However, because the first level editors and cheat programs for the game were released within days of the full version of Wolfenstein 3D, many players were able to find the sign with minimal effort. While no prize was ever decided, preliminary discussion suggested the prize may be registered copies of all Apogee games for life. ' (In some versions there is also an extra life in this room.) This was to have been part of a contest, where the first person to find the sign and carry out its instructions would have won a prize. One and only one correct path leads to a room containing a sign saying 'Call Apogee Say Aardwolf. Depending on the path taken through the maze, the player is eventually led to treasure, an extra life, or a surprise encounter with Hans Grosse, the head guard of Castle Wolfenstein.
Level E2M8 features a giant hidden 'pushwall' maze consisting of 181 nearly identical 2x2 rooms.
He killed me and my last save was at the beginning of the maze. I went through this maze and carefully followed the map to the top room and found Hans Grosse waiting. Now the quote is said to be removed from the game and replaced with just a set of bones. It's interesting, but the contest never happened because word leaked out before the company could even set up the contest. My girlfriend and I read up on this subject on Wikipedia when we looked up the enemy names.
