Catz, Dogz, & Oddballz: A Petz Retrospective

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LGR

LGR

6 жыл бұрын

Looking at the first games that kicked off the long-lasting virtual pet series, Petz! Before Ubisoft released a ton of them, PF Magic were innovating with these sims of cats, dogs, and weird alien things.
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@DieselVids
@DieselVids 6 жыл бұрын
I love when I open my laptop in the library and it yells "LET'S TALK ABOUT BALLS"
@spingleboygle
@spingleboygle Жыл бұрын
did you get into trouble?
@Elyseon
@Elyseon 6 жыл бұрын
That "abandon" button and accompanying sound effect were like a nail to the chest for 10 year old me. I never forgot how disgustingly manipulative that screen felt.
@soupalex
@soupalex 3 жыл бұрын
The person responsible for writing/programming that screen… history's greatest monster
@joshualaw375
@joshualaw375 2 жыл бұрын
Shit, that damn near killed me NOW! As a grown-ass adult! I never had any of the Petz programs so I was not expecting that. Seriously messed up stuff right there.
@Solaceon
@Solaceon Жыл бұрын
I'm an adult who grew up with the DS Petz iterations and it still hurt my soul.
@Elyseon
@Elyseon Жыл бұрын
@@Solaceon My condolences. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
@Jakepearl13
@Jakepearl13 Жыл бұрын
I think I felt a piece of my soul get punched and ripped out during that part.
@jovial_joe_k
@jovial_joe_k 6 жыл бұрын
Man, I loved the Petz series. The biggest thing I remember was holding on to a toy and, when the dog or cat latched on it, just swinging them around. Man, this was a blast from the past!
@shadowsinmymind9
@shadowsinmymind9 6 жыл бұрын
yes. that was hilarious
@nintendogejpeg
@nintendogejpeg 6 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure that was Nintendogs? Maybe you could do it in pets too though!
@user-tm3fz7qx3s
@user-tm3fz7qx3s 5 жыл бұрын
Peta wants to know your location!
@derekw8039
@derekw8039 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, but Peta! I haven't even shown you what this ray gun does to the Oddballz yet!
@chumlum
@chumlum 6 жыл бұрын
Love the comments on the PF Magic poll, e.g. "It's bad enough the real turtle died last month, what a nightmare."
@28Pluto
@28Pluto 6 жыл бұрын
Oh man. Read the seventh one down. All Caps lock, and a nightmare of grammar.
@thetwistedsamurai
@thetwistedsamurai 6 жыл бұрын
I can't get the poll to work? It just shows me the submission form but it doesn't even look like a proper website.
@kaydwessie296
@kaydwessie296 6 жыл бұрын
PF Magic was my first foray into modding
@tenchimasake
@tenchimasake 6 жыл бұрын
"There is no point in having it die. If I want death I'll play Quake for a few hours."
@GypsyxDarling
@GypsyxDarling 6 жыл бұрын
The online community for these games were bonkers. People went to message boards to find other Petz to breed with and would adopt out the puppies and kittens, and of course there was the hex editing to create your own 'breedz.' I always enjoyed downloading as many weird species as possible and then making them breed into bizarre monstrosities. I spent a lot of time on these games. This was a great bit of nostalgia.
@drkasdawn
@drkasdawn 6 жыл бұрын
The petz community STILL exists! You should come by and check it out. ^_^
@topotondo828
@topotondo828 4 жыл бұрын
Recently was playing Dogz on a virtual machine and I found online that you can download a hex that is a freaking pine tree. Sadly couldn't get it to work.
@LanceGardenia
@LanceGardenia 4 жыл бұрын
@topotondo It probably required a dual-install with Catz (which turns the game title into just Petz). Or it could have been for Petz 5 and you didn't have that specific version. Also, yes, I know this comment is half a year old (at the time of writing this reply) and the original comment was 2 years (again, at the time of writing.) I still wanna give advice though. :3
@derekw8039
@derekw8039 2 жыл бұрын
Okay, now I must figure out how to hex-edit a Pikachu into Petz 5! Move aside, Spore!
@grupstra
@grupstra 11 ай бұрын
Sam
@marieeve8607
@marieeve8607 6 жыл бұрын
I literally GASPED and went YES at the title of this video!!! A lot of the titles on here I don't have nostalgic value for, but I played SO MUCH PETZ!!! People had these geocities kennels and shit and I thought it was the coolest thing ever.
@plurp7
@plurp7 6 жыл бұрын
Holy WOW Clint! I had CATZ back in '98 and my virtual cat was named Plurp. Plurp7 had then later become a screen name that I used for nearly 15 years! Thanks for the trip down memory lane, and I totally miss those little sounds that Plurp used to make while playing and trying to get my attention all the time while working on things and ignoring him, lol... (loved the water spray bottle feature too!)
