Kawaii Pet Shop Monogatari (1999)

Developer: Taito
Platforms: Game Boy Color
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Manage a pet shop, raise animals, and journey out to find a cure for your ailing grandmother in this adorable RPG.

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About

Kawaii Pet Shop Monogatari is an RPG where you manage a pet shop, raise animals, participate in competitions, and travel for events. Complete various requests to improve your shop's reputation. The protagonist's grandmother, who runs a pet shop, falls ill and is hospitalized. In her place, the protagonist takes over managing the pet shop and sets off on an adventure with excellent pets to find ingredients for a medicine to cure the illness.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.