Virtual Pet Collection, Part II
Nov. 21st, 2012 05:11 pmThis update was a long time coming (about 9 months!). Here is the second half of my collection. This half is all official Bandai Tamagotchis. Part 1 can be found here.
This first picture is of all my vintage Tamagotchis from the 90's.
-In the top row from left to right:
* The yellow Tamagotchi is a vintage English Generation 2. I think it was the second Tamagotchi I ever got, and it was given to me by me Grandpa as a Christmas gift.
* I have all four colors of the American Angel Tamagotchi, all of which were bought on eBay at varying prices at different times. I managed to get the pink angel for only $14 ;) I'm a good bargain hunter.
*The two pets on the right are first generation American Digimons, which were given to me by my parents for my birthday a long time ago when virtual pets were beginning to go out of style. As a result, each digimon only costed $4. I could probably sell each one for over $100 if I wanted to.
* In front of the angel boxes is another angel out of box, which I bought for about $10. It was in great working condition with only a little bit of paint scuffed off.
* Next to the out of box angel is a white Santagotchi, which I got on eBay for pretty cheap because it was used. It is in near mint condition (I had to replace the screws because the old ones would not come out, so we cut them out and put new screws in without damaging anything).
-In the middle row from left to right:
* A vintage Japanese Generation1. I bought this one on eBay.
* A pink and a pearly white angel, both bought on eBay. Not included in the picture is the silvery blue which I just bought a few months ago on eBay as well.
* Two Forestgotchis, both bought on eBay. The yellow one is my favorite design but the white one is pretty too. The white one had the same problem of screws that would not come out, so we had to cut them out and replace them with different screws. Still a nice addition to the collection considering I got it for pretty cheap.
-In the bottom row from left to right:
* Genjinch (Caveman) that I got on eBay. There is only one design of this as far as I know. Its a bit of an annoying pet so I've never fully raised it, but its cute.
* Umino (ocean) which my dad bought for me on eBay a long time ago when the pets were going out of style. I do not play with it often since it is the hardest Tamagotchi to care for, sadly.
* A Devilgotchi which I bought on eBay used so it was cheaper than usual. It is in perfect working condition. Part of the chain was ripped, so I cut that part off and put the rest back together so it looks good as new, just shorter chain. If I had a choice I would get the pink edition too, but I settled for this one since it was like half price for what they are going for now.
* Blue and pink Osuchi and Mesuchi mating pair which I bought together on eBay. Both were NIB. I've opened most of my pets, but I'm always really careful to make sure the box stays in great condition so they can be put back inside and still look new and nice :)
So the only pet missing from this picture is the blue Japanese Angelgotchi, and thats because I took these pictures in 2011, but I got the blue angel in early 2012.
Next picture is of all the recent Tamagotchis that have come out in the 2000's. This picture includes both English and Japanese Language Tamagotchis. Most are Japanese, since Japan has always had way more releases than for English speaking countries.
-In the very back row from left to right:
* One special Japanese Toys R Us edition Akai Keitai and Home Dekatama box set. I was the highest bidder on this one and it was really expensive. I think it went way down in price since about 6 years ago when I bought it, but it has probably since gone back up in price since there aren't as many of them. The box is a little warn out and so is the Akai Keitai, but its still in good condition with all the paint on it. I do not recommend bidding on Tamagotchis. Just do "Buy It Now".
* One pink Japanese Famatama (equivalent of the American v5) with DVD set. There aren't many of these on eBay anymore. It was expensive at first when I bought it, then it went down drastically, and now because of the lack of them they went back up again I think.
* One greenish teal Color Tamagotchi that I bought on eBay. These were the first Color Tamagotchis, and this one is in Japanese. The picture does not include the iD L and iD L 15th anniversary editions I bought recently, but game play is essentially the same in all three, just with different characters and games, and slightly different shell design. I would say these are some of my favorite Tamagotchis. All three are in Japanese.
* One American V4.5 and DVD/CD set, which I bought on sale at Walmart for $14. Definitely a great find because it came with a Tamagotchi mouse pad and a dock for the Tamagotchi with some figurines. I'm not entirely sure how the functionality of the dock works. I'm not that motivated to figure these types of things out.
* Next to the v4.5 in the very right corner is a very large white Tama-Go with a Kuchipatchi theme in the shell design. I bought it at Toys R Us for about $20ish. These were an attempt to placate the English speaking market for not getting a color Tamagotchi. Kind of a lousy Tamagotchi in my opinion. Each one comes with a special figurine to unlock games and you can buy more figurines to unlock other stuff.
- In the second row from the top going left to right:
* One mint in box blue sparkly snow flake Nano Tamagotchi. These are the second edition of the Mini/Chibi Tamagotchis Bandai released in the early 2000's. It was only released in Japan. Essentially it is the smallest type of Tamagotchi and can be used as a phone charm. It has very limited functionality. I got mine on eBay for collection purposes. I doubt I'll ever play with it. It just looked really pretty so I couldn't resist.
* One light blue Japanese diamond design Keitai. This is essentially the "V2" for Japan. They have antennas to symbolize that they connect to cell phones. They can only connect to a Japanese cell phone. It is essentially the same as the Akai Keitai, but the Akai has red pixels and the regular Keitais have black pixels. I got this one on eBay.
* One slightly translucent Japanese Keitai (same as the light blue) with bubbly soda shell design. I got it on eBay and it is one of my favorite Tamagotchis :3
* One pink party design Japanese Ura Tamagotchi that I bought on eBay. It has blue pixels and a slightly different antenna with some slightly different features than the Keitai. It is like the "v4.5" for America, but with Japanese language, blue pixels and some slightly different website and code functionality. The games are different too, but a lot of the characters are similar. Before this one came out, the Cho Jinsei came out which is like the "v4" for American, but I do not have the Cho Jinsei because it didn't seem that appealing to me (just like the American v4 wasn't that appealing to me either). The Ura is definitely one of my favorites.
