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Tamagotchi

Simulator

Released

May 1, 1997

10,772 days ago
Platforms
  • Handheld Electronic LCD
Ratings

Not rated yet

Release dates

North America dates
  1. May 1, 199710,772 days ago
    • Handheld Electronic LCD

About

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".

Screenshots

How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 3 players
Main story
5 h
Main + extras
7.5 h

Game info

Released
1996 · see every game from that year
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view

Other versions

Studios

Languages

2 languages
English, Japanese
LanguageAudioSubtitlesInterface
EnglishEnglish (US)––
Japanese日本語––

Themes & tags

Story & names

Also known as

  • Egg WatchAlternative title
  • Tamagotchi Gen 1Alternative title

Release dates by region

2 releases in 2 regions

worldwide

japan

The Tamagotchi series

All 104 games
  1. This gameTamagotchi1996
  2. Tamagotchi Gen 21997
  3. Tamagotchi Angel1997
  4. Mothra Tamagotchi1997
  5. Genjintch Tamagotchi1997
  6. Tamagotchi 64: Minna de Tamagotchi World1997
  7. Tamagotchi Osutchi1997
  8. Tamagotchi Mesutchi1997
  9. Hoshi de Hakken!! Tamagotchi1998
  10. Tamagotchi Ocean1998
  11. Tamagotchi Garden1998
  12. Devilgotchi1998

Showing 1–12 of 104 main games, in release order.

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Where to find it

Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.