The Head 1

The Head

Release type: Shareware
Release date: ~1992-1993 (original release)
Levels: 7
Author: Gary Acord
Website: Acord Games
Registration bonus: The Head 2 and The Head 3, hint sheet, secret bonus game, copies of all shareware games, membership in the Zapper Game Club
Registration price: $20
Related games: Street Wolf, Dogs

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Well, hey. He gets points for style, anyway. Neat premise for a game.

An inscrutable web of levels and links, nearly impossible to rationally navigate...

Story

You'll start to lose your head as you guide the head through a perilous, otherworldly adventure in this fast-moving VGA game!

Instructions

Having a decaptivating time with The Head

Arrow keys - move around.

[X] - jump right. [Z] - jump left.

[Space] - shoot low.

[A] - shoot high.

[P] - pick up objects.

[M] - small right jump.

[N] - small left jump

[F1] - instructions.

[F2] - inventory.

[F3] - toggle sound.

[F5] - save game. [F6] - load game

[F7] - joystick setup.

[F1O] - about Acord Games.

Credits

Acord Games

Resources

As with Dogs, the levels are all variations of a level from Street Wolf.

Availability

Distributed through contemporary bulletin boards, through the author's Website, and through several third-party mirror archives.

Archive History

On November 7, 2010, Demu.org maintainer Swizzle pointed out the archive of Gary Acord material on the site -- which was swiftly added to the Game-Maker Archive.

Links

Listings

• archive.org entry
• demu.org entry

Misc. Links

• Fuck Yeah Shareware
• Play The Head online

Downloads

• The Head (584 kB)
• Level 1 map (? kB)
• Level 2 map (? kB)
• Level 3 map (? kB)