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'''Release type:''' [[Shareware]]<br />
 
'''Release type:''' [[Shareware]]<br />
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'''Release date:''' 1993<br />
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'''Release date:''' [[1993]] (original release)[[Category: 1993]]<br />
 
'''Levels:''' 26<br />
 
'''Levels:''' 26<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:''' ''Anyworld 2'' and ''Anyworld 3'', hint sheet, secret bonus game, copies of all shareware games, membership in the Zapper Game Club<br />
 
'''Registration bonus:''' ''Anyworld 2'' and ''Anyworld 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 />
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'''Related games:''' ''[[Zapper]]'', ''[[The Fantastic Zapman]]'', ''[[Capn Zapn]]'', ''[[Jaxon Zoose]]'', ''[[Ultimare]]'', ''[[Superheroes]]'',''[[Sample]]'', ''[[Terrain]]'', ''[[Houses]]''
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'''Related games:''' ''[[Zapper]]'', ''[[The Fantastic Zapman]]'', ''[[Capn Zapn]]'', ''[[Jaxon Zoose]]'', ''[[Street Wolf]]'', ''[[Superheroes]]'', ''[[Ultimare]]'', ''[[Zapak]]'', ''[[Slinker]]'', ''[[Paper Airplane]]'', ''[[The Return of A-J]]''
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}}[[Category:Pending articles]]<center>'''FULL ENTRY COMING SOON!'''</center>
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As with ''[[Superheroes]]'' and ''[[Ultimare]]'', ''Anyworld'' seems to essentially be an [[Acord]] megamix.
  
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[[File:Ultimare2.gif|center]]
  
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{{SeriesNav|Superheroes|Anyworld|Zapper series{{!}}(Overview)|[[Zapper series]]}}
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{{SeriesNav|Superheroes|Anyworld|Capn Zapn series{{!}}(Overview)|[[Capn Zapn series]]}}
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{{SeriesNav|Superheroes|Anyworld|Major Marvel series{{!}}(Overview)|[[Major Marvel series]]}}
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{{SeriesNav|Superheroes|Anyworld|Jaxon Zoose series{{!}}(Overview)|[[Jaxon Zoose series]]}}
  
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[[File:anyworldShot.png|320px|thumb|There's no world like ''Anyworld'']]
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== Story ==
  
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This game seems to feature a whole raft of Acord's characters.  
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''Anyworld''! This game may take place in your world, my world, or their world, but whatever world, this is a game filled with action in which you get to choose from several characters.  
  
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==Story==
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==Instructions==
  
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[[Anyworld]]! This game may take place in your world, my world, or their world, but whatever world, this is a game filled with action in which you get to choose from several characters.
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[[File:anyworldShot.png|320px|thumb|There's no world like ''Anyworld'']]
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==Instructions==
 
  
 
: Arrow keys - move around.
 
: Arrow keys - move around.
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[[Acord Games]]
 
[[Acord Games]]
  
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==Links==
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==Resources==
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===Sprites===
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The game stars:
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* [[Zapper]] (levels 1-4, 6, and 8),
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* the biplane from [[Ultimare]] (levels 5, 7, 9-13),
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* the distorted sprite from [[Zapak]] (levels 14-16),
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and features cameos from:
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* [[Capn Zapn]],
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* [[Street Wolf]],
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* [[Jaxon Zoose]],
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* the character from David Wallin's ''[[Slinker]]'' (levels 17-18)
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* and the cursor sprite from ''[[The Return of A-J]]''.
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=== Maps ===
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* Levels 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18-19, and 21 seem mostly original.
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* Level 1 is based on ''[[Terrain]]''.
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* Level 2 is based on ''[[Sample]]''.
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* Levels 3-4 are based on ''[[Nebula]]''.
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* Levels 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, and 16-17 are based on Matt Bell's ''[[Paper Airplane]]''.
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* Level 9 is based on ''[[Slinker]]''.
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* Levels 20-20e are based on early maps from a demo version of ''[[The Return of A-J]]''.
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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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<videoflash>KF8PdbOGJ9w</videoflash>
  