@AmySay
@AmySay 4 жыл бұрын
plurp7 - The impact of Plurp!
@jodibevill9757
@jodibevill9757 4 жыл бұрын
I really recommend that you check out petz 5. It's basically the last true petz game before Ubisoft took it and syphoned every ounce of creativity and life out of it. It's a fun one to play around with because it has a pretty fun breeding mechanic
@ShadowNinetales
@ShadowNinetales 6 ай бұрын
YES, Petz 4 and 5 were my jam, especially with the wacky world of fanmade downloadable breedz. I spent hours on end breeding things like dragons, werewolves and sentient cars together to see what kind of horrendous babies they would make lol.
@Henchman1977
@Henchman1977 6 жыл бұрын
Shelly O. is now 30.
@LGR
@LGR 6 жыл бұрын
I hope she's now helping people find a touch of reality.
@PEZhead5432109876
@PEZhead5432109876 6 жыл бұрын
I am saddened this opening didn’t say “C:\> Lazy Game Reviewz”
@refraggedbean
@refraggedbean 6 жыл бұрын
that would cause an error
@HHog
@HHog 6 жыл бұрын
"Bad command or file name"
@ChristopherSobieniak
@ChristopherSobieniak 6 жыл бұрын
pezhead53 It'll leak on the wallpaper!
@ChristopherSobieniak
@ChristopherSobieniak 6 жыл бұрын
A shame really, but I guess it's more work than necessary.
@TheMoogleMaster
@TheMoogleMaster 6 жыл бұрын
+hhog Ahhh the good old days of dos.
@gizfpv
@gizfpv 6 жыл бұрын
Back in 1995/1996 my PC didn't have a soundcard, but once (and literally only once) whilst playing Dogz I distinctly heard my PC bark! I remember shouting to my mum and excitedly telling her to come listen to the computer, but it never did it again. Remains a mystery to this day
@ESDAFable
@ESDAFable 6 жыл бұрын
These games were the best. The series Petz 3 through 5 allowed you to breed your pets, generating a whole industry online of folks committed to selectively breeding their dogs and cats to look more like other real life breeds. There was also a huge community of hackers called "hexers" who made "hex breeds", basically breaking into the game code to completely rewrite the body shape of the dog or cat to look like a different animal. Usually it was a different breed of cat or dog, but some folks made really fanciful hex breeds. Horses, eagles, dragons, weird technicolor freaks of nature made of vegetables. All interbreedable, so you could generate an army of monstrosities. You could download these for free off custom websites, and there was webrings dedicated to sharing more information in the age before Google. You could also make your own custom backgrounds, adding custom sound effects and boundary boxes. It was all a really great introduction to modding and game design for a young audience.
@drkasdawn
@drkasdawn 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and that community is still very much alive and thriving today. It's awesome.
@Dan-TechAndMusic
@Dan-TechAndMusic 6 жыл бұрын
Petz really brings back memories for me, having grown up with Catz 5. What's interesting is that my original copy of Catz 5 was actually a mispress by Ubisoft. I got the game from a clearance bin at the toy shop way back then, and it was the 2006 Ubisoft Catz, not Catz 5. Well, at least the box was for Catz 2006, and the disc itself was printed as such, but the contents of the disc were... Catz 5. Of course I later found out that Catz 5 was vastly superior gameplay wise, so I'm quite content with that. Should still have it somewhere, such a cool oddity.
@Fluorite-Fox
@Fluorite-Fox 5 жыл бұрын
Ooh I remember I had dogz 5 on a dogz disk when i was younger so i guess it was a misprint like your catz game . (I liked dogz 5 much more than dogz so I wasn't complaining ^ ^ ; )
@tomhas10
@tomhas10 6 жыл бұрын
I remember owning the Babyz game as a kid, and I spent way too many hours messing around with the different rooms of the house. It was such a pointless game, but something about the way the 'babyz' reacted with the environment, throwing items around, playing with the RC car, wearing stupidd clothes; it was so much fun!
@mondoprime
@mondoprime 2 жыл бұрын
I genuinely think that circle sprite effect is really effective. Looks great!
