Tamagotchi Mini/20th Anniversary help

Hi! I have a few things I'd like to say...

Are the 20th Anniversary tamagotchi's the same as the same as the tamagotchi mini's?

I may get one of these for my birthday (in about 2 months): https://www.thetoyshop.com/collectibles/electronic-collectibles/Tamagotchi---Dark-Pink/p/532596_41818

Can you give me some advice on taking care of one of these and are there any instructions online? I've seen instructions for the 20th Anniversary and Mini but I don't know if they're the same thing...

Any other advice would be great as if I do get one I'd like to take care of it properly. I don't really want to find out that I've killed my tamagotchi in a few days.

Advice on other tamagotchi's would be great too. I want something with a few things to do, but I'm often busy so I don't want a tamagotchi that's too needy. I'd also like it to be under £30 if possible as my parents don't seem keen on buying tamagotchi's, so maybe lower prices will help. Any suggestions?

Thanks! ~ Berry

Yes, 20th anniversary and minis are pretty much the same, though there are some very minor differences (20th anniversary has Bill). Otherwise the care is identical.

If you're looking for cheap tamagotchis, look at japanyouwant.com. The prices there are usually not as inflated as on ebay, and the shipping prices are very reasonable.

Jhud said:

Yes, 20th anniversary and minis are pretty much the same, though there are some very minor differences (20th anniversary has Bill). Otherwise the care is identical.

If you're looking for cheap tamagotchis, look at japanyouwant.com. The prices there are usually not as inflated as on ebay, and the shipping prices are very reasonable.

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OK, thanks! ^_^

Berryitchi said:

Can you give me some advice on taking care of one of these and are there any instructions online? I've seen instructions for the 20th Anniversary and Mini but I don't know if they're the same thing...

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I wrote some in-depth instructions about the 20th Anniversary Mini in a topic way back:

Basically, the mini has the same scales as a normal Tamagotchi from before the colour era: four hearts for hunger and four hearts for happiness. The problem is, both of these scales are hidden and the instructions are so vague that no one can figure it out if they've never had a Tamagotchi before. To take care of your Tamagotchi mini, feed it rice and candy - press A to bring up the menu and select and B to confirm - till it refuses to eat. When it starts shaking its head, that means it is full for that food option, which is directly equivalent to having four hearts filled (each heart is filled with one meal). [Around every 45 minutes], one heart will drop so it needs to be fed to keep its meters up. If its meters become empty, then it will turn its back on you which indicates it has gained a care mistake - care mistakes influencing character growth.

The C button does nothing unless the food menu is up, but if it does do something without that menu then that means the Tamagotchi needs care. The animations relate to whether the tamagotchi is hungry - and thus needs food - or unhappy - and thus needs candy. [The hungry animation is a spaced out look with a swirl in the air while the unhappy animation is the Tamagotchi turning away with a throbbing symbol in the air.]

The mini's formula is simply feeding, cleaning up after it, healing it when it is sick (indicated by a skull), and turning its lights off when it needs to sleep. There are no other functions.

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They are quite hardy so even with a couple of care mistakes, the best character (Mametchi) is still achievable. One thing I will say is that the Tamagotchi Mini is more or less a vintage Tamagotchi with an extended adult stage. In the adult stage, the owner merely keeps the character alive for the remainder of its lifespan and there are no further "surprises" or developments. For some fans who dearly love the originals, this can be a great feature as some characters on the originals - particularly those achieved from bad care - live only a few days after adulthood, but on the Mini they live many days longer.

Advice on other tamagotchi's would be great too. I want something with a few things to do, but I'm often busy so I don't want a tamagotchi that's too needy. I'd also like it to be under £30 if possible as my parents don't seem keen on buying tamagotchi's, so maybe lower prices will help.

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I think a V1 or V2 might work for you as they are pretty basic versions with a bit more features than a vintage version. Also, they have a pause feature which will put the tamagotchi in limbo till it is taken off pause, very useful when you can't care for them for awhile. Neediness-wise, I think they require average maintenance but with the pause feature this could be made even more manageable, although they will take longer to grow up. You could also set the time a few hours behind which will shift their schedule to happening a few hours later than if it was real time. I'm sure you can find a used one for under 30 pounds, if not much less, and if you want one with more features go with the V2.

