A Tama-what?

The Tamagotchi is a handheld digital pet. (First released in 1996). It is basically a small, egg-shaped virtual pet game with 3 buttons (A, B, and C) which you use to select and perform activities such as:

• Feeding

• Playing games

• Cleaning up after the Tamagotchi (yes, poopoo shaped like a Hershey's kiss)

• Disciplining (like a child)

• Checking its age, discipline, hunger, weight, happiness and other stat levels.

• Connecting to the computer (Infra-red communication)

• Connecting with other Tamagotchi (Infra-red communication)

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Tamagotchi's come in many different versions, colors and designs. Some are pictured below:

Original Tamagotchi P1 released in 1996

Tamagotchi P2 released in 1997

Version 1 Tamagotchi Connection

Version 2 Tamagotchi Connection

Version 3 Tamagotchi Connection

Version 4 Tamagotchi Connection

Version 4.5 Tamagotchi Connection

Version 5 Tamagotchi Connection

Tamagotchi Music Star (Version 6)

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

What does Tamagotchi mean?

According to Bandai, the manufacturer, Tamagotchi literally translates to "small egg" as it combines:

• the Japanese word tamago which means "egg"

• the Japanese word chi as in chi-chei which means "small"

Courtesy of:

tamagotchiluv.blogspot .com