The Professional Adventure Writing System (PAWS) aka the Professional Adventure Writer (PAW) was Gilsoft's follow-up to its incredibly popular The Quill authoring system.
The system was created by Tim Gilberts and (original Quill author) Graeme Yeandle and was published in 1987 for Sinclair ZX Spectrum and also CP/M-based machines such as the Amstrad CPC & PCW. A version of the PAWS interpreter was created for the Commodore 64, but was only made available to commercial clients.
Elements of CP/M PAWS formed the basis of further systems created by Tim Gilberts, including SWAN and DAAD. Graeme Yeandle later created a version of PAWS for MS-DOS.
The system was a firm favourite of the independent adventure scene (both in the UK and in Spain), due to its ease of use, and many later systems were inspired by it including WinPAW, ngPAWS, NMP, SINTAC, Paguaglus, and Superglús.
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
Language |
Documents |
Settlement XIII |
Adventure Workshop, The , Dream World Adventures |
1993 |
English |
Solution |
Seven Spanish Angels |
Adventure Probe Software |
? |
English |
|
Shadows of the Past |
Compass Software |
1987 |
English |
Solution |
Sheriff |
Antonio de Haro Leon |
1989 |
Spanish |
|
Sherlock Holmes: A Matter of Evil |
Creative Juices |
1988 |
English |
Solution |
Sherlock Holmes: The Lamberley Mystery |
Zenobi Software |
1990 |
English |
Solution |
Shinnig in the Darkness |
Alien Software |
1993 |
Spanish |
|
Si Yo Fuera Rico |
Rafael Vico Costa |
1991 |
Spanish |
|
Silversword: La Espada de Plata |
3PSOFT |
1991 |
Spanish |
|
Silverwolf |
G.I. Games |
1991 |
English |
Solution |
Simple Case of Espionage, A |
Skyslip Software |
1988 |
English |
|
Sir Sigfrid |
Luis Ignacio Garcia Ventura |
1989 |
Spanish |
|
Sleepin' Again |
Adventure Workshop, The |
1996 |
English |
Solution |
Smuggler's Haunt |
David Haire |
1995 |
English |
|
Snow Joke! |
Adventure Workshop, The , Delbert the Hamster Software |
1991 |
English |
Solution |
So Little Time |
Adventure Probe Software , Dream World Adventures |
1993 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Soho Mission |
Daren Pearcy |
1990 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Solvaldol-X |
Guild Adventure Software, The |
1992 |
English |
Solution |
Song of Taliesin, The |
Zenobi Software |
1994 |
English |
Solution |
Sorcerer's Apprentice |
Brian Parks |
1988 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Soupcon of Trouble, A |
Adventure Probe Software |
2002 |
English |
Solution |
Space Detective |
Celerysoft |
1986 |
English |
Solution |
Space Detective II: Home Run |
Armageddon and Cream |
1989 |
English |
Solution |
Spaceman Bob |
Alchemist Research |
1994 |
English |
Solution |
Spectre of Castle Coris, The |
Adventure Workshop, The , FSF Adventures |
1990 |
English |
Solution |
Spectre of Larry Horsfield, The |
Fly on the Wall, The |
? |
English |
Solution, Hints |
Sphere of Q'li, The |
Adventure Workshop, The , Dragonsoft |
1994 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Spiro Legacy, The |
Adventure Workshop, The |
1991 |
English |
Solution, Hints |
Stalker |
Zenobi Software |
1990 |
English |
Solution, Map, Hints |
Star Flaws |
Adventure Workshop, The , Delbert the Hamster Software |
1992 |
English |
Solution |
Star Wash |
Ricardo Villalba Martinez |
1991 |
Spanish |
|
Star-Bores |
Neutrino Software |
1988 |
English |
|
Starship Quest |
Adventure Workshop, The , Elk Adventure Club, The , FSF Adventures |
1988 |
English |
Solution |
Stranded |
Zenobi Software |
1992 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Strange Tale |
Advanced Adventure Creations |
1991 |
Spanish |
Solution, Map |
Strange World |
Pelagon Software |
? |
English |
|
Sueno Profundo, El |
Sindicato del Software |
1993 |
Spanish |
|
Super Lopez - El Señor de los Chupetes |
J. A. Domínguez, M. A. del Campo |
2010 |
Spanish |
Solution, Map, Hints |
Supervivencia |
Hobby Press, MicroHobby |
1988 |
Spanish |
Solution |
Survival |
Guild Adventure Software, The , Pegasus Software |
? |
English |
Solution, Map |
Survivor |
Global Games |
1989 |
English |
Solution |
T'was a Time of Dread |
Adventure Workshop, The , Zenobi Software |
1991 |
English |
Solution |
TAEEK |
Adventure PD |
? |
English |
|
Talisman |
Guild Adventure Software, The , Recreation Re-Creation Software |
1991 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Tattoo |
Dream World Adventures |
1995 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Tax Returns |
WoW Software , Zenobi Software |
1992 |
English |
Solution, Map, Hints |
Taxman Cometh, The |
WoW Software , Zenobi Software |
1991 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Teacher Trouble |
Anthony Collins |
1987 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Tears of the Moon, The |
Zenobi Software |
1992 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Teastrainer |
Paul Jameson |
1988 |
English |
Solution |