Tamagotchi is a miniscule pet from cyberspace who wants your like to survive and grow. If you take good care of your Tamagotchi pet, it’ll slowly grow bigger, more fit, and more pretty every day. Bit if you neglect your tiny cyber creature, your Tamagotchi may grow up to be mean or repugnant. How old will your Tamagotchi be when it returns to its home planet? What type of virtual caretaker will you be?
Listen to the Tamagotchi Song. It’s from Japan and all in Japanese but worth listening to. You’ll need a RealAudio player to hear it.
The japanese story, and the one I suspect is this : they are little alien creatures from Planet Tamagotchi, who crash landed on earth, and The Professor and his aid Mikachu found them. The Professor built them tiny egg formed protection cases so they could survive on earth, then Mikachu painted some, took them to school and started the Tamagotchi craze…
There are 6 different characters for each generation. There are two generations, otherwise known as P One and P2. Have a look at the expansion charts : Generation one / P1 Tamagotchi Chart and Generation 2 / P2 Tamagotchi Chart. They list the characters in order.
Depending on how well, or not so well you care for your Tamagotchi, will determine which personality you get in the curtain call adult stage.
When you first pull out the tab in your Tamagotchi an egg will appear. After you set the clock it will take 5 mins and the egg will hatch. For the 1st hour of your tiny creatures life, he will need virtually constant attention, so be ready to have an hour spent with your small pet. When a baby is first born it needs continual love and attention, as a short while the young one won’t need so much so fast. If you check the health meter you will work out what the young Babitchi or Shirobabitchi needs . When he’s just born, everything will be empty. Your job is to feed the tiny one meals until he is full, and play a game with him until he’s cheerful, and clean up his mess after he has gone poop. For that first hour the hungry and happy hearts will empty rather fast. After a good 20 to thirty mins he will take a snooze. After a short five minute snooze he can wake up. After another thirty mins or more, he can ultimately cease his demand need for food and play when he changes into his kid form or Marutchi or Tonmarutchi, depending on the generation you hatched.
From this point on your Tamagotchi will not need as much attention as he did when he was a baby. Everything you do from point on will determine what sort of caretaker you are. Six to eight days from now you’ll have your adult character. During this time you’ll need to discipline your young one when it calls for your attention, but doesn’t need anything and will not eat and play the game. You can make your Tamagotchi satisfied by feeding it candy instead of playing the game, but it is great to play the game and keep the weight down and keep your little friend healthy.
You may notice on the chart that there’s a “Secret Character” listed. That character can only be gotten from Zukitchi or Masukutchi. To get this Secret character you must take virtually perfect care of Zukitchi or Masukutchi for him / her to change into the secret character. For additional info on what strategies I use to get different characters take a glance at my Tamagotchi Tips Page.
While you are raising your small cyber creature you can notice as it reaches older ages ( ie : 16+ ) it’ll started to require more care. Don’t get upset with your little buddy though, it is just his technique of showing age. He also wants more love and memories from you before he departs so when he does come home, he is going to have heaps of experiences to share with his Tamagotchi buddies. And if you really feel you are annoyed, don’t take it out on the Tama. Many Tamagotchi are abused and mistreated due to owners disappointment. Don’t be one of these caretakers. Instead of taking out you fury you can simply do this. Go to clock mode by pressing the middle button. Now press the far right button and the far left button at the same time. If you did this right the clock will stop and will now say “SET” on the bottom right. This is a technique to set the clock, but also a way to pause. If you need a time away from caretaking this is the best option. When you’re ready to worry for your tiny Tama once again, simply set the clock to the proper time and press the far right button once. The clock will start and you can hit the middle button and return to caring for your Tamagotchi.
