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Post by seaweed112 on Jan 25, 2020 20:08:58 GMT -7
Hi all! My name is Sara, and I’ve been active in the Petz Community on and off pretty much since the beginning! I used to have two mutts, Hasbro and Buddy, and I posted about them all the time! They were my only Petz for years and years. Then I lost them and had another mutt named Goose. But I haven’t been involved for probably close to 10 years at this point. And so much has happened since then! I graduated from vet school, got married and have two little boys of my own.
I was recently cleaning out my childhood closet at my parents’ house when my oldest son (he’s 4 and a half) found a box of old computer games and came across all of my old Petz series games. All he wanted to do was play and I was engulfed in a wave of nostalgia. After a loooot of Googling and fighting with my computer, I was finally able to install the game for him to play. During all that googling, I came across a few of the old forums I used to frequent, including Duke’s Group! I cannot believe it’s still around and active, that makes me so happy!!
Unfortunately, I can’t find any of my saved copies of Hasbro, Buddy or Goose, which makes me sad. But my four year old has had so much fun tonight playing with his new petz, a Dalmatian he named Purdy and a Russian blue my 2 year old named Elmo. Seeing his little eyes light up as he was enthralled in a game that was such a big part of my life was just so surreal!
I just wanted to pop in and say hi! I’m thrilled to see the Petz Community is still alive and well! That’s just so amazing to me. This game is just so special, it crosses generations. I always imagined one day my kids would love the game as much as me, and now that’s actually happening! Crazy.
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Post by Thor on Jan 25, 2020 21:30:18 GMT -7
Oh my goodness 10 years!? That's so awesome! I joined between your absence and my saying "WELCOME BACK!"
Your kids playing is such a cute story <3<3<3
I had a similar experience to you where I suddenly remembered this game from my childhood and spent some Google searching and found a community that's still alive around it!? I was never part of the community before this discovery (May 2018).
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Post by Meer on Jan 28, 2020 13:20:07 GMT -7
Hello Sara and welcome back! The names Hasbro and Buddy ring a bell, I believe I heard about them some point in the past when I was in the PC. I too have rather recently come back to Petz after a very long absence and was thrilled to see the PC still here! Although I am new to Duke's Group specifically, I am really enjoying it and getting into naturally raising.
I'm so sorry you weren't able to find any saved copies of your old petz, that's heartbreaking. *hug* But it's so sweet that your little boys are enjoying playing the game now! Passing on this good old game to a new generation!
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