* One yellow themed Oden-Kun. Oden-Kun is a really weird Japanese cartoon, so this pet is in Japanese and its based on the characters in the cartoon. Apparently the characters are all each ingredients in a soup. So funny. It essentially functions just like an American v2 or a Keitai in my opinion but with different games and characters, and no antenna, which is better in my opinion. I bought it on eBay. I recommend getting this pet, but they might be more rare now.
- Third row from the top going left to right:
* One orange American Mini Tamagotchi. I got it on eBay. I have only turned it on briefly and it has very limited functionality, but its pretty cute.
* One blue candy themed American V2. My mother gave it to me after a choir concert a few years ago, which sparked my new interest in collecting virtual pets again. It is by far probably one of my very favorite pets. The introduction of the ability to earn points to buy items was a hugely popular feature that Bandai included. So awesome. I was re-addicted after I started playing with it.
* After getting a v2, I picked up an American v3 at Target when they first came out. Just as awesome as the v2, but they changed one of my favorite characters to look uglier :/ Its still a great pet to own though. I highly recommend it. It has a stupid antenna, but whatever.
* One glow-in-the-dark American V4 tamagotchi that I bought at Toys R Us when they were first released. Introduced the concept of a mail box and a career and getting career points, but I didn't like the antenna and a lot of the characters were uninteresting. Some of the games were meh. Still a good addition and I like the shell design since it glows.
* One American white V5 (family tamagotchi) that I think I may have bought at either K-Mart or Target when they were first released. These pets differed in that they actually offered Japanese shell designs, instead of just completely different American shell designs. Good pet, but kind of complicated to use. Has a contrast feature which is cool and the pixels extend across the screen which is good.
* One blue city American v6. I consider this to be the failure of Tamagotchis. Not only were most of the shell designs terrible, but the buttons didn't work that great (i hear this from multiple people) and the game play was waaaaaay too complicated and needy. Added a separate feature for "stress", which is just weird. The buttons made it hard to play the games without failing right away. Goal is to become a "rock star". I think I may have bought it at Toys R Us when it was first released.
-Very bottom row from left to right:
* Two American V1's I bought one eBay. The orange one is damaged in teh infrared feature but everything else still functions perfectly fine. The Blue one works fine as far as I know because it connects to other pets. I got them on eBay at different times
* One red candy American V2. This is actually my brother's pet, but he wanted to include it in the picture. It was given to him by one of my best friends who was giving away some of his collection.
So that's it for my collection. I'll update this when/if I get more pets.
This first picture is of all my vintage Tamagotchis from the 90's.
-In the top row from left to right:
* The yellow Tamagotchi is a vintage English Generation 2. I think it was the second Tamagotchi I ever got, and it was given to me by me Grandpa as a Christmas gift.
* I have all four colors of the American Angel Tamagotchi, all of which were bought on eBay at varying prices at different times. I managed to get the pink angel for only $14 ;) I'm a good bargain hunter.
*The two pets on the right are first generation American Digimons, which were given to me by my parents for my birthday a long time ago when virtual pets were beginning to go out of style. As a result, each digimon only costed $4. I could probably sell each one for over $100 if I wanted to.
* In front of the angel boxes is another angel out of box, which I bought for about $10. It was in great working condition with only a little bit of paint scuffed off.
* Next to the out of box angel is a white Santagotchi, which I got on eBay for pretty cheap because it was used. It is in near mint condition (I had to replace the screws because the old ones would not come out, so we cut them out and put new screws in without damaging anything).
-In the middle row from left to right:
* A vintage Japanese Generation1. I bought this one on eBay.
* A pink and a pearly white angel, both bought on eBay. Not included in the picture is the silvery blue which I just bought a few months ago on eBay as well.
* Two Forestgotchis, both bought on eBay. The yellow one is my favorite design but the white one is pretty too. The white one had the same problem of screws that would not come out, so we had to cut them out and replace them with different screws. Still a nice addition to the collection considering I got it for pretty cheap.
-In the bottom row from left to right:
* Genjinch (Caveman) that I got on eBay. There is only one design of this as far as I know. Its a bit of an annoying pet so I've never fully raised it, but its cute.
* Umino (ocean) which my dad bought for me on eBay a long time ago when the pets were going out of style. I do not play with it often since it is the hardest Tamagotchi to care for, sadly.
* A Devilgotchi which I bought on eBay used so it was cheaper than usual. It is in perfect working condition. Part of the chain was ripped, so I cut that part off and put the rest back together so it looks good as new, just shorter chain. If I had a choice I would get the pink edition too, but I settled for this one since it was like half price for what they are going for now.
* Blue and pink Osuchi and Mesuchi mating pair which I bought together on eBay. Both were NIB. I've opened most of my pets, but I'm always really careful to make sure the box stays in great condition so they can be put back inside and still look new and nice :)
So the only pet missing from this picture is the blue Japanese Angelgotchi, and thats because I took these pictures in 2011, but I got the blue angel in early 2012.
Next picture is of all the recent Tamagotchis that have come out in the 2000's. This picture includes both English and Japanese Language Tamagotchis. Most are Japanese, since Japan has always had way more releases than for English speaking countries.
