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Fandom
Name:	Petz, Petz Community
Abbreviation(s):	PC
Creator:	PF Magic, Mindscape, Ubisoft
Date(s):	1995–2002
Medium:	Video Games
Country of Origin:	United States/France
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Petz is a fandom that covers the Petz computer games released by P.F. Magic between 1995 and 2002. The title 'Petz' refers to the combination of two games, Dogz and Catz, which revolve around adopting puppies and kittens, feeding and playing with them, and other activities like training and breeding them. There are two spin-off games (Oddballz and Babyz) that are sometimes included within the Petz fandom depending on who is asked, as they are based on the same A.I.

Ubisoft acquired the Petz series in the 2000s. The community does not consider games released by Ubisoft after Petz 5 as a part of the fandom. Ubisoft produced a line of 'petz' games only similar in title, however they are a completely different line of games. The community sometimes calls these Unbisoft games 'Ubipetz.'

The fandom is collectively known as the 'Petz Community' or PC. Not all members of the Petz Community would describe their community as a fandom, however, and instead just prefer to refer to it as the Petz Community. Popular activities within the fandom include hexing (modding petz), breeding and showing, with fans also creating videos and artwork of petz.

History

The series was conceived after P.F. Magic had received complaints about the violence of their previous game. From there, they decided to make the 'cutest, least offensive game possible,' and the series was born. Several iterations of the games were released throughout the series' history.^[1]

Dogz was the very first Petz game to be released by P.F. Magic in 1995, with Catz released a year later. The two games allowed for the adoption of one pet per install and could not be combined, but are often lumped together as 'Petz 1' in community terminology. This naming convention is followed in all variants of the game: Dogz 2 and Catz 2 combined are called 'Petz 2', and so on.
P.F. Magic went on to then release Dogz 2 and Catz 2 (1997). These were the first games to allow the player to adopt multiple pets, which could interact with one another. When both games were installed the player could adopt both dogs and cats, a pattern which continued across the series' history.
The next game versions were Dogz 3 and Catz 3 (1998) which introduced breeding mechanics as well as allowing the player to dress up their pets and take them to different playscenes.
Dogz 4 and Catz 4 (1999) were the last titles developed by P.F. Magic, although their features were originally advertised as DLC in the Petz 3 manuals. They introduced non-breedable pig and bunny breedfiles, as well as extra playscenes and clothing items.
Ubisoft bought the rights to the series in 2001, so the very last game to feature the original P.F. Magic A.I. and graphics was Dogz 5 and Catz 5 - also called Petz 5 (2002). They added in ten new breedfiles (five cats and five dogs) and the ability for pets to give birth to litters rather than one baby at a time. However, they were not backwards compatible with previous games and reception was mixed.

Following Petz 5, Ubisoft went on to release further games under the Petz name, including Hamsterz and Horsez. These games are considered to be in-name-only instalments by the community as they do not use the same engine or gameplay as previous versions. The community do not consider them to be part of the main series and often refer to them as 'New Petz' or 'UbiPetz'.^[2]

The games were released relatively cheaply at the time; a player from 1998 noted that Dogz 3 was $20 ($31.56 adjusted for 2019 inflation). Now, if one were to look up Dogz 3 with intent to buy, the prices fluctuate from as cheap as $5 USD to as expensive as $139 USD. However, whether or not game collectors would actually buy an expensive copy is yet to be seen. Many of the games are considered abandonware and can be easily obtained online with no charge.^[3]

Dogz and Catz also had a stuffed animal toy line in 1997, during the release of Dogz 2 and Catz 2.^[4] The toys made sounds from the game.

A Compaq Presario computer from 2000 came with a free copy of Dogz 3 and Catz 3.^[3]

'Early Adopters' of Petz 3 could receive the game for free.^[5]

Gameplay

A screenshot of the game at the Adoption Center.

Gameplay consists of: adopting puppies and kittens, feeding and playing with them daily (lest they run away), dressing and grooming them, training them, and breeding them. Breeding was not a game play mechanic until the third iterations.^[6] However, there is no true goal to these games. Whether one adopts as many as possible, breeds for certain colors, or doesn't actually breed at all is up to the player and their play style. The games themselves are very lax, designed in such a way that they may become one's desktop background. In fact, the game gives one the option to place one's petz directly onto their desktop. This was a trend in the end of the 1990's and the early 2000s.

Petz age over time into full grown adults, but do not die, although they may run away and become unplayable if neglected.

The Petz games, especially in their heyday, boasted a complex system of emotion and personality within each individual pet. The A.I. of the games were highly praised and seen as something new and unique at the time, and indeed still hold up fairly well today. Before 2018, very little was known about how the actual A.I. functioned. But a 2018 interview revealed some new information. This reveal taught the fandom that, while the A.I. was a rather simple based adjective system, it also allowed for complexity of pet traits and genetics. Before this, the fandom did not know petz could have preferences or that there was a complex list of traits (such as specific animation overlays) that had a chance to pass down in offspring.

A hungry cat didn't perform a 'find food and eat' animation. It would move towards anything that exposed a 'tasty looking' or 'nutritious' adjective, making it an interesting target, then perform a eat animation. You could create a highly tasty looking and not nutritious object, and a cat would try to eat it but not get full, causing the cat's frustration to rise and adding more variability into the next decision it would make, the 'AI' was basically a sta

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