🐚 Keep the 90s alive—carry your digital pet in style!
The BandAI Tamagotchi Original Tama Ocean Shell is a compact, battery-powered handheld virtual pet featuring classic button controls and an LCD display. Designed for ages 8+, it offers dynamic pet evolution based on care, includes a convenient chain for portability, and promotes social and manual skills. Released in March 2024, it’s a must-have collectible for nostalgic millennials and new fans alike.
| Number of players | 2 UK |
| Product dimensions | 42L x 18W x 50H millimetres |
| Platform | Electronic Game |
| Controller type | Button Control |
| Item weight | 21 Grams |
| Power source | Battery Powered |
| Number of batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
| Age range (description) | Kid |
| Battery description | Lithium Metal |
| Display type | LCD |
| Material | Plastic |
| Form factor | Handheld |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 8 years and up |
| Item model number | 42979GTNP |
| Manufacturer's Suggested Maximum Weight | 295 Grams |
| Educational Objective(s) | Sociality, Hand-eye coordination, Manual Skills, Society, socializing |
| Language: | Castilian, English, Italian, French, Portuguese |
| Number of pieces | 1 |
| Assembly Required | No |
| Batteries Required? | Yes |
| Batteries included? | Yes |
| tech_spec_battery_description_toys | Lithium Metal |
| Material Type(s) | Plastic |
| Material Composition | Plastic |
| Material Care Instructions | Do not immerse in water, Do not put in the mouth, Avoid contact with water, Wipe clean with a damp cloth |
| Remote Control Included? | No |
| Release date | 7 Mar. 2024 |
| ASIN | B0CTCGG7B2 |
K**E
Easier to look after than I remember
I used to have a collection of tamagochis as a kid and have wanted one for a while so finally caved. I love her!! I named her mochiI remember them being way more needy but if you raise them right and discipline them they don't make much noise tbhShe wakes up just before 9am wanting food or cleaned up then doesn't make much noise until between 12 and 1pm then she's fine again until about 4pm and goes to sleep at 9pm at which time I turn the lights off for her to get a good sleep.Once you learn their routines they're insanely easy to look after. I'm going to get a connect version next cause I'd like to try and unlock some rare breeds and there aren't many options on this model when they age up. Takes about 3 or more days for them to turn into adults if you look after then right.I wish the website was still around, I used to play mini games and unlock gifts for my tama, you'd put a code into the device and get outfits or treats it was SO MUCH FUN!
S**S
Good
Good size and look great and good for money
V**A
Just like I remember
This is just how I remembered them from when I was a child. Now I'm the one left taking them to work to babysit while the kids are at school. Thumbs up for fun. Lol
B**N
A+
My granddaughter is happy!
L**)
Brings back so many memories
This brings back so many memories of when I would scream and cry if my pet died, and with the appearance being the same as the original, I feel like doing that again!! The instructions are definitely needed to jog the memory a bit, but after that the buttons are a lot easier to use. The quality is yet to be tested, and the look of it makes me think it is sturdy, and the value for money is something I need to find out too. The fun will probably never end for me now.
S**
Perfect!
Great present for Christmas! Takes me back to the past! Love it!
M**.
It was good but…
When it arrived I pulled the tab out and it flashed an egg, I waited 5 minutes and it hatched. It wanted to be fed so I tried to feed it, but the selecter button (c) didn’t work.
J**I
It’s a tamagotchi
It’s a traditional style tamagotchi. The same demanding little keyring it always was lol. I bought it know this and my daughter loves it. Easy to use, and the really good thing is it now sleeps at night until 9am so you don’t need to worry about it getting all demanding in the night (I don’t remember the 1980’s ones doing this so that’s a big upgrade)It’s a good little toy for kids wanting virtual pets
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