One general tip is don't start up a Tamagotchi if you are going to be busy as most Tamagotchi models - the Mini and the Morino being exceptions - have a very needy baby stage that lasts 1 hour. After this hour, they become much less needy and become gradually less needy with each life stage. Secondly, when a Connection Tamagotchi is an adult and you don't have another connection - or you model is a Japanese Connection (excluding the Japanese V1) - make sure to marry them off to the partner the matchmaker brings at around age 8. Any later is treading a thin line to when they will evolve into the elder stage, which will not result in a new generation unless they are married to a tamagotchi in the elder stage on another device. Basically, an unmarried senior will keep on living till they receive enough bad care to pass away.

Knighttchi's Ballad said:

One general tip is don't start up a Tamagotchi if you are going to be busy as most Tamagotchi models - the Mini and the Morino being exceptions - have a very needy baby stage that lasts 1 hour. After this hour, they become much less needy and become gradually less needy with each life stage. Secondly, when a Connection Tamagotchi is an adult and you don't have another connection - or you model is a Japanese Connection (excluding the Japanese V1) - make sure to marry them off to the partner the matchmaker brings at around age 8. Any later is treading a thin line to when they will evolve into the elder stage, which will not result in a new generation unless they are married to a tamagotchi in the elder stage on another device. Basically, an unmarried senior will keep on living till they receive enough bad care to pass away.

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Wow, thanks! You know a lot about tamagotchis! I'll take a look at the V1's and V2's. Thanks! ^_^

I like the sound of the V2, but I may just have to go with the Mini as it's the only tamagotchi that seems to be in stores.

Because tamagotchis have been discontinued for a long time. You can't really expect to find older models anywhere- unless at places like flea markets or second hand stores. Online stores like Ebay are the only option. (Or Japanyouwant but it has mostly Japanese models, though English models happen to come up sometimes too)

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Because tamagotchis have been discontinued for a long time. You can't really expect to find older models anywhere- unless at places like flea markets or second hand stores. Online stores like Ebay are the only option. (Or Japanyouwant but it has mostly Japanese models, though English models happen to come up sometimes too)

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OK... I think the Mini's are in my local store so I might try and do one of them. I've seen a connection on Amazon for, like, 350$ XD Definitely not buying that one. Their tamagotchi prices are terrible. XD Thanks!

Amazon is not for buying old tamas (or, honestly, tamas in general, unless it's the Japanese amazon), they're way too overpriced. Because I think Amazon only sells from certified sellers, not from private sellers, and not a lot of certified sellers carry old models (when a toy gets discontinued, it usually ends up being sent back to the company if it doesn't sell)

Ebay is a better option, or even facebook groups.

Jhud said:

Amazon is not for buying old tamas (or, honestly, tamas in general, unless it's the Japanese amazon), they're way too overpriced. Because I think Amazon only sells from certified sellers, not from private sellers, and not a lot of certified sellers carry old models (when a toy gets discontinued, it usually ends up being sent back to the company if it doesn't sell)

Ebay is a better option, or even facebook groups.

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Wow, OK. Before Christmas there was a blue Dalmatian Tamagotchi Friends model for sale. It went from £25 to £30, then at one point it was £10. A bit later it was £90, now I think it's £50. xD Definitely dodgy!

Jhud said:

Amazon is not for buying old tamas (or, honestly, tamas in general, unless it's the Japanese amazon), they're way too overpriced. Because I think Amazon only sells from certified sellers, not from private sellers, and not a lot of certified sellers carry old models (when a toy gets discontinued, it usually ends up being sent back to the company if it doesn't sell)

Ebay is a better option, or even facebook groups.

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I don't know how it is elsewhere, but Amazon UK does allow private individuals to sell via the site, as well as registered businesses.

That's the cause of the sorts of prices that Berryitchi describes - individuals overpricing things due to a knowledge that the items are discontinued, in the hope that someone will decide to pay that price instead of going for the far-cheaper options that can easily be found elsewhere.

Penguin-keeper said:

I don't know how it is elsewhere, but Amazon UK does allow private individuals to sell via the site, as well as registered businesses.

That's the cause of the sorts of prices that Berryitchi describes - individuals overpricing things due to a knowledge that the items are discontinued, in the hope that someone will decide to pay that price instead of going for the far-cheaper options that can easily be found elsewhere.

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Ah. Thanks for the input, Penguin-keeper!