21/06/06 added a "Records" section to the contest page. The author of the Easter level is Kennie, not Johnny. Sorry about that.

26/04/06 zuczek has provided some polish box covers: Front -- Back -- CD, and VN's brother has made a short custom level which I've uploaded: check it out.

17/04/06 happy easter.

13/04/06 come on guys, where are all the custom levels? A few months ago they almost seemed to be designing themselves, but the last one I remember playing was Death Path. Does anyone at all except me still design? :p I changed some stuff on the Contest page, fixing some stupid formatting and adding hints for players new to this sort of thing. Keep contributing.

11/04/06 I've merged with zuczek's site. He is now using my layout and we've borrowed a bit of content from each other as well. Each part of the site (English/Polish) will still be updated separately, and is hosted separately as well. No Claw news whatsoever.

28/03/06 quite a few noteworthy things, actually.

First, some bad news. Home of the Underdogs is down, and has been for a few weeks now. HOTU was the first site to upload a cracked version of Claw, thus giving hundreds of people (including myself) the opportunity to play the game. The Claw community (and indeed classic gaming everywhere) owes a huge debt to them. HOTU founder Sarinee has been quoted as saying that there have been some credit card difficulties, and the domain has been suspended. Hopefully they'll be back.

I've finished an updated version of Blackout. It fixes a number of bugs, is a lot less frustrating, and contains a few new areas. It doesn't change anything big, so if you've already played the level there's no need to rush to download it. And I've got some more levels on the way. :)

Because we all care, Monolith Productions has a new site layout, as well as new descriptions for all of their games. It's rather funny what they've written about Claw. An excerpt: "Uncover hidden treasure, navigate tricky terrain, and engage in armed combat" and "use blazing pistols, mystical magic, and other projectiles." WTF? :S

And there are now three new links and one new forum on the Links page. The Belated Claw Fansite is now one year old. ^_^

7/03/06 woohoo from Russia owns two boxed versions of Claw, one licensed and one pirated, and has scanned them for our viewing convenience.

He is also willing to trade both of these one US version of Claw, complete with its original box. If you're willing to trade, you can reach him through the thread on Topdogg's forum (link section). Also, if anyone has box scans of the US or Polish versions of the game, please email them to me. The boxed version of Claw is as rare as dinosaur eggs. =S

1/03/06 Teo phil has released a DVD version of Claw and the torrent can be downloaded here.

In addition to the actual game, the DVD version contains the following:

• high-quality .vob cutscenes
• all the custom levels made so far (181)
• level editor
• the 1.3 update
• Rich's walkthroughs
• Claw Design Document
• a complete sound pack including in-game music
• Claw Art and trailers
• Map shots and wallpapers
• a registry fix for Windows XP (in case the game didn't work)
• links to claw fansites
• the Polish version of the game

Also, the contest page is fully complete. Get playing.

17/02/06 my apologies about the long overdue update. There are three very big pieces of news:

• My level is done!!! I absolutely do not believe how much time it took. I started work on it in June 2005, and now it's finally here. It's 127kb big, with just under 9,500 objects. It's 822 tiles long and 214 tiles high, with surprisingly little empty space. The Claw editor was never made to deal with levels this big, and I had to deal with crashes and serious slowdown as I reached the finishing stage. Have a look at the treasure for it. Many thanks to Treasurer for designing the boss area for me. Download it.
  
• The layout has been changed, hopefully for the better. Also, the FAQ page has been completely redone.
• The Speed Run contest at Gunner's forum now has its own section on the site. You can find scores, rules and information there. The way it works is a bit different now, you can play on any level you want, email me your time, and I'll post it on the site. Or just post a reply on the forum.

8/1/06 13 new levels, and two new sites.

3/1/06 it's now the Year of the Dog (in 2009 it will be the Year of the Rat, and in 2011 it will be the Year of the Tiger). All the old news has been archived, and as a result the main page is...somewhat empty.

Topdogg's site and forum have been added to the links page

29/12/05 new challenge: level 3.

