Tamagotchi connection?did you buy one?

tamagotchi pet - a sample of a tamagotchi
Philippines
February 1, 2007 3:28am CST
are u familiar with this handheld digital pet that became popular in the year 1996 and made a big comeback last year in the philippines and some parts of the world..Did you buy one for your children?In our family we have three pets(as we call them) one for me,one for my nephew and one for my daughter.I am so into my pets.You can feed them,play with the,play games with other tama owners too.and they grow and have babies too?Im into my 3rd generation now..
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28 responses
• Singapore
2 Feb 07
I remember this kind of old game. I had one when I was in elementary school. This virtual pet is really booming and expensive last time, however I have no idea in japan it self. Nowadays, I never see that game anymore. I have traveled to Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Indonesia but I never found that game. Anyway I have no idea in Philippines.
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
I have been to malaysia hongkony and singapore and they dont have it there.
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@Nagareru (306)
• Peru
2 Feb 07
heh yeh well im not from the philp. but here they either accpt damage or open stuffs i told him it was broken when i got it xD sorry for the fella :P.. worse for the tamago...
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
haha..here in my country even if you tell them there would be a lot of questions first and it would be just a 50/50 chance you will get your money back.thanks again.
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@Tatsuya (1149)
• United States
2 Feb 07
I never had a tamagotchi, but I did have a nanopet when I was younger. I haven't bought one recently, but I've seen them and wanted to buy one. It just looks like fun, like it was when I was younger. It's amazing what all you can do with them now. They have so many different brands. The Littlest Petshop brand has a brush with it, so you can even brush them. You stick the brush in a built in slot and it brushes your pet. I'm amazed at what they are doing now technological wise. I can't wait to see what the nanopets or tamagotchi will do in years to come.
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
wow a brush for your pet?i didnt know that..wish they can make one which you can use to interact with their website online through bluetooth connection.thanks for responding.
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@klystron635 (1519)
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
I didn't bought one when it was a craze in the Philippines. My classmate back in elementary, owns at least two tamagotchi. I can borrow one of her toys and bring it home. It was fun at first but the routine are all the same so you'll get bored. My brother had a tamagochi. He saw it and brought it home. I also heard that tamagochi are making their comeback. I saw the new toys in a toy store. It is quite different because there are some new features. But I decided not to buy one. I'd like to collect miniature cars rather than tamagochis.
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
cars?wow my nephew has a lot of miniature cars collection too..thanks for responding.
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@Nagareru (306)
• Peru
2 Feb 07
i got one once.... i think it was a dinasour... i liked to press the little button on the back of it just for watching how the dinasour pomped out of the egg ^^ ;D... well it got broked... so i tried to fix it by dissembling it...well.. i couldnt ¬¬... i made a mess up in there Ó_ò.. so i returned back to the shop where i bought it and they gave me the money back xD... .... yeh i liked my experience with the tamago's... xD...
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
definitely you are not from the philippines,they dont accept returned goods esp those that have been damaged or manipulated already.LOL.quite a short time with tamas huh?hehe.thanks for responding.
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@mnksmommy (301)
• United States
2 Feb 07
I did have a digital pet--it was a cat. I killed it repeatedly! I am actually getting it right with my real life pets! I ave grown up a lot since then! I had completely forgotten about my digital cat until I read your post!
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
good to hear that through my post people will remember something from their past.thanks for responding.
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@racsface (122)
• Malaysia
2 Feb 07
i used to have one a very long time ago. but now im at the age of 21. do you think i need that thing at this age? of course not right. children can have one of course, especially for lonely one at least they have friends
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
I have one and im 30 years old.my nephew and daughter has one each but they have lots of friends..they are being responsible by taking care of their pets when they are here and not in school.
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
When i was younger, you may say that im a tamagotchi addict lol!! i have 3 tamagotchi pets(a dog, a chicken and a dinosaur) and i will take care of them at the same time. I bring them everywhere i go and even while in the classroom so i wouldnt miss feeding them or putting them to sleep. I have outgrown it then but it's really nice and fun thinking about it now..Hmm. i think i still kept them somewhere in my things..maybe i'll go back and relive my tamagotchi days haha thanks for reminding me about that!
