Talk:The Crystal Maze

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[edit] Pub games machine

"Arcade game" doesn't really describe the Crystal Maze pub game (shown on this page: http://www.chatsworth-tv.co.uk/news.htm). I'm not sure there is a more appropriate Wikipedia page which does describe these sorts of games (similar to the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" pub game if you have seen that). Richard W.M. Jones 15:25, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Link down at the moment, but found in Internet Archive. That page doesn't make it clear that there are two different Crystal Maze gambling machine games. One was on a standalone machine with a trackerball; the other is a purely touch-screen game found on itbox and the like. -- Smjg 12:46, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blackpool pleasure beach game

There was a Crystal Maze game on Blackpool pleasure beach in summer 1992 - where you actually went round the zones, played games, and collected (virtual) crystals. But I can't remember enough about it to put it into the article. Any info would be well received! NickF 22:33, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Actually, it was at Blackpool's Sand Castle (the indoor water park), located where the Grosvenor casino is now. It had various computer controlled games. The final crystal dome was a small version of the real one, with the inside covered in buttons which you had to press when they were lit. I can't remember much more than that though. Petersen 16:53, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
There is a Crystal Maze attraction like the one you described near Oakwood Theme Park in Wales. The official site is http://www.cc2000.info/, and there are some pictures at http://www.themeparkreview.com/uk2006/oakwood/oakwood4.htm. Although I have never seen the show, I got to try out this attraction this past summer. The attraction consisted of going through different zones and collecting crystals through team puzzles. The final dome was as described as above - pressing the buttons that lit up. WillMcC 20:16, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
There was another attraction exactly as described next to the Magnet Leisure Centre in Maidenhead, Berkshire. TheIslander 19:52, 20 July 2007 (UTC)


This isn't much, but, on the online MMORPG, Runescape, an NPC who was guarding the entrance to a trap filled maze was named Brian 'o' Richards, in reference to the host of Crystal Maze.

[edit] References

The series was spoofed in Maid Marion and her Merry Men and also in The Mary Whitehouse Experience, (The Making a Cup of Tea Game). I found the sketch at http://www.obsess.com/junk/whitehouse.html

CAPTION: "THE CULT EXPERIENCE" 

Dennis  The Crystal Maze.  Now THERE'S a cult programme.  In fact, what's 
  cult about is the contestants, and the fact that some of them seem to 
  be almost unbelievably stupid. 

[Cut to mock up of Crystal Maze] 
O'Brien  Alright, come along, come along..  Come along, along.. Right, now, 
  here we are in the Industrial Zone, how many crystals have we got? 
  [he is now surrounded by a crowd of yuppies] One. [they all cheer]  Thank 
  you, that's RUBBISH.  Right.  Who wants to play a game? [he points to 
  someone at random.  They all jump up and down.]  Now what sort of game 
  do you want? 
Player  Err... 
O'Brien  An incredibly easy game? 
Yuppies  Yes! Yes! Yes! 
O'Brien  Right, ok, this is the Making A Cup Of Tea game, you've got two 
  minutes, in you go now. 
Yuppies  Go! Go! Go! 

[O'Brien opens a door and lets the player in.  Inside is a table with 
various teamaking instruments on it.  Music plays (it's not the real Crystal 
Maze music, obviously, because Crystal's an ITV programme, and MWE is on BBC) 

Player  I can't see what I have to do! 
Yuppies  Err... put the cup.. in the teapot! 
Player  It won't fit! It won't fit!  I can't put it in! 
Yuppies  Err, try putting the milk in the pot and dunking. 

[Cut to O'Brien outside, just like the programme; he shakes his head, then 
we cut back to the room; the player is frantically trying to drink out of 
the teapot spout] 

Player  No! No! 
Yuppies  I think you have to pour out a cup of tea! 
Player  [thinks for ages..]  I'M COMING OUUUUT!!!! [he runs out of the 
  room back to the yuppies, they all jump up and down shouting "yes"; O'Brien 
  addresses the camera again] 
O'Brien  I once wrote a hit West End musical, you know.  You don't catch 
  Andrew Lloyd Webber having to put up with this crap.

