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The Original Tamagotchi is Bandai's 1997 virtual pet, reissued with the same egg-to-adult raising loop: feed it, play with it, give it medicine and clean up after it. Care choices decide which of 7 adult characters you get, and the built-in guessing game adds a second way to keep it happy. It is a small keychain toy with a monochrome LCD, one CR2032 coin cell and a shell aimed at collectors as much as kids. Compared with color-screen virtual pets, it is simpler and cheaper in features, but it is the authentic original design and the nostalgia is the point.
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Lowest price we've seen: $19.99 on Nov 8 at Best Buy. Tracked across 2 stores since Nov 8.
Owners treat it as a nostalgia purchase and mostly get what they expect: the same beeping, needy little pet they remember. Parents report kids pick it up quickly. The common complaints are the repetitive care routine and the lack of a mute or pause.
The Tamagotchi The Original Tama Smile is a digital pet from the Original Tamagotchi line, a revival of the 1997 toy. It has an LCD screen and is built from ABS, PC, SI and metal. It runs on one CR2032 battery, which is included.
You raise the pet from egg to child to adult by feeding it, playing with it, giving it medicine and cleaning up after it. The way you care for it decides which of 7 possible adult characters it becomes. The device also includes the original Character game, where you guess which way your Tamagotchi will move next.
A chain is included for attaching the Tamagotchi to a bag. The toy is recommended for ages 8 and up and is a collectible.