-In the very back row from left to right:
* One special Japanese Toys R Us edition Akai Keitai and Home Dekatama box set. I was the highest bidder on this one and it was really expensive. I think it went way down in price since about 6 years ago when I bought it, but it has probably since gone back up in price since there aren't as many of them. The box is a little warn out and so is the Akai Keitai, but its still in good condition with all the paint on it. I do not recommend bidding on Tamagotchis. Just do "Buy It Now".
* One pink Japanese Famatama (equivalent of the American v5) with DVD set. There aren't many of these on eBay anymore. It was expensive at first when I bought it, then it went down drastically, and now because of the lack of them they went back up again I think.
* One greenish teal Color Tamagotchi that I bought on eBay. These were the first Color Tamagotchis, and this one is in Japanese. The picture does not include the iD L and iD L 15th anniversary editions I bought recently, but game play is essentially the same in all three, just with different characters and games, and slightly different shell design. I would say these are some of my favorite Tamagotchis. All three are in Japanese.
* One American V4.5 and DVD/CD set, which I bought on sale at Walmart for $14. Definitely a great find because it came with a Tamagotchi mouse pad and a dock for the Tamagotchi with some figurines. I'm not entirely sure how the functionality of the dock works. I'm not that motivated to figure these types of things out.
* Next to the v4.5 in the very right corner is a very large white Tama-Go with a Kuchipatchi theme in the shell design. I bought it at Toys R Us for about $20ish. These were an attempt to placate the English speaking market for not getting a color Tamagotchi. Kind of a lousy Tamagotchi in my opinion. Each one comes with a special figurine to unlock games and you can buy more figurines to unlock other stuff.
- In the second row from the top going left to right:
* One mint in box blue sparkly snow flake Nano Tamagotchi. These are the second edition of the Mini/Chibi Tamagotchis Bandai released in the early 2000's. It was only released in Japan. Essentially it is the smallest type of Tamagotchi and can be used as a phone charm. It has very limited functionality. I got mine on eBay for collection purposes. I doubt I'll ever play with it. It just looked really pretty so I couldn't resist.
* One light blue Japanese diamond design Keitai. This is essentially the "V2" for Japan. They have antennas to symbolize that they connect to cell phones. They can only connect to a Japanese cell phone. It is essentially the same as the Akai Keitai, but the Akai has red pixels and the regular Keitais have black pixels. I got this one on eBay.
* One slightly translucent Japanese Keitai (same as the light blue) with bubbly soda shell design. I got it on eBay and it is one of my favorite Tamagotchis :3
* One pink party design Japanese Ura Tamagotchi that I bought on eBay. It has blue pixels and a slightly different antenna with some slightly different features than the Keitai. It is like the "v4.5" for America, but with Japanese language, blue pixels and some slightly different website and code functionality. The games are different too, but a lot of the characters are similar. Before this one came out, the Cho Jinsei came out which is like the "v4" for American, but I do not have the Cho Jinsei because it didn't seem that appealing to me (just like the American v4 wasn't that appealing to me either). The Ura is definitely one of my favorites.
* One yellow themed Oden-Kun. Oden-Kun is a really weird Japanese cartoon, so this pet is in Japanese and its based on the characters in the cartoon. Apparently the characters are all each ingredients in a soup. So funny. It essentially functions just like an American v2 or a Keitai in my opinion but with different games and characters, and no antenna, which is better in my opinion. I bought it on eBay. I recommend getting this pet, but they might be more rare now.
- Third row from the top going left to right:
* One orange American Mini Tamagotchi. I got it on eBay. I have only turned it on briefly and it has very limited functionality, but its pretty cute.
* One blue candy themed American V2. My mother gave it to me after a choir concert a few years ago, which sparked my new interest in collecting virtual pets again. It is by far probably one of my very favorite pets. The introduction of the ability to earn points to buy items was a hugely popular feature that Bandai included. So awesome. I was re-addicted after I started playing with it.
* After getting a v2, I picked up an American v3 at Target when they first came out. Just as awesome as the v2, but they changed one of my favorite characters to look uglier :/ Its still a great pet to own though. I highly recommend it. It has a stupid antenna, but whatever.
* One glow-in-the-dark American V4 tamagotchi that I bought at Toys R Us when they were first released. Introduced the concept of a mail box and a career and getting career points, but I didn't like the antenna and a lot of the characters were uninteresting. Some of the games were meh. Still a good addition and I like the shell design since it glows.
* One American white V5 (family tamagotchi) that I think I may have bought at either K-Mart or Target when they were first released. These pets differed in that they actually offered Japanese shell designs, instead of just completely different American shell designs. Good pet, but kind of complicated to use. Has a contrast feature which is cool and the pixels extend across the screen which is good.
* One blue city American v6. I consider this to be the failure of Tamagotchis. Not only were most of the shell designs terrible, but the buttons didn't work that great (i hear this from multiple people) and the game play was waaaaaay too complicated and needy. Added a separate feature for "stress", which is just weird. The buttons made it hard to play the games without failing right away. Goal is to become a "rock star". I think I may have bought it at Toys R Us when it was first released.
-Very bottom row from left to right:
* Two American V1's I bought one eBay. The orange one is damaged in teh infrared feature but everything else still functions perfectly fine. The Blue one works fine as far as I know because it connects to other pets. I got them on eBay at different times
* One red candy American V2. This is actually my brother's pet, but he wanted to include it in the picture. It was given to him by one of my best friends who was giving away some of his collection.
So that's it for my collection. I'll update this when/if I get more pets.
