Catz

Catz is the second game in the Petz series, originally released in 1996 after the success of Dogz.

In 1999, Catz was ported to the Game Boy Color to negative reception.

Sequel game Catz II was released in 1997.

Adoption
Unlike Dogz, you are allowed to adopt more than one Cat at a time, accessing them via  files in the root directory of the   folder.

Breeds
Catz came with five cats to adopt:

Toyz
Unlike Dogz, the Toyz in Catz are 3D objects and 3D sprites.

Catz was the first game to feature the toy shelf that would become a series staple and evolve into the Supply Case. The shelf featured a Mouse hole and included the following Toyz:

Screensaver
The Catz screensaver is called CatNapz and is described in the game's Help file as being your Cat's dream.

Reception
Contemporary reviews of Catz were positive, with reviewers praising its improvements over Dogz and often noting how lifelike the behavior of the player's Catz was and how easy it was to grow attached to the virtual Petz.

Merchandise
Plush toys modeled after Homebody, Pouncer and Scaredy were released.

Game Boy Color Port
In 1999, a Game Boy Color port of Catz as well as a companion port of Dogz was released. The illustrations on the box art are taken from the Catz II packaging. The ports were critically panned, citing limited activities, dim graphics, static animations, and how unsuited the game play was for the Game Boy Color console.

Compatibility
Catz is 16-bit and will not run on modern computers. Compatible systems such as Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows XP can be installed on virtual machines running on modern computers and Catz can be installed with no extra steps on them.

Individual Catz can be imported into Catz II and beyond using the Petz → import Catz 1.0... menu.

Serial Codes

 * 5501-8984-3486
 * 1287-5787-1258