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Revision as of 17:48, 16 October 2016
Release type: Shareware
Release date: 1993 (original release)
Levels: 17
Author: Gary Acord
Website: Acord Games
Registration bonus: Superheroes 2 and Superheroes 3, hint sheet, secret bonus game, copies of all shareware games, membership in the Zapper Game Club
Registration price: $20
Related games: Major Marvel, Capn Zapn, Jaxon Zoose, Zapper, The Fantastic Zapman, Spacecraft, Anyworld, Ultimare, Sample, Terrain, Houses
FULL ENTRY COMING SOON!
This appears to be a cross-over of several of Acord's characters. Sort of a Justice League of insanity.
Pretty straightforward structure, despite the scale.
| Previous | Current | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimare | Superheroes | Anyworld |
| Zapper series | ||
| Previous | Current | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimare | Superheroes | Anyworld |
| Capn Zapn series | ||
| Previous | Current | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimare | Superheroes | Anyworld |
| Major Marvel series | ||
| Previous | Current | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Jaxon Zoose | Superheroes | Anyworld |
| Jaxon Zoose series | ||
Contents
Story
Join Acord's superheroes -- Zapper, Zapman, Zoose, Capn Zapn, Major Marvel, others -- and run, jump & shoot your way thru 18 unique worlds & areas, as you guide them past alien enemies in a close encounter of the WORST kind!
Instructions
- [ARROW KEYS] move around.
- [Z] jumps left.
- [X] jumps right.
- [SPACE BAR] shoots low.
- [A] shoots high.
- [N] jumps low.
- [P] picks up objects.
- [D] drops objects.
- [B] drops bombs, if any.
- [ESC] exits game.
- [F1] gives instructions.
- [F2] gives inventory.
- [F5] saves games.
- [F6] loads saved games.
- [F1O] tells about Acord Games.
Credits
Resources
Sprites
The game includes:
- Major Marvel (level 1),
- Capn Zapn (levels 3, 18),
- Jaxon Zoose (levels 4, 11, 12),
- Sam Stone (level 10),
- the Spacecraft (level 13),
- and several versions of Zapper (levels 5, 14), including:
- a version without antennae (level 2),
- a version without mask or hair (levels 6, 9, 16),
- a sort of Earth-2 variant (levels 7, 17),
- and a version wearing green pants (levels 8, 15).
Maps
- Levels 2-4, 10, and 13 appear to be original.
- Levels 1 and 7 are based on Terrain.
- Levels 5-6, 8, and 12 are based on Nebula.
- Level 9 is based on Sample.
- Level 11 is based on Animation.
- Levels 14-15 and 17 are based on Penguin Pete.
- Levels 16 and 18 are based on Pipemare.
Availability
Distributed through contemporary bulletin boards, through the author's Website, and through several third-party mirror archives.
Archive History
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
Listings
Misc. Links
Downloads
- Superheroes (1.1 MB)
- Level 1 Map (? kB) Level 2 Map (? kB) Level 3 Map (? kB)
- Level 4 Map (? kB) Level 5 Map (? kB) Level 6 Map (? kB)
- Level 7 Map (? kB) Level 8 Map (? kB) Level 9 Map (? kB)
- Level 10 Map (? kB) Level 11 Map (? kB) Level 12 Map (? kB)
- Level 13 Map (? kB) Level 14 Map (? kB) Level 15 Map (? kB)
- Level 16 Map (? kB) Level 17 Map (? kB) Level 18 Map (? kB)
