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| Notpron | |
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| Developer(s) | David Münnich |
| Platform(s) | Browser based |
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle game |
Notpron (originally stylized as Not Pr0n[1]) is an online puzzle game and internet riddle created in 2004 by German game developer David Münnich.[2] It has been named as "the hardest riddle available on the internet".[3]
Regarded as one of the first of the online puzzle game genre, Notpron follows a standard puzzle game layout, where the player is presented with a webpage containing a riddle and must find the answer to the riddle in order to proceed to the next webpage. The game had a total of 140 "levels", ranging from 82 "positive" levels, a level "zero", 44 "negative" levels, and 13 "Greek" levels (Ranging from "Alpha" to "Nu"). A couple of the final levels that required interaction with the game creator have since been removed.[citation needed] These three level groups do not differ from each other, apart from having different names, though each consecutive level increases in difficulty. Levels consist of finding either a password (known as a "UN/PW" by the game's community) or finding a URL to use in order to proceed to the next level. Passwords do not require a player to create an account but instead are given to a player once they have found the answer to a level's riddle. Each level answer or solution is unique, often requiring specific skills such as decoding ciphers, image editing, musical knowledge, and formerly remote viewing.
- ^ Nguyen, Clinton (November 14, 2015). "Eleven Years Later, Only 34 People Have Solved the 'Not Pron' Internet Puzzle - Vice". Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Tweedie, Stephen (September 21, 2014). "What Is The Hardest Riddle Of All Time? - Business Insider". Business Insider. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Abgesurft: Große Länder, große Ideen, große Augen". Der Spiegel (in German). 12 January 2006.