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Pocket Family GB

You play as a robot landlord that tends to the resident’s needs, play mini games/earn money and items and watch their families grow. Families come and go as you oversee multiple houses with different themes.

31 December 1998

Pocket Family GB is a simulator, released 31 December 1998 on Game Boy.

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What Pocket Family GB is

Pocket Family GB was released in 1998. It was published by Hudson Soft. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You play as a robot landlord that tends to the resident’s needs, play mini games/earn money and items and watch their families grow. Families come and go as you oversee multiple houses with different themes.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Pocket Family GB launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.

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When did Pocket Family GB come out?
Pocket Family GB was released on 31 December 1998 for Game Boy.

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