Messing around with Catz

For those of you who don't know, Petz was a series of animal simulation PC games made during 1995-2000, it was made by P.F. Magic, who were notorious for making the abomination on the Genesis and SNES known as Ballz. Unlike that, however, these games were actually somewhat interesting. Though they weren't technically games, they were more like simulation programs. (Sort of like how Mario Paint wasn't really a game, it was mostly an art tool for the SNES.)
I just happened to stumble across my old Catz CD a while ago, (which also came with some version of an free 30-day trial of AOL, as many software CDs came with it during the mid to late 90's, as well as the shareware versions of Dogz, Oddballz and Petz 2. All of which I remember playing, along with Petz 3.) so I decided, what the hell, I may as well make some filler.
Recorded in DOSBox using Windows 3.1. And yes, I have Calmira. Go me. :D

[@eclecticreader961]

The sound of the cat brings joy to my ears and to my heart. I can picture myself playing this in the den with my sister sitting to my left and the both of us are laughing as we watch an adorable cat munch on a treat. Those were such good times. Then of course time sped up. Now my sister and I hardly speak to one another. Not because she's sore at me, but because her life is intertwined with the family she has created. It might be selfish to say, but, I sometimes wish I could go back and persuade my sister to stay single, so I always have a friend.

[@CloudAerisSephiroth]

I've spent FUCKING AGES trying to remember what this was called, and finally, finally, I found it. bless you so much for uploading this, the nostalgia you've triggered is quite something. this game was the shit, man. for the mid 90s, this was pretty crazy. amazing.

[@asmrcraft2117]

You aren't the only one!!! I just found it too after almost 2 decades!!!!

[@CloudAerisSephiroth]

feels good, doesn't it! a more innocent time for computers, it felt so exciting and adventurous using computers back then, now it's just a part of normal life. this game was so addictive, I played it on a friend's computer many times and I had grand ideas about it. I will come back to watch this video from time to time to remind me of good times :)

[@asmrcraft2117]

Indeed it does! Hope to play it again sometime

[@livparker3950]

Over two decades of wondering what this game was I decided it was all a part of my imagination as a kid. I’m so glad other people remember it as well as I do and with such fond memories!

[@canucky76]

The nostalgia is real!!!

[@lucutes2936]

Sadly no one makes anything like this anymore...

[@Caldinea]

Halp .. I'm having a flashback ..!

[@eclecticreader961]

That's alright. Flashbacks are good. They keep the mind sharp through recollection.

[@lucutes2936]

@@eclecticreader961 yes

[@xcalibur0645]

And all I could do as the huge impact of nostalgia hits me is to continue watching, secretly longing to travel back to the past just to play this game once more...

[@livparker3950]

xcalibur0645 this and desktop destroyer

[@annika5413]

I NEVER KNEW THE MOUSE CAME OUT AND THE CAT COULD CATCH HIM OMG

[@eclecticreader961]

Yeah, taking the cheese off the shelf encourages the mouse to leave its hole. I personally wouldn't recommend taking the cheese off the shelf though, because then the mouse comes out whether or not you picked up the cheese (a kind of glitch occurs). The cat becomes distracted and that takes the fun out of watching it play with its toys.

[@Chasingtheclouds2]

Omg I never knew it would attack the mouse. That never happened when I played, and than God it sounded horrifying!

[@stephanieprpa630]

@@Chasingtheclouds2 Poor mouse

[@aqua3418]

Yup, 2 decades later, I finally found it!!! Oh man, this nostalgia. This game was amazing

[@jbkitty91990]

I'm going to cry I miss this game so much I was obsessed OMG so sad I don't have it anymore :(

[@eclecticreader961]

1.) Google a laptop that is compatible with Windows 95. 2.) Go on Ebay and find a cheap laptop. I did this. I bought a laptop for $62.00. I installed Windows 95 using the OS boot disk. The OS boot disk cost $12.00. Not a bad price tag in comparison to the $880+ laptops today.

[@unsweeteneddoll]

I just traveled fifteen years into my own past.

[@reformedpaul]

You didn't spray the cat! That's always the best part.

[@LordDefonator]

OMG this game was literally my childhood, I spent hours playing this game everyday, this game always made me laugh when I grabbed the dog and shook my mouse so the dog flew around the screen, obviously I was young so I didn't think it was bad, but thats what made it amazingly funny for me! Please tell me how I can play it again!

