Release Date:
JPN: November 23, 1996
NA: 1 May, 1997
EU: 12 May, 1997
Developer:
Bandai
Tamagotchi is the first and most well known virtual pet. The name is a combination of the Japanese word for egg “Tamago” and the English word “watch”. Tamagotchi has the shape of an egg, with a small LCD screen inside and three buttons below it. As someone who loves small pixel things and pets, I had to have one.
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Release Date:
1997
Developer:
DSI Toys
Barcode:
043667017486
This is a virtual pet of a dog. This one was sold in the West as a V-Puppy, but it appears to be a Hitorikko Puppy program with a different shell. This is my childhood and first digital pet, and I love little pixel things, so I got quite a few. Although he wasn’t my favourite back then, I think he’s one of my favourites now.
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Platform: Nintendo DS
Release Date:
EU: March 23, 2007
AU: April 5, 2007
NA: February 26, 2008
Publisher: Rising Star Games (NA Ignition Entertainment)
Developer: Dreams
Genre: Platformer Action
No Saves or Passwords
I had played Bubble Bobble on the MSX back when I was a kid and got stuck as I never figured out you could bounce on bubbles. My boyfriend was a huge fan of this game for the NES. We later bought a port for the Playstation for it and finally finished it together. So when I saw Bubble Bobble Double Shot I knew we had to have it and play it.
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Platform: Nintendo DS
Release Date:
NA: October 16, 2007
AU: October 25, 2007
EU: October 26, 2007
Publisher: THQ Inc.
Developer: Tose Co., Ltd.
Genre: Action Adventure
Saves: 3 save slots
I enjoyed the TV series of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The games always looked a bit too childish to me however. But when I found this game for super cheap, and realised Tose worked on it (who also worked on some of my favourite Dragonball games), I decided to give this one a shot. I realise the game also came out on GBA, PS2, Wii and XB360, but will specifically talk about the DS version here (there are differences between the GBA, DS and console versions!)
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Platform: Pokémon mini
Release Date:
NA: November 16, 2001
JPN: December 14, 2001
EU: March 15, 2002
Manufacturer: Nintendo
Saves: 6 games
Pokémon mini is the smallest game system with interchangeable cartridges ever produced by Nintendo. As I love simple, pixel games, cartridges, tiny things and Nintendo, I had to get this of course!
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Platform: Nintendo DS
Release Date:
JPN: February 24, 2005
EU: June 24, 2005
AU: July 6, 2005
NA: September 27, 2005
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Cing
Genre: Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure
Saves: 2 save slots
This game always intrigued me. I like point-and-click games, an interesting story, puzzles and anime style, so this game was one I always wanted to play. When my boyfriend moved in with me and we joined our game collection, I had to try this one out.
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Platform: Nintendo DS
Release Date:
JPN: March 2, 2006
NA: October 30, 2006
AU: December 7, 2006
EU: January 12, 2007
Publisher: Square Enix / Nintendo
Developer: Square Enix / Nex Entertainment
Genre: RPG
Saves: 3 save slots
I always enjoyed the Mana series and games from Square Enix in general, so when I saw this game I had to get it and play it.
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Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Release Date:
JPN: August 9, 1996
NA: June 1997
EU: January 29, 1998
Publisher: Natsume, Inc.
Developer: Amccus
Genre: Simulation
Saves: 2 separate save slots
Harvest Moon on the SNES is still one of my favourite video games of all time. It was one of the first video games I played on the SNES and got me hooked on the system.
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