Hamster 64 uses a very fancy Japanese font. As a result, Google Lens really struggled to detect the text a lot of the time. I managed to get the gist of the opening: a girl is wondering about owning a hamster after seeing one on TV, when a creepy old pervy man starts chatting you up, leaving behind his hamster as he heads off. She goes to the shop he recommended, and they happen to have a cage for free, as an old man left it behind. The stranger danger vibes were immensely high, and she really should have stayed very clear.

When you do get to the game, you have to decide a training regimen for your hamster, with the goal being to raise multiple hamsters, and have them participate in competitions to earn a lot of money. There are massive amounts of options regarding customising the cage, different foods, and different ways to discipline your hamster. From the difficulty Google has recognising the text, and the vast amount of options, all I could do was pressing random things and seeing what would happen.

It does seem like a decent pet simulation game, but I can’t really go into more detail than that.

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Remake or remaster?

I don’t understand enough of the game to comment.

Official Ways to get the game

There is no official way to play Hamster Story 64