[@miaumiau6014]

Lord Defonator cex sells XP computers for £10- 30 as well as cat for 50p

[@ashleytrevino2632]

I want to play this game again so bad, fuck.

[@nikprobg9327]

download a virtual machine with windows 95

[@stephanieprpa630]

1:51-1:55 A plant that plays music

[@surfnsunshinekat]

and slowly regrows

[@SonicTheJackrabbit]

The operating system? No, that's Windows 3.1 with the Calmira shell replacing the Program Manager. It was meant to be a semi-replica of the Windows 95 GUI, intended for 386 and low-end 486 users who were unable to upgrade to Windows 95, or they could upgrade to it, but it would run like molasses.

[@pentiummmx2294]

before nintendogs, back to Windows 95! old pc os.

[@eclecticreader961]

Windows 95, the best operating system :)

[@neradas7499]

My dad installed this for me. Thanks for a glimpse into memory lane.

[@SanStalksberg1890]

I'm 25 years old (I'm almost 26 years old) and I used to play this Catz computer game from when I was a little boy a very long time ago! Me watching this KZbin Video and some other KZbin Videos of this Catz computer game is a flashback from back in my childhood!

[@Electrk]

god this brings me back. does anyone else remember being able to make your own playpens for your cats or did I just dream that up

[@EliteAthletics]

My childhood!

[@LordMoku]

God, I forgot how hilarious the sound effects were in this game xD

[@CircuitReborn]

my cat hated me and i could never get it to shut up x.x the game would MEOW at night when we were trying to sleep.

[@maytalacedo2942]

Omg the nostalgia man I remember playing 4 hours with my 🐕 with my sister I was so mad this game doesn't work on newer laptop anymore they were so much fun and so cute.💕💕💛💙💜💚💝😍

[@kateconrad1279]

I miss this game I when I could play it on a modern day computer.

[@surfnsunshinekat]

I wish I could find this and play it now! I loved Catz II and always painted my cats...a Persian I had once ate the mouse o.o

[@MortalDeathGaming]

Yeah I remember playing this, the bit that brought back the most memories was the sound the catnip made but this is going to make me seem like such an asshole but I used to pick the cat up and fling it about on the screen, and it would like hiss at you. At least I didn't do it in real life

[@lucutes2936]

Sadly no one makes anything like this anymore...

[@StacheHand]

@KingRaikou Well, actually, his name was Bonzi Buddy. He was a purple gorilla, and he had a computer voice.

[@h-Films]

[[The Original]]

[@youraverageplutoenjoyer7677]

[[Pipis left home due to happiness]]

[@stitchingandstuff3930]

I never liked this cat, my fave was the big grey fluffy one :) i used to spend ages on this game. If you were fast enough you could grab the mouse and dangle it in front of the cat.

[@FreakHarryPotter]

Gosh, I remember playing on this as a kid! Ah, the nostalgia.

[@SonicTheJackrabbit]

To be fair, Petz 4 & 5 were nothing more than rehashes of Petz 3. The only major changes were the ability to make custom playscenes (Which I will admit was pretty cool.), minigames which I felt were stupid and pointless which got in the way of simply getting toys for your Petz, and the ability to have more offspring. For me, the series stopped being interesting after Petz 3 and it just got even worse after Petz 5 when they shot for a more realistic look and made it into a shovelware series.

[@gilbymdgrekords8579]

Yeah man thanks for uploading this used to play this on my Grandads PC many moons ago. GPMDG

[@annamandotter5719]

OMG! I remember this! I even have the catplushie from that black cat - you know the one that eats and make som noice! ♥

[@timbartschwolfman]

I remember this game

[@PikachuMaiden]

which version is this, O.O im trying to replace my old game, i think you have the same one i used to have so which one is this please?

[@geoffingoff]

is there ANY way to play this on a Mac? ): ):

[@ps2lover666]

This is the most hilariously cute program i've ever seen. :3

[@l.ej.1454]

I feel like crying 🥲

[@Artbyhurricanyounot]

Yo I always loved the black and white cat that had a pissy attitude like literally me 🤣

[@MalinaRuletik]

Old petz Fife

[@StacheHand]

@SonicTheJackrabbit I remember having Banzai Buddy on my first computer. He had the Adult Male #1, American English voice, and I liked to make him speak a bunch of random crap and tell some weird facts for my entertainment. Those were the good times.