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
My pleasure..better look for those and be one of us tamagotchi addicts.LOL.thanks for responding.
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@hopefoo (1145)
• Malaysia
2 Feb 07
Tamagotchi made a comeback in the phils?!! WOOO! I loved my tamagotchi! I brought it to school and it got confiscated by my teacher. she never did give it back! so sad.
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
Thats a very bad teacher,must have played with it and enjoyed it..thanks for responding.
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@mykajosh (148)
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
i used to have this gadget before back then when i was in grade six but i cant remember what happen to my tamagotchi, now my sister has it and she's really crazy on that gadget she gave a name on it she used to call it as third...she really focused her free time on that gadget...
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
when u get attached to your pet because u feed it,u play with it,all u want to do is spend your free time with it,just like i did.LOL..thanks for responding.
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@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
2 Feb 07
I bought one for my son, then he expected me to go to work and take care of it while he was at school. I did not need another kid or another job. What ended up was that everyone kept coming to play with it or feed it and I got no work done. It was an incredible pain.
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
Yup i know how you feel,my nephew and my daughter goes to school everyday so i need to take care of their pets.imagine that?i have one of my own pet and have to take care of two more.argghh,the agony huh?
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• United States
2 Feb 07
yeah i remember those!! they were so much fun! i was 11 then and me and all my friends had one! they were a total hit!
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
you were 11 the first time it was released and i was about 16..arrgghhh im so old.LOL.thanks for responding.
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• Australia
2 Feb 07
I bought one back in primary school. My friend hated it so much, she would reset it and kill my dog. In the end she was right! I got more interaction with my real dog. Still, it was fun for kids at the time, and I guess in highly populated countries where it is hard to keep a pet, it was a great invention.
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
The first version was not too interactive i had one just like that and i wasnt that much thrilled about it.but the version we got right now is so much fun.
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• United States
2 Feb 07
I remember those.. everyone had one. But when they became popular again i didn't bother to get another one.
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
thanks for responding.
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@weemam (13372)
1 Feb 07
I bought one for my grandaughter and she forgot to feeD it lol and I was getting upset . she said " it is not real nanny lol" XX
• United States
1 Feb 07
I had a few of them, and some Giga Pets. They were fun... until I got a computer.
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
they have nicer versions nows and u can interact and get passwords from your pets and log in into their website and get souvenirs for your pets
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@freak369 (5113)
• United States
2 Feb 07
I had one but left it in my jeans and when I did the laundry, it went through the wash and was ruined. I was a fairly good pet owner and was a little ticked that I left it in my pocket but I learned a valuable lesson ... always check your pockets before you toss your clothes in the wash.
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
That is one valuable lesson learned because i also practice that.thanks for responding.
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@fujin1985 (684)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
Wow, it's out again? I haven't got a clue! I had mine during my first year high school days. It was such a fad that most of my classmates had one, so for curiosity's sake, I treated myself with one too. It was a cat. My tamagochi lasted for a year.
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@PIITZY (749)
• Romania
1 Feb 07
are you kidding me i loved those things i still have them and there more than 10 each one with a different animal......i was just crazy about them and i asked my mom to buy me but unfortunetly nowadays in my country you cant find them anymore
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
really?we have lots of them here but a friend of mine bought ours in the US and im going crazy taking care of three pets..you can input your own choice of names for them.thanks for responding.
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1 Feb 07
I remember tamagotchis making a comeback a couple of years ago. It was about the time that we all decided we had too much time on our hands, and so bought a tamagotchi each, those 99p ones. I think they lasted about a week, before we got bored/lost them.
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
haha..the one i have is the version 3 and theres a new one on its fourth version..i wasnt into it when i got it,but after awhile.i found out a lot of things to do with it so i am officially taking care of three pets because the two pets owners are in school LOL
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