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Dogs

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

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Story

You'll begin to think the world has gone to the dogs, as you become entranced into a surrealistic dimension, viewed from the perspective of a dog, as you run jump and shoot your way through this fast moving VGA arcade game and its 4 way scrolling screens and gargantuan worlds.

Instructions

Leading the pack in Dogs

Arrow keys - move around.

[X] - jump right. [Z] - jump left.

[Space] - shoot low.

[A] - shoot high.

[P] - pick up objects.

[M] - small right jump.

[N] - small left jump.

[F1] - instructions.

[F2] - inventory.

[F4] - toggle sound.

[F5] - save game. [F6] - load game

[F7] - joystick setup.

[F1O] - about Acord Games.

Credits

Acord Games

Resources

As with The Head, the levels are all variations of a level from Street Wolf.

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

• archive.org entry
• demu.org entry

Misc. Links

• Play Dogs online

Downloads

• Dogs (417 kB)
• Level 1 map (? kB)
• Level 2 map (? kB)
• Level 3 map (? kB)