@akaihys
@akaihys 6 жыл бұрын
omg! petz 3 4 & 5 were my childhood! I recently found and started playing catz 3 again. it still runs in windows 10 with the backwards compatibility mode + a little fanmade program called PetzA to make the sound work (it also gives you access to some nifty "advanced" game settings, but really, i just downloaded it for the sound patch). I've just been downloading crazy fanmade breedz to play around with in it. i have a lot of weird abominations- my favorite is a chicken that makes low-quality chicken noises and, when he gets too excited, "lays eggs" (read- spawns a bunch of ballz around it that then follow it around weirdly)
@BunnaySango
@BunnaySango 3 жыл бұрын
Man this sounds so fun
@schwiftynintendonerd
@schwiftynintendonerd Жыл бұрын
petzA also works for babyz which had loads of cool AI in it, i mean the first babyz of course
@jamesoakley5742
@jamesoakley5742 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. I had a massive rush of nostalgia of the hours and hours i spent on these games as a kid. Oddballz was so tactile, the sound effects and animations were so slick looking back and became a big part of my childhood. I was transported back to my childhood home and it really made me smile. Great work!
@scuzzy5005
@scuzzy5005 6 жыл бұрын
The sound effects of some of the aliens are fantastic! Especially when you did something like change Walret into a chicken or drop them into that chamber of..."terror."
@EastAndTheBird
@EastAndTheBird 6 жыл бұрын
Dude. Petz 5 (specifically) was the first game I modded, and created mods for. I was like..7 or 8 when I started playing? It was my first experience with forums, too. The game had a whole damn community (and still does) and I was a breeder for it at one point. Damn.
@AluminumDragonRawr
@AluminumDragonRawr 6 жыл бұрын
If I had a nickel for every time my Tamagotchi pooped everywhere and then died... :P
@IsmailofeRegime
@IsmailofeRegime 6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a very realistic simulation of death, they just put the process backwards.
@Oscar_The_Grouch
@Oscar_The_Grouch 6 жыл бұрын
Just like the 10 year old girl said, everyone needs a touch of reality.
@SMNFXCN
@SMNFXCN 6 жыл бұрын
Lmfao
@bethanyoneal5789
@bethanyoneal5789 6 жыл бұрын
I miss my Tanagotchi
@BunnaySango
@BunnaySango 3 жыл бұрын
Tamagotchi sucked compared to the petz series
@allyphillips3869
@allyphillips3869 6 жыл бұрын
The Petz series was my childhood, my parents got me the first game after I played the demo and was hooked. I had every dogz and catz game in the series and would love to play them again.
@PinkStarEevee16
@PinkStarEevee16 Жыл бұрын
Oh my GOD! These games were my CHILDHOOD! I remembered playing Oddballz, Dogz 4 + 5, and Catz 4 + 5 on my old Windows 95 in my Dad's house when I was a little lass! Man, that real brings me back! 🥰
@kevnar
@kevnar 6 жыл бұрын
Hey, Clint. Ever done a review of that old Creatures game from 1997, where you have to train this "super advanced" AI of your creatures that supposedly learn with positive and negative reinforcement? I was so excited about that game back in the day. All the promises had me thinking I'd have a living, breathing brain, devouring new information with every click of my mouse. The reality was a lot less fascinating. Basically, the little guy just walked around looking at stuff. It was basically a screensaver, despite all the promises. Anyway, it might make a good oddware episode. My memory could be hazy about how good it actually was.
@LGR
@LGR 6 жыл бұрын
It's one I plan to cover!
@keiyakins
@keiyakins 6 жыл бұрын
If you really dug into the series there actually was some pretty advanced stuff going on behind the scenes. Which lead to some hilarious problems later on, like in the second game they tried to make them learn better by increasing the reward and punishment chemicals but they lasted so long it was basically random teaching and they'd forget how to eat. They ended up fixing it by having one of the community members fix it for them, IIRC. I remember in the third game I tinkered up a breed that was basically the tribbles from Star Trek. Turns out you could tweak the aging to make them adolescent almost immediately, and change how young the breeding capabilities turned on... most of the third-party detection tools for 'fastagers' looked for adults too, so I slipped under the radar and was able to infest the world with trillions of norns. Good times.
@RussellTeapot
@RussellTeapot 6 жыл бұрын
AHHHHH YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I remember fiddling with neurons in the brain, there was a program (I think it was a third party or a fan made one) called Brain in a Vat (or something similar), for Creatures 3, that let you fire some neurons and basically force memories into the brain of the creature. You could also manipulate the DNA (again, with another program), cheating your way to the Super Norn: water breathing, no pain, no need for eat, since you could alter the glucose respiration reaction to produce glucose as a byproduct, effectively having an infinite supply of glucose. Good times
@ashg4373
@ashg4373 6 жыл бұрын
Ugh, my friend had that game when we were kids. I was INSANELY jealous.
@fluffyninja3467
@fluffyninja3467 6 жыл бұрын
So creepy when viewers use youtubers real name when they don't usually mention it...