[@Ikimasshoi]

This cat was the best.

[@radiumsoup]

Holy crap, I totally remember this game. Not sure where I got it, probably on the sneakernet. :)

[@grumpymama5048]

I thought I was the only one who’s ever played this!

[@TotallyLisaCartoons]

Wow! the first Petz game ever? ;D

[@thisizwar1]

Omg I remember this!

[@Shizuka564]

lol that angry cat reminds me of my real cat! I miss this game!

[@kayleeasher9028]

I use to Have Dogz and Catz The one where thay where together, I Loved that xD All the Nostalgia :3

[@S0namus]

Oh what I remember this game, I used to play it all the time 0.0

[@baliebox4916]

somebody should try and get this working on windows 10 by making a source port or finding a way to get this working physically this game is a peice of electronic history without this we wouldn't have a nintendogs, digimon digivices, tamagotchis giga pets or even the chao's in sonic adventure and the pocketstation mini games like chocobo world and that one game with the hamsters, the guys over at sega owe alot when making this game also i was sent here from lazy game reviews

[@WadelDee]

classicreload.com/win3x-catz.html classicreload.com/win9x-catz.html

[@this2464]

yesss please

[@SkyArrowOryks]

How did you get the Catz Icon to show up in Calmira?

[@grounder]

Do you remember the name of this one program with a purple koala bear who would move around on the screen? 'Cus that's what this one reminds me of a lot of.

[@SonicTheJackrabbit]

@glitchhunter96 In DOSBox. Don't worry, I use XP SP3 as my main OS.

[@DREADFALCON13]

Ah, I remember that game in primary school.

[@SonicTheJackrabbit]

You can get the demo and fooler stuff from Carolyn's website. Search up Carolyn catz fooler and click the second link.

[@cupidbaby78]

So i remember something different in my mind this game is similar seems like the same game but i feel like the one i remember was different also idk so long ago....

[@alibhg3063]

Omg I think this was the pet game I played!! Have been looking for it. I think there was a dog one too. I think there was one that was in black and white but I can't quite remember. If anyone knows!

[@grounder]

@SonicTheJackrabbit Oh crap, that's the one.

[@SonicTheJackrabbit]

@YourTechAdmin HELLZ YEAH BRO!

[@xaemusic]

i have Dogz 2, but it won't run on my windows 7 pc

[@nikprobg9327]

-_- it works on win 95 only

[@jnevercast]

Gosh I need this game

[@WadelDee]

classicreload.com/win3x-catz.html classicreload.com/win9x-catz.html

[@amandapandasaturn]

lol i like it when (s)he's playing with the mouse and it's squealing! xD good times :)

[@SonicTheJackrabbit]

Get the demo fooler from Carolyn's website.

[@LilLilacc]

I heard you can download this on computers, would anyone have the links to the websites to download?

[@anakaren2500]

Which Catz is this? Is this Catz 3?

[@Happymystery12]

God I loved this game xD even though I always tortured my cats until they ran away

[@pixiiie2131]

Poor mouse:(

[@SarcasticallyRandom3]

This was cute! : 3

[@grounder]

@grounder reminds me of a lot*

[@McPorkyCheese]

Catch that mouse!!

[@SugarDelights]

I still have the disc but it doesn't work ☹

[@kanatapaw]

haha me too nothing wrong with the disc, its the computer it will not play on because the cd does not work on the up to date computers. its a shame, because this game was alot of fun back in the day.

[@Moon-ge8mc]

Download a virtual machine and they will work.

[@neradas7499]

Pretty sure Microsoft now gives 95 and 98 out for free (though not the games). That combined with virtual box ought to do it. sorry for necroposting, if that is even a term any more.

[@JamesEmirzianWaldementerGaming]

should it the download links here?

[@WadelDee]

classicreload.com/win3x-catz.html classicreload.com/win9x-catz.html

[@ryanfoley8035]

Will this work on windows 95

[@eclecticreader961]

Certainly. This was only originally available for Windows 95.

[@SonicTheJackrabbit]

@grounder Banzai Buddy? XD

[@SonicTheJackrabbit]

@glitchhunter96 oh lawldy :P

[@LouiesLog]

Mow.