[edit] Cultural references

The revised reference to dick and dom is long enough, many thanks to User:Shaft121 for adding it but please dont revert again. Have a look at the other references and the rest of the page in general and you'll see what I mean. It isnt important to describe in minute detail what D&D actually did, a very brief description and why it is significant is more than adequate. I suggest you add more detail on the talk page if you wish. You could also use edit summaries if you want to be taken more seriously. I would also refer you to the editing mantra, "If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly or redistributed by others, do not submit it". There is a big difference between editing and reverting. Deiz 11:02, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Any resemblance to LOTHT?

Even though I haven't seen the show myself, I have seen a similar show where the games take place at a certain location, and also a game show: Legends of the Hidden Temple from Nickelodeon. I am starting to see some similarities between these two, but does anyone who have seen either or both? --Seishirou Sakurazuka 22:43, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ocean/Aquatic

I watched, to some extent, probably every series that was broadcast on Channel 4, and definitely every series since the Ocean zone was introduced (by which time I was following it closely). There, it was always called Ocean - there was never a zone called Aquatic. If ever it was, then the series being broadcast on Challenge TV must be one that never made it to Channel 4.

Also, in several places it talks of a "Future" zone. It was always called Futuristic when I watched it. -- Smjg 23:03, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

The Oceanic zone was originally the industrial one. There was never an aquatic one. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.240.126.193 (talk • contribs) 19:06, 4 January 2007 (UTC) – Please sign your posts!

There was never an Oceanic zone when I watched it either. -- Smjg 12:34, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
It was Industrial until series 5 then it was changed to Ocean and was never ever renamed again. Although if the series wasn't canceled the Futuristic zone would have changed its name. Unisouth 09:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Just to clear this up, the Futuristic zone was always called Futuristic, and the Industrial zone changed to Ocean at the beginning of series four. This was also Richard O'Brien's last series. Goldbringer 19:25, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ftn

The show is going to be reshown on ftn starting 1st Jan 2007 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.108.90.17 (talk • contribs) 15:57, 24 December 2006 (UTC) – Please sign your posts!

[edit] Crystal Maze Cyberdomes

According to the article, the first five of these were in England and the sixth in Japan. It then mentions one in Wales. Is this a seventh, or is it (incorrectly) included among the five "in England"? You're playing with fire if you're suggesting Wales is in England! -Multivitamin 08:28, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

If you don't agree with it, change it! Thats what Wikipedia is about. Goldbringer 21:03, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Unfortunately, I don't know whether the one in Wales is an additional one or one of the original six, so I can't change it accurately. I was hoping someone else would know. -Multivitamin 12:59, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

While I'm at it...

"Most of the Cyberdrome Crystal Mazes have since closed, as children are no longer familiar with the show."

Is this Cyberdrome's excuse or the guess of whoever wrote it here? And did they really lose that much business since the people (whether born in the 50s or the 80s) who followed the show have aged? I'm especially surprised if young adults who remember the show and wanted to experience it had become that few and far between. -- Smjg 13:27, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Would be nice if someone could update with the info ive found on this page: http://alumni.ox.compsoc.net/~dickson/GS/TCM/TCCM.html

Sorry Mulitivitamin, I misunderstood your original point! Just thought it was another nationalist rant... Goldbringer 23:30, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Edited Cultural References

I took this like out as it doesnt really seem important enough to be considered a cultural reference and was added by someone at the college and seems like self-promotion.

'On May 11, 2007, the show will provide the theme for Pembroke College's annual summer ball. Attended by Richard O'Brien himself, the college will be divided into each of the Crystal Maze's four zones and themed accordingly.'

