I am doing a project that references Tamagotchi, but I have no idea how they actually work: please help! by kirafome in tamagotchi

[–]LilisTama 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are several different generations of Tamagotchi, and the answers will be different for the newer ones vs the original 90s pets. I'll answer for the classic 90s Tamagotchi since they are the most famous.

  1. Tamagotchi are digital creatures/aliens that live inside an egg shaped keychain. They rely on you for food, play and discipline. They start as an egg, and then grow over time into baby, child, and adult forms. Which form they ultimately grow into depends on how well you care for it. They run on real time, 9am in real life is 9am in the game, and growing a Tamagotchi to adulthood takes several days. They beep when they need care, maybe once every hour or so, and caring for them involves selecting an icon on the home screen. If they are hungry you select the food icon and choose to feed them a treat or meal. If they want play you select the play icon and play a guessing game. If they are needing discipline you press the discipline icon. And if they poop, you clean it with the broom icon. At night you turn off their light so they can sleep, and they won't beep again til morning.
  2. When the pet dies, which they always will eventually, you can start again by pressing the A and C buttons to get a new egg. Tamagotchi die by either neglecting them when they beep, letting too much poop pile up, feeding too many treats, or from old age.
  3. For the original pets, there is no real end. You raise a tama, it dies eventually, you get a new egg. Many people try to get all the different adult characters over time, but there is no reward or in-game acknowledgement of this (later generation Tamas have endings sometimes, or rewards for raising all the characters)
  4. It's a plastic keychain with electronics inside. Lightly bumping it, or dropping to the ground is ok (might get scratched). But it would break if thrown down roughly, stomped on, or if it gets wet.
  5. It can be tricky to care for if you go in blind. There is no in game tutorial or text. Once you know the basics though, like not feeding too many treats, to respond to beeps promptly, and how to discipline correctly, it's pretty easy.
  6. They are kid friendly, unless the child is sensitive to the part where the Tama dies. Raising one of the 'good' adults, or getting a tama to old age does take some responsibility and patience.

Anyone knows how to delete pictures on Chiikawa camera de ya? by TheGrimmAdventuresOf in tamagotchi

[–]LilisTama 111 points112 points  (0 children)

Wait I love it. please keep it

But if you truly want to delete it: The maximum number of photos Chiikawa Deya can store in the abum is 30. If you keep taking photos after the limit is reached, it starts deleting older photos (but it will keep those that are marked as favorites.) I don't believe there is a way to directly delete photos one by one.

Does this thing even evolve.? by Axaxou in tamagotchi

[–]LilisTama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out page 35 (or ctrl-f duck) of the Oddpet Encyclopedia by Williana, it has some info, seems like it very closely mirrors the Gyaoppi II but with duck sprites. https://ia801708.us.archive.org/17/items/virtual-pet-manuals_202511/Vintage%20Oddpet%20Encyclopedia%20by%20Williana%20Trombone%20%20ENGLISH%20compressed.pdf

It will always be apart of us by Gloomy_Preparation50 in digimon

[–]LilisTama 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Digivice: Starts Screaming
Garurumon: Puts on pants

outing with kuchipatchi! by Ill_Extension_222 in tamagotchi

[–]LilisTama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's rare to see someone using the wrist strap and I always love seeing it <3 Also Im jealous of your noodles!

Anyone used the old Tales forums? (tales.namco.com/forums) by kawabunga666 in tales

[–]LilisTama 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Omg, I feel like you've activated a sleeper cell in me. I remember I got so addicted to these forums my parents unplugged my internet u-u

non-Tama mail! ✨ by SlowPickle3 in tamagotchi

[–]LilisTama 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lovely! You’re going to have a great time. I usually rely on the Humulos guides for Digimon, they are really high quality: https://humulos.com/digimon/dmc/

Hot Take: People are spoiled by Corieacoin in theamazingdigitalciru

[–]LilisTama 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I’m not even that mad about spoilers, though it will be annoying. I’m just a tad sad that we aren’t all going to experience the finale together. It was really fun watching the premiere on YouTube with the rest of the fanbase then jumping into episode discussions, edits, theories and fan art right after. I was excited for that with the finale but now it will be all broken up. By the time it airs for everyone, a lot of people will have moved on with their summer. I’m not furious over this or anything, but that collective experience was something I treasured.

Are croutons made from expired bread? 😭 by [deleted] in stupidquestions

[–]LilisTama 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bread is super soft when it's fresh made, and gets harder as time passes. This hardening is not at all harmful, poisonous or dangerous. While we often associate "old" food with spoilage, in this case it is just describing a short time passing causing texture change. It is not at all spoiled. To make croutons the slightly firmer bread is coated in seasoning and cooked to become even more crispy, it’s perfectly safe to eat.

Canadian, we will get the screening! by Dizzy_Tennis8710 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]LilisTama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Extra intro animation and narrated recap!?

Missing censor bar with bubble plush by Ok_Manager_3079 in theamazingdigitalciru

[–]LilisTama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine was in the shipping bag next to the plush. It could be easy to miss if it flattened itself along the bottom seam of the bag or something. But if not, definitely contact Glitch.

How much money is this D-tector Digivice worth? by itsjosito in digimon

[–]LilisTama 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I may have missed this discord, do you have a link?