My cat did that to me exactly once. I saw him lying on the floor relaxing, so I bent over to give him a pat, and the little charismatic fucker reached up with both paws, grabbed my arm in them and pulled my hand in for a big hug. My favorite memory of that cat.
I read somewhere it was actually Robin Williams that convinced him it was a good idea. There a ton of c64 shovelware and brand recognition is a powerful tool if you can build something worthwhile
GT, not GTA for me. It was also in Gran Turismo 3.