Say hello to baby Harry!

September 4th, 2004 by lynnylchan under Uncategorized

*beep* That’s my baby Tamagotchiâ„¢ Harry, saying hello to you all! He was “born” on Thursday, but since this is the new, improved version of the Tamagotchi, its parent was taking care of it. Well, the parent disappeared last night so now it’s just ickle Harry and me!

Right now he (yes, it’s a he, says so right there on the interface) is 1 year old (which to us is one day) and he’s a white blob. This morning he was a black blob that drank milk, now he eats this rice cake thing and sweets. He was so cute when he was tiny, he went to the toilet on a giant duck potty. The Japanese can be so whimsical sometimes.

I’m going to get another one, preferably pink, because my current one is blue. Then I can explore the inter-Tamagotchi relationship dynamics. Haha! This is like Sims, except that it’s much much more limited and portable. (Although I heard you can play Sims on the Nokia N-Gage now.)

I am not insane, although my roommate has accused me of being childish. I know perfectly well what I’m dealing with - a bunch of pixels running on a simple microprocessor and a monochrome screen. I wish I could import it to my phone, then I wouldn’t have to carry a 2nd item around. I just think it’s fun, it’s a game, and because I live in a dorm, it’s the closest I’ll get to a pet, which is the original idea of its inception. Oh, and bird flu can pass to cats as well, so the less contact I get with actual domestic animals, the better.

Any other people still playing with their Tamagotchis out there? I’d love to hear from you! Leave me a comment!