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'''Release type:''' [[Shareware]]<br />
 
'''Release type:''' [[Shareware]]<br />
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'''Release date:''' ?<br />
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'''Release date:''' [[1993]] (original release)[[Category: 1993]]<br />
 
'''Levels:''' 19<br />
 
'''Levels:''' 19<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:''' ''Zapak 2'' and ''Zapak 3'', hint sheet, secret bonus game, copies of all shareware games, membership in the Zapper Game Club<br />
 
'''Registration bonus:''' ''Zapak 2'' and ''Zapak 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:''' ''[[Pakmon]]'', ''[[Pakdream]]'', ''[[Anyworld]]''
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'''Related games:''' ''[[Pakdream]]'', ''[[Pakmon]]'', ''[[Anyworld]]'', ''[[Pac]]'', ''[[PC-Man's World]]'', ''[[Techno Pac-Man]]'', ''[[The Fantastic Zapman]]''
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}}[[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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''Zapak'' demonstrates plentiful and confusing digitized graphics.
  
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Apparently the sequel to this is ''[[Pakdream]]'', and the sequel to that is ''[[Pakmon]]''.
  
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[[File:ZapakShot.png|thumb|320px|Proportions are irrelevant in ''Zapak'']]
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Fairly straightforward structure, by Gary Acord standards.
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{{SeriesNav|Zapak series{{!}}(Overview)|Zapak|Pakdream|[[Zapak series]]}}
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== Story ==
  
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''ZAPAK 1 THE ZAP-PACK!''
  
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==Story==
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[[File:Zapak.gif|center]]
  
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''ZAPAK 1 THE ZAP-PACK!'' This ''Pacman''-like game takes the journey one step beyond -- to the next frontier, to the outer limits of human imagination, and it will arry your gameplaying skills to their stongest-ever, fullest intensity!
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This ''Pacman''-like game takes the journey one step beyond -- to the next frontier, to the outer limits of human imagination, and it will arry your gameplaying skills to their stongest-ever, fullest intensity!
  
 
==Instructions==
 
==Instructions==
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[[File:ZapakShot.png|thumb|320px|Proportions are irrelevant in ''Zapak'']]
  
 
: ARROW KEYS - move around.
 
: ARROW KEYS - move around.
 
: SPACE BAR - shoot
 
: SPACE BAR - shoot
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: Z-jump left.
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: Z - jump left.
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: X-jump right.
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: X - jump right.
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: F1-ingame information
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: F1 - ingame information
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: F2-inventory & status
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: F2 - inventory & status
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: F3-music on or off
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: F3 - music on or off
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: F5-save game
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: F5 - save game
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: F6-load game
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: F6 - load game
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: F1O-about Acord Games
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: F1O - about Acord Games
  
 
==Credits==
 
==Credits==
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Gary Acord,  [[Acord Games]]
 
Gary Acord,  [[Acord Games]]
  
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== Resources ==
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A variation of level 8 is used as the first level in ''[[The Fantastic Zapman]]''.
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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>XEhE3yE2k0g</videoflash>
  
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* [http://www.dosmuseum.com/pages/view.php?ref=1187 ''Zapak'' (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/Zapak_1020 archive.org entry]
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* [http://demu.org/resource/Zapak_1020 demu.org entry]
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=== Misc. Links ===
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* '''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/java/zapak.php Play ''Zapak'' online]'''
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== Downloads ==
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* '''''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/zapak.zip Zapak]''''' (959 kB)
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* [[Media:Zapak01.png|Level 1 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Zapak02.png|Level 2 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Zapak03.png|Level 3 map]] (? kB)
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* [[Media:Zapak04.png|Level 4 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Zapak05.png|Level 5 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Zapak06.png|Level 6 map]] (? kB)
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* [[Media:Zapak07.png|Level 7 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Zapak08.png|Level 8 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Zapak09.png|Level 9 map]] (? kB)
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* Level 10 map (? kB) [[Media:Zapak11.png|Level 11 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Zapak12.png|Level 12 map]] (? kB)
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* Level 13 map (? kB) Level 14 map (? kB) [[Media:Zapak15.png|Level 15 map]] (? kB)
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* [[Media:Zapak16.png|Level 16 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Zapak17.png|Level 17 map]] (? kB) [[Media:Zapak18.png|Level 18 map]] (? kB)
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* [[Media:Zapak19.png|Level 19 map]] (? kB)
  
 
[[Category: Shareware]]
 
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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 04:34, 6 August 2017

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Zapak 1: The Zap-Pack!
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Release type: Shareware
Release date: 1993 (original release)
Levels: 19
Author: Gary Acord
Website: Acord Games
Registration bonus: Zapak 2 and Zapak 3, hint sheet, secret bonus game, copies of all shareware games, membership in the Zapper Game Club
Registration price: $20
Related games: Pakdream, Pakmon, Anyworld, Pac, PC-Man's World, Techno Pac-Man, The Fantastic Zapman


THIS ARTICLE IS INCOMPLETE
FULL ENTRY COMING SOON!



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

Zapak demonstrates plentiful and confusing digitized graphics.

Apparently the sequel to this is Pakdream, and the sequel to that is Pakmon.

Fairly straightforward structure, by Gary Acord standards.

Previous Current Next
(Overview) Zapak Pakdream
Zapak series

Story[edit]

ZAPAK 1 THE ZAP-PACK!

Zapak.gif

This Pacman-like game takes the journey one step beyond -- to the next frontier, to the outer limits of human imagination, and it will arry your gameplaying skills to their stongest-ever, fullest intensity!

Instructions[edit]

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

Credits[edit]

Gary Acord, Acord Games

Resources[edit]

A variation of level 8 is used as the first level in The Fantastic Zapman.

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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