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I found this reference in a document but having trouble confirming much about it
- Around the same time “Shakariki Petto” appeared from Panasonic which was a virtual pet that a player fed by taking pictures of colours that represent food, for instance, the colour red represented apples.
I can't find anything when googling "Shakariki Petto" so I don't think it's that, even if the mechanic is similar to the game (there were no specific foods mentioned in-game, and this "take picture of color" mechanic was also used for playing and other things, not just feeding)
"Leftover items still have value!"
Found the games! The platformer is Bubble Boost and the virtual pet is Photopet - they were made for Siemens phones, which I forgot was the phone I had but I remember now! I forgot about the character having a duck bill but the screenshots I found instantly looked familiar, especially Photopet!
"Leftover items still have value!"
Suddenly remembered these pre-installed games I had on my first phone, a non-smartphone with a keyboard and color screen (think it was a Nokia but not 100% sure) and want to know what they were and what they were called. I got the phone in my early teens or possibly preteens, so mid-late 2000s.
One of the games was a platform game starring some mascot character who I think vaguely resembled Rayman, but without the floating limbs. The first world/level was a forest-based world where you'd jump across trees, or possibly a Green Hill Zone (pretty sure it was a green nature environment either way) - I don't remember other worlds because I never got very far in the game thanks to the bad controls. I think it also started with an intro with text and pictures, explaining how the main character had to save the world or save someone or some generic platformer story like that?
The other game was a virtual pet game where you'd care for a creature of the same species as the character from the game above (if not the platformer character himself) and the main gimmick was taking pictures of something of a certain color with your phone camera. For example, they would be hungry, show a blue box in a speech bubble, and you'd "feed" them by taking a photo of something blue. The game mainly took place in this character's house and you could switch between a few different screens.
(If it helps, the phone also had a third game unrelated to the characters and world of the other two - I don't even remember what it was since I barely played it but think it might have been some kind of puzzle game)
Edited by Zanreo