Fin Fin: On Teo, the Magic Planet
Fin Fin is a virtual pet similar to Tamagotchi. The special feature of the simulation is speech recognition with a accompanying microphone. Of course it doesn't really understand what the player is saying but…
Fin Fin: On Teo, the Magic Planet is a point-and-click developed by Fujitsu Interactive, released 28 June 1996 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Fin Fin: On Teo, the Magic Planet is
Fin Fin: On Teo, the Magic Planet is a point-and-click game developed by Fujitsu Interactive and released in 1996. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Fin Fin is a virtual pet similar to Tamagotchi. The special feature of the simulation is speech recognition with a accompanying microphone. Of course it doesn't really understand what the player is saying but it reacts to the mode of speaking - a friendly tone makes it happy and loud or hectic speeches makes it sad. Sometimes it speaks back and a "conversation" occurs. Over time it learns to distinguish the player's voice from others. Like other virtual pets the Fin Fin needs to eat and sleep. The game is set in a virtual world where the Fin Fin can meet other animals (the player can't interact with those). The pet either plays with them or is scared which affects its mood. A happy Fin Fin…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Fin Fin: On Teo, the Magic Planet launched on 28 June 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario 64, Nights Into Dreams..., Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade and International Track & Field.
Released around the same time: Super Mario 64, Nights Into Dreams..., Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade, International Track & Field.
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