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|header='''''Street Wolf'''''
 
|header='''''Street Wolf'''''
 
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'''Release type:''' [[Shareware]]<br />
 
'''Release type:''' [[Shareware]]<br />
'''Release date:''' ~1992-1993<br />
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'''Release date:''' ~1992-[[1993]] (original release)[[Category: 1993]]<br />
 
'''Levels:''' 7<br />
 
'''Levels:''' 7<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:''' ''Street Wolf 2'' and ''Street Wolf 3'', hint sheet, secret bonus game, copies of all shareware games, membership in the Zapper Game Club<br />
 
'''Registration bonus:''' ''Street Wolf 2'' and ''Street Wolf 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:''' ''[[Anyworld]]''
 
'''Related games:''' ''[[Anyworld]]''
}}[[Category:Pending articles]]<center>'''FULL ENTRY COMING SOON!'''</center>
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The character design is pretty solid, actually. Just polish it up and stick it in a sympathetic environment, and we could be on to something.
  
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An inscrutable web of levels and links, nearly impossible to rationally navigate...
  
  
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== Story ==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Is the character design original? It's pretty solid, actually. Just polish it up and stick it in a sympathetic environment, and we could be on to something.
 
 
 
==Story==
 
  
 
[[File:streetwolf.png|320px|thumb|Striking a pose in ''Street Wolf'']]
 
[[File:streetwolf.png|320px|thumb|Striking a pose in ''Street Wolf'']]
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A child grows into a young man with unusual powers and extraordinary strength, with an instinct  for survival, a contempt for evil men who would subjugate others to their dominance, a commitment to justice & honesty, and a fierce strength which unhesitatingly will be used against any evil!
 
A child grows into a young man with unusual powers and extraordinary strength, with an instinct  for survival, a contempt for evil men who would subjugate others to their dominance, a commitment to justice & honesty, and a fierce strength which unhesitatingly will be used against any evil!
  
==Instructions==
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== Instructions ==
  
 
[[File:Wolf2.png|320px|thumb|Level 2 of ''Street Wolf'']]
 
[[File:Wolf2.png|320px|thumb|Level 2 of ''Street Wolf'']]
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HINT: PICKUP GUN IN FIRST SCREEN BY STANDING ON THE GUN & PRESSING P
 
HINT: PICKUP GUN IN FIRST SCREEN BY STANDING ON THE GUN & PRESSING P
  
==Credits==
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== Credits ==
  
 
[[Acord Games]]
 
[[Acord Games]]
  
==Links==
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== Resources ==
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The level 2 and 4 map is also used in ''[[Dogs]]'' and ''[[The Head]]''.
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Sprites are sourced from all over, including ''[[Peach the Lobster]]'', ''[[Slinker]]'', and ''Wolfenstein 3D''.
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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=1188 ''Streetwolf'' (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/Streetwolf_1020 archive.org entry]
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* [http://demu.org/resource/Streetwolf_1020 demu.org entry]
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=== Misc. Links ===
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* '''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/java/streetwolf.php Play ''Street Wolf'' online]'''
  
==Downloads==
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== Downloads ==
  
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* '''''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/strwolf.zip Street Wolf]''''' (395 kB)
 
* [[Media:Wolf1.png|Levels 1, 3, and 5 map]] (? kB)  
 
* [[Media:Wolf1.png|Levels 1, 3, and 5 map]] (? kB)  
 
* [[Media:Wolf2.png|Levels 2 and 4 map]] (? kB)  
 
* [[Media:Wolf2.png|Levels 2 and 4 map]] (? kB)  
  
 
[[Category: Shareware]]
 
[[Category: Shareware]]
[[Category: Acord Games]]
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[[Category: Gary Acord]]
 
[[Category: Varied perspective]]
 
[[Category: Varied perspective]]
 
[[Category: Action games]]
 
[[Category: Action games]]
 
[[Category: Character games]]
 
[[Category: Character games]]
 
[[Category: New discoveries]]
 
[[Category: New discoveries]]
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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 16:12, 17 April 2018

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Street Wolf
Streetwolf.gif

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


THIS ARTICLE IS INCOMPLETE
FULL ENTRY COMING SOON!


The character design is pretty solid, actually. Just polish it up and stick it in a sympathetic environment, and we could be on to something.

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



Story[edit]

Striking a pose in Street Wolf

Abandoned by his parents as an infant on the streets of New York City, taken in and raised by the street dogs of the city, victim of street thugs, bullies and thieves, exposed to nuclear waste dumps and radiation capable of altering his chromosomes and genes...

Wolf.gif

A child grows into a young man with unusual powers and extraordinary strength, with an instinct for survival, a contempt for evil men who would subjugate others to their dominance, a commitment to justice & honesty, and a fierce strength which unhesitatingly will be used against any evil!

Instructions[edit]

Level 2 of Street Wolf
ARROWS -move around.
X - jump right. Z - jump left.
SPACE - shoot low.
A - shoot high.
P - pick up objects
M - small right jmp
N - small left jump
F1 - instructions
F2 - inventory
F4 - toggle sound
F5 - save F6 -load
F7 - joystick setup
F1O -about Acord Games

HINT: PICKUP GUN IN FIRST SCREEN BY STANDING ON THE GUN & PRESSING P

Credits[edit]

Acord Games

Resources[edit]

The level 2 and 4 map is also used in Dogs and The Head.

Sprites are sourced from all over, including Peach the Lobster, Slinker, and Wolfenstein 3D.

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]