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Developer InterviewsIn 2011, Steven Applebaum offered to help us reach out to Claw developers and has since been conducting interviews with people who had worked on the game at Monolith. So far, he's managed to contact and talk to three people:
Not only has Steven done a great job on both the interviews and the transcripts, but Matt Hayhurst has also sent him some of the production materials. These include Matt's character artwork (with some preliminary designs for the sequel), as well as Ken Mundie's black-and-white cutscene storyboards: Stay tuned for additional interviews in the future! Pre-release ScreenshotsBack in 2006, Grey Cat came across some Claw production artwork, specifically one Red Tail sketch, one dog soldier sketch and a picture of the La Roca prison.
He also happened to find several screenshots from pre-release builds of the game. This is how the fourth level (Dark Woods) originally looked like: Claw fans will spot the differences right away. The background is much brighter, among the treasure there is a pearl necklace, which was omitted in the final game, and even the health/ammo bars are completely different in one of the images, which presumably comes from a rather early phase of development. Here's another set of screenshots. For a moment, it might even be unclear what level it is in the first place. Here are yet another three images from the alpha version of Claw. These are from builds 15 and 26 however, as opposed to the earlier build 10 depicted in the previous sets. Unsurprisingly, the levels now bear much more resemblance to the final version of Claw (which, for the record, is build 60). However, the swinging rope in level 3 still used a temporary image. Finally, one more screenshot from The Shipyards, unfortunately not available in a higher resolution. What the hell is that sailor doing?  Fan Creations
Fan art by Freya and Keith the Cat: Fan art by snow-jemima:
And last but not least, here's another gem from her: a comic, depicting what might have happened if Claw met Jack Sparrow. Who's a better Pirate?
The most interesting by far, though, are these absolutely amazing art noveau drawings of subsequent bosses:
As it turns out, it is indeed possible to create even better Claw art, and it seems, despite the game being nearly a quarter century old, that there is more of it than ever before. So much in fact, that we opened a separate page to host the amazing works of TaurusII and Haruka-Tavares, as anything less would be a disservice to their talent and passion for Claw.
The brilliant Claw fan art to the upper left was created by Henrique Lorenzi. You can open it on his DeviantArt gallery by clicking the link at the very top of the list above.
Music from the Claw soundtrack has also had several guitar covers. The short, but memorable amulet motif is particularly popular, as is the La Roca theme (which most would probably consider the definitive one for Claw). Nestalgica's metal rendition of the La Roca theme is a personal favorite. Speaking of which, thanks to Garadares for making the Patreon request (and for generally doing an excellent job scouring the internet on the lookout for all kinds of Claw fan creations). Rapacious EditionIn short, Claw lives! Claw's IP is owned by Monolith Productions, so there will never be a Claw 2 unless they make it themselves (or sell the rights to someone). However, in August 2006 the Polish publisher of Claw, Techland, has released a new, special edition of the game. Besides Claw itself, the package contains 20 user-created levels, plus some extras (including mouse mats, beach balls, caps, wallpaper images, calendars and timetables). There's also new box art:
The Rapacious Edition was being sold in Poland, and retailed for the equivalent of 16.50 US dollars. As of 2011, you can still come across leftover copies, usually at a much lower price. Box CoversA collection of box covers from the game's retail distribution. If anyone has scans of other distributions (or higher-quality ones of the scans already here), email me them.
American DVD Edition (provided by Randy): Polish Edition (original release): Polish 2006 Rapacious Edition (provided by Zuczek): Russian Edition (provided by woohoo): Italian Edition (provided by SugheroGame): Australian Edition (provided by Brad): Korean Edition: Hungarian Edition (provided by EMIYA): Hebrew Edition (provided by ShimurIsrael): And finally, here is a CD scan from a different Hebrew edition (provided by Smoke). Jazz Jackrabbit 2 TilesetSteven Wakeman, though he had made a couple of Claw custom levels in his own right, is actually much better known as a great Jazz Jackrabbit 2 level designer. Among others, he created a level (and tileset) called Contention back in 2003. From a Claw fan's perspective, it's by far his most interesting one. In short, that's a Jazz Jackrabbit 2 version of La Roca!
To play the level, unzip the archive into your Jazz Jackrabbit 2 installation folder. Then launch the game, select New Game, Single Player, Home Cooked Levels and choose Contention from the list. Have fun! Mobile Claw
According to several fans who have played the game, there are only five levels (Township being the last), and there is a boss at the end that resembles Wolvington somewhat. Claw's movement is reportedly quite slow compared to the PC game, and he can jump higher. All in all, it doesn't look that great, but it's still Claw, right? If anyone is able to play it, please email me your findings so I can add them to this page. A Claw Sequel?The game's credits sequence certainly wastes no time teasing a potential sequel, telling to "be on the lookout for Claw's adventures to continue into the 3rd dimension..." right in its second line. Obviously, that 3D follow-up to Claw never happened. However, a prototype briefly features in a 1999 demonstration video for Monolith's LithTech engine, providing a rare glimpse into how it could have looked like.
According to Kevin Lambert, game designer on the original Claw, one of the main concepts involved an ability to transform between several forms, from a tiny kitten capable of running up walls and crawling through passages, to a powerful bruiser that could crush enemies and even break down some structures.
Even a draft of the box cover was prepared, further suggesting a fairly advanced stage of the project. Legal issues (curiously, expired license for the Claw character was cited) put an end to it, though. Assets were repurposed for Nikita: Mystery of the Hidden Treasure. TriviaDid you know that...
MiscellaneousA small collection of random odds and ends that didn't seem to fit anywhere else.
Mahesh's enemy bounces record The Claw FanclubIf you want your name added to the list, either email me or reply to this thread in Gunner's Forum. You can omit your email address and/or location if you would prefer that information to remain private.
There is also a Polish Fanclub at Zuczek's site. If you would like to be removed from this list, just say so. © 2004-2024 Grey Cat, Zuczek and Teo phil. Site best viewed in 800x600 using Internet Explorer or Firefox. |
Claw is a game that lends itself well to the art medium. Here's some fan art that's been done over the years (you may need to click more than one link to view some of the images, since I don't directly hotlink to any images except the ones that are actually the site).
It's also worth taking a look at snow-jemima's sketches. To the left, you can see one of them, and the whole package can be downloaded 
It may be well past the 20th anniversary of Claw's release, but the game still lives and so does amazing new fan art, like that of TaurusII. Her work is mostly focused on the game's bosses, especially Red Tail, and easily deserves a special mention.
Well, suffice to say if we were to choose the single greatest piece of Claw fan art ever, it would just have to be from this series here. There are more to come, too. In the meantime, you can take a look at TaurusII's 
TaurusII's works are from 2017-2020, snow-jemima's mostly mid-2006, while Freya's and Keith's date back to the earliest days of the community. Through the years, there has been much more fan art from Claw fans all around the world:
Now, how about some music? Long-time community member V. N. was kind enough to share this awesome Claw beat created by her brother:
Developer 
Meanwhile, in late 2007, a sequel to Claw was announced in Poland by the original game's local publisher, Techland. Kapitan Pazur 2 was to be a 3D game as well, due for release the following year. Several screenshots were published as part of the reveal (see below):
