Playing The Crystal Maze game at CC2000, near Narbeth, Wales.
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| The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze in 2009 |
Challenge TV are showing repeats of The Crystal Maze every weekday evening at 6pm and I'm addicted to watching it. It was a staple of my childhood and teenage years, and it would've been brilliant to go on the show. Perhaps I should apply if and when a new series is made.
Rewatching the show has reminded me of our holiday around the Welsh coast in 2009 when we took a break from playing Crazy Golf to visit the Oakwood Indoor Family Entertainment Centre -
where we entered The Crystal Maze!
At that time it was the last remaining Cyberdrome Crystal Maze game in the UK. Sadly it closed for good in June 2010. It would've been brilliant to return for a few more games there.
The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze was absolutely awesome to play. More of them should have been built back in the day. There were a total of eight built - five in the UK, two in Japan, and one in Dubai.
Just like the TV show, games were played in four themed zones - Aztec, Futuristic Medieval, and Ocean. But unlike the TV, show players were guided around the maze by Merlin - a computerised Maze Master.
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| Being set a task by Merlin |
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| Aztec Zone |
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| Futuristic Zone |
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| Medieval Zone |
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| Ocean Zone |
We managed to win six of the nine games we played, and in the Crystal Dome itself we collected 103 Gold and 28 Silver 'tokens' for a grand total of 75. So we didn't win the the "super-duper" prize, but we were first on the leaderboard for the day and got 1st of 1 on our souvenir certificate!
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| Inside the Crystal Dome |
At that time the Cyberdrome Crystal Maze was the closest you could get to playing the real Crystal Maze. Now you can play The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience in London and Manchester. We Manchester venue is so close, we really ought to get a team together for a game there.
Photos of The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze in Tenby
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| The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze in 2009 |
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| The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze in 2009 |
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| The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze in 2009 |
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| The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze in 2009 |
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| The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze in 2009 |
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| The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze in 2009 |
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| The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze in 2009 |
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| The Cyberdrome Crystal Maze in 2009 |
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