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:
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Feeding
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Playing games
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Cleaning up after the Tamagotchi (yes, poopoo shaped like a Hershey's kiss)
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Disciplining (like a child)
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Checking its age, discipline, hunger, weight, happiness and other stat levels.
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Connecting to the computer (Infra-red communication)
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Connecting with other Tamagotchi (Infra-red communication)
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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)
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What does Tamagotchi mean?
According to Bandai, the manufacturer, Tamagotchi literally translates to "small egg" as it combines:
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the Japanese word tamago which means "egg"
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the Japanese word chi as in chi-chei which means "small"
Courtesy of:
tamagotchiluv.blogspot .com
Guide created: 01/28/09 (updated 05/26/09)

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