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Akihiro and Aki were jointly awarded an Ig Nobel Prize, credited as "the father and mother of Tamagotchi" for "diverting millions of person-hours of work into the husbandry of virtual pets" [1]. As Tamagotchi was garnering a sizable female audience, the duo would later create Digimon using the same groundwork and overall concept as Tamagotchi, but with a more masculine style and added training and battling in an attempt to increase virtual pet appeal to males. Additionally, Bandai would go to experiment with other virtual pets. The Tamagotchi effect, how humans develop emotional attachments and reactions to artificial life, was named after Tamagotchi. Mr Toys may elect to return the product to the manufacturer's repair agent to determine the nature of the problem. The Original Tamagotchi contains most, if not all of the features that are still used in modern-day Tamagotchi toys and games. On the original release, during each growth stage, the Tamagotchi will only make enough calls to completely fill the meter from however full it presently is (for example, a child will make four discipline calls, while a teen that began with 50% discipline will call twice). If the Tamagotchi evolves into an adult that begins with a full discipline meter, it will never make calls again.

The Tamagotchi are a race of aliens from the far distant Tamagotchi Planet, described as being "millions of miles" from The Earth. They lived peacefully until one fateful day, when a disgruntled Oyajitchi made the Planet drink his bottle of sake, causing it to become drunk. With the Planet uninhabitable, the aliens fled aboard UFOs to find another planet to live on while waiting for their home to sober up. Which teen and adult characters the user can raise is dependent on the quality of care provided throughout the Tamagotchi's life. Better quality care increases the likelihood of raising a healthy adult character. The most vital care factors include the following:Discipline: Discipline functions differently between the original and reproduced devices, but the core functionality is the same: responding to every discipline call is good quality care, while missing calls bad care. Tamagotchi is often credited as the world's first handheld virtual pet, and has sparked a successful franchise, adaptations to other mediums, and several imitators, such as Nano Pets from PlayMates Toys and Giga Pets from Hasbro (originally from Tiger Electronics). The Tamagotchi toys are beloved for their quirky characters that occupy the tiny LCD screen surrounded by colourful plastic. However, despite their memorable designs, some of their names are a little confusing, and easy to forget, so we’ve listed all the available critters from generation one and two of the Tamagotchi original lines. Tamagotchi original generation one characters and how to evolve The original Tamagotchi (たまごっち) was the first Tamagotchi toy produced. It was released in Japan on November 23, 1996 by Bandai, before eventually being released in North America on May 28, 1997 by Bandai America. A second version, also known as the New Species Discovered!! Tamagotchi ( 新種発見!!たまごっち Shinshu Hakken!! Tamagotchi) in Japan, was produced not long after featuring new characters and a new game. The two versions are differentiated officially as "Generation 1" and "Generation 2", and are colloquially referred to as the "P1" and "P2" respectively by fans. Tamagotchi Connection Version 1 • Tamagotchi Connection Version 2 • Tamagotchi Connection Version 3 • Tamagotchi Connection Version 4 ( 4.5) • Tamagotchi Connection Version 5 ( Celebrity) • Tamagotchi Music Star • TamaTown Tama-Go • Tamagotchi Friends ( Dream Town Digital Friend)

Pressing the A and C buttons simultaneously will disable or enable the sound, indicated by a unique beep. This can only be done on the main screen, and won't work if the Tamagotchi is dead or in the middle of a specific animation, such as pooping or dying. Tamogotchi pets don’t do anything but poop (digitally), walk around, age, and then die. But we treat and care for these little-pixelated pets like family.Replicas use a different printing style for the exclusive rerelease shell designs, with the designs looking more faded than the originals. No discipline until evolving into Maskutchi, then good to perfect care (only available in the international version) On the 2017 rerelease, the Tamagotchi will make more calls than necessary to fill the discipline meter. However, the user must also respond to the extra calls; missing calls, even when the meter is full, will affect which adult the Tamagotchi will grow into. The original Tamagotchi had no low battery screen, and the Tamagotchi would continue to run, even if the batteries went critically low. If it went low, the Tamagotchi would make it vanish really slowly. All Tamagotchi releases afterward, starting from the Mothra Tamagotchi in Japan and the Tamagotchi Angel internationally, would feature a low battery screen. The 20th Anniversary re-release features a low battery screen, indicated by a sprite of a battery with a large X over it.

The icon is a syringe on all Japanese versions, and on all English generation 1 models. For English generation 2 models in 1997, it is a bottle of medicine with a spoon. On the 2017 rereleases, the icon is a syringe on all versions in all regions. Originals have soldered on speakers while replicas have coil speakers, causing them to have louder sound.A Tamagotchi will eventually die due to either neglect or old age, with each adult having their own lifespan. The death screen varies by region: the Japanese models show a ghost floating beside a gravestone, the English P1 shows an angel flying among stars, and the English P2 shows a UFO in space. If the user maintained good care during the adult stage, it will show an additional animation of the Tamagotchi laying an egg just before it passes. These eggs don't hatch into anything and disappear after the death sequence ends. Child and teen characters will never lay eggs upon death. If a baby dies, it skips the death sequence entirely, with the screen fading away similar to the evolution screen before showing the death screen. Tamatchi with below average care and high discipline or Kuchimatchi with perfect care and high discipline In November 2017, Bandai announced that they would be re-releasing exact replicas of both the original generation 1 and 2 Tamagotchis on November 23rd, 2017 as a final send off to the franchise's 20th year, alongside the 20th Anniversary Tamagotchi Mini and the Tamagotchi m!x Gift version. With the exceptions of the Tamagotchi Angel, Tamagotchi Osutchi and Mesutchi, Debirutch no Tamagotch, Yasashii Tamagotch, and Doraemontchi, all vintage-era Tamagotchi releases use nearly-identical molding, but with the battery panel changed to indicate the year of manufacture. In addition, some models also have indents around the buttons. Almost all units were made in China, while some European models were made in Indonesia and Taiwan.