The iD L 4th is the newest edition to date of the colored screen Tamagotchis released in Japan. It has tons more characters, most of which are super duper cute and it has lots of features. Overall I would say that this Tamagotchi really isn't much different from the original Color Tamagotchi. I do like the shell design of the iD L's much better because they are prettier and less plain looking. The original Tamagotchi Color has a piece of plastic that goes over the screen and makes the shell design look more smooth. The iD L's are lacking the piece of plastic so the screen is more embedded looking into the shell. The screen is framed by a piece of plastic that is diamondy looking, the diamondy looking frame is framed by a silver painted oval. The back covers of the iD L slide off when you press a little button in back instead of being unscrewed like older Tamagotchis. The iD L is also rounder all over so it is more egg shaped, whereas the original Tamagotchi Color is flat on the bottom which is kind of weird looking, but is more stable when sitting on a flat surface. Bandai also released a 15th Anniversary edition of the iD L and it has different characters and games but is essentially the same exact game play as the regular iD L. They also released a version that has a character called Princess Spacey, but all the other characters are the same as the regular iD L. It might have different games but I don't know yet. I won't bother getting the Princess Spacey edition since it is more expensive and pointless to get anyway.
Octo-Pets is a vintage virtual pet that has basically the same programming as the 
This is a very odd pet, indeed and definitely one of the most unique virtual pets I have ever played with. I finally played with it for the first time since buying it a few years ago. My sister originally got this pet for about $8 in the 90's when pets were popular. She purchased it at a drug-store. We had no idea how it worked and were thoroughly confused by the directions, mostly because they were in Engrish :3 hehe Somehow my sister lost this pet (it may have been traded or given away or perhaps sold in a garage sale, who knows), so I decided to go on a hunt for it on eBay. After years of periodically searching and coming up with nothing I FINALLY found it (I spent a long time searching for the Octo-pet and the Lovely Bear, too). It was relatively cheap, somewhere between $10-20. Not sure of the price tag since I bought it about 3 years ago or so. After reading the directions I found that it had different growth charts depending on how you raised it. Your baby might turn into a good child or a rebellious punk, depending on its mood. It also has a unique feature in that it does not have the standard pixelated screen. The baby is made up of different lines and shapes that change its facial expression, hair and clothes as it grows. A very interesting concept to say the least. The beeping is very low and soft and not that annoying. The shape is a bit ugly in my opinion. The Sweet Baby my sister owned had a sort of plainer logo on it, but this one is a bit more decorated from what I remember. Its still the exact same pet, though with all the same functions I believe. Its a good pet if you are looking to experiment with something different than the standard two row menu, clock pet.
Giga Pets are another form of Virtual Pet that was released shortly after the original Tamagotchi. The features are in English and Giga Pets were manufatured by Tiger Electronics (now owned by Hasbro, I believe). Hasbro recently came out with a newer edition of Giga Pet but with completely different features, and animations and it hooks up to your television set, I assume for more advanced game play. I do not own any of the newer editions, but I do have a few vintage Giga Pets. The old style of Giga Pet originally had the 
The Nano Tamagotchi is essentially the second version of the Chibi/Mini Tamagotchi. It has a few more characters and a different shell design than the first version. It does not connect to other Tamagotchis since it is supposed to be more vintage style. I have not played with this yet because I already know that it doesn't have very many different features from the original version, so I don't see any reason to open it. I will keep it mint in package for collection purposes. Overall, its a very pretty design. Its interesting because the shell shape is slightly rounder and thicker than the original, which I find cool since its more like a real egg this way. I'm not sure why they did this since it hasn't been much more enhanced, but perhaps they figured it would be cuter and could be used as a phone charm if they changed it up a little. I got the snow-flake design because it was the prettiest and most sparkly :) I'm pretty certain that Bandai only made a Japanese version of this Tamagotchi, but they did make an English version of the original Chibi, which is known as the Mini in English speaking countries.
The Tama-Go is the newest American Tamagotchi to date. It is meant to emulate the newer Japanese Color Tamagotchis. The only problem is that it seriously fails by comparison. Firstly, it is a HUGE Tamagotchi, which I found disappointing. There's no way I could carry this thing around in my purse to play with it regularly. Even the Japanese color Tamagotchis, which are relatively big, are not nearly as huge as the Tama-Go. What's even worse is that it doesn't even have a color screen! You would figure that all that bulk would mean something, but apparently not. I'm not sure what the heck Bandai's reasoning is for the lack of updated features and the bulkiness, but I was disappointed. If they weren't going to give us all the perks, then why bother making something so huge? I did not play with this Tamagotchi, but I got it because the reviews on Tamatalk.com were fairly positive. I feel like it was a waste of $23 (I bought mine at Toys R Us). As for the actual game play, I don't remember much about it because I only played with it for a few minutes after opening up the package when it was first released, but I was very underwhelmed, to say the least. There was nothing interesting about this Tamagotchi. yes, the screen resolution was improved over say the v4 or v5, but it seemed pointless to have improved resolution when they hadn't updated the screen to color. If they aren't going to update the screen to color then I'd rather stick with the vintage style pixelations. Maybe other people don't care about this, but I was disappointed. All of that said, it is still a major improvement from other Tamagotchis. it has some enhanced features over other versions of Tamagotchi that I'm sure other people will find impressive, especially if they haven't played with a Japanese Color tamagotchi, but if you have tons of experience Tamagotchis you might be saddened by this release :( If they had designed it to be as compact as a v5 then I would have been far more impressed, despite the lack of features that the Japanese version contains. I have to say, though, the characters are fairly cute, which works in its favor, all else aside. Another thing that I found utterly ridiculous was the concept of attaching a figurine on top just to unlock different features. I do not approve of this concept because its basically a ploy to get consumers to purchase more accessories in order to access the full abilities of the pet, instead of just including them from the get-go (very punny). While connection Tamagotchis have always sort of been this way (you have to purchase another Tamagotchi or find someone else to connect with in order to mate them together), I think this simply goes too far and is clearly just plain manipulative on Bandai's part.
