A gigapet is like a pixelized version of a real pet, but they earn pitchforks, stars, lightbulbs, and halos. They also can earn and spend money at various places. I believe from what I've heard that the older gigas were a lot more challenging and enjoyable for any virtual pet collector, but the new ones are only fun at first, but then you realize that they're pretty much a rip-off and that even a little kid could easily use it. The older ones are more challenging and exciting to use, and are a different shape than the new ones, and it took an advanced player to handle them. The new ones aren't nearly as good as the old. They're cheap, little kid's toys, or so they indicate by the fact that they're so easy to use. They are almost shaped like skull, but are colored according to what kind of pet you get on it.