28/12/05: The speed runs for level 1 have run their course; with six people entering, one of which was disqualified. We ended up with times I didn't think were possible. They are:

1. Teo phil -- 1:19 (Screenshot)
2. Treasurer -- 1:22
3. Grey Cat -- 1:28 (Screenshot)
4. Zuczek -- 1:40 (Screenshot)
5. V.N. -- 1:47

So there you have it, La Roca can be completed in less than one minute twenty seconds. Congratz to Teo phil for making us all look like crappy players.

27/12/05: Merry Christmas to all Claw players. The Fun Stuff page has been updated.

21/12/05: Huggerland by aavishkar patel and Lost in the Forest (Part I) by Jeremy have been posted on the custom levels page. The links section has also undergone an overhaul, with a new section devoted to forums.

17/12/05: I'm running a contest at Gunner's forum: how fast can you complete level 1? So far the record is Teo phil's 1:29. For more information, check the thread. I hope to see more people participate. :)

12/12/05: I added three new levels and fixed the broken link to the Claw crack.

10/12/05: Okaaay, so the site has changed address. I've added a redirect script to the old one so it automatically takes you here instead, but that's just temporary. In a few days everything on ben.ourimbah.com/claw/ will be gone forever.

In other news, I've put together an sound pack that can be downloaded here. It's like the one available from the official site but much more complete. It has every single sound in the game, and I mean it. From the music, to the dialogue, heck; to the sound Claw's footsteps make. It's all inside the pack. It's a ~30 megabyte download, you have been warned.

5/12/05: Seven new levels.

25/11/05: The site now has a FAQ section, and I've linked to Gunner's forum. I suggest everyone who is sick of all the spam and crap on the official forum go there. Gunner's forum is fully moderated, but we badly need more activity. And I haven't given up level editing either. Muahaha!

14/11/05: Jeremy's site is now on the links page.

12/11/05: Treasurer's taken the time to make modifications to my River Race level, and has added a boss at the end. I suggest you download it even if you have already, it improves the level enormously. Topdogg's No-CD crack is now online as well, it enables you to play version 1.2 or version 1.3 of the game without that "Please Insert CD" message.

11/11/05: one new link, and the new version of Treasurer's level.

10/11/05: "if you stick your finger into a glass of sulfuric acid, you will discover that the glass has no bottom" -- mouth

7/11/05: it seems the Claw forum is down (as are all of Monolith's sites), so until then post at Gunner's Forum.

[edit] Nevermind, it's back up again.

5/11/05: I've started uploading level packs on my site, so that people can download lots of levels by the same author at once. So far Edd Brown, Freya, me, Randy, DzjeeAr, Claw Junior, zuczek, Finn, Meezo and Teo phil have their own level packs. I've also uploaded Teo phil's complete level pack. You know, the one with 151 levels on it. Oh yeah, and if you could play River Race it would be appreciated.

27/10/05: one new level: Secret Base by Meezo. It's was made January 1998, so it's a real oldie. If you've got some time, you might also want to read the unofficial Claw story, which I've uploaded on the Fun Stuff page.

I'm going away for a week. Try not to murder each other while I'm gone.

23/10/05: another big update. I moved Links and Downloads on to their own pages, added a new page and four new downloads, and replaced my counter because it sucked arse. I haven't had time to play Claw at all lately, and I've got a half-finished level rotting on a floppy disk somewhere. I'll have to get back into it soon.

18/10/05: three new levels. Docks at Night, Le Raux's Fort, and Escape.

17/10/05: two months since my last update, but since my computer has been fixed they should now be much more frequent. I've added zuczek's STAT4U utility to the site, plus Gunner's site, and I'll work on adding new levels tomorrow.

14/8/05: added a custom levels page, made some small changes to the layout of the page, and added one new link.

ALTHOUGH THIS SITE HAS EXISTED SINCE MARCH 2005, IT IS ONLY SINCE HERE THAT I STARTED RECORDING THE CHANGES MADE TO IT