The Devilgotchi is a Japanese version Tamagotchi that came out in the late 90's. It is considered to be one of the rarest Tamagotchis of all time, and normally sells for hundreds of dollars on eBay. I did not pay hundreds because I am a good bargain hunter, but I can tell you that finding one in good condition for under $100 is a major feat (which I happened to accomplish :P). So far I have not played with this Tamagotchi extensively, but here are a few of my observations. The sounds on this Tamagotchi are some of the most annoying that I have ever heard from a virtual pet, BUT to its credit, it is a fairly quiet virtual pet. I think the reason the sounds are so grating to the ears is because well... its a Devilgotchi. Its not supposed to be pleasant XD Its basically supposed to be the opposite of an Angelgotchi, if you hadn't gathered already. It has devil characters, or little demons, whatever you want to call them. I have to say that after looking at the growth chart most of the characters are not especially cute, but it definitely makes for a good masculine virtual pet. Too many times I have heard the question "Aren't Tamagotchis are girl toy??". No, they are not by definition a "girl toy", but they do come in masculine and feminine designs and themes. Tamagotchis are a unisex toy, meaning they weren't originally geared toward a particularl group of people. They are simply a digital game that was meant to appeal to both boys and girls. The Devilgotchi, however, definitely has some masculine appeal, but in a cute way. The design I got is black with purple trim and silver wings. Ideally I would have liked to have collected the pink version, but obviously you can't be picky because these things are so rare and frankly I'd rather buy the black one for under $100 than the pink one for over $100. Overall, it seems as if the functions of this Tamagotchi are not particularly different from any other Tamagotchi I've played with. I'd say that the Santagotchi has the most unique features out of all the vintage pets, so the Devilgotchi stays within the lines when it comes to feeding, playing with and raising a pet. The buttons are easy to push and the functions are very responsive. If you remember the lag of the Angelgotchi, you'll notice that the Devil is much faster. After having recently played with the Devilgotchi all the way through to adulthood I would like to give this Tamagotchi an 8 out of 10. The buttons are soft and easy to push, the shell designs are cute, the gameplay is super easy. My old gripes are that the sounds are annoying and it takes forever to get this virtual pet to adulthood!
Introducing the V6 connection Tamagotchi, also known as Tamagotchi Music Star! My friend and I decided to nickname this one "The Stressed Tama". Why? Well because apparently Bandai decided to add a new meter which indicates when the character is stressed out. So now not only do you have to worry about hunger and happiness, you also need to worry about keeping the stress down. Seems a little superfluous to me since there's already a happiness meter which indicates whether or not the tama is happy or unhappy *shrug*. In addition to the new meter, not only does the Tama get stressed, but we found ourselves getting stressed just playing with it. "Why?" you may be asking again. Well because there are just too many menus and options on this tama. Not only does your cahracter grow up and mate, it also forms a band, practices it's intrument, goes to music school, and actually has to get tested and graded O_O Whoever came up with the idea to send a Tamagotchi to school was crazy in my opinion. Kids have to endure school everyday as is, so what makes Bandai think that kids want to send their pets to school in the game too? We play with Tamagotchis because we want a vacation from school XD That's my opinion anyway lol
This is by far one of the best Connection tamas ever! You get to raise 3 characters on one screen as a family! Hence the chimney because it's like they live in a little house under one roof ^_^ They have 4 different games. Two of which you can play on a regular basis. In order to unlock the other two games you must have a father and mother figure present. Your tamagotchis grow up together, and eventually form their own families. You get different families depending on how your characters bond with eachother. It's a little confusing at first, but there are plenty of forums online where you can find information on how to get certain families.
Connection V4.5 came out shortly after the V4. It is much like the v4 except with a lot of different characters and all different games and designs. It also has a little star at the top instead of ball on the antenna. So far I like this one more than the v4 because the games are cuter and more fun in my opinion. This is also the one that comes with the PC pack with games you can play on your computer and voice activation. I haven't tried them out yet but I will later probably. When it comes to tamagotchi stuff on the computer I'm generally not interested, but I figure it's best to play with it at least once :)
Another version! Just like the v3, this one uses a website, but there a couple of different features on the tamagotchi itself. The discipline feature has been replaced with a mail box which delivers messages about how your tamagotchi's day is supposed to go. You also get a career meter function. Depending on how you care for your Character, your character aspires to a certain career. Your tamagotchi will leave the screen sometimes to go to work! Also, the lights on this tamagotchi turn off and on automatically so the light option is missing in this version and has been replaced with a treasure chest where the items are stored. There are tons more games on this one as well. I'm not particularly fond of this version though because the antenna is even more annoying than ever, I'm not impressed with any of the newer characters and I don't particularly care for the games. I'd give it a 3 and a half out of 5 as far as Connections go. Other than that its an ok Tamagotchi and other people might love it.
That's right! An antenna! Why? I'm not exactly sure. The Japanese version of this tamagotchi (also known as the Keitai) connects to cell phones, so that explains why the Japanese ones have antennas. The American ones do not connect to cell phones, so no one is quite sure why Bandai decided to include the antenna in every version after the version 2 Tamagotchi up to the V5. Perhaps it serves as reminder of which version it's supposed to be. *shrug* This Tamagotchi functions just like the v1 and v2 except with a couple extra features and a bunch of different characters. You can now log into the TamaTown.com website where you can enter your username from your tamagotchi. Once you enter the website you are presented with a bunch of fun games and shops where you can find souvenirs and item codes to input into your tamagotchi. Essentially this is a website connection Tamagotchi. It also connects to the v1,v2 as well as other v3s and any higher versions that connect with V3s. It is personally one of my favorites :) And of course you don't necessarily need the website to have fun with it. There is still a shop in the Tamagotchi where you can buy items with the points you've earned from playing games.