@gabrielleandsamuel4073
@gabrielleandsamuel4073 6 жыл бұрын
Yes! I'm so happy someone is talking about this series! Petz 3 and Petz 5 were my favorite video games as a little kid, but I don't have a computer that will play them anymore. :(
@drkasdawn
@drkasdawn 6 жыл бұрын
Petz 3, 4 & 5 can still run on modern Windows systems. The biggest issue is to never install them in Program Files, always run as Admin, lower the screen resolution and run in WinXP compatibility mode. I have no problem running these three sequels on Windows 7 and many petz fans are able to play them on Windows 10 without too much trouble.
@gabrielleandsamuel4073
@gabrielleandsamuel4073 6 жыл бұрын
Really?! Thanks for the suggestion!
@drkasdawn
@drkasdawn 6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! If you have any trouble with getting the games to run you can check out the forums for more solutions. RKC Petz Forums / petzforum.proboards.com/ and Whiskerwick / whiskerwick.boards.net/ are a couple good places to start; lots of petz players willing to lend a hand. ;)
@axcentrixx
@axcentrixx 6 жыл бұрын
Aww I miss my catz, dogz and oddballz. You should do 'Babyz' as well because it had a massive community back in 2000-2001. Babyz consumed my teen life for over a year.
@shannonmalloy3961
@shannonmalloy3961 6 жыл бұрын
Adrianna H. Saaaame. I don't know why though bc it's kinda creepy
@FiiDeLLaCaShFLoW
@FiiDeLLaCaShFLoW 6 жыл бұрын
Omg me too
@bilong92
@bilong92 6 жыл бұрын
YUP same. Babyz was so many preteen/teen girls' entry into modding haha.
@drkasdawn
@drkasdawn 6 жыл бұрын
The Babyz community (and Petz community) STILL exists even today if you're still interested! It's a bit smaller than it was but it's still going strong and they're more forum-based now but there still are some websites here and there. A few places to get started: RKC Petz Forum: petzforum.proboards.com/ Whiskerwick: whiskerwick.boards.net/ Milk: milkbc.proboards.com/ You can still get the games running on newer systems today without much issues. The forums are very helpful.
@Badylird
@Badylird 6 жыл бұрын
@drkasdawn This comment warms my heart! It's so great seeing such old games still holding on tight!
@Dosgamert
@Dosgamert 6 жыл бұрын
My favourite Oddball was Snowbo. He would sing along christmas tunes when the radio was turned on. Plus he was always laughing and happy while there was nothing to be happy about. Couldn't steal his eyes though.
@Dosgamert
@Dosgamert 6 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/paHOnXpqhpKBpqMm53s
@summerlaverdure
@summerlaverdure 6 жыл бұрын
Hey your channel is great I subbed
@Dosgamert
@Dosgamert 6 жыл бұрын
The old one or my new current one? My old channel doesn't get new content.
@summerlaverdure
@summerlaverdure 6 жыл бұрын
Dosgamert both XD
@Dosgamert
@Dosgamert 6 жыл бұрын
You're awesome, thnx!
@benbo777
@benbo777 6 жыл бұрын
I remember these, I had a demo of Catz I think. The massive influx of "desktop companions" was crazy at the time. Thanks for all these memories I'd forgotten.
@crazyjak56
@crazyjak56 6 жыл бұрын
I hope you take a look at creatures long as we're looking at virtual pets.
@Bullet731108
@Bullet731108 6 жыл бұрын
They may not have been able to die, but in the sequels they could run away, which was equally as heart-breaking.
@ohbby78
@ohbby78 6 жыл бұрын
Dogz was the very first video game I ever played and I completely forgot about it until now!!!!! I'm seriously about to cry! Thank you for reviewing these 😭
@johng7410
@johng7410 6 жыл бұрын
Haha. Some of those comments are fun. "Of course they should be immortal! My computer would be terminally depressed if my dogz died!!" "What fool wants to kill virtual pets???" "All I have to say is: WHAT ARE YOU? INSANE?"
@habaneroach
@habaneroach 5 жыл бұрын
fun fact: members of PF magic later went on to use the AI technology they'd started developing for these games in the development of facade. yes, THAT facade, the "i think you need to leave" facade. OG petz is just the middle of a must-be-seen-to-be-believed sandwich of bizarre games. also, PF magic officially stands for "pure fucking magic". no, really.
@BunnaySango
@BunnaySango 3 жыл бұрын
Facade was just a dumb flash game though...
