Petz Wouldn't Exist Without Night Trap: The Story Behind the First Pet Simulator
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Date: 2023-12-10
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-elliephants7047
two things. one, this is really interesting, Simone! I remember shit like this from the early 90s; hearing the news reports actually gave me, like, flashbacks to the sheer amount of VIDEO GAMES ARE VIOLENT AND WILL HURT YOUR KIDS that used to go down when I was a kid. Which I mean isn't a great memory, but it's interesting! And two; I had forgotten about petz for roughly twenty YEARS omg, that is a weird-ass blast from the past that I didn't even realize I remembered. Thanks.
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two things. one, this is really interesting, Simone! I remember shit like this from the early 90s; hearing the news reports actually gave me, like, flashbacks to the sheer amount of VIDEO GAMES ARE VIOLENT AND WILL HURT YOUR KIDS that used to go down when I was a kid. Which I mean isn't a great memory, but it's interesting! And two; I had forgotten about petz for roughly twenty YEARS omg, that is a weird-ass blast from the past that I didn't even realize I remembered. Thanks.
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-cryptfly
Petz could cause serious emotional distress and have disturbing images, if you worked at it. Remember how you could edit animals with different software? Like, make them taller, different colors, stuff like that? I took the opportunity, at age 7, to make ghoulish nightmare hounds that looked like black holes cut out of the world with legs longer than a grown man. Ahh, childhood memories.
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Petz could cause serious emotional distress and have disturbing images, if you worked at it. Remember how you could edit animals with different software? Like, make them taller, different colors, stuff like that? I took the opportunity, at age 7, to make ghoulish nightmare hounds that looked like black holes cut out of the world with legs longer than a grown man. Ahh, childhood memories.
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-mishigosa
petz will never fade from my memory. the fact that there's still a fanbase for at least 3/4/5 decades later is pretty wild. you have to do some seriously bizarre internet archaeology with wayback machines to try and get specific breedz files nowadays (unless one of the few still active people managed to save and reupload something you want elsewhere)
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petz will never fade from my memory. the fact that there's still a fanbase for at least 3/4/5 decades later is pretty wild. you have to do some seriously bizarre internet archaeology with wayback machines to try and get specific breedz files nowadays (unless one of the few still active people managed to save and reupload something you want elsewhere)
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-jmeister3000
Great video! I've always loved how campy Night Trap is in comparison to how it horrified politicians so much that it helped bring in age ratings on games.
Also I almost didn't recognise Simone's voice because it wasn't screaming or madly laughing. I think I watch too much Awful Squad.
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Great video! I've always loved how campy Night Trap is in comparison to how it horrified politicians so much that it helped bring in age ratings on games.
Also I almost didn't recognise Simone's voice because it wasn't screaming or madly laughing. I think I watch too much Awful Squad.
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-OneColdMonkey
Great video! I had no idea the new Petz games were related to the old desktop ones!
I remember watching a news story as a kid in the 80s asking if Zelda II was too violent. And an article in I think Nintendo Power calling Contra the most violent game ever made. Simpler times.
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Great video! I had no idea the new Petz games were related to the old desktop ones!
I remember watching a news story as a kid in the 80s asking if Zelda II was too violent. And an article in I think Nintendo Power calling Contra the most violent game ever made. Simpler times.
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-jonahisalright
I remember playing petz. It was basically the first computer game I ever played. I forgot about it's existence until right now. It was cute and cuddly, but I'm pretty sure you could like. hit and throw the animals with your mouse.
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I remember playing petz. It was basically the first computer game I ever played. I forgot about it's existence until right now. It was cute and cuddly, but I'm pretty sure you could like. hit and throw the animals with your mouse.
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-ToaGkun
Please make more videos like these! I would love to see more history or cause to effect video reports like this! Maybe even have rotating commentators! All members of Polygon's video crew have excellent listenable voices!
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Please make more videos like these! I would love to see more history or cause to effect video reports like this! Maybe even have rotating commentators! All members of Polygon's video crew have excellent listenable voices!
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-Driftwood-ML
I just wanted to day that even though this had a very different style from post Polygon vids I really enjoyed it. More Vox. com style video game explainers plz (but keep all the funny stuff as well.
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I just wanted to day that even though this had a very different style from post Polygon vids I really enjoyed it. More Vox. com style video game explainers plz (but keep all the funny stuff as well.
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-linkpwns13
There's more to the story than this - Petz's interface was inspired by Night Trap too. Its interactivity and room-switching GUI both came from Night Trap. It's basically Night Trap, but adorable.