The second version of the Connection Tamagotchis, this one is exactly the same except with a few more/different characters and a couple extra features. The extra features include a shop where you can use points to buy your character different items to eat and play with. You can also give other tamagotchis presents using the connection feature. There's more room on the friends list as well so you can have up to 50 friends names! How do you get points? You play with your Tamagotchi! Every time you play, depending on how well you play your character can gain points. There are also secret codes to get free items. Your v2 Connection tamagotchi also has a few more games than the v1 Connection. As it grows older, the games are unlocked.
In 2004 Bandai decided to re-release Tamagotchis. This was the first version to come out in America. It's called a Connection Tamagotchi because it uses infrared capabilities to connect to other Tamagotchis. With this new feature your characters can now connect to play games and if they become good enough friends can eventually get married and have babies together. If you don't have two connections don't worry! If you are only playing with one, the Match Maker Character will come when your Tamagotchi's grown up with a choice of three mates. You will get to choose which one you want your character to marry! Then your Tamagotchi will have a baby. A day or so later you will be left with the baby and the process will start all over again. But be sure to take good care of them because they can still die! The new versions also have a friends list to see who you've connected with, a name feature to name your character, and different foods as they grow older, as well as a pause feature. They also include more than one game! Pretty nifty, huh?
The Uratama is very much like the v4 and v4.5 connections. Except this time it has blue pixels (a major improvement over the red pixeled Keitai). Just like the v4 and v4.5 tamagotchis, it has career aspirations and it goes to work. It also has a mail box where it gets news papers and letters from it's parents. It connects to the Japanese Entama/Uratama website. I have tried connecting mine, but I seem to have trouble. Maybe I'll be able to figure it out someday. I don't have much time for the websites though. I really enjoy this tama and I have to say the characters are way different, but ultra cute! Apparently "Ura" means "horn" in Japanese so a lot of the characters have horns on their heads (correct me if I'm wrong). All of the games are very fun and you can get a lot of points playing them. Which games you play also determines its personality, and thus its growth. There is also a salesman who comes to sell you different items every day, just like with the Keitai and Akai tamagotchis. The Light also turns on and off by itself just like in the v4,v4.5 and the v5 connections :) It is very easy to get tons of points on this tamagotchi, so you won't have any problem buying items. Also, the games are very unique and probably some of my favorite games on a Tamagotchi. I give this one a 9 out 10 for functionality and cuteness. I would give it a 10, but I personally hate antennas on Tamagotchi shell designs because they are annoying and get in the way. Other than that, an awesome Tamagotchi to own. Definitely a must have for one's collection!
Ocean Tamagotchi was the last of the vintage tamagotchis to be released in the United States. Whilst Bandai discontinued Tamagotchis in the U.S., Japan was still getting new versions for awhile. The Japanese Ocean tamagotchi is called an "Umi No". I personally really love the American designs better though :) Just like the Angel, the Oceangotchi has a touch screen feature. When your character is trying to sleep, a polar bear sometimes tries to attack the defenseless little guy. So you have to tap the screen to scare the polar bear away. It also includes a new meter which tells you how dirty the water is in your tama's habitat. Oceangotchis are the HARDEST to take care of . I'm not sure why, but as an aquarist I know first hand that fish are super hard to maintain and keep from dying. They come with a whole host of diseases that you never see in regular pets. That could explain why the Umino is so difficult. Another feature I dislike is when you trying to play games, an octopus will sometimes surprise you and squirt ink into your Tamagotchis water. This makes it so all the skulls are filled up, meaning the water is super dirty. You will need to clean it four times. There is no way to predict when this will happen, so i try not to even play the game because it will sometimes happen many times in a row or not for awhile. I just feed it ice cream to keep its happiness filled up. It is a very unusually hard pet to care for. I'm surprised when it lasts even a few days, but that said in my opinion it has the cutest Tamagotchi characters of all time :)
This is one of the rarest, hardest, most expensive Tamagotchis to obtain. It is a special edition Christmas Tamagotchi with Santa Clause as the main character! I was fortunate to get this one for cheaper than usual (won't say how much I paid ;). This tamagotchi functions a bit differently than the regular pets. The goal of the game is not to raise Santa, but simply to get him to deliver presents on time! With each object Santa obtains, he can craft a new disguise to sneak into sleeping Tamagotchi's houses with. It's fun to try to get all his costumes. After 12 days (Twelve Days of Christmas!) the game ends. If Santa has acheived his goal of delivering the presents on time you win! He also gets a reindeer and a sleigh. It's so cute! This is by far one of my favorite tamas. Not only is it super pretty, the characters are some of cutest I've seen and he's super easy to take care of. When Santa turns his back on you it's because he feels unappreciated! Call Pochitchi to bring him back. When Santa reads a letter from the kids he feels better. When he goes to sleep at night, he resides in a little house with smoke coming out of the chimney. I love it! 
