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'''Release type:''' [[Shareware]]<br />
 
'''Release type:''' [[Shareware]]<br />
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'''Release date:''' ~1992-1993<br />
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'''Release date:''' [[1993]] (original release)[[Category: 1993]]<br />
 
'''Levels:''' 13<br />
 
'''Levels:''' 13<br />
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'''Author:''' [[Acord Games]]<br />
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'''Author:''' [[Gary Acord]]<br />
 
'''Website:''' [http://acordgames.webs.com/ Acord Games]<br />
 
'''Website:''' [http://acordgames.webs.com/ Acord Games]<br />
 
'''Registration bonus:''' ''Pakdream 2'' and ''Pakdream 3'', hint sheet, secret bonus game, copies of all shareware games, membership in the Zapper Game Club<br />
 
'''Registration bonus:''' ''Pakdream 2'' and ''Pakdream 3'', hint sheet, secret bonus game, copies of all shareware games, membership in the Zapper Game Club<br />
 
'''Registration price:''' $20<br />
 
'''Registration price:''' $20<br />
 
'''Related games:'''  ''[[Zapak]]'', ''[[Pakmon]]'', ''[[Anyworld]]'', ''[[Pac]]'', ''[[PC-Man's World]]'', ''[[Techno Pac-Man]]''
 
'''Related games:'''  ''[[Zapak]]'', ''[[Pakmon]]'', ''[[Anyworld]]'', ''[[Pac]]'', ''[[PC-Man's World]]'', ''[[Techno Pac-Man]]''
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Apparently this is the sequel to ''[[Zapak]]'', and the precursor to ''[[Pakmon]]''.  
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Honestly, this isn't too bad. [[Gary Acord]] came up with a few interesting solutions for [[Xferplay]]-based ''Pac-Man'' clones, and this one has plenty of variety to it. On its own, without any of the cross-comparisons to Acord's other games, ''Pakdream'' would be sort of notable in a few respects.
 
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Nearly every level has a different character sprite. Most are edits of the same one or two original sprites.
 
  
 
[[File:Pakdream2.gif|center]]
 
[[File:Pakdream2.gif|center]]
  
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Apparently this is the sequel to ''[[Zapak]]'', and the precursor to ''[[Pakmon]]''. Good to know.
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{{SeriesNav|Zapak|Pakdream|Pakmon|[[Zapak series]]}}
  
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==Story==
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== Story ==
  
 
Due to the popularity  of our Pakgame ''[[Zapak]]'', we were compelled to release another game in that style!  
 
Due to the popularity  of our Pakgame ''[[Zapak]]'', we were compelled to release another game in that style!  
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[[Acord Games]]
 
[[Acord Games]]
  
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== Resources ==
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=== Sprites ===
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* Nearly every level has a different character sprite. Most are edits of the same one or two original sprites.
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=== Maps ===
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* The game is based roughly on ''[[Nebula]]''. There's an easy mode and a hard mode; each mode has a space level that leads to a red and a green planet, and then the sun.
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* The intro level seems mostly original.
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* One of the space levels has been redecorated with graphics from ''Doom''.
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* Several levels also appear to be retrospectively borrowed from ''[[Pakmon]]''.
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== Availability ==
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Distributed through contemporary bulletin boards, through the [http://acordgames.webstarts.com/ author's Website], and through several third-party mirror archives.
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== Archive History ==
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On November 7, 2010, Demu.org maintainer Swizzle pointed out the archive of Gary Acord material on [http://www.demu.org/resources?textsearch=gary+acord the site] -- which was swiftly added to the Game-Maker Archive.
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== Links ==
  
 
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* [http://www.dosmuseum.com/pages/view.php?ref=1191 ''Pakdream'' (DOS Museum)]
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=== Interviews / Articles ===
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* [http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/EJRTairne/20130516/192184/Inside_the_Mind_of_Gary_Acord.php Inside the Mind of Gary Acord] (Gamasutra)
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=== Listings ===
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* [https://archive.org/details/Pakdream_1020 archive.org entry]
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* [http://demu.org/resource/Pakdream_1020 demu.org entry]
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=== Misc. Links ===
  
