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wreckedcarzz:
My little sister is a pet lover. Major. You have never seen someone so dedicated before that wasn't the crazy cat lady.

However, yesterday my sister's pet (dwarf) hampster Rose (the 2nd... shh..) met her demise. We buried her with a small popsicle stick with her name and date of death, however both I and her cried (yes, I cried) over it. Today she is going out to get a new hampster. But everyone is afraid that this one will die soon as well (2 year expected lifespan) and we know that it will be tragic to her again.

So I figured, although nothing from the real thing, it would be nice to find her a pet simulation game (when I say simulation, not like the Sims (see below), but just enough to be as if it was a normal pet: food, water, and play). She has "Petz 5" (Dogz 5 + Catz 5 = Petz 5), however the game is about as boring to her as Runescape is to most of the world. The Sims 2 Pets works, but she plays with the animals and ignores the Sims. So it is constant death -> new family creation -> play -> repeat. Not very fun.

I have 2 or 3 other similar games, but all follow the same general scenario. So I am looking to you guys to see if anyone has found or knows about such a game.

Ideas?

-Brandon

EDIT: I should point out that she has mental issues, and therefore anything she uses cannot be overly complicated (surprisingly enough, she can run Windows and play The Sims 2 with ease, but new programs/games take her a while to get used to).

mouser:
This is a nice question (and a sweet story Brandon).  I'm curious what if anything people can recommend.

Deozaan:
Nintendogs.

Your dog is always a cute little puppy. Never grows up and becomes a boring adult dog!
Your dog never dies, even if you forget to turn on the game for 3 months.
This might sound stupid, but it actually feels like you're petting the dog when you use the stylus.
You can play ball, throw frisbee, enter obstacle course tournaments, bathe, feed, walk the dog, and more.
You can have up to 3 dogs at a time.
You can teach the dog tricks and with enough training the dog will respond to your voice and perform tricks from voice commands.
You can go to the park and meet other dogs.

It is by far the best pet simulation game I've ever played. And all the Catz and Dogz and Ponyz and [Animal]z games are other people trying to recreate Nintendogs because of how successful it has been.

wreckedcarzz:
Might have to talk my parents into getting her a DS then for Christmas. She's been after a DS/PSP for a while now as it is.

mouser:
it sounds like that might be perfect for her.

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