Day Two Update

So, I was digging around through some drawers and I found my V4.5 with a working battery still inside! I thought I might as well start it again. I had to put in the date and time again, but when the egg hatched it was a boy who I named Kyoya.

I like the V4/.5 because they're simple but at the same time have some pretty nifty features. I like how you can get a job. The longest generation I've ever had was on the V4. I was on my 24th generation before my tama died! I think it was a Young Kuchipatchi.

This is a long post, so I'm putting a cut.


Since I have so much experience with the V4, I thought I would give the V4.5 a go. I haven't played that one much because very soon after getting it (which was years and years ago) the screw became too worn to turn with a screwdriver. After that, I couldn't get it open, so no more batteries could be put in. Eventually I ended up breaking the case off, but the screw was stuck inside the machine. A year or two ago, I finally managed to fix it, removing the screw and sellotaping the back to the machine. I think I got about a generation in.

Kyoya wasn't that hectic to take care of whilst a baby, but he was needy enough. I played a few games of Climb with him, he got sick and I cured him (this had very unfortunate timing. I was trying to play a game on my Music Star at the same time) and then fell asleep, all of the usual baby troubles. I like that on the V4.5 you don't have to turn off the lights, so the tamas just fall asleep by themselves.

An hour later, Kyoya evolved into a Kuribotchi, which is the toddler that looks like an acorn. He looks more like a raindrop to me, though. After a good while the preschool teacher came and gave him a little rucksack so that he could go to school. I believe the preschool game is random as to whether or not you win. The teacher sings and your tamagotchi has to try and sing back the same notes. If you win I think you get ten points towards a random skill attribute. I wouldn't know as Kyoya hasn't won yet.

I bought him a drum for 1900gp, which was on sale and as such half price. I really like the games on this version, apart from Dance. I hate Dance. I remember always being terrible at it, so I never got any Memetchis or anything. Oh, wait. Dance is on the V4! On this version I think the alternative is either Shapes or Manhole.

The first game which is available to you from a baby is Climb, a game in which the goal is to climb up all the clouds. There are thirty of them, and you have to jump safely onto them using the B button (which is the one in the middle). After you've jumped 24 clouds, they will start whizzing by extremely fast, so when you hit 24 just mash the B button to get to the top.

The second game is Tug-Of-War, the much better alternative to Bump. Whilst Bump is similar, there's a bit more of a chance aspect to it, which is determined by your tama's weight. Tug-Of-War doesn't have that, or if it does it doesn't make much difference. During this game there are six rounds, in which you'll be pitted against other tamagotchis of all different ages. Press the B button when the bar is completely black to gain maximum tugging power. Repeat this until the other tamagotchi falls over, which is when it's pulled too far over to the left.

I suppose whilst I'm describing games I'll do the Music Star's as well. I'll update the games for the V4.5 as I unlock them.

On the Music Star, all of the games are available to you straight away as a baby. On the Music Star, however, there is a difference as to how the games work. In previous versions, the games earned you money, but on the Music Star, they only earn you stat points. Money is earned later on the Music Star and only when your tama is an adult and working.

The first game is Sing A Song. The goal is to repeat back the notes in the order presented to you. The lowest note corresponds with the A button, the middle with the B button and the C with the highest. The easiest way to play this game is to listen instead of watch. There are ten rounds, the first few only having three notes to copy, then four, five and so on.

The second game is Music Notes. I personally don't really like this game, as it tends to get a bit tedious. Use the A button to scroll through the music notes above your tama's head and press B to make your tama jump and eliminate notes of the same type to the left. Music notes fall in rows from above and your goal is to eradicate 100 of them. The breve (double note) is worth two points, with the others being worth one. You can only take away music notes from the bottom row, meaning you have to do one row at a time. Be careful, because selecting the wrong note causes you to lose points! Mistakenly selecting the double note causes you to lose two points.

The last game is Sound Block, in which you hop from block to block as they appear to get to the black one, which is the goal. There are six rounds. This game is my favourite. Each block has a countdown of three and once it hits zero, the block disappears, so you can't stay in one place for too long. The first level of this game is always the same, and as the rounds progress the blocks disappear faster and faster.

The preschool game is a watered-down version of Jumping Rope from the V4. You press any button to jump, and the goal is to remain victorious over the other pre-schooler. Jump when the rope is at your tamagotchi's knees. The school game is slightly more difficult. Press the corresponding button when a music note appears over your bandmates' heads. Furthest left would be A, middle B and far right C.

The recording studio game is difficult until you get the hang of it. Rows of black squares go across the top screen. Press the right buttons when they're going over the arrow to the left side. The top square is the A button, the middle the B button and the bottom the C button. You have to repeat this. You do get two mistakes, however.

The other two games you can play when an adult (these are for money if you don't pass the audition right away. Other than that they serve no purpose) are generic grabbing games. They work much like the claw games you find at arcades. A picture of a cake or fruit will appear above your tama's head and you must use the claw (with the B button) to grab something off the conveyor belt that matches the picture.

Finally, I'm going to post my tama's stats.

Music Star/V6
Memetchi - Pip
Age: 2 years
Weight: 29lbs (what a fatass)
Hungry/Happy: 4/4 full
Stress: 0
Tone: 737
Rhythm: 652
Original: 999
Music Genre: Rock n' Roll
Instrument: Guitar
Star Ranking: 2nd (!!)
Tama fans: 217,877,725

V4.5
Kuribotchi - Kyoya
Age: 0 years
Hungry/Happy: 4/4 full
Training: 1/10
Weight: 11lbs
Humour: 16
Beauty: 20
Strength: 9

Incidentally, there's things in both my tama's shops that I want. In the Music Star, they have a Wild Guitar and a Spot Costume, and in the V4.5 they have two tickets!

More tomorrow.