Catz (Game Boy Advance)

Catz
Also known as: Nakayoshi Pet Advance Series 3: Kawaii Koneko (JP) Developer: MTO Publishers: MTO (JP), Ubisoft (US/EU) Platform: Game Boy Advance Released in JP: August 9, 2002 Released in US: March 28, 2006 Released in EU: March 31, 2006 This game has unused graphics. This game has unused text. This game has a hidden sound test. This game has regional differences.

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: Is there a debug menu accessible in the game?

Catz is one of the many games in Ubisoft's Petz series. This one in particular is known for the title screen music featuring a symphony of meowing cats.

Unused Speaking Frames

All of the characters in the game have frames of each of them speaking. However, in the actual game, it only shows a still portrait of their face, meaning these frames go unused.

Mom	Dad	Komugi	Cat Girl

"Debug" Graphic

Present in the tiles for the living room is "Debug", in an odd font.

Sleep

In the mornings, the Sleep option is grayed out. Forcing the game to select it during the morning displays this otherwise-unused text:

It's too early to go to bed...

Sound Test

To do: Does this exist in the other versions?

Code 03000CD409 (Japanese version) will start the main game at a sound test.

(Source: nensondubois)

Regional Differences

Japan	US/Europe

In Japan, Kawaii Koneko was the third game in MTO's Nakayoshi Pet Advance series, whereas elsewhere it became part of the somewhat more generic Petz franchise. For whatever reason, "2002 MTO Inc." was altered a bit, presumably to look consistent with the copyright symbol.