Captain Claw

[Jvegi]

The current version that is on the Claw Recluse website is actually easier than the original unpatched version was. For instance you started out with fewer lives and some enemies dealt more damage. Certain bosses were also nerfed such as Wolfington and I believe the last boss as well.

I am clearly getting old, as this sounds like a good thing.

 

[catfood]

My favorite levels are 3 - "The Foothpath", 8 - "The Shipyards" and 10 - "The Cliffs". Really awesome.
The last two levels are particularly nasty, with loads of traps and just very difficult all-round.
Level 11 has you fighting a boss by the name of Red Tail. Can be a rough battle.
The final level and the final boss are rather difficult. You will lose several lives, that's for sure.

The current version that is on the Claw Recluse website is actually easier than the original unpatched version was. For instance you started out with fewer lives and some enemies dealt more damage. Certain bosses were also nerfed such as Wolfington and I believe the last boss as well.

Really? How are they easier?
I must be playing an older version.

I already gave you examples as to how the game is easier than it used to be. I'm talking about the original 1.0 version that I had a CD-rip back in the day. The official patches that Monolith put out made the game easier. I don't know if the Crazy Hook patch affects the balancing or it just addresses technical issues.

 

[Ibn Sina]

The first game I ever played on PC.

 

[d1r]

Looks like something that Ross would play.

 

[Ba'al]

I only know about this game because the prettiest girl in school installed it on the class computer. There was also this one time when I turned the monitor off while the pc was still on and a clueless teacher yelled at me because "the monitor will blacken". The same girl defended me and said that turning the monitor off is fine (and apparently she had more authority than me so the teacher backed off). Later in life she went on to become a model while I went on the codex to complain about games.

The game is pretty cool, I guess.

 

[sser]

prettiest girl ... become a model

What country was this?

 

[Ba'al]

prettiest girl ... become a model

What country was this?

Screw you, I'm not telling any more details, what if she sees this??

Spoiler

Slovenia

 

[Darth Roxor]

You went to school with Melania Trump?!

 

[Baron Dupek]

Game's good, but it made me hate 2d platformers forever.
Which helps when a lot of indie market is 2d and platformers...

 

[catfood]

Game's good, but it made me hate 2d platformers forever.
Which helps when a lot of indie market is 2d and platformers...

It made me love 2d platformers forever.

 

[Morroweird]

I remember being very intrigued by the demo, but I see it has a reputation for hardest 2D platformer? Maybe I'll just play some Alien Rampage... or Realms of Chaos... instead of going through the trouble of using that CD-image

 

[NecroLord]

I remember being very intrigued by the demo, but I see it has a reputation for hardest 2D platformer? Maybe I'll just play some Alien Rampage... or Realms of Chaos... instead of going through the trouble of using that CD-image

It certainly is a difficult platformer.
It requires timing and precision.
Definitely try it out, don't be put off by its difficulty. You will learn through trial and error.
It's a really fun game.

 

[catfood]

I remember being very intrigued by the demo, but I see it has a reputation for hardest 2D platformer? Maybe I'll just play some Alien Rampage... or Realms of Chaos... instead of going through the trouble of using that CD-image

No way is this the hardest 2D platformer.

 

[Mise]

Going to some school friend's house in Eastern Europe meant they would have Frozen Throne, AOE2/EE/Rise of Nations, some modded half life version, some modded CS version,CS 1.3, FIFA and of course, this game.

 

[DeepOcean]

I got addicted to the gold grabbing sound, it stimulates your inner kleptomania as much as the Thief one does.

I needa grab all THA Gold!

 

[NecroLord]

I got addicted to the gold grabbing sound, it stimulates your inner kleptomania as much as the Thief one does.

I needa grab all THA Gold!

Those damn golden skulls with gems in their eye sockets! Really hard to find and reach, usually hidden in secret areas.

 

[Dr Skeleton]

The 2000 Techland Polish release they have on https://captainclaw.net is not the first version available in Poland, I think? My CD is different, I don't remember if there was a box at all, just a fancy CD case and a manual, so maybe mine was a later one from a cheap magazine+game set? I'll need to have a look and compare the dates if there are any, it gets a bit hazy after 20+ years.

I'm not entirely crazy after all. Mine is from 1999.





"Gra bez przemocy" (Game with no violence) I guess it is, when compared to Blood.

 

[NecroLord]

The 2000 Techland Polish release they have on https://captainclaw.net is not the first version available in Poland, I think? My CD is different, I don't remember if there was a box at all, just a fancy CD case and a manual, so maybe mine was a later one from a cheap magazine+game set? I'll need to have a look and compare the dates if there are any, it gets a bit hazy after 20+ years.

I'm not entirely crazy after all. Mine is from 1999.





"Gra bez przemocy" (Game with no violence) I guess it is, when compared to Blood.

Damn, son!
That looks really good.

 

[Baron Dupek]

"Game for everyone"
Maybe in a timeline where everyone played NES/Nintendo etc games with high difficulty...