PF. Magic's New Generation of Virtual Petz is Here!!

Petz III has been anticipated by us all. And finally, PF. Magic has announced the creation of Dogz and Catz III. They will be like no other Petz program! Petz will be able to have accessories, such as bows, shirts, hats, socks and more. In addition, there will be many more scenes for petz to play in, including The Family Room, The Kitchen, The Backyard, The Beach and The Living Room. The best feature of all is that for the first time ever, petz will be able to breed and have their own puppies and kittens.

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The following was taken from an article by PF. Magic. All credit goes to PF. Magic and it is copyright 1998 PF. Magic.

Key Features:

Create a Petz Family of Your Own!
For the first time ever, Dogz 3 and Catz 3 allow you to create a Petz Family of your own! Bring together your favorite male and female Dogz or male and female Catz -- and your Petz parents could have a new bundle of joy. Newborn puppyDogz or kittyCatz look and act like their parents, and even like their brothers and sisters.

Create your own unique breedz for trading, posting, showing to friends, or just to see what they will look and act like! Dogz 3 comes with 10 initial breedz of Dogz, and Catz 3 with 10 initial breedz of Catz. There are unlimited numbers of new breedz that can be created, played with, and traded. A Petz Family Tree tracks the history of all of your Dogz and Catz Families.

Many Virtual Environments For Your Petz to Play In!
As a brand new feature, Dogz 3 and Catz 3 offer many “Play Scenes” where your Petz can play and live - A Backyard, the Family Room, the Living Room, the Kitchen, and the Beach -- all have Toyz, Treatz and special features to amuse your Petz all day long.

Let your Dogz and Catz curl up next to the Family Room television, feed them treatz from the Kitchen cupboard, or take your Petz outside to play in the Backyard -- where they can dig holes and chase butterflies. Different Play Scenes come with Dogz 3 and with Catz 3. Buy both, and your Petz have even more places to play.

Personalize Your Dogz and Catz!
As a special brand new feature, there are tons of Accessories and Clothing to dress up your Dogz and Catz. Purrrsonalize your Petz with sweaters, shorts, bows, hats, socks and more. Some Clothing and Accessories are only available with Dogz 3 and some only with Catz 3. Buy both, and you’ll have a huge variety to choose from.

Expandable through the Internet!
Dogz 3 and Catz 3 are revolutionary because they are CD-ROM/Internet hybrids! That means you can regularly download new stuff and new Modules from the Internet to add to your CD-ROM program. More virtual Petz breedz, Play Scenes, and Accessories and Clothing – all available from the Web. New Modules will include Voice Recognition Technology (“Come here, Fido!”), a Petz Mailbox (that actually “fetches” your e-mail), and new species like Pigz.

Dogz and Catz can Play Together!
Dogz 3 and Catz 3 can live together. Owners of both Dogz 3 and Catz 3 can have all their Petz and their Families play together. Plus there are more Toyz, Treatz, Play Scenes, Accessories and Clothing to choose from.

Backwards Compatibility!
Original Dogz and Catz owners, as well as Dogz II and Catz II owners can enhance their programs by bringing their current Petz into Dogz 3 or Catz 3.

Bonus Screen Saver
Like the original Virtual Petz, Dogz 3 and 3will come with an extra bonus screensavers that guard your screen from intruders and protect your monitor from burn in. See what antics your Petz are up to when they think no one’s looking!

Specific Features on CD and Downloadable:

Breedz at launch:
Additional Breedz will be available for download. Plus, users can make their own special breedz by breeding families from various Dogz or Catz.

Dogz Breedz

Scrappy the Mutt

Chip the Scottie

Chi Chi the Chihuahua

Jowlz the Bulldog

Bootz the Great Dane

Spot the Dalmatian

Fifi the Poodle

Lucky the Labrador

Rufus the Sheepdog

Oscar the Daschund

Catz Breedz

Sophisto the Siamese

Jester the Calico

Homebody the Persian

Pouncer the Black & White Short-hair

Scaredy, the Orange Wirehair

Tiger the Tabby

Frisky the Maine Coon

Snowball the Chinchilla Persian

Whisper the Russian Blue

Scamp the Alley Cat

Play Scenes at launch
Many interactive Play Scenes – stocked with new toyz and treats at launch, inc.:

The Family Room – with a TV, and picture frames and a clock on the walls The Kitchen – a Calendar, cabinets and everything and the kitchen sink The Back Yard - a white picket fence, tree and flowers The Beach (Dogz 3 only) – waves, a beach towel, frisbee and hermit crab The Living Room (Catz 3 only) – fireplace, mantle, picture frames and more

Accessories at launch
There will be many fun accessories and clothing – with many more downloadable inc.:

Hats, Glasses, and Bows Sweaters and Cardigans Pants and Shorts Socks, Pajamas, Costumes, Gag props and more!

Upcoming Downloadables:
Additional fun stuff available to download, including:

New Breedz New Toyz New Accessories and Clothing New Play Scenes (like the Front Yard)

Upcoming Downloadable Modules:
Additional New Modules will be available to download, including:

Voice Recognition! (Sit Scrappy!) New Petz Species (pigz, ferretz, and more) Email box (Fetch my email Fido!)

Availability and Expected Street Price:
Dogz 3 and Catz 3 will retail for under $30 and are available this Fall in all leading software retail locations, via PF.Magic's Web site (http://www.petz.com) and PF.Magic's Direct Order number (1-800-48-ADOPT).

System Requirements:
PC CD-Rom Windows' 95 Pentium 90 Mhz + 256 colors; Sound blaster or compatible 16-bit sound card 16 MB RAM; 50 MB free hard-disc space