When i was a young child, i wasnt really normal, i got this game with the release of the Nintendo DS, i got a pink one, because you know, i love pink. nevertheless i got a stupid chihuahua as my very first dog, Her name was Sparkle (i was young please dont forget it). I use to put this tiny useless thing in the Disc Competition, This thing could not catch a damn frisbee when its life - or in other words my life - depended on it. Got to the final competition, was doing so well up to this point, but no.. Sparkle had failed me, or i had failed her. I was so, so, SO mad. I got so angry, and so upset, i started to bite the corner of my Nintendo DS out of sheer rage for my stupid dog, once again i wasn't normal. I then sold my dog after weeks of trying, and having to replace my DS shell. RIP pink DS and Sparkle, thank you for your service.
anyway, it was an ok game.
anyway, it was an ok game.
Nintendogs. A simple yet intricate game that shaped an entire generation of kids to want a little pet of their own. what i personally love about this game is not the awesome gameplay of throwing frisbees and teaching my dog emerald how to bark, no, what i cherished the most from this wonderful masterpiece is the bonds i made with these fake coded animals, it's a borderline parasocial relationship this game made millions of children form. But what's the difference you might ask ? These pets live forever, they are perpetually stuck in that game cartridge and you abandoned them. How does that make you feel? Probably like a piece of shit huh. Your dog is hungry and starving and you chose to leave them. Overall I'd say this game is pretty alright, not the greatest but it made me get up every single day at 7 to take my fake lifeless chihuahua on a walk in the shape of a heart.
I have so much nostalgia for Nintendogs. Yeah, it seems very limited by today's standards, but back in the day, Nintendogs was an amazing pet sim. I grew so attached to my doggos! And it was a social experience as well, since everyone and their mom owned this game, so you could play together and compare your beloved dogs.
This was the game to fully imerse myself in as a child. Always loved animals and couldn't have as much as I wanted....because obvious reasons!
As an adult; can't fully enjoy it as much as I used to because I have other games to play. When put into comparison with the plethora of other pet simulators out there; this is the most solid.
As an adult; can't fully enjoy it as much as I used to because I have other games to play. When put into comparison with the plethora of other pet simulators out there; this is the most solid.