| The latest craze amongst junior school aged | | | | Version 3 comes in six colours including cow (black |
| children (around 6-10 years) is the tamagotchi | | | | and white), blue camouflage, surf wave, ice |
| cyber pet. Following the successful re-introduction | | | | cream, clear yellow and tropical flower (green and |
| of this cyber pet in 2006, the makers, | | | | pink). It also comes with new characters, more |
| bandai.com, have come up with a new version | | | | games and new items. In addition, the Version 3 |
| which is already very difficult to get hold of. | | | | gives you new passwords to enter the virtual |
| The Tamagotchi | | | | world of tamagotchis on your pc. Here you can |
| In the mid 1990s, the first tamagotchi was | | | | play games and win GOTCHI points which can be |
| launched. It was a very small hand held computer | | | | used to buy your tamagotchi pet new food and |
| chipped game, a cyber pet which you fed and | | | | items. Using your password to enter the |
| cared for. The craze lasted a couple of years. | | | | tamagotchi world allows you to visit foreign |
| However, since the re-launch of the Tamagotchi | | | | destinations and meet the tamagotchi King! |
| in 2005 with the introduction of Version 2, a new | | | | Recommend? |
| craze has started to spread. Version 2 and | | | | Tamagotchis are a lot fun to play with and ideal |
| version 3 Tamagotchis are interactive. They have | | | | for children aged 6 and above. They can be great |
| an infra red connection which allows you to | | | | for car journeys (in daylight) and relaxing after a |
| connect them with others so that they can share | | | | tough day at school! Back in the 1990s when the |
| presents and reproduce. | | | | tamagotchi craze first struck, many parents were |
| Version 3 | | | | left to care for the pet during the daytime. |
| Version 3 tamagotchis are much the same as | | | | Parents may well find themselves caring for the |
| version 2 with some additional extras. Visually, | | | | baby once again (and finding themselves really |
| you can identify a version 3 from a version 2 by | | | | quite hooked). It may not be quite the |
| the presence of a small stubby antennae on the | | | | no-nonsense pet that you expect, but still not as |
| top left of version 3 models. | | | | messy or expensive as the real thing! |