Tamagotchi Connection DNU Use 140136Asst1

by Bandai

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 5.6 x 8 inches ; 3.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• ASIN: B0009XEBR6
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 10 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #351,262 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Parents may be baffled by the unsolicited beeps and rings coming from this little handheld toy. However, kids will know just what to do to satisfy this virtual pet: supply it with food, clean up its living space (the screen), give it some exercise, or tend to a variety of other caretaking tasks. Giving a baby Tamagotchi adequate attention helps it "age" from an infant to an adult. Ignoring your Tamagotchi will cause the little icon to grow wings and fly back to its planet to seek better care. Kids also earn points on this handheld by playing any of the eight games. Once a bunch of points are racked up, kids can do some pretend shopping and buy virtual gifts or food for their Tamagotchi or for sending to friends with compatible Tamagotchi devices using the infrared technology. This Tamagotchi Connection keeps an electronic list of up to 50 friends and kids can denote each buddy’s importance by the number of smiley faces and hearts next to his or her name. There are also five different secret codes that owners can collect to reveal additional surprises on the toy. The Tamagotchi hangs from a key ring that hooks to a belt loop or backpack, ensuring that it is always close by. This particular version comes in a red case decorated with multi-colored jelly beans and runs on one 3-volt non-rechargeable battery (included). --Cristina Vaamonde

Product Description

Everyone's favorite virtual pet is making friends. The Tamagotchi Connection is an upgraded version of the original Tamagotchi. It's the portable, interactive and stylish virtual pet whose parental upbringing will determine what kind of Tamagotchi it will "grow up to be." Connect with other Tamagotchi using infrared technology, and create a friend list of up to 50 friends. They communicate with other Tamagotchis (known as "Tamacom") and can play games with each other, visit, exchange presents and even get married if they're compatible enough. In addition to its new Tamacom function, the Tamagotchi Connection features a larger screen display (roughly twice the pixels of the original) and enhanced graphics on the screen display.

Pop it in a backpack or bag, and take your virtual pet with you on-the-go. Measures 7.4"L x 4.7"W x 1.1"H. Requires one "3V" battery (included). Please note: Colors and styles will vary from image shown.

Limit three per household.

Customer Reviews

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Secret Codes Revealed!, July 22, 2005

A Kid's Review

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tamagotchi Connection DNU Use 140136Asst1 (Toy)

Here is something valuable that every Tamagotchi owner will want. All 5 secret codes! Each code when entered gives you a rare item. When you have all five, your Tamagotchi becomes immortal!

ACBCABAC=hair gel

CBAACABC=stuffed animal

ABBACBCC=cake

BACBCACB=steak

BCBACABA=costume

These codes are available at Tamagotchi.com but they are very, very difficult to find.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tamagotchi Has Returned and Won't Be Forgotten!, September 21, 2005

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Elenchus (USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tamagotchi Connection DNU Use 140136Asst1 (Toy)

Tamagotchi is a VERY fun toy. I gave a five on the 'How Much fun is this toy' Why? Because it is fun! You start out with an egg which hatches into Babytchi male or female. (After you set the time and date and stuff) Then you get to name it! Mine was named Nino, the Spanish word for boy.

Tamagotchi's are just so cute! You can play games with them, feed them, and they even preform secret actions! (For example, My brother's Tamagotchi, Twink, spits water. I still think that's hilarious!)You can also connect with friends and play games and exchange presents using infrared technology! This toy is educational becuase you have to take care of it!

You have to feed it, play with it and more, just like a pet! Plus, you have to keep it happy! This toy is pretty durable in my opinion.

I have dropped it twice (On a very hard wood floor)and it plays just like normal! I believe that this toy comes at a great price for all the fun it delivers. But it may not be a good idea for this to be the on the top present on a younger child's wishlist. Because they may find it- A: Boring and not 'interactive' enough, or B: Hard to take care of.

I reccomend this toy for ages 9 and up. Younger children may become too upset when their Tamagotchi 'dies/goes back to Planet Tamagotchi' But, all in all, this toy is great fun, and it HIGHLY reccomend it!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yay For Tamas!, July 10, 2006

By 

Ivy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tamagotchi Connection DNU Use 140136Asst1 (Toy)

Tamas (Tamagotchis) Are one of the best toys ever.

