The Tamapitchi (たまぴっち) is a Tamagotchi-based PHS (Personal Handy-phone System). It came in three colors: Super White, Cherish Pink, and Ultra Violet. In addition to the standard phone functions, users could raise a Tamagotchi on the device, including several exclusive characters.
Features[]
P-Mail[]
The Tamapitchi contained a "P-mail" function, which allowed users to call and let their Tamagotchi "go visit" the Tamagotchi in their friend's Tamapitchi. The two Tamagotchis could play and eat together, and different events could occur depending on the current state of the destination Tamagotchi. For example, if the recipient's Tamagotchi was still an egg, the visiting user's Tamagotchi could help it hatch faster by hitting it with a hammer. If the recipient's Tamagotchi was sick, the visiting user could cure them. If a Tamagotchi was dying, visiting it several times could bring it back to vitality.
Caller Reaction[]
Using the PHS's internal address book, users could set their Tamagotchi to react in one of four ways depending on who is calling, ranging from "super happy" for their favorite people, to "super sad," for people they did not like.
Messaging[]
The Tamapitchi also came with a function to send short messages; the data transmission rate was 32Kbps. Up to 10 received messages could be stored.
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