Osutchi and Mesutchi are the very first mating connection Tamagotchis! They were way before their time. You hook them up at the top just like with the Digimons. When they are old enough they can mate and have babies. The female sends one baby over to the male so that you can continue raising a new baby on each one and the generations continue. You can only have a female baby on a female and a male baby on a male. This way they can hook up again and make more babies when they grow up too (which now that I think about it is sort of creepy and incestuous O_O)! I think these are some of the prettiest tamagotchis I've ever seen. Other than that they pretty much function just like a regular tamagotchi, except gender is included this time. The screen is also a little bit wider. When you want to connect them you take the shell tops off. They have a lot more characters than other vintage Tamagotchis
Nano virtual pets were one of the most popular virtual pets when Tamagotchis were first released. They were mostly popular in the U.S. I think. I had an orange kitty at one point, but gave it away for some reason. I only just bought another one to add to my collection. I can say that the Nanos were popular for a reason. They had two games and the characters were cute and could last for a very long time. I once got my nano kitty up to 28 years (28 days in human time) I think. Recently the company re-released them, but didn't really change anything. It looks like they slapped together all their spare parts and just sold all the old ones they had left over in my opinion. I still think Nanos are great, especially the original ones. At first they came in three characters: kittens, puppies and human babies. After awhile they started coming out with a bunch more characters like rabbits, horses, fighters, etc. Nanos also had a connection version (which I do not own).
The Forest Tamagotchi, also known as the Mori No, is a motion sensitive Tamagotchi much like the Ocean and Angelgotchis. This one is different though in that there are two growth chart possiblities since there are two different eggs you can choose from at start-up. The foods also change depending on the character. I really like the designs of this one. It's a pity they didn't release it in America!
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The Keitai Tamagotchi is Japan's V2. It connects to cell phones and has many similar characters to our V2. The most noticable difference between the Japanese v2 and the other versions of v2 is that the Japanese has an antenna, symbolizing the fact that it can connect to your phone. After this one came out most of the newer versions afterward had antennas. I decided to get a Keitai even though I already had an Akai because I wanted one without red pixels but with the same old version of Mametchi :D
The Iro Iro Tamagotchi is the Japanese version of the Familitchi, also known as the v5 connection. I've been playing with this one for awhile and it is very similar to the American v5. They have the exact same characters, exact same animations, exact same items/foods, and exact same games. Usually Japanese are very different from American tamagotchis, but in this case they are VERY similar. The only real differences I know of is that the beeping noises are a bit softer, and there is not vacation pause feature. You have to pause like all the other Japanese Tamagotchis, simply by leaving the time in "SET" mode. The outer design is different in that the antenna has been replaced with a lock and key. This makes sense to me because it is a "keychain pet", after all. Some of the Japanese shell designs have also carried over to America which pleases me :) It also comes with a DVD, which I have not been able to figure out because everything is in Japanese and I simply don't have the motivation to look up instructions. Another feature I really love about the v5 and Iroiro is that they have contrast adjustment for the screen. Pretty cool!
These came out around the time of the original Tamagotchis. They are by Sanrio, the company that produces Hello Kitty collectibles. The aim of the game is to get Hello Kitty ready for her big date. Depending on how she starts out, you need to either help her lose weight or gain weight. She also needs beauty sleep or her date will think she's ugly. If you don't take care of Hello Kitty's needs, her date will reject her and she will never get a boyfriend. I have never played this the whole way through because I found the whole concept to be a little silly and confusing. That said, the Hello Kitty is cute, so whatever floats your boat. Also, you can't find these in English. They are only in Japanese I think. Which makes things even more confusing lol Oh well, it's a nice addition to my collection.
Gengintchi is a Tamagotchi that is based on a Japanese movie about cavemen. I'm not sure what the movie is called, but I want to see it lol The characters are super cute in my opinion, but I have never taken the time to fully raise this one. It is a little more needier than the other tamagotchis, but not nearly as bad as the Oceangotchi. Also the sounds are different and they bug me a little bit because its really loud heheh. I still think it was worth collecting though :)
One of the very first Tamagotchis. This is a generation 2. Meaning there was one other before it. The first generation was the first to come out. I also have a Japanese p1. I've managed to get almost every character on the P2. Apparently, there are two versions of the Japanese P2, known as "type 1" and "type 2". Type 1 appears to have most of the same characters as the American version and type 2 apparently has a special characters known as "Nyantchi" which is also found as a secret character on the American V2. You can tell the difference between the type 1 and type 2 because type 1 has a blue background in the packaging and type 2 has a red background in the packaging. Both the Japanese P2's have rice for food instead of a hamburger. From what I've seen there isn't much difference beyond this. Also, the eggs on the Japanese P2's are different from each other. I give the P2 a 9 out of 10 just like the P1.
This is the very first virtual pet to ever come out :D It is a Generation 1 Tamagotchi. After that... well you know what happened :D Tamagotchis became one of the biggest fads in many different countries and Bandai has inspired other Toy companies to make their own versions of virtual pets. I can't believe I didn't get this one until just recently. So far the buttons are really easy to push, response time is good and the characters are cute. I'm very proud to own this one! I give it a 9 out of 10 since it is the original, but lacking some of the interesting features that other virtual pets at the time had.
When the Virtual pet craze hit it's peek in the 90s, Disney decided to jump on the band wagon and released a bunch of virtual pets with Disney related characters. Toy Story was one of those movies. This virtual pet has 3 characters you can play with. "The Claw" randomly selects one for you to raise: 1) an alien, 2) an alien duck or 3) an alien pooch. They are all pretty cute in my opinion. I think you can pause this one. You have to constantly clean the air supply because they are on a space ship lol You also have to keep your character fit because it's hard to get exercise in outer space I guess. All in all I give it a 7 out of 10. I love the nice huge screen and the characters are cute, but the shell is a tad bulky and I don't think it has an actual clock for telling time. I'm not sure if the characters evolve or not because I never played with it long enough to find out.
