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'''Wow Software''' was founded by [[Joan Pancott HPilg]] in 1990 and won the "Best homegrown adventure company" award at the third [[Adventure Convention]] in 1992.
'''WoW Software''' was founded by [[Joan Pancott]] in 1990 and won the "Best homegrown adventure company" award at the third [[Adventure Convention]] in 1992.
 
Joan, based in Weymouth, Dorset, UK, was well known on the scene for her 'Witch of Wessex' (WoW) adventure helpline, and the launch of the ''WoW'' software arm was designed to fill the noticeable gap of adventure releases in the Amstrad CPC & PCW market. Joan ran the label along with her husband Maurice.
 
Publishing new titles and conversions, from authors such as Michael and Jane Trewhella, [[Bob Adams]], [[Simon Avery]] and [[Steve Clay]], as well as republishing older Amstrad games, WOW software won multiple UK Adventurers' Convention awards for best independent software house.
 
After the death of Joan Pancott in 1997, [[Barbara Gibb]] of [[Adventure Probe]] took over the running of WoW, at the request of Joan's family.


==Games==
==Games==
* ''[[Doomlords]]'' ([[Simon Avery]]; 1988?; [[Amstrad CPC]]).
* ''[[Doomlords]]'' ([[Simon Avery]]; 1988?; [[Amstrad CPC]]).
* ''[[Danger! Adventurer at Work!]]'' ([[Simon Avery]]; 1991; Amstrad CPC).
* ''[[Danger! Adventurer at Work!]]'' ([[Simon Avery]]; 1991; Amstrad CPC).
** There were also [[Commodore]] and [[Spectrum]] versions, published by [[The Guild]].
** [[Commodore 64]] and [[Spectrum]] ports (publisher: [[The Guild]]).
** Ported to [[Z-code]] by [[Duncan Cross]].
** Ported to [[Z-code]] by [[Duncan Cross]].
* ''[[The Gerbil Riot of '67]]'' ([[Simon Avery]]; 1991?; Amstrad CPC).
* ''[[The Gerbil Riot of '67]]'' ([[Simon Avery]]; 1991?; Amstrad CPC).
** There were also Commodore and Spectrum versions, published by [[The Guild]]. (The Spectrum version was released in 1992.)
** Commodore port (publisher: [[The Guild]]).
** Spectrum port (publisher: [[The Guild]]; 1992).
** Ported to MS-DOS (with [[TADS 2]]) by [[Simon Avery]] (1994).
** Ported to MS-DOS (with [[TADS 2]]) by [[Simon Avery]] (1994).
** Ported to [[Z-code]] by [[Duncan Cross]].
** Ported to [[Z-code]] by [[Duncan Cross]].
* ''[[Dances With Bunny Rabbits]]'' ([[Simon Avery]]; 1992; Amstrad CPC).
* ''[[Dances With Bunny Rabbits]]'' ([[Simon Avery]]; 1992; Amstrad CPC).
** Commodore port (porter: [[Anthony Collins]], developer: [[Pegasus Software]], publisher: [[The Guild]]; c. 1993).
** Spectrum port (porter: [[Philip Reynolds]], publisher: [[The Adventure Workshop]]; 1993).
* ''[[Danger! Adventurer at Work! Two]]'' ([[Simon Avery]]; 1992; Amstrad CPC).
* ''[[Danger! Adventurer at Work! Two]]'' ([[Simon Avery]]; 1992; Amstrad CPC).
** There were also Commodore and Spectrum versions, published by [[The Guild]].
** Commodore and Spectrum ports (publisher: [[The Guild]]).
* ''[[Seven Lost Gnomes]]'' ([[Dorothy Jones]], programming: [[Simon Avery]], graphics: [[Margaret Crewdson]]; 1992; Amstrad CPC).
* ''[[Seven Lost Gnomes]]'' ([[Dorothy Jones]], programming: [[Simon Avery]], graphics: [[Margaret Crewdson]]; 1992; Amstrad CPC).


==Links==
==Links==
* [http://www.cpcwiki.com/index.php/WoW_Software WoW Software] - at CPCWiki.
* {{CPCWiki|WoW Software|index.php/WoW_Software}} - at CPCWiki.
* [http://8bitag.com/info/homegrown-adventure-companies.html UK Homegrown Text Adventure Companies] - features a selection of WoW advertising from both its original and ''Adventure Probe'' incarnations.


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Latest revision as of 21:05, 18 March 2024

WoW Software was founded by Joan Pancott in 1990 and won the "Best homegrown adventure company" award at the third Adventure Convention in 1992.

Joan, based in Weymouth, Dorset, UK, was well known on the scene for her 'Witch of Wessex' (WoW) adventure helpline, and the launch of the WoW software arm was designed to fill the noticeable gap of adventure releases in the Amstrad CPC & PCW market. Joan ran the label along with her husband Maurice.

Publishing new titles and conversions, from authors such as Michael and Jane Trewhella, Bob Adams, Simon Avery and Steve Clay, as well as republishing older Amstrad games, WOW software won multiple UK Adventurers' Convention awards for best independent software house.

After the death of Joan Pancott in 1997, Barbara Gibb of Adventure Probe took over the running of WoW, at the request of Joan's family.

Games

Links

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