Oddballz: Your Wacky Computer Petz
Oddballz is a spin-off from the Catz and Dogz series, from P.F. Magic. This time, as the title states, the pets are wacky creatures, more alien-like than animal. Now they can make their eyes come out of their…
Oddballz: Your Wacky Computer Petz is a simulator developed by PF Magic, released 31 December 1996 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Oddballz: Your Wacky Computer Petz is
Oddballz: Your Wacky Computer Petz is a simulator game developed by PF Magic and released in 1996. It was published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Oddballz is a spin-off from the Catz and Dogz series, from P.F. Magic. This time, as the title states, the pets are wacky creatures, more alien-like than animal. Now they can make their eyes come out of their sockets and literally be scared to pieces, while retaining a comic look and feel (something impossible while dealing with Dogz or Catz). The mechanics are pretty much the same in every game of the series, and here the player also gets to pet them, teach them tricks, punish them or just play around. The Oddballz will respond to each and every move and they can even morph into something else, depending on what the player does. The tools the player can use are also very different from the…
How it plays
It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Oddballz: Your Wacky Computer Petz launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.
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