--Neon white 20:16, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Agree with you there. 134.36.126.47 01:49, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mystery Games

Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems to me that the mystery games are a class of their own, generally of some puzzle which involves finding clues to get the crystal - they may have had physical, skill or mental parts to them but it doesn't seem like 'mystery' means it is a random selection of the other three. "Games were classed as 'physical', 'mental', 'skill' or 'mystery' (the latter being one of the other three)." If this is the case then this needs changing. Fizzyfifi 20:29, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I think it's just worded badly. As i understand it, the mystery games were games that didnt fit into the other three catagories and possibly combined elements of the other three. More often than not they do seem to be puzzles similar to some mental games. --Neon white 18:06, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
I think they were a bit of both, some mystery games were exclusive to the category, and others were taken from the other categories. -- Smjg 21:23, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

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[edit] Trivia

One memorable episode from series one when a woman fell in the thick black muddy water with an aplomb which had the crystal inside, that episode was first shown on March 22, 1990. Then another memorable episode from series two when before and after the credit start to roll a message said "In Loving Memory of Jacques Antoine" that was seen on June 6, 1991 but Jacques Antoine is not really dead.

The show was shot as a drama, with the actual games taking place on the first day. The contestants were then invited back to redo the games on the following day (without the presence of the presenter) to do pick-up shots and close-ups of the games. Thus explaining why there were shots of the interior of the Crystal Dome from the inside during the finale of each show.

The gold and silver tokens often had to be recut for each episode as the contestants would often take some home for souvenirs.

In the latter series, when the production moved to the Aces High Studios site, the surrounding aircraft hangars were still in use and production sometimes had to be stopped as planes were quite audiable going overhead. Although this was sometimes incorporated into the show if, say, the contestants were in the Aztec Zone; O'Brien on one occasion looked skyward and announced it was "Mumsy's drinks delivery coming in".

Host O'Brien was quite musical on his rounds, often producing a harmonica to play while the teams were embroiled in the games. On a few occasions there was a piano in the Medeval Zone where he'd bang out a tune for the audience.

There was a 'hand-over' scene between O'Brien and Tudor-Pole in the 1993 Christmas Special. The episode pre-titles featured O'Brien writing a note to the new keeper of the maze before getting on a motorbike with Mumsy to ride out of the Medeval Zone. A hand came into shot (Tudor-Pole's) and picked up the note just as the titles ran.

Deiz talk 10:19, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removal by Deiz

Summary: "rm how-to guide about cyberdrome". Firstly, that wasn't a how-to guide. It was a list of differences between Cyberdrome and the show, IMO a perfectly valid set of information. Secondly, even if somebody thinks it's too much detail, removing it altogether is not the answer. We certainly should at least touch on the differences rather than leaving people to think it's more or less a replica. -- Smjg 13:41, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

If Cyberdrome is notable, by all means verify that with reliable sources. Right now you're treading some very tangential, trivial, unverified ground. Given that there were a grand total of 6 cyberdromes, 5 of which are now apparently closed, I think you're really pushing the definition of "encyclopedic" to the limits. In any case, unverfied information can be removed on sight and absent of sources a lot of this article could quite legitimately be removed. Don't get me wrong, I wrote a lot of this article, albeit a while ago, but have a far greater appreciation of how important sourcing on WP is these days. I'll give any interested parties a few days to source the article before having a look at the trivia and spin-off info again. Deiz talk 14:01, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
First things first, what notability criteria can we use to assess Cyberdrome? I don't think how many there are/were is a criterion, at least in itself - for example, there is only one Alton Towers as far as I know. Moreover, why did somebody bother writing "Five of the first six locations" if no more were subsequently opened? -- Smjg 15:41, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Series 6 Transmission Dates

On the main page, it says Series 6 was transmitted from 18/05/1995 - 31/08/1995 but that doesn't make 13 weeks. Does anyone know what the transmission dates were and if there were any number of weeks break in between episodes, the reasons why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.158.2.107 (talk) 12:36, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The '90s

I love the '90s. It was the best era in entertainment & I almost cry when I remember waching that show as a kid. God how I miss those days. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.200.157.177 (talk) 11:00, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of games

Is it worth compiling a list of the different games that contestants face? --Cpl Syx (talk) 16:42, 15 May 2008 (UTC)