@habaneroach
@habaneroach 3 жыл бұрын
@@BunnaySango it's a pretty goofy game, but a lot of work actually went into the AI
@Solaceon
@Solaceon Жыл бұрын
WHAT!! I had no idea, that's so cool! I didn't know any of that.
@Donteatacowman
@Donteatacowman 3 жыл бұрын
Ah, I was hoping to relive the Petz and Catz that I got to use on Mac when my family couldn't afford Nintendogs. I recognize those round bodies though!
@MrSmartyPants
@MrSmartyPants 6 жыл бұрын
I played Catz 4 as a kid, I loved it. ^_^
@RocketLawnchair
@RocketLawnchair 6 жыл бұрын
I HAD THIS!
@mr.smash698
@mr.smash698 6 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for you ;)
@JellobiafraM
@JellobiafraM 6 жыл бұрын
Same, I completely forgot I had Catz growing up. So much nostalgia right here.
@hexonxonx
@hexonxonx 6 жыл бұрын
i still have this
@TheClaybones
@TheClaybones 6 жыл бұрын
I also had Oddballz... don't say that to people without context.
@smakitdasailor6205
@smakitdasailor6205 6 жыл бұрын
Me too! Well, I had Catz, friend had Dogz. At some point one of us got Oddballz. That purple caterpillar creature was always my pet. They weren't quite Norns but they were a blast.
@Takeshi357
@Takeshi357 6 жыл бұрын
I have that original version of Catz. I think it's some kind of a budget re-release because it comes in a jewel case only. I didn't touch it for years and it doesn't work with newer versions of Windows. Until I decided to install Windows 3.1 on dosbox for the hell of it and realized this thing supports that too, so I installed it, made a cat loosely based on my late real life pet, watched it play around for a little and cried inside.
@Mario583a
@Mario583a 6 жыл бұрын
A better love story than Twilight.
@yumry
@yumry 6 жыл бұрын
I remember getting one of the newer Ubisoft Petz Catz PC game in a fast food meal when I was a kid. (I think it was Wendy's?) I played the crap out of it, I think I still have it somewhere. Honestly the most interesting "toy" I've ever seen in a fast food kid's meal.
@refraggedbean
@refraggedbean 6 жыл бұрын
software from fast food?
@CitrusZero
@CitrusZero 6 жыл бұрын
Burger King also made games for the Xbox.
@shannonmalloy3961
@shannonmalloy3961 6 жыл бұрын
What!!! Sneak King is the best game on Xbox
@tyttuut
@tyttuut 6 жыл бұрын
I got that too. I think it was Wendy's.
@stella8889
@stella8889 6 жыл бұрын
Petz 3 was my life as a kid! In the later games, it's worth noting that the breeding process was actually rather involved with pretty convincing and complex genetics.
@DQKotaK
@DQKotaK 6 жыл бұрын
The Petz Community is still alive and kicking! The online community around these games shaped my childhood.
@kdandsheela
@kdandsheela 6 жыл бұрын
The shovel-ware-ization of the pets series will forever be one of my saddest moments in gaming. I played 3-5 as a child and loved the game, still do as an adult. But even as a child when my parents bought me the new "petz" game published by ubisoft I could clearly see the differences (and dumbing down) in the series!
@MakzPlayground
@MakzPlayground 6 жыл бұрын
I started playing when Catz and Dogz 3 was out and oh my god this game was my all time favorite next to The Sims (1) of course. I looooved it, and in later games your pets could Run Away and you could get them to have puppies and send them to different locations like the beach, the carnival, the wild west and some other cool places., you could dress them up and get toys...was always SO much fun!! I never played Babyz and didn't even know Oddballz existed but this game definite began my love for simultators :D Thanks for the nostalgia LGR!!
@erin2215
@erin2215 6 жыл бұрын
MaksPlayground YES remember you could charm the snake and it would do a dance! So funng
@ThatVeganWhiteRose
@ThatVeganWhiteRose 6 жыл бұрын
YES I was all about The Sims and Petz franchise!! I got Petz 4 first but then 3 and 5 and they were so so so good ❤️❤️
@DJMizzy
@DJMizzy 5 жыл бұрын
Thank god you made this video. I needed to revisit this huge piece of my childhood.
@QuinnsIdeas
@QuinnsIdeas 6 жыл бұрын
Who needs sims 4 cats and dogs!
@waddigator
@waddigator 6 жыл бұрын
I can say with full honesty that Petz (mostly in Petz 5) are more interesting and complex than the ones in Sims 4.
@Dawwwg
@Dawwwg 6 жыл бұрын
I don't need the Sims 4, I need a decent screensaver !
