Maxd 04 - The Dog - Game 1.avi

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Dogs jumping several feet into the air to grab a "flirt pole" or a dangling toy. MAXD 04 - The Dog Game 1.avi

The "04" likely indicates build number four. According to a 2007 blog post (since deleted but preserved on the Wayback Machine), a former intern claimed that MAXD’s management pushed for increasingly "realistic and complex emotional AI" for their virtual dogs. Build 02 was a standard pet simulator. Build 03 introduced hunger and fear mechanics. —the version allegedly captured in this AVI—is where things allegedly went off the rails. To help pinpoint exactly what you are looking

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Countless independent projects used placeholder names like "The Dog Game" during development before securing a final title or being abandoned. Dog Simulators