#giga pets unicorn

[tamamama88]

Yay, I got the Giga Pet Unicorn as a present. This is my second Giga now. My first was the Crypted one, and I was amazed at how engaging and enjoyable it was. I am really looking forward to playing this one.

[talkedy]

Lately I have been really fixated on Tamagotchi. It's a very low energy low effort game that I only ever need to put a couple of seconds into. Finding fun stuff to do while being burnt out is just so hard...

I only have a little Gen 1 Tamagotchi, although it sent me down a rabbit hole of looking for more. Apparently they collab with a lot of different franchises... there's a Hatsune Miku one that I've had my eye on...

I was wondering if there were any Mickey Mouse Tamas, and I could only find a Mickey Mouse "Giga Pet" from the 90s, back when digital pets were a big fad. I actually have a unicorn Giga Pet that's unopened... maybe I'll see if it's worthwhile before I even consider buying something like that...

[void-kill]

what should i name my unicorn giga-pet chat

[digi-tama-in-your-pocket]

I've been running the Gigapets Digital Doggie for, I'd say 5 days?

I think don't nee to run it any longer to know everything I need to know about this pet. It reminds me of the Gigapets AR Tech T-Rex I ran a few years back, which was a very cute pet, but also very basic compared to things like the frog, the pixie, and the cryptids.

This is a revamp of the 2017 Gigapets AR Digital Doggie, which itself is a remake of the 90's Digital Doggie. I don't think this version adds much from the AR version besides better battery life.

It looks really goofy and weird with it's nose-less smiling face but I kind of like it. And i'm pretty sure it's an homage to the original 90's pixel art.

So confession, i'm not a huge dog person, I think they're okay, I'll et a dog and make friends, but I've had too many bad experiences with the results of bad owners, both in my family, and of the variety that let their dog out without leashes to bite newspaper carriers. And I also think if you have the chance to choose any animal companion without any of the negatives, a very common animal that is already domesticated is a very, very boring choice. If I was gifted one as a kid, I would be a little disappointed it wasn't a T-Rex or a tamagotchi, but I would still love it just the same.

I mostly got the digital doggie because I guess i'm a collector now, and I really want to support Top Secret Toys and their Giga Pet endeavors. So keep that in mind if I don't sound too thrilled.

But the Digital Doggie is still very cute, well animated, and easy to raise. It's really tolerant of neglect, which is fortunate since I do have a job and tend to sleep in on my days off.

I suspect I'm not going to have much to say about the T-Rex or the Unicorn when I finally run them, as they're also from that first wave of Gigapets AR remakes.

[launturnforest]

so, giga pets frog gets a 10\10 out of me. the dinosaur was... ok? 7/10 the unicorn was 4/10 fairy was 9/10.. i feel like i need to make log on my wordpress.

[teecupangel]

Submitted by @saberamane

For the Ark Survival Evolved AU, the guys and their tame’s I personally think fit them, pokemon style. Meaning they have 6 ‘fighter’ tames, plus a shoulder pet. And post 1 is going to be The Island specific tames. (So no wyvern, shadowmane, glow pets etc. Also, I’m going to make it a running gag that Desmond tames things he shouldn’t be able to, because he is the ‘chosen one’.)

They all have an Argy (Argentavis) as their main flyer tame for travel.

Desmond:

Carnotaurus (named Rex)

T-Rex (named Cars)

Yutyrannus

Unicorn

Liopleurodon

Accidental Dragon Boss Tame

Giga (Desmond is special and gets an extra tame)

Shoulder Pet- Microraptor (Desmond tamed it out of spite after it got him killed several times as he tried to travel the redwoods. Desmond has a love-hate relationship with it.)

Altair:

1 Sabertooth (unknown gender, but named Malik because the cat is a bit of an asshole, as all cats are. Likes to nap.)

1Troodon (Named Nips by Desmond, because it likes to bite.)

Purlovia

Megalania

Thylacoleo

Megalosaurus

Shoulder Pet- Ichthyornis(It flies, and steals…)

Ezio:

Dodo Farm (Various, Cesare gives the best eggs though)

Ovis Herd

Hyaenodon (As a pet)

Equus

Therizinosaur

Spino

Shoulder Pet- Pegomastax (Because they steal. And Ezio is very good at pick-pocketing.)

Ratonhnhaké:ton:

Raptor Pack

Dire wolf Pack

Dire Bear

Allosaurus Pack

Baryonyx

Megatherium

Shoulder Pet- Otter (He does a lot of solo cave runs, so having an otter would be very useful for him.)

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Additions from teecup:

The Ark Survival Evolved AU idea (this one and this one too)

Desmond

Desmond likes to take Rex, Cars and Yuty (which may or may not be the Yutyrannus’ name) for walks around their main base which served as his idea of patrolling.

Desmond being the only one to tame a unicorn, of course, causes a lot of teasing of him being of pure heart since the first time they (at least, Ezio) tried to tease him of being of pure body, Desmond listed the many, many, many ways why he doesn’t have a pure body.

Desmond’s dragon has its own cave underneath their base and Desmond spent months making sure it’s a ‘bonafide’ dragon lair. Their metal and most resources are stored there as the