# Star Paws

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1987 video game

1987 video game

Star Paws Cover art Developer John Darnell[1] Publisher Software Projects Composer Rob Hubbard[2] Platforms Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum Release July 1987 Genre Action Mode Single-player

***Star Paws*** is an [action video game](/source/Action_video_game) released by [Software Projects](/source/Software_Projects) for the [Commodore 64](/source/Commodore_64),[3] [Amstrad CPC](/source/Amstrad_CPC), and [ZX Spectrum](/source/ZX_Spectrum) in 1987.[4][5]

## Gameplay

The game's plot involved captain Rover Pawstrong (a dog in a space suit) in his adventures on a planet, attempting to capture 20 Space Griffins[6] (essentially large, fast chickens). Gameplay involves the player's character running back and forth on a side-scrolling planet surface, attempting to catch the Griffins. 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 a 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 must navigate abandoned mines, where the Griffins may be hiding, and even use a mortar to shell Griffins as they move across a landscape.

## Development

The game is subject to an urban myth that the unreleased game *Attack of the Mutant Zombie Flesh Eating Chickens From Mars*, written by [Matthew Smith](/source/Matthew_Smith_(games_programmer)), was adapted to become *Star Paws*. The only thing that the games have in common is that they were independently developed as games based on the [Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner](/source/Wile_E._Coyote_and_the_Road_Runner) franchise. When Software Projects failed to get the official license, John Darnell's game was adapted to become *Star Paws*, while Smith's game wasn't developed any further.[6] The developer [Software Projects](/source/Software_Projects) went out of business one year later.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Retro Gamer 180 (Sampler)"](https://issuu.com/futurepublishing/docs/ret180.issuu). 9 April 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["CVG Magazine Issue 071"](https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-071/page/n29/mode/2up?view=theater). September 1987.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Star Paws (Game)"](http://www.giantbomb.com/star-paws/61-3971/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Star Paws"](http://www.gamespot.com/c64/action/starpaws/index.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Star Paws for Commodore 64 - GameFAQs"](http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/home/571824.html).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto_6-1) ["The Making Of: Star Paws"](https://www.pressreader.com/uk/retro-gamer/20171102/281590945823527). [Retro Gamer](/source/Retro_Gamer). 2 November 2017. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220325174549/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/retro-gamer/20171102/281590945823527) from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023 – via [PressReader](/source/PressReader).

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