@crunchytoast4993
@crunchytoast4993 6 жыл бұрын
catz and dogz*
@Kirinet
@Kirinet 6 жыл бұрын
Ehhhhhhhhhhh................. you just know it'll be a completel downgrade from previous pet expansions.... The whole game has been an entire downgrade of every single other expansion so far.
@worldsno1drwhofan
@worldsno1drwhofan 6 жыл бұрын
PrehistoricBiiirds? I've been following it all on the Sims forums, and I can confirm for certain that yes, it's a total downgrade. They didn't include doghouses or any pet beds apart from two flat rugs, but hey, you can make a rainbow dog and put him in a hotdog costume... 😑
@NekoAmbie
@NekoAmbie 6 жыл бұрын
I grew up playing Catz and Dogz. This video is awesome. Not too many people talk about the history of this game. Thank you so much LGR! You have became one of my favorite game reviewers as of recent, and it all started with your Sims Collection. Hahaha
@rebelsheep1544
@rebelsheep1544 3 жыл бұрын
Catz 3 was my favourite game when I was in primary school. Breeding the petz was somewhat difficult and the tiny kittenz were so adorable. Having a unique family line of mixed breeds felt really special.
@jackson7039
@jackson7039 6 жыл бұрын
Yah, I actually have Catz and Dogz 5 as CDs. It actually runs fine on Windows 10...
@Pendleton115
@Pendleton115 6 жыл бұрын
This video has inspired me to reinstall Dogz 5. My first Video Game
@simplyethan
@simplyethan 6 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU for that burst of nostalgia. Catz has to have been one of my earliest computer game experiences. Great video as always!!
@Trooth
@Trooth 2 жыл бұрын
Oddballz was one of my most prized games in 4th grade. I even let a friend borrow the CD and install it on his computer because it was one of those rare games that didn't require a disc to be inserted in order to play. Modvark was my favorite one. I also downloaded all the free DLC, and I remember there being something like 9 or 10 pages of egg slots, despite only the first page +1 being used officially.
@FrittierterElch
@FrittierterElch 6 жыл бұрын
Is there still a Game like that? A Desktop App i can basically run in the background most of the time?
@Mistshinobi
@Mistshinobi 6 жыл бұрын
Did the PF stand for "pure fucking" Magic? Because that seems appropriate.
@hobbified
@hobbified 6 жыл бұрын
Apparently yes :) But only behind the scenes, of course.
@paigeawesomeful
@paigeawesomeful 6 жыл бұрын
Some of us definitely think so.
@697_
@697_ 6 жыл бұрын
The child friendly alternative is poop fart
@rachellebennington3281
@rachellebennington3281 6 жыл бұрын
When I saw the thumbnail it was a total blast from the past! Then I saw you mention Babyz in the video and omg did I love that game too. My 10 year old self didn't realize though that they were all connected but now it makes so much more sense. Would love to see a Babyz video from you!
@missmysterious13
@missmysterious13 6 жыл бұрын
I had a massive hit of nostalgia about 2 weeks ago and furiously tried to find these games to play them again and now you make a video on them... Cue the twilight zone music! Loved these games then, love them now. Thanks for this video it was awesome :)
@JesamyPorter
@JesamyPorter 6 жыл бұрын
I started out with Dogz and Catz 3. I bought all of them up until the last original game which was Dogz and Catz 5. The genetics in the game always blew my mind and still do all these years later. A year or so ago I got into the game again and surprisingly enough there is still a huge modding community and tons of people who still play the game. Most of us think Petz 4 was the best one.
@MHoekman
@MHoekman 6 жыл бұрын
Remember Creatures from Cyberlife Technology ?
@kelseyr713
@kelseyr713 6 жыл бұрын
This was a great video! I spent the most time with Catz and Dogz 3 and 4. I didn't know about the Night Trap connection! It's funny to see the first PF Magic game, it's so clear what those shapes will be later. :)
@klotothemontothex
@klotothemontothex 6 жыл бұрын
THIS GAME
@waapfu
@waapfu 6 жыл бұрын
I had Petz 5 as a kid, and at some point my sister downloaded a cheat add-on for it that would let you mess with a bunch of things. It allowed for force-breeding petz, skipping the pregnancy process, and changing a pet'z age. This paired with a program that let you create new breeds opened up a whole new world of genetic horrors. I had one cat that was really tiny and green and had no legs, even though both of her parents had legs. I also found that my chinchilla persian would overreact to water, screaming and sprinting around the place before curling up into a ball, which you could absolutely bowl. This behaviour trait was in every single one of their offspring. Also, one time my yorkshire terrier buried my great dane alive in the backyard. 10/10 game
@boxrick1
@boxrick1 6 жыл бұрын
The hours I spent on these games was amazing. Loved them as a kid.