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There's more to the story than this - Petz's interface was inspired by Night Trap too. Its interactivity and room-switching GUI both came from Night Trap. It's basically Night Trap, but adorable.
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-SpookyDeerArt
oh man i never even connected catz to petz, most likely because i dropped the z from my memory lmao
regardless of my childhood letter regression, this was super interesting!
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oh man i never even connected catz to petz, most likely because i dropped the z from my memory lmao
regardless of my childhood letter regression, this was super interesting!
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-xAmeliaLocke
i just bought Petz 2: Catz literally last week since it was on sale for $3. Haven't played it yet but seeing the style for the dogs back then brings back memories!
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i just bought Petz 2: Catz literally last week since it was on sale for $3. Haven't played it yet but seeing the style for the dogs back then brings back memories!
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-dracos0024
HA! I'd like to see the faces of all those people who denounced Night Trap now. Y'know, with games like Until Dawn and Outlast who are much, much more violent.
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HA! I'd like to see the faces of all those people who denounced Night Trap now. Y'know, with games like Until Dawn and Outlast who are much, much more violent.
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polygon
I love this sort of (for lack of a better word) historical/educational thing. I wouldn't mind more videos in this vein that are between 5 and 10 minutes long. : )
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I love this sort of (for lack of a better word) historical/educational thing. I wouldn't mind more videos in this vein that are between 5 and 10 minutes long. : )
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-thunDaClap01
really liked this video, it makes me wonder if they found a kid who was actually emotionally scarred from night trap or if they were just talking big game
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really liked this video, it makes me wonder if they found a kid who was actually emotionally scarred from night trap or if they were just talking big game
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-DieMitternacht
Late to the party, but I would also love to see more of these short, documentary-type videos, especially if they also come with a companion article!
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Late to the party, but I would also love to see more of these short, documentary-type videos, especially if they also come with a companion article!
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-roryblank1361
This is really good.
More mini docs and video essays, please. It's a great format and this is a well produced little nugget of the form.
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This is really good.
More mini docs and video essays, please. It's a great format and this is a well produced little nugget of the form.
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-Mchester89
Would love to see more about petz and other games like that, they seemed really popular back then but are never mentioned at all these days
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Would love to see more about petz and other games like that, they seemed really popular back then but are never mentioned at all these days
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-jmcrofts
Seeing footage of Petz awoke some weird forgotten memories. I totally played that on my Grandpa's computer when I was like 5 years old.
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Seeing footage of Petz awoke some weird forgotten memories. I totally played that on my Grandpa's computer when I was like 5 years old.
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-lilyivey5933
God, this is like the fourth time I've watched this today. Everytime I'm struck by how good this is. Simone, stop being so good
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God, this is like the fourth time I've watched this today. Everytime I'm struck by how good this is. Simone, stop being so good
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-QuailQuests
I read the article for this earlier and was so delighted by it and then came home and there was a video too? Simone you spoil us
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I read the article for this earlier and was so delighted by it and then came home and there was a video too? Simone you spoil us
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-mrman643
It took me until i was halfway through the video to realise this was mama simone's voice.
On that note, i like this video style
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It took me until i was halfway through the video to realise this was mama simone's voice.
On that note, i like this video style
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-TaylorVanGilder
I adored this, and would love to see more of it, especially with Simone's calm voice that actually makes me want to listen.
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I adored this, and would love to see more of it, especially with Simone's calm voice that actually makes me want to listen.
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-jermainereyem7635
Are y'all going to do more of these? These short documentaries are really interesting, the editing is on point too.
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Are y'all going to do more of these? These short documentaries are really interesting, the editing is on point too.
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polygon
This is really cool! Now I know Mama Simone can both command boys in battle and educate me! What a diverse skill set, Simone.
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This is really cool! Now I know Mama Simone can both command boys in battle and educate me! What a diverse skill set, Simone.
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-RCRobVlogs
Every time new Simone content comes out the gay community grows stronger and stronger. Soon we will be. unstoppable.
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Every time new Simone content comes out the gay community grows stronger and stronger. Soon we will be. unstoppable.
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-TheEffectOfMass
Great video! About to check out your companion article too. I love video game history, thanks Simone!
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Great video! About to check out your companion article too. I love video game history, thanks Simone!
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-smolygonal
It's weird to hear Mama Simone being serious but it's weird in a very good way and I want more of it!
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It's weird to hear Mama Simone being serious but it's weird in a very good way and I want more of it!
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