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'''Release type:''' [[Shareware]]<br />
 
'''Release type:''' [[Shareware]]<br />
'''Release date:''' ?<br />
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'''Release date:''' [[2010]][[Category: 2010]]<br />
'''Levels:''' ?<br />
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'''Levels:''' 27<br />
'''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:''' ?<br />
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'''Registration bonus:''' ''Pakmon 2'' and ''Pakmon 3'', hint sheet, secret bonus game, copies of all shareware games, membership in the Zapper Game Club<br />
'''Registration price:''' ?<br />
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'''Registration price:''' $20<br />
'''Related games:''' none
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'''Related games:''' ''[[Zapak]]'', ''[[Pakdream]]'', ''[[Anyworld]]'', ''[[Pac]]'', ''[[PC-Man's World]]'', ''[[Techno Pac-Man]]''
}}[[Category:Pending articles]]<center>'''FULL ENTRY COMING SOON!'''</center>
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}}{{PendingHeader}}{{Disambig|A-J Games|Pac| or [[Erwin Bergervoet]]'s ''[[PC-Man]]''}}
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This is Gary Acord's most recent game and the sequel to ''[[Pakdream]]'', which is in turn a sequel to ''[[Zapak]]''. It's very long.
  
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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, ''Zapak'' would be sort of notable in a few respects.
  
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After finishing this game, he went back and trickled its levels and some of its other elements into all of the other games in his catalog. All of the levels here seem more or less original, and therefore would be the template for most of the ''Pac Man''-style maze levels in most of the other Acord games.
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{{SeriesNav|Pakdream|Pakmon|Zapak series{{!}}(Overview)|[[Zapak series]]}}
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== Story ==
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If you like ''Pac-Man'', ''Pakmon'' goes one  step  beyond.
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[[File:PakmonSprite.gif|center]]
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== Instructions ==
  
 
[[File:Pakmon.png|320px|thumb|Hey, those enemies look familiar. ''Pakmon''.]]
 
[[File:Pakmon.png|320px|thumb|Hey, those enemies look familiar. ''Pakmon''.]]
  
Hey, another ''Pac-Man'' clone.
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: Arrows move around.
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: Spacebar fires weapon.
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: Z jumps left. X jumps right.
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: A fires secondary weapon.
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: N, M tight squeeze left or right.
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: P picks up objects. B drops bombs.
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: F1 is help screen.
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: F2 is inventory/health screen.
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: F3 joggles sound.
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: F5 saves game. F6 loads game.
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==Credits==
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[[Acord Games]]
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== Resources ==
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Most of the maps are reused in most of Acord's other games, particularly ''[[Zapak]]'' and ''[[Pakdream]]''.
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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>uppkJJrfGUE</videoflash>
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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/Pakmon_1020 archive.org entry]
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* [http://demu.org/resource/Pakmon_1020 demu.org entry]
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=== Misc. Links ===
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* '''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/java/pakmon.php Play ''Pakmon'' online]'''
  
==Links==
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== Downloads ==
  
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* '''''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/pakmon.zip Pakmon]''''' (835 kB)
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* [http://www.dosmuseum.com/pages/view.php?ref=1190 ''Pakmon'' (DOS Museum)]
 
  
 
[[Category: Shareware]]
 
[[Category: Shareware]]
[[Category: Acord Games]]
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[[Category: Gary Acord]]
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[[Category: Top-down]]
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[[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 04:39, 6 August 2017

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Pakmon
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Release type: Shareware
Release date: 2010
Levels: 27
Author: Gary Acord
Website: Acord Games
Registration bonus: Pakmon 2 and Pakmon 3, hint sheet, secret bonus game, copies of all shareware games, membership in the Zapper Game Club
Registration price: $20
Related games: Zapak, Pakdream, 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.

This is Gary Acord's most recent game and the sequel to Pakdream, which is in turn a sequel to Zapak. It's very long.

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, Zapak would be sort of notable in a few respects.

After finishing this game, he went back and trickled its levels and some of its other elements into all of the other games in his catalog. All of the levels here seem more or less original, and therefore would be the template for most of the Pac Man-style maze levels in most of the other Acord games.

Previous Current Next
Pakdream Pakmon (Overview)
Zapak series

Story[edit]

If you like Pac-Man, Pakmon goes one step beyond.

PakmonSprite.gif

Instructions[edit]

Hey, those enemies look familiar. Pakmon.
Arrows move around.
Spacebar fires weapon.
Z jumps left. X jumps right.
A fires secondary weapon.
N, M tight squeeze left or right.
P picks up objects. B drops bombs.
F1 is help screen.
F2 is inventory/health screen.
F3 joggles sound.
F5 saves game. F6 loads game.

Credits[edit]

Acord Games

Resources[edit]

Most of the maps are reused in most of Acord's other games, particularly Zapak and Pakdream.

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]