Registered: Aug 2000
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 1062

Did anybody else download this program from the PortaPet folks?
I'm trying to get his heart to grow, but am having no luck, he just stands around picking his nose, eating cookies, burping, and spouting Grinch-y sayings.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
Posts: 790

I gave up on it and deleted it. I wonder if it does anything different on Christmas Eve or Christmas? Try moving up the date.

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Jeff

Registered: Aug 2000
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 1062

Nothing doing--I tried setting it to Christmas Eve and to Christmas Day and got no change.

However,I did zap him a few extra times for fun. I can't quite tell, but it looks like he gives you the finger if you zap him.

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 251

I've had him on my Visor for weeks now! No change to the heart. I'm bored, but my kids ask to feed the Grinch about 10 time a day.

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: NC, Indiana
Posts: 465

No go for me too

I downloaded the Grinch, and played with it extensively. Stuffing it full of cookies to the point of quadruple bypass. I even let my little 6 year old sister play with the thing and the heart wouldn't grow at all! Boy was she angry . I'd like to know if anyone could get his heart to grow too...

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-Vincent

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 431

Yes, his heart does grow! Mine has grown twice and is now full size. I think you have to give him cookies daily

My four-year son and two-year old daughter love the Grinch! I have to let them play it for a short time every night. Now we also do PortaKitty and PortaFish too. They had minimal interest in my Visor before the Grinch came along...

Registered: Aug 2000
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 58

I had mine for two weeks. I feed him with 2 cookies and hot chocolate every day. No grow in his heart.

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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 1062

kalahari:
I've fed the little bugger everyday, sometimes so many cookies that he sits down and pokes out his tummy...i feed him more than once a day--

i used to never hit him with the lightning, but i was fed up and couldn't resist the other day.

if you've gotten his bitter, nasty heart to grow, man, i'm jealous!!

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 431

As I posted previously, my Grinch's heart had grown to full size a while back. I thought that the Grinch would do something "special" today but there does not appear to be any change -- he's just acting the way that he always has.

Anyone seen anything different?

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: dynamic!
Posts: 189

I'm sorry that this wasn't in the software section. I too am having Grinch pleasing problems. You have to use the special easter egg to get the Viagra from the cupboard.

Just kidding... I too cannot get his heart to grow. Perhaps your kids have been stuffing him like crazy? I'm going to try again. I saw it grow at one point but not fully. He's starting to bore me. You should try Static Chicken (colour supported.) from PalmGear. I thought PortaMonkey had class.
Check out 'SC.'

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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 58

OK, today is Christmas and his heart has only grown 1 size. And no special presents. I feel like I wasted my time feeding him.

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Registered: Sep 1999
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 431

Actually, I was wrong about my heart growing to full size. It has only grown twice. According to the Help file, once it has grown three more sizes, there's a "special gift". Guess I'll have to keep trying -- or at least have my son do it