Tamagotchi Connection – Melon Soda

Super nostalgic!
My very first Tamagotchi ever was the Connection v4, so when I saw they were remaking Connection, obviously I had to grab one! This version is based mostly on the v3, but it’s still so incredibly nostalgic! I collect Tamagotchis on and off, and love that I get to add this one to my collection. It’s super cute and works great! Absolutely 100% recommend!By the way, I saw some reviews complaining about not being able to turn off the sound or pause the Tamagotchi. You definitely can turn off the sound and there’s a way to temporarily pause. So, if you press the A and C buttons at the same time together on the main screen, it should pop up and ask if you want the sound on or off.While the pause option is not as cut and dry, you technically can pause, albeit it can be quite annoying sometimes. If you hit B, you will see the time screen. Pressing A and C together while the time screen is up should let you set the time. While the time set menu is active, your Tamagotchi will not progress and is essentially, “paused.” But the annoying part is, you have to re-set the time to unpause. They do end up giving you an actual pause function in the v4, which is great because you don’t have to re-set the time anymore. Fingers-crossed they remake the v4 next and bring back Tama Town 🤞

Pretty shell, nostalgic. (Sweet Charms)
Was super excited seeing this one on Amazon. Had to have it immediately. Obviously it’s nostalgic for us people who had one or twelve growing up. I know the shell isn’t but it looks hand panted. The details are flawless. It’s just too darn cute!The screen is sometimes hard for me to make out though. Looks blurry at times. Which I am sure is the contrast. I will say that it’s clearer than the originals. It could also be because I am older with less vision. Doesn’t stop me from using it and getting joy and entertainment from it.I do recommend this Tamagotchi. Keep them coming Bandai

Great Tamagotchi iteration
I personally never had a Connection version of these when I was younger and bought this on a whim when I heard they were rereleasing them to celebrate their anniversary.Was pleasantly surprised to see that these offer a little bit more to them than the original Tamagotchis such as different food options, multiple games to play with your Tamagotchi and most importantly infrared communication so you can connect two devices to play games and marry creatures together and get new offspring. If you don’t have anyone else to connect with and don’t want to spend the money to buy a second device, don’t worry. The game will offer a chance sometimes for a random spouse to appear once your Tamagotchi reaches adult age that you can marry to make a new baby for when your current adult dies off. You will still miss out on the other connection exclusive things like games you can play together, but this toy is fun enough on its own that you should find plenty of enjoyment with just one device.Battery life is pretty decent, the one that was included in the device when I got it lasted exactly 25 days and if you’re quick enough to swap in a new battery while the low battery screen still displays on the screen you can download and continue with your most recent Tamagotchi and all your items and family history will still be intact so you won’t have to start all over. The only things affected when doing so will be that the time will be slightly off which is easy enough to fix and your Tamagotchi’s hunger and happiness levels will be empty which again is an easy fix.A couple of complaints I personally have with this are that the price being a little bit steep for what is 20+ year old technology at this point and that these devices which after some online searching seem to be based off of the V3 Connection programming don’t offer a pause function like some of the older Connection versions do for some odd reason. You can still pause in a manner of speaking by going to the time screen and activating set mode and just leaving it be on that screen and setting it once you’re ready to come back to it, but it would be nice if you could do a proper pause for when you’re not able to care for it due to life responsibilities.

Literal me mandaron a mi infancia.

I loved tamagotchis as a kid and was very excited to hear that Bandai was re-releasing the tamagotchi connection. I love the retro shell design straight from the 2000s and the toy is just as fun to play. I prefer to play with this toy over the gen 1 and gen 2 re-releases because there is a lot more to do in the tamagotchi connection. I am two weeks in and the battery the toy came with is still going. My only wish is that Bandai made the screen backlit so it would be easier to see your character. My package came in perfect condition and no defects.

海外版たまコネ説明書、上半分英語で下半分日本語になっているとYouTubeなどで知り思い切って購入。にほんごに変えられるので大丈夫かと説明書に、にほんごという単語だけで後は英語でした。裏は別の外国語でした。小さく絵が書いてあったので、にほんごにできました。後は問題なく遊ぶことができました。レインボーカラフルでかわいいです。購入して良かったです。届くのも早くすぐ遊べました。