Dogz (Game Boy Color)

In December 1999, a Game Boy Color port of Dogz (also known as Dogz - Your Virtual Petz Pals) as well as a companion port of Catz was released.

Though the game was simply titled Dogz, it was not a straight port, displaying more features of Dogz II such as Dogz being referred to as real-world breeds and some animations of the in-game sprites being rotoscoped from the familiar Dogz II-and-onward animations. The illustrations on the box art are taken from the Dogz II packaging.

The sprites are of noticeably lower quality than Catz, with few animations taken directly from the PC games.

Features

 * Multiple breeds of Dogz, including hidden ones.
 * More than a dozen play items.
 * Special bonus toys.
 * Link cable support for trading Dogz and toys.

Breeds
The only breeds available in the game are Chihuahuas, Mutts, and Scotties. "Hidden" breeds are merely variations of the base adoptable breeds with a wider color palette, i.e. a green Mutt or a yellow Scottie. The color and shade of your Pet can be chosen at adoption.

Toyz
The base Toyz included with the game are: More Toyz can be unlocked somehow, but heck if I know. Toyz can be traded between copies of the game. Using the Paint Can gives you the option of changing the active Cat's color or the Playpen background.
 * Milk Bottle
 * Fetch Ball
 * Treatz
 * Pillow
 * Spray Bottle
 * Flea Spray
 * Brush
 * Dog Food
 * Water
 * Bone
 * Paint Can
 * Chew Toy

Adoption
Dogz are adopted from the Petz Store. They can be "tried" before being formerly adopted, similar to Dogz. Only 3 Dogz can be owned at the same time.

Interaction
As in Dogz and Petz II, the only Playscene available is the Playpen. Dogz can be petted, picked up, and whistled for with the basic hand cursor. Using Toyz, they can be directly brushed or sprayed with the Spray Bottle and Flea Spray.

Unlike the main series, Dogz have visible stats: Happiness, Age, Hunger, Energy, Affection, Health, and Grooming. As in the main series, neglected Dogz whose Happiness meter is low enough can run away. Dogz do not grow as they age.

Dogz may be Retired when no longer desired. Their names will be displayed in the Hall of Fame, a feature unique to the Game Boy Color games. The Hall of Fame can be deleted, resetting the game's data.

Connectivity
Trading of Petz and Toyz could be accomplished with the Game Boy Color's infrared communication feature.

Reception
The games were critically panned, citing limited activities, dim graphics, static animations, and how unsuited the game play was for the Game Boy Color console.