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Released in the late 90's, Tamagotchis were little digital pets on a keychain that needed your undivided attention. You could care for them by the touch of a button. Many schools banned them because they were distracting. Some children would get too into the toy and cry if their Tamagotchi died. Almost immediately after Tamagotchi's were released,imitations were all over the market.
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a - July 01, 2007 - Report this comment
I had quite a few of these. everyone i know had one of these. they sold out almost as soon as they hit shops each time. they were awesome but i never knew anyone cry over t, get upset maybe, but never cry. if kids were crying over it, they were too young to be playing it, the ones i had had an age limit of 8 plus
Andrea - July 11, 2007 - Report this comment
i think they tried to make a poor attempt at a come-back a while ago, i got really excited and then i rememberd all the times i had to reset the damn things with the always too small little reset button because the would always die on me
Cameron - July 28, 2007 - Report this comment
i through mine away beacuse it was to much to handle you had to be on it like 24 hours a day 7 days a week and mine always died. theres a tamigotchi cemetary in japan ....
Matt - August 05, 2007 - Report this comment
These were the hallmark of the late 90's I had them attached to my backpack and my guys would always seem to die. I was in K-Mart and I saw one! They brought'em back! Now that I'm more mature 10yrs later, they look kinda stupid lol
kalee - August 31, 2007 - Report this comment
i liked my tomagotchi it was a cute little bunny but he died cause i forgot to feed him
ginga pet - December 06, 2007 - Report this comment
I had one of the imitations because the tamagotchi was sold out every where. I ended up with a ginga pet. I liked it, til it got really annoying.
jerflk - December 14, 2007 - Report this comment
i loved mines so much!! i made mom take that thing to work and everything so it wouldn't die. she was workin at jewel osco, so she's all like workin the check out counter and then she's like oh hold on to your freakin preferred card i have to scoop poop for this little virtual bastard!
child of the 90's - January 26, 2008 - Report this comment
mine died in a few days lol
Olusia - February 15, 2008 - Report this comment
These were kool but then they kinda lost their magical touch
Tevin - April 10, 2008 - Report this comment
I had the mcdonalds ones when i was in the first grade in 2006 i started to collect the real ones i had a v3,v2,3Xv4 1 v4.5 and now ihave a v5.
hi - June 11, 2008 - Report this comment
i love them there so kool
ho babe - June 11, 2008 - Report this comment
hi love u
sam - September 15, 2008 - Report this comment
I had one!!! I had a Little Mermaid One that was purple. I Was sad this one time, because I thought my Tamagotchi Died And The next morning... I was really happy, because My mom told me they had babies.
Matthew F - December 17, 2008 - Report this comment
These things seemed so space-age and awesome back then. Ironically I just found mine about a week ago, so I'm determined to get some new batteries in it! The new ones are "cooler" I guess, but back then they just seemed so much more amazing since technology wasn't that far yet.
Virginie - February 16, 2009 - Report this comment
I have 4 tamagotchis left from my youth. I bought them 10 years ago. I have also a new tamagotchi, but I really find the new ones horrible. They're all the same shape, they don't have the originality they had in the 90's anymore. I remember how great it was to have one, because 10 years ago .. heh .. we didn't have all the technology we have now. Besides, they were really cheap ! The one we can find in the stores now really cost much (at least in France, they do.) I prefer the old ones.
5kilo - March 17, 2009 - Report this comment
they used to be awesome but now they suck @$$
Aj - April 03, 2009 - Report this comment
I still have all of mine. Which is like, 25. Keep them all in a huge zip lock bag. When my school still allowed them I had like 9 of them attached to my backpack and a teacher at school brought this huge tangled MASS of virtual pets into the class room and demanded to know who they belonged to because they were ALL making noise.
Toni - May 12, 2009 - Report this comment
they are so cool
Terri - May 20, 2009 - Report this comment
I had a Little Mermaid one too, mine was yellow. I got it for Christmas AFTER they had been out and then banded from school. I was in 7th grade when they came out, several years after that i bought a NanoBaby and it was cooler than the Mermaid but kept dying, idk what happened to either one, musta lost them while moving
someone - May 26, 2009 - Report this comment
i had one in 3rd grade but i lost it and im in 7th grade now i dont care too much for them now lol i have real pets anyway to take care of
Flowerchild - July 23, 2009 - Report this comment
I remeber the first day I got one and I had many after
kelly - August 09, 2009 - Report this comment
i was in kindergarten when these were popular...i had like 5 of them and they always died on me i had to get my mom to put a pen in the stupid tiny reset button
Sweet - September 28, 2009 - Report this comment
I forgot about these. I'm going to see if I can buy one online and hang it on my schoolbag to represent the 90s. That along with teenie beanie babies and anything else I can come across from the 90s
tom - November 16, 2009 - Report this comment
i would keep setting the time on it to 1159 pm and make it grow like five days in five minutes. i had the dinosaur and frog and dog gigapets
Laura - November 25, 2009 - Report this comment
Now that I stay home a lot, I can keep my Little Mermaid Tamagotchi alive. It is a pain in the butt when I go somewhere and need to pause him because that throws off his sleep schedule and he wakes up at 3 in the morning. Other then that, pretty cool. Don't judge me for having one.
sarah - December 01, 2009 - Report this comment
I got mine a few days ago (like 3) but so far it's not annoying. I just turn off the sound and feed it 3 times a day. I have v4.5 and it's already a teenager. and how do you get a princess or mermaid tamagotchi?
to sarah from Laura - December 10, 2009 - Report this comment
you have to buy a tamagotchi that specifically has the little mermaid. It only has a fish or a crab. I don't know about yours, but i can pause mine when i'm busy or i get bored of it.
Diana - January 16, 2010 - Report this comment
OMg I use to have one of theses. I had to take care of it. but mine died. cause I was in school and they weren't allowed to bring them to school. they got banned./ I had a hamster. i wish they'd come back.
cerys - February 13, 2010 - Report this comment
i found my old tamagotchi the other week, and now i have 2 because my friend found his old one and now they have a baby. do any of you still have you're old tamagotchis?
anonymous - February 20, 2010 - Report this comment
OMG those were sooo cool haha !

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