This is a Yuki Pengin, also known as a Dinkie Penguin. Apparently "yuki" means "snow". I presume it is by the same company who made Dinkie Dinos because they are almost exactly the same, except it's a different animal. It is a generic virtual pet that appeared on the market around the time the vintage Tamagotchis were released. This is one of my newer additions to my collection. The characters are way cute! The foods are a little more different than on the Dinkie Dino, but not much has changed. I like the outer shell design. The penguin shape is adorable ^_^ I also like the colors it comes in. These are hard to find sometimes. I would give it a 9.5 out of 10 just like the Dinkie Dino since it also lacks a pause feature, but everything else on it is awesome.
The Dinkie Dino (aka Rakurakudinokun) is a generic virtual pet that was out on the market shortly after Tamagotchis first appeared. It has a bunch of cute dinosaur characters. Game play is a little different. All of the icons go up and down the side instead of across the bottom and top. The Pixels are also a tad bigger. It also has more buttons that do different things. Depending on what you feed it, it will follow a different growth pattern (carnivore, omnivore, and herbavore I presume). It is widely considered to be one of the best non-Tamagotchi virtual pets ever made because it didn't just copy the Tamagotchi but seemed to take a whole new approach. Some unique features of the Dinkie Dino include: air conditioning, school, and paper-rock-scissors. I give this Virtual pet a 9.5 out of 10 for having cute characters, a cute shell design, awesome features and unique navigation. The only thing that is lacking is a pause feature, because if you accidentally forget to give it a shot it will die kind of easily. It is not a difficult pet to care for other than that, though.
This virtual pet came out around the time of the first generation tamagotchis. It is also by Bandai. It is a fighting Tamagotchi and connects manually to other digimons to gain fighting power. There is also a show called Digimon which has the same characters as this virtual pet and was based on the virtual pet! I managed to get two around the time the vintage virtual pets were going out of style, but now they are very rare. I give this virtual pet an 8 out of 10 for having a unique connection concept and cute characters, but other than that its not too much more of an interesting pet than a regular vintage Tamagotchi and it doesn't have a "pause" feature, so I would not suggest that it is a "must have" for one's collection unless you're just really into Digimon :)
Don't let the size of this picture fool you. The Dekatama is huge! It is about 4 times bigger than a regular Tamagotchi and has a huge screen and way bigger pixels. What's the point? Well, it's not meant to be played with like a regular Tamagotchi. It's actually meant to be used with the 
The Angel Tamagotchi is one of the easier Tamas to take care of. It is said that it was made for all the children who were sad after their regular Tamagotchis died. They decided to make another version with the angel version so that the kids wouldn't feel bad. When you are done taking care of this Tamagotchi it goes back to heaven. It also has a sound and touch screen feature. Sometimes when your angel is eating a snack, a bat will come and try to steal the candy. If you tap the screen the bat will be scared away. If you do not tap the screen in time the bat will steal the candy and the training meter will go down. Tapping the screen also serves to train your angel by bringing your angel back when it decides to go on a walk and disappears from the screen or when it appears disoriented with stars floating around it. I give this Tamagotchi a 10 out of ten because it was way ahead of its time with the touch screen functions and its characters are some of the cutest, as well as having an awesomely cute shell design with cute colors, and being easy to take care of! Apparently, Bandai also made two versions of the pearl white Japanese Tamagotchi angel. The two versions vary in that one has a "butt" icon for the toilet feature, while the other has the standard duck icon. The "butt" Japanese Angelgotchi has icons similar to the American version except the toilet paper icon is replaced with a butt with wings, whereas the other Japanese Angelgotchi has the same icons as both the Pink and Blue Japanese versions, which are all similar to the original P1 and P2 Tamagotchis, except in a different order. The butt with wings icon can also be found as a toilet icon on the Devilgotchi.
The Akai is a special edition of the Keitai. The Ketaitama is the second edition of the original Japanese Tamagotchi Connection. The Keitais have antennas which indicates they can connect to Japanese cell phones, and the American v3 shell+antenna is based on this Japanese design. The difference between the Akai and the Keitai is that the Akai has red pixels, red themed characters and red themed food. The red pixels make it a little difficult to see the action on the screen, but I have to say that this is one of my all time favorite tamagotchis! You input codes to get items. You don't need an interactive website with games to input the codes either. Just find the code chart some where online and you're set for codes! There are a few different secret characters too. Unlike other tamas, your characters get to keep the food and items they buy forever.
This is a multi-pet. Meaning you can choose from 9 different animals to play with. Each animal has a different growth process and eats a different food. The games they play are all the same though and every other feature is the same as well, no matter which character you choose. I liked the fact that this virtual pet had an alarm clock on it. Also, if you hold down all three buttons you can see a history of all the animals you have ever raised and what age they passed away at. Very interesting. It also has a sleep meter. It actually fills up depending on how much sleep the animal gets. You can put the animal to bed anytime. It mostly goes to sleep at night though. The Beeping is very light and not as annoying as most virtual pets. The screen is big too. An odd thing about this pet is that instead of showing poops and sickness skulls next to the animal, it instead shows little icons up and down the sides to alert you. I enjoy this one a lot! I give it a 9 out of ten based on features and options. I think they could have designed the shell a bit cuter, though.
Just like the Gyaoppi, this one has multiple pets in 1 that you can choose from. Only this time it's 8 instead of 9. This one plays a lot of music for some reason. Like when you play a game or take it for a walk. It's one of the first virtual pets I've ever owned and I have to say it's definitely the most unique! While I think somethings could be improved on, it's a pretty good multi-pet. I give it a 7 out of 10 on a scale of 1-10. Don't let the name fool you though. It is actually nothing like the gyaoppi and has very different navigations and interface. There are actual different 8 in 1's made with different characters, different animations and different shell designs. Some are called "octopets" or other similar names that imply more than one pet.
