| rdfs:comment | - Petz (Dogz and Catz) is a series of games dating back to 1995, in which the player can adopt, raise, care for and breed their own virtual pets. Petz were the world's first virtual pets, and were shown to people to be revolutionary. First released before Tamagotchi, they were among the first 3D characters, rendered in a non-photorealistic cartoon style. Petz has sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and appeals to both children and adults.
- The first two Petz games, Catz and Dogz were released by P.F. Magic for DOS/Windows and Macintosh in 1995 and 1996. Oddballz, like Catz, was released in 1996 and was also released for the same platforms. The second games in the series, Catz II and [[Dogz II] were released in 1997 and were for Windows 95 and later only. Petz II and all future releases were only for Windows. Mindscape bought out P.F. Magic and the Petz 3 games were released in 1998. Petz 4 was released in 1999 and Petz 5, which is the last of the old Petz games, was released by UbiSoft in 2002.
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| abstract | - Petz (Dogz and Catz) is a series of games dating back to 1995, in which the player can adopt, raise, care for and breed their own virtual pets. Petz were the world's first virtual pets, and were shown to people to be revolutionary. First released before Tamagotchi, they were among the first 3D characters, rendered in a non-photorealistic cartoon style. Petz has sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and appeals to both children and adults. The player starts at the Adoption Center, where they may choose a dog or cat to adopt of a breed and gender of their choosing. Once they have found a pet they like the user can adopt and name the new puppy or kitten. After around three days (real time) the petz become adults. Adult petz can then breed and have kittens or puppies of their own in Petz 3, Petz 4, and Petz 5 (this was not available in the first two games). Cross-breeding can create different types of petz, called 'Mixed Breeds'. There are a number of toyz, food/water bowls and treats available. Petz can learn tricks with positive rewards such as tickling and treats, or trained not to do something using the punishment (water) spray bottle. Petz must be looked after properly; abused or neglected petz may run away. Users soon learned how to reverse-engineer the system, and began producing additional breedz, toys, playscenes, clothes, and developer tools for the games, as permitted by PF Magic, Mindscape, and Ubisoft Entertainment. This is called 'hexing' by the Petz Community. A related, but much less well-known, game is "Oddballz", also by PF Magic, which revolves around bizarre creatures as pets that can be temporarily shapeshifted into more normal animalz (including dogz and catz).
- The first two Petz games, Catz and Dogz were released by P.F. Magic for DOS/Windows and Macintosh in 1995 and 1996. Oddballz, like Catz, was released in 1996 and was also released for the same platforms. The second games in the series, Catz II and [[Dogz II] were released in 1997 and were for Windows 95 and later only. Petz II and all future releases were only for Windows. Mindscape bought out P.F. Magic and the Petz 3 games were released in 1998. Petz 4 was released in 1999 and Petz 5, which is the last of the old Petz games, was released by UbiSoft in 2002. In November 2006, two new Petz games with the same names as the original Catz and Dogz were released.
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