@Anonymous-ro6uo
@Anonymous-ro6uo 6 жыл бұрын
Dude I have been trying to find these game since years. Thank you so much!
@mslita09
@mslita09 6 жыл бұрын
I remember being so addicted to Dogz Catz and Oddballz. Thank you so much for reviewing these! It made my day :D
@RetardicA
@RetardicA 6 жыл бұрын
One of my earliest gaming memories was playing Catz 3 with my mom on our PC. I actually think I remember that your cat can run away if you treat it badly.
@NostalgiaChan
@NostalgiaChan 5 жыл бұрын
Lord, I remember playing the Dogz demo they had on the Games for Windows 95 sampler and not really getting the concept of a "demo" as a tiny tot, so I'd always be disappointed that I couldn't do much with it.
@JustEasyIT
@JustEasyIT 6 жыл бұрын
I had completely forgotten about these games, thank you for the blast from the past!
@beersandbacon
@beersandbacon 4 жыл бұрын
Nostalgia hit hard with this video. I fondly remember playing Oddballz back in the day! Great video.
@CodaSynphony
@CodaSynphony 6 жыл бұрын
God, I wasted years of my childhood playing a couple of the sequels to these games. Also remember crying when I was about seven or eight because I forgot to use the computer one day, and I thought some of the 20 or so dogz and catz i had adopted would die of starvation. Good times.
@Chanicle
@Chanicle 6 жыл бұрын
WE STILL PLAY THIS!! Petz 4 specifically. Please do the Creatures series someday! We still play that as well! My girlfriend has set up a computer to run nothing but Creatures wolfing runs
@TeamRocket98
@TeamRocket98 6 жыл бұрын
While the cover to dogz and cats did look familiar to me it wasn't until seeing the actual dog on the computer screen did I realize I actually did have this back in the mid 1990s. Before "Giga Pets" became a 90's trend that had me collect the dog, koala, bugs bunny, frog, and Salem from Sabrina the teenage witch as handheld pets there was a dog I took care of that made himself at home on the computer. I do remember that now! This video is giving me some serious feels! As always LGR I love your video!
@LovelyTekki
@LovelyTekki 6 жыл бұрын
I had great memories of downloading lots of custom Petz that people made and putting them into the game, then having them breed. The results were...interesting.
@Sixxpounder92
@Sixxpounder92 6 жыл бұрын
4:15 Thanks doc
@ubersoldado
@ubersoldado 6 жыл бұрын
Sixpounder daily dose
@wildjiggaboo1
@wildjiggaboo1 6 жыл бұрын
Came here to post this.
@gregory334
@gregory334 6 жыл бұрын
daily doze
@Reynsoon
@Reynsoon 6 жыл бұрын
You know what it ia
@zackaronie.b.2709
@zackaronie.b.2709 5 жыл бұрын
Man I played the crap out of Petz 5. I remember my parents buying it for me at a scholastic book fair at my elementary school. I might reinstall it to have some nostalgia
@roseteax
@roseteax 6 жыл бұрын
Great video LGR, I played this as a kid and it’s cool to learn more about it
@iamnomad101
@iamnomad101 6 жыл бұрын
Back when I was toddler, my grandfather had a Mac and I have vague (or would you say, fuzzy) memories of playing a game that looked like Dogz. Now that I've seen this video, I believe that was the game I played! Thanks for helping me find this game again, Clint.
@drgrounder
@drgrounder 6 жыл бұрын
This and Creatures were both fun
@PolishCatParty
@PolishCatParty 6 жыл бұрын
Have you ever taken a look at the Creatures series? There's no video on it at least. It's a much more in-depth attempt at the virtual animals idea, complete with pretty sophisticated genetic, behavioural and learning simulations.
@thetwistedsamurai
@thetwistedsamurai 6 жыл бұрын
I had Petz 5 (Dogz & Catz) as a kid and man it was one of my favorite PC games. I still have it to this day actually. Different animals of course but it's crazy to play those games nowadays. Really fun.
@TheBookishGamer
@TheBookishGamer 6 жыл бұрын
I had so much fun with Oddballz, thanks for the nostalgic trip. Loved Dogz too. It was weird when I went to Target yesterday and there were Tamagotchis lol.
@TheDeliciousComputer
@TheDeliciousComputer 6 жыл бұрын
Holy shit PLEASE do a video on Babyz I always try to explain that game to people and nobody remembers it. I got it at Marshall's sale bin in the late 90s as a kid... Sometimes I forget it was a real thing
@Zakadeja
@Zakadeja 6 жыл бұрын
Still have my petz I hexed years ago, I remember using Sherlock Software's series of hacking programs to make custom breedz, toyz and clothez. Nowadays I just force really strange custom petz that I've accumulated to breed using PetzA.. what have I become?
