The Tamagotchi Connection Version 5 "Familitchi", known as the Yay! Family Iro Iro! Tamagotchi Plus (いぇー！ふぁみりーイロイロ！たまごっちプラス Yē! Famirī Iro Iro! Tamagotchi Purasu) in Japan, and also known for short as the Famitama, is the sixth model in the line of Tamagotchi connection virtual pets. The focus of the model is to raise a family of Tamagotchi.
The Japanese edition was released by Bandai on November 23, 2007, and globally as the V5 Familitchi in January 2008.
Notably, unlike the previous Tamagotchi Connection releases (post-Version 1), the Version 5 is a functionally identical translated release of its Japanese counterpart.
The Version 5 was also spun off with the Tamagotchi Connection Version 5 Celebrity, which featured different games and characters to raise.
Design[]
Screen[]
The V5's screen is unique, as it is now 1.5x the size of screens prior. The total size is now 48 x 30 pixels. The "Medicine" icon has now been merged with the "Chest" icon, and two new icons, being "Television" and "Training" have now been added.
Shell[]
The four regional versions of the V5/Famitama. Clockwise from top-left: USA, Europe, Asia/Oceania, and Japan.
For the Japanese release of the Famitama, a key hanging off the side is present in place of a house-shaped antenna. For the V5 global releases, the key loop is replaced with the house-shaped antenna, and the key chain varies between regions.
Asian/Oceanic regions have the key for a key chain, European releases have their current ball chain (though now with a charm included), and the American release has the same key ring. In all cases, two designs are the same in every region, these being "Tamagotchi House" and "Love My Family". The Asian/Oceanic region also includes the "Pet" shell.
Features[]
Multiple Characters[]
At the start of each generation, users can have up to 3 eggs. The oldest character can play games and use any item. When two characters marry they become "Parent" characters. These occur from the second generation onward. The first-born son (ちょうなん chounan) and daughter (ちょうじょ choujo) determine the growth throughout the generation; they will always grow up to be in the same group. The second-born son (じなん jinan) or daughter (じじょ jijo) will never evolve into the same group as the other two children.
Bonding[]
- Main article: Bonding
The V5 now includes a function of family bonding, which has an effect of what animations the characters do. Bonding may be brought up by using the Training icon, through specific items, or by playing games with parents (2nd generation onward). Bonding is shown in steps of 10%, and different percentages lead to changes in the C Click Reaction.
- 0%-10%: The on-screen characters look in both directions, before making an error sound, and question marks appearing on screen. If the user has any less than 3 characters, a ? mark will appear over the air.
- 20%-30%: The oldest character comes up close to the screen, whilst the other two gradually vanish temporarily in the process, before returning after.
- 40%-50%: All on-screen characters run off the screen through the left, come back, and fall over.
- 60%-70%: The oldest character kisses the two characters surrounding him/her, and small heart appears over their heads, and when they, in turn, kiss back, a third heart appears above the middle, and the three hearts merge together and will result in a giant heart which will appear above them.
- 80%-100%: All characters come up close to the screen.
Games[]
A total of four games are present on the V5. All four games are played with the oldest child, and the last two are only playable from the second generation onwards since a parent is required. Each game rewards up to 100 Gotchi Points, but the first two games will also reward up to 4 Happy Hearts and the latter two will reward Bonding.
- TV Surfing: The Tamagotchi sits down next to a TV where channels featuring Ringotchi, Nikatchi, Young Dorotchi, Young Mimitchi and Young Androtchi will scroll in that order, with static occasionally appearing in-between. An image appears above showing a specific channel that the user must stop the TV on by pressing the A or B buttons. The channels will switch faster over time, and the user must stop a total of 10 channels to win.
- Tea Time: The Tamagotchi stands in front of a table. The objective is to only pour tea into cups that are placed upright as opposed to sideways. If a glass is upright, the user must press the corresponding button to pour tea into it (A for left, B for right, both for both cups), and if both cups are sideways, the user mustn't press any buttons. They must reach 20 cups of tea served to win.
- Golf Putt: This game is played along with the father. An arrow moves underneath a golf ball, and the user must press the A or B button to stop the arrow when it is under the ball. The speed at which the arrow moves increases over time, and the user must score 30 points to win. This game also increases Bonding when completed.
- Shoe Pairs: This game is played along with the mother. The mother will hold up a certain kind of shoe (tennis shoes, slippers, boots or high heels). The user must press the A or B button when the matching shoe appears under the gap above the conveyor belt. The belt will speed up over time, and the user must reach 20 matched pairs to win. This game also increases Bonding when completed.
TV[]
- Main article: Tamagotchi Connection Version 5 Item List
The V5 includes a new icon which is a television. The user can access three channels which have different functions:
- Shopping Channel: Food and items can be bought here.
- Dating Channel: Marriage partners for the Tamagotchi can be found here. The channel can be accessed 48 hours after the characters have become adults and can be accessed up to 3 times per day.
- Travel Channel: The user's Tamagotchi can be sent on a trip. This replaces the pause function and it costs 500 Gotchi Points to use on the Japanese edition.
Tama & Earth EXPO[]
- Main article: Tama & Earth EXPO
The TAMA & Earth EXPO website is the Connection V5's iteration of TamaTown. Users can connect their V5 by entering a password generated by their device and play games to earn items and gotchi points. The website allowed users to explore the Tama & Earth EXPO, a collection of islands themed after North America, Japan, Europe, and Asia/Oceania. The islands were created as a mean for Tamagotchi to learn about the Earth.
Connection[]
The Familitchi has the option to communicate with other Connection V5s or the Tamagotchi Music Star. The user can connect to play 2 games or marry their Tamagotchi to another user's Tamagotchi. Note that the two Tamagotchi being married must have a good relationship in order for them to go through with it. Relationship can be increased by playing connection games together.
Tama DVD[]
DVD set packaging
In the Asia and Oceanic region, The Tamagotchi Connection Version 5 was released with a Tamagotchi activity disc called Tama DVD. This DVD contained 9 "channels" containing various games and animations, as well as a quiz with songs at the end. When the user won certain games, they would be presented with a code for the V5, and there was also a shopping channel with codes which allowed them to get items for cheap prices.
There were two cartoons for each family (Mame, Meme, Kuchi, and Violet) which lasted 30 seconds to 1 minute and did not have any dialogue (except for incomprehensible gibberish). There were also cooking cartoons that were longer and showed the Tamagotchi characters making a recipe. Unlike the family cartoons, these had speech bubbles showing what the characters were saying. At the end of these cartoons, the character would give the food to another family member and if it was successful, a code for the food would appear.
Gallery[]
Promotional Images[]
Commercials[]
Trivia[]
- This is the first Tamagotchi Connection release to not feature any teens who are young forms of staple adults.