cosmo

takes off that ridiculous rag

Back in 1996 the developer of the Petz games, P.F. Magic, put out a survey to their players that asked a single question: should Petz die?

Giga Pets and Tamagotchi had just hit the scene, and P.F. Magic wanted to know whether there was any demand for Petz to die when not cared for consistently, like the electronic pets offered by Bandai and Tiger.

Don’t worry, the Petz ended up staying immortal.

By the end of the survey, with over 16,000 total votes, 45% said "NO!", 20% said "Yes!", and 35% said it should be optional.

trixiebabe@geocities.com
I am a 14 year old Australian girl, and as much as I love my catz, Tiddles, I think, like all pets in reality, he should not bear the burden of eternal life.

rogersjg@fia.net
No. I do not think they should die. People pay for them, so dying would be a waste of money. Having them live longer also adds up the fun level!

fhubbell@msn.com
Dear sir or miss;
NO! That's my answer to the "should petz die?" debate. But it would be interesting if they did die after a long time and all the petz came to gether for a funeral. And then after a week or so the pet could come back to life. or some thing.
Heather
thank you!!!!!

You can read all the responses P.F Magic featured here and here, but I'll share a few more that I found interesting below the read-more: