade game where you explore a maze from a first person view while a T rex hunts you. Using blocky graphics you search for the exit balancing speed and stealth to avoid the dinosaur. Released in 1981 for the Sinclair ZX81 it's a straightforward but tense single player challenge with simple controls and a focus on quick reflexes. This ZX81 title holds a place in gaming history as one of the first 3D games and an early example of survival horror concepts. Despite its 16KB memory limit it introduced chase mechanics and first person perspective to home computing. Archive forums often mention how it laid groundwork for later titles making it a cult favorite among retro enthusiasts.