They have three buttons, a button on the far left (A), a button in the middle (b), and a button on the far right (C). There are eight icons on the tamagotchi's screen. To choose which one you want, use the A button. It moves from left to right across the top row of icons, then left to right across the botton row. Your tamagotchi character is between the two rows of icons. The selected icon will be darker then the others. It can be a bit hard to tell. You may have to move it around a bit (if the light hits the screen wrong, it can be hard to read, light a computer screen) but even so, one may not be highlighted. Why? Well, if you...

Wait too long, the tamagotchi will un-select the selected icon and you will have to choose again.

Choose the icon in the very bottom-right corner of the screen, which is simply an alert button (more about this later) then all icons will be un-selected.

Once you have chosen the correct icon, press B. B is always the button for selecting. Now, the first icon that will highlight is the meter icon. It has several pages. To scroll through them, use the B or A buttons. On the page containing happines and hunger, you actually want there to be filled-in hears (Filled in hearts are back, otherwise they are white) becuase this means it is NOT hungry. Hapiness is the same, more hearts is better.

Click the A button again to scroll to the page with training. Acheive training points by playing games and disiplining/praising your tama.The more the better!

The third page has name, age and weight.The fourth has gender and "generation."If your tama becomes partners with anyone and gives birth to an egg, the tama that hatches will become second-generation, just like you might call a mother first generation and a daugter second generation. The fourth (and last) page has how many points you have. You can get points easily by doing games. They let you buy treats and items to make your tama even more happy!

To exit the list, click C.

The second icon in the top row is a chef's head. Click on this with B and it will take you to the food menu. You can click meal (if your tama is really hungry) snack (if it is a little hungry) or treat (If you've bought the food items.) Don't feed it too much or to little, as it would die! My freind once took my cousin's tama and just started feeding it, and wouldn't stop. It died, sadly enough.

The third icon is kind of a little can. This is the toilet-clean-up. If your tama makes a mess (Which is will, as there's no toilet,) click this button to clean in up. Yout tama will leave the screen too, but will pop right back.

the next item is gaming. It's a little bat. Click and select game, shop, or item. Go to games and you can play games that help your tama lose weight and give you points.

Go to shop to buy items for your tama.

Go to item to play with items you have. My tama likes the "ball."

The next icon is kind of a little heart with lines. This is the connectino button. I forget how to connect becuase my friend lost her tama and we haven't connected forever.

On the bottom row, the first icon is dicipline/praise. Use discipline when it notifies you when it hasn't done something (gotten hungry, gotten sick, pooed) or when it doesn't notify when it should (It should notify you when it is: Sick, Hungry, Going to sleep, Waking up, Or has Pooed.) Praise it when it does something right, such as beeping at appropriate times. I praise mine when it recovers from sickness as well.

The next button is the first-aid button. If your tama is sick, click this to give it medicine. It may need more than one dose.

Next is lights. Turn the lights on when is awake and off when it's asleep.

Next is the friendlist. Freinds are all the tamas (up to 50 are stored) that the tama has connected with.

The next button is the attention button. If the tama beeps, there should be an obvious change to the screen:

There will be poo on it, the tama will have a skull for sickness, the tma is asleep, but ALWAYS, no matter what, the attention signal should be highlighted. Of not, check it's hungrines levels anyway, and then discipline accordingly.

Also, pressing A+C makes sound turn off and A+B pauses it.

The sound turn off is good, becuase it beeps at least once a day, and if it's a school day, then it would be discovered to be "disruptive" and taken away. Also, it beeps very faintly at all times, at least when it's asleep. I am further looking into this, but for you out there with good hearing, A+C is a blessing.

Tamas are very durable. I have never had mine break. But water is bad, it can ruin them in a short while. The bateries only last about a month, but still.

A good tama will live a long time, I have heard of a tama that lived six months.

They are also incredibly fun, and I recomend them for ages 9+, seeing as the small parts could be swallowed if you pry the casing apart...um, with a screwdriver...and it might be hard for the younger children to handle the death of poor tama.

My tama, Sam, a boy, is asleep right now. They have regular sleep schedules. They go to sleep at the same time each night and sleep for about 12 hours.

They are the best toy ever invented...I LOVE them!