The Tamagotchi is a handheld digital pet that was created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai. It was released by Bandai on November 23, 1996 in Japan and on May 1, 1997 in the rest of the world, quickly becoming one of the biggest toy fads of the late 1990s and the early 2000s. This version is also officially known as "Gen1" to differentiate it from the later release of "New Species Discovered!! Tamagotchi" also known as "Gen 2".
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Character
Earnest, intimate, warm and unpretentious.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
- sparerichly built
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About the game
- Platforms
- Handheld Electronic LCD
- Developer
- Bandai, Wiz
- Publisher
- Bandai
- Released
- November 23, 1996
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Kandume Monsters 199883% alikeBoth earnest, warm, intimate.
Itsudemo! Nyan to Wonderful 199882% alikeBoth earnest, warm, spare.
Tamagotchi CD-ROM 199781% alikeBoth earnest, intimate, warm.
Shanghai 198680% alikeBoth intimate, earnest, warm.
Eevee x Tamagotchi 201980% alikeBoth earnest, intimate, warm.
Train Yard Builder 202479% alikeBoth earnest, warm, spare.
Mahjong 200977% alikeBoth earnest, intimate, warm.
World of Solitaire 202077% alikeBoth earnest, warm, spare.
Return to the Blue Lagoon 199164% alikeFilm · Both earnest, intimate, classical in form.
Film · Both earnest, classical in form, warm; this one is more epic.
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