The Maze (Wii)
The Maze
About the project
The Maze es un videojuego de puzles publicado por Kurjus Games.
Official project information
The Maze Wii
A native Wii homebrew port of Jeremy Winterrowd's The Maze (the original Scary Maze Game).
The Maze Wii recreates the original Flash game as native Wii homebrew while keeping the original 550×400 stage, maze geometry, visuals, timing, cursor behavior, scream sequence, and ending presentation as closely as possible.
Features
- Native PowerPC Wii homebrew; no Flash runtime or emulator required.
- Wii Remote IR pointer mapped directly to the original 550×400 Flash coordinate space.
- Original maze layouts and collision regions recovered from the supplied SWF.
- Original menu, level artwork, typography, scare image, audio, and ending presentation.
- Original tiny dark-blue cursor presentation.
- Segment-based pointer collision checks to prevent IR jumps from skipping thin walls.
- Homebrew Channel metadata and 128×48 icon included.
- Reproducible GitHub Actions build using the official devkitPro PowerPC container.
Project structure
.
├── .github/
│ └── workflows/
│ └── build.yml # CI build + Homebrew Channel artifact
├── data/ # Embedded runtime textures and PCM audio
├── docs/
│ ├── BUILDING.md # Full local build instructions
│ └── TECHNICAL.md # Port architecture and fidelity notes
├── source/
│ └── main.c # Wii runtime, input, collision, audio, state machine
├── icon.png # Homebrew Channel icon (128×48)
├── meta.xml # Homebrew Channel metadata
├── Makefile # devkitPPC/libogc build
├── VERSION # Project version
└── README.md
Requirements
- devkitPro / devkitPPC with the
wii-devpackage group - libogc
- GRRLIB
- GRRLIB dependencies:
libfat-ogc,ppc-libpng,ppc-freetype,ppc-libjpeg-turbo
See Building for first-time toolchain setup.
Building
From a devkitPro MSYS2 shell:
git clone https://github.com/ponkis/the-maze-wii.git
cd the-maze-wii
make clean
make
The build produces:
the-maze-wii.dol
To create a ready-to-copy Homebrew Channel directory:
make package
which generates:
dist/
└── the-maze-wii/
├── boot.dol
├── icon.png
└── meta.xml
Copy dist/the-maze-wii to SD:/apps/the-maze-wii.
The final scare/credits screen also preserves the original Flash cursor and button hover/pressed artwork.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Wii Remote IR | Move the original blue cursor |
A | Select PLAY / interact with menu buttons |
HOME | Exit the application |
Maze progression itself is pointer-driven, matching the original Flash game.
Fidelity
The port intentionally keeps the original game's 550×400 logical stage instead of redesigning it for widescreen. On Wii output it is centered inside a 640×480 framebuffer, preserving the source coordinates and proportions.
The maze hit regions, level progression, scare trigger, repeated scream timing, intro button states, moving winterrowd.com ending transition, and final screen are based on the supplied original SWF rather than being recreated from memory.
See Technical notes for implementation details.
Homebrew Channel
Release metadata:
- Name: The Maze Wii
- Version: 1.0.0
- Author / port: ponkis
- Original game: Jeremy Winterrowd
- Release date: 2026-09-17
The application directory must contain boot.dol; Homebrew Channel does not launch a DOL with an arbitrary filename.
Contributing and security
Contributions are welcome. Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request. Report vulnerabilities privately as described in SECURITY.md, and follow the Code of Conduct in project spaces.
Credits
- The Maze / Scary Maze Game: Jeremy Winterrowd
- Wii port: ponkis
- Toolchain: devkitPro / devkitPPC / libogc
- Graphics library: GRRLIB
License and third-party assets
The original source code and documentation for this Wii port are available under the MIT License.
Original-game-derived artwork, audio, fonts, trademarks, and other third-party material are not covered by that license. See NOTICE.md for details.