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Star Paws

The game's plot involved captain Rover Pawstrong (a dog in a space suit) in his adventures on a planet, attempting to eat 20 Space Griffiths (essentially chickens). Gameplay involves the player's character…

31 December 1987

Star Paws is a platform developed by Software Projects, released 31 December 1987 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Star Paws is

Star Paws is a platform game developed by Software Projects and released in 1987. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game's plot involved captain Rover Pawstrong (a dog in a space suit) in his adventures on a planet, attempting to eat 20 Space Griffiths (essentially chickens). Gameplay involves the player's character running back and forth on a side-scrolling planet surface, attempting to catch the griffith. The player finds crates which contain items that the player can use to help catch the bird - or the player can simply try and run and jump on top of the bird, thus catching it. During playtime, there is a time limit by which the bird must be caught (indicated by a roast chicken slowly turning into chicken bones), or else the game ends. At later stages in the game, the player may have to enter some…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Star Paws launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Star Paws come out?
Star Paws was released on 31 December 1987 for Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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