Family Dog
Based on a short-lived animated prime-time television series created by Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton, you play as the title dog through three levels. The young boy in your family likes to target you for his mischief. He sets up volleys of tennis balls and lets loose a vacuum cleaner on you which you must avoid. The cat and other obstacles await you in your house while you collect bones for power. After all the trouble you cause in the home, you are sent to Obedience School and you have to run a gauntlet of gung-ho instructors and ferocious Dobermans in the heavily-guarded compound. If successful at escaping, you reach a forest filled with wild animals.You can use flips, spins and barks to...
- Genre
- Platform
- Year
- 1993
- Developer
- Imagineering
- Publisher
- Malibu Games
- Players
- 1
P2P Netplay available on compatible cores
Family Dog frequently asked questions
How do I play Family Dog online with a friend?
Family Dog (SNES/Super Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:
- Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
- Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
- Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
- Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
- The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.
How do I play Family Dog on PC?
Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Family Dog in the SNES/Super Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.
Does Family Dog netplay lag?
Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.
Can I play Family Dog for free?
Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.
Play Family Dog on Etera
Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.
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