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==Downloads==
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* '''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/java/pakdream.php Play ''Pakdream'' online]'''
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== Downloads ==
  
 
* '''''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/pakdrm.zip Pakdream]''''' (835 kB)
 
* '''''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/pakdrm.zip Pakdream]''''' (835 kB)
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* [[Media:PakDream00.png|Difficulty select map]] (? kB)
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** [[Media:PakDream01.png|Easy maze 1 map]] (? kB)
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** [[Media:PakDream02.png|Easy maze 2 map]] (? kB)
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** [[Media:PakDream03.png|Easy star map]] (? kB)
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*** [[Media:PakDream04.png|Easy blue map]] (? kB)
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*** [[Media:PakDream05.png|Easy green map]] (? kB)
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*** [[Media:PakDream06.png|Easy red map]] (? kB)
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* Final map (? kB)
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** [[Media:PakDreamh1.png|Hard maze map]] (? kB)
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** [[Media:PakDreamh2.png|Hard star map]] (? kB)
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*** [[Media:PakDreamh4.png|Hard green map]] (? kB)
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*** [[Media:PakDreamh5.png|Hard red map]] (? kB)
  
 
[[Category: Shareware]]
 
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[[Category: Gary Acord]]
 
[[Category: Top-down]]
 
[[Category: Top-down]]
 
[[Category: Maze game]]
 
[[Category: Maze game]]
 
[[Category: Tributes]]
 
[[Category: Tributes]]
 
[[Category: New discoveries]]
 
[[Category: New discoveries]]
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[[Category: Zapak series]]
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[[Category: Complete games]]
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[[Category: Eponymous titles]]
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[[Category: Games needing maps]]
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[[Category: Texas]]
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[[Category: United States]]

Latest revision as of 04:35, 6 August 2017

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Pakdream
Pakdream.gif

Release type: Shareware
Release date: 1993 (original release)
Levels: 13
Author: Gary Acord
Website: Acord Games
Registration bonus: Pakdream 2 and Pakdream 3, hint sheet, secret bonus game, copies of all shareware games, membership in the Zapper Game Club
Registration price: $20
Related games: Zapak, Pakmon, Anyworld, Pac, PC-Man's World, Techno Pac-Man


THIS ARTICLE IS INCOMPLETE
FULL ENTRY COMING SOON!



Not to be mistaken for A-J Games's Pac or Erwin Bergervoet's PC-Man.

Apparently this is the sequel to Zapak, and the precursor to Pakmon.

Pakdream2.gif
Previous Current Next
Zapak Pakdream Pakmon
Zapak series

Story[edit]

Due to the popularity of our Pakgame Zapak, we were compelled to release another game in that style!

Pakdream1.gif

Zapak's friend Pak is comical & spectacular in this thrilling arcade PC game, and runs, jumps and shoots his way to a startling, cataclysmic climax!

Instructions[edit]

Changing hues in Pakdream
ARROW KEYS - move around.
SPACE BAR - shoot
Z - jump left.
X - jump right.
F1 - in-game information
F2 - inventory & status
F3 - music on or off
F5 - save game
F6 - load game
F1O - about Acord Games

Credits[edit]

Acord Games

Resources[edit]

Sprites[edit]

  • Nearly every level has a different character sprite. Most are edits of the same one or two original sprites.

Maps[edit]

  • The game is based roughly on Nebula. There's an easy mode and a hard mode; each mode has a space level that leads to a red and a green planet, and then the sun.
  • The intro level seems mostly original.
  • One of the space levels has been redecorated with graphics from Doom.
  • Several levels also appear to be retrospectively borrowed from Pakmon.

Availability[edit]

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

Archive History[edit]

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[edit]

Interviews / Articles[edit]

Listings[edit]

Misc. Links[edit]

Downloads[edit]

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