I think the Tamagotchi Connection v3 (the one in the photo) was a 2006 release. The original Connection was 2004. I didn’t have any older Tamagotchis, so this is the one I chose. I’ve had that one since I was a kid!
Daaamn all of those look like they’re in great condition. They re-released the og Tamagotchi here in Japan. I was so tempted to get it, but I realized I already have two kids who constantly yap and complain about being hungry.
They re-released those original Tamagotchi and then the Tamagotchi Connections fairly recently. Not sure of global availability, but I got my hands on one pretty easily in Canada. They use the shell of the Connection v3 and behave about the same, if I’m not mistaken. But, they’re not quite the same. They’re not as good. The battery life isn’t as good (it’s kind of short, actually), and there are certain quirks that make me think it’s running slightly faster than the original.
I’m glad they exist, but they’re definitely not the exact same thing. They’re kinda expensive now too. I remember them costing $20 back in the day (the Connection, in Canada), which is about $30 now. But to buy the rebooted Connection, they’re all over $60-$70. I got the translucent neon colour, the 90s design. I see a dark starry neon colour, that looks even more 90s.
Did they have that model of Tamagotchi already in the 2000s? Man, my brain just can’t make sense of time anymore.
Also, I can totally hear my phone call incoming with the little put-tutut, put-tutut, ptttttttttt from the phone being so close to the speaker, haha.
I think the Tamagotchi Connection v3 (the one in the photo) was a 2006 release. The original Connection was 2004. I didn’t have any older Tamagotchis, so this is the one I chose. I’ve had that one since I was a kid!
Daaamn all of those look like they’re in great condition. They re-released the og Tamagotchi here in Japan. I was so tempted to get it, but I realized I already have two kids who constantly yap and complain about being hungry.
They re-released those original Tamagotchi and then the Tamagotchi Connections fairly recently. Not sure of global availability, but I got my hands on one pretty easily in Canada. They use the shell of the Connection v3 and behave about the same, if I’m not mistaken. But, they’re not quite the same. They’re not as good. The battery life isn’t as good (it’s kind of short, actually), and there are certain quirks that make me think it’s running slightly faster than the original.
I’m glad they exist, but they’re definitely not the exact same thing. They’re kinda expensive now too. I remember them costing $20 back in the day (the Connection, in Canada), which is about $30 now. But to buy the rebooted Connection, they’re all over $60-$70. I got the translucent neon colour, the 90s design. I see a dark starry neon colour, that looks even more 90s.