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* [http://www.dosmuseum.com/pages/view.php?ref=1200 ''Anyworld'' (DOS Museum)]
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=== Listings ===
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* [https://archive.org/details/Anyworld_1020 archive.org entry]
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* [http://demu.org/resource/BallieD.Plumber_1020 demu.org entry]
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* [http://www.myabandonware.com/game/anyworld-43p My Abandonware entry]
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* [http://home-of-the-underdogs.org/43-content/games/action/25100-anyworld Home of the Underdogs entry]
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* [http://annarchive.com/dos_shareware.html Annarchive]
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== Downloads ==
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* '''''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/anywrld.zip Anyworld]''''' (1.6 MB)
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* Level 1 map (? kB) Level 2 map (? kB) Level 3 map (? kB)
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* [[Media:Anyworld04.png|Level 4 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Anyworld05.png|Level 5 map]] (? kB) Level 6 map (? kB)
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* Level 7 map (? kB) [[Media:Anyworld08.png|Level 8 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Anyworld09.png|Level 9 map]] (? kB)
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* [[Media:Anyworld10.png|Level 10 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Anyworld11.png|Level 11 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Anyworld12.png|Level 12 map]] (? kB)
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* Level 13 map (? kB) [[Media:Anyworld14.png|Level 14 map]] (? kB) Level 15 map (? kB)
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* [[Media:Anyworld16.png|Level 16 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Anyworld17.png|Level 17 map]] (? kB) Level 18 map (? kB)
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* Level 19 map (? kB) [[Media:Anyworld20.png|Level 20 map]] (? kB)
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** [[Media:Anyworld20a.png|Level 20a map]] (? kB) [[Media:Anyworld20b.png|Level 20b map]] (? kB) [[Media:Anyworld20c.png|Level 20c map]] (? kB)
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** [[Media:Anyworld20d.png|Level 20d map]] (? kB) [[Media:Anyworld20e.png|Level 20e map]] (? kB)
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* Level 21 map (? kB)
  
 
[[Category: Shareware]]
 
[[Category: Shareware]]
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[[Category: Acord Games]]
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[[Category: Gary Acord]]
 
[[Category: Varied perspective]]
 
[[Category: Varied perspective]]
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[[Category: Multiple characters]]
 
[[Category: Action games]]
 
[[Category: Action games]]
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[[Category: Character games]]
 
[[Category: New discoveries]]
 
[[Category: New discoveries]]
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[[Category: Zapper series]]
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[[Category: Major Marvel series]]
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[[Category: Capn Zapn series]]
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[[Category: Jaxon Zoose series]]
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[[Category: Complete games]]
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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 05:37, 6 August 2017

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Anyworld
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Release type: Shareware
Release date: 1993 (original release)
Levels: 26
Author: Gary Acord
Website: Acord Games
Registration bonus: Anyworld 2 and Anyworld 3, hint sheet, secret bonus game, copies of all shareware games, membership in the Zapper Game Club
Registration price: $20
Related games: Zapper, The Fantastic Zapman, Capn Zapn, Jaxon Zoose, Street Wolf, Superheroes, Ultimare, Zapak, Slinker, Paper Airplane, The Return of A-J


THIS ARTICLE IS INCOMPLETE
FULL ENTRY COMING SOON!


As with Superheroes and Ultimare, Anyworld seems to essentially be an Acord megamix.

Ultimare2.gif
Previous Current Next
Superheroes Anyworld (Overview)
Zapper series
Previous Current Next
Superheroes Anyworld (Overview)
Capn Zapn series
Previous Current Next
Superheroes Anyworld (Overview)
Major Marvel series
Previous Current Next
Superheroes Anyworld (Overview)
Jaxon Zoose series

Story[edit]

Anyworld! This game may take place in your world, my world, or their world, but whatever world, this is a game filled with action in which you get to choose from several characters.

Instructions[edit]

There's no world like Anyworld
Arrow keys - move around.
[X] - jump right. [Z]-jump left.
[Space] - shoot low.
[A] - shoot high.
[P] - pick up objects.
[N] - small right jump.
[F1] - instructions.
[F2] - inventory.
[F4] - toggle sound.
[F5] - save game. [F6]-load game
[F7] - joystick setup.
[F1O] - about Acord Games.

Credits[edit]

Acord Games

Resources[edit]

Sprites[edit]

The game stars:

  • Zapper (levels 1-4, 6, and 8),
  • the biplane from Ultimare (levels 5, 7, 9-13),
  • the distorted sprite from Zapak (levels 14-16),

and features cameos from:

Maps[edit]

  • Levels 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18-19, and 21 seem mostly original.
  • Level 1 is based on Terrain.
  • Level 2 is based on Sample.
  • Levels 3-4 are based on Nebula.
  • Levels 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, and 16-17 are based on Matt Bell's Paper Airplane.
  • Level 9 is based on Slinker.
  • Levels 20-20e are based on early maps from a demo version of The Return of A-J.

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]

Listings[edit]

Downloads[edit]

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