@rommix0
@rommix0 2 жыл бұрын
hexed as in BinHexed or cracked?
@VinePest
@VinePest 6 жыл бұрын
You have no idea how happy your videos make me! Especially Thrifts. Love from Germany!
@shermanikk
@shermanikk 6 жыл бұрын
Oh man I used to play Oddballz constantly on my old PowerMac as a kid. I loved it so much! Never thought I'd see you do a video on it.
@Nobbejo2
@Nobbejo2 5 жыл бұрын
These original Petz games were so amazing. I loved the Catz & Dogs 5! Too bad the new petz game today are nothing alike.
@chrisovak
@chrisovak 6 жыл бұрын
Almost broke my thumb I pressed play on this video so hard
@chrisovak
@chrisovak 6 жыл бұрын
Josh Russell Harsh. You sir, are not very nice. The internet has enough mean people already.
@kachiechan
@kachiechan 6 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THESE GAMES!! THEY WERE MY WHOLE CHILDHOOD!! I played them daily and knew everything about them, was even part of the forums and Cattery's!! Please do the Creatures Franchise next!!
@thattallgirl112
@thattallgirl112 6 жыл бұрын
Omg my heart! I remember these games! I used to have both catz and dogz. Ohhh the memories of staying up late to play with these little guys
@docette2015
@docette2015 6 жыл бұрын
Awwww! Those little guys are surprisingly cute for being simple sphere creatures. :D I'd have a bally dog -- okay, probably shouldn't finish that, it sounds vaguely lewd. :p But yeah, thanks for the look at the earliest virtual pets -- sorry, petz.
@w0joshcbrln0w
@w0joshcbrln0w 4 жыл бұрын
Wow never would’ve guessed that those generic petz games came from an old computer program.
@MeAuntieNora
@MeAuntieNora 6 жыл бұрын
Very fond memories of these 3 early games. My sister arguably played them more, which was also cute. Then the two of us introduced our new step-sister to them, and she got obsessed with Catz. She actually learned how to edit and create her own toys and other objects, and was active in a community who created and shared similar items. I wouldn't be surprised if she participated in that poll.
@martins.28
@martins.28 6 жыл бұрын
2:46 Wow, you have the whole Sierra SWAT series in their original boxes. That's really cool! SWAT 2 was my very first PC game. Your channel is awesome! Keep it up.
@Titleknown
@Titleknown 6 жыл бұрын
Good vid LGR but TBH, I'm kinda saddened you didn't talk about mods. With the way that they interact with breeding, things can get pretty bonkers pretty fast. My favorite example of such: dragondicks.tumblr.com/tagged/my-petz/chrono
@JaytheblueJ
@JaytheblueJ Жыл бұрын
They should make Dogz an app with the original 2D designs and features 🙏
@holodoctor1
@holodoctor1 6 жыл бұрын
I’d completely forgot! Thanks for going over Dogz again :-). Loved that “game”!!
@mrkalius1926
@mrkalius1926 6 жыл бұрын
Oh man, I remember these from when I was a kid. Thanks for the Nostalgia and thanks for the Video, Clint! :)
@iTS_CiNDY
@iTS_CiNDY 6 жыл бұрын
"I don't know" - literally my outlook on life
@TottyRops
@TottyRops 6 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, Thanks, I forgot about Oddballz XXX
@NortShip01
@NortShip01 2 жыл бұрын
I've had the Dogz game for quite a while back in my childhood. Loved to mess around with it whenever I could.
@NerfPlayeR135
@NerfPlayeR135 Жыл бұрын
I had the original Catz as a kid. I remember having the most fun just spraying the poor kitties with water and watching them run around like crazy in fear. It’s the Rollercoaster Tycoon murder dilemma - if you can get away with doing something terrible in a video game, why not do it?
@curorisluodi
@curorisluodi 6 жыл бұрын
Maaan Catz, Dogz and their iterations on and on was my shit as a kid
@_Nyx_
@_Nyx_ 6 жыл бұрын
I had catz on my 95 PC lol played with that thing all the time instead of homework hahaha
@Icyachr
@Icyachr 6 жыл бұрын
Man, I remember getting my first PC and having my dad install Catz. Nothing made me more happy than getting home from school and checking up on my cute fluffy ball of adorableness. Definitely a lot of happy memories from this program.
@Saphykitten
@Saphykitten 6 жыл бұрын
Lmao!!! I just picked up Dogz II and was gonna do a review on it! Thank you for all your amazing content
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