| Paws |
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| Aliases | Cats |
| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Artic Computing Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Maze |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £6.95 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC |
| Average mag. score | 64.80% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 65.9% (17 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Anthony Adam (UK) | - ? |
Remarks
| An early development version titled "Cats" was reviewed in Sinclair User. Artic was unable to obtain the rights from Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical thus the title was changed prior to release. |
Compilations
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Paws.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Paws.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Paws.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Paws.gif | 5,792 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Paws.jpg | 56,518 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Paws.txt | 4,057 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Paws.png | 240,127 | Original | Game map | |||
| Paws.jpg | 257,230 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Paws_2.jpg | 73,958 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Paws.rzx.zip | 113,720 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Paul E Collins (with rollback) - Beaten on level 1, with a POKE to disable the pack formation (which is basically an impossibly hard time limit; this game was clearly not play-tested). Levels 2-5 are same but harder, so no point. | ||
| Paws (1985)(Artic Computing).pok | 131 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| Computer Gamer | issue #5-1985/Aug | page 74 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #19-1985/Aug | page 37 | - Review: 78% | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #119-1985/Jul/2 special "week#1" | page 16 | - Review | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #33-1985/Jul | page 19 | - Review: 46% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #39-1985/Jun | page 21 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #42-1985/Sep | page 18 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #9-1985/Sep | page 31 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #18-1985/Sep | page 43 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #16-1985/May | page 11 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct | page 63 | - Letters | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information |
Magazine Advertisements
| Computer Gamer | issue #5-1985/Aug | page 7 | - Advert | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #6-1985/Sep | page 7 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #7-1985/Oct | page 56 | - Advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #120-1985/Jul/9 special "week#2" | page 29 | - Advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #121-1985/Jul/16 special "week#3" | page 35 | - Advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #132-1985/Oct/1 special "week#1" | page 40 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #43-1985/Oct | page 20 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #20-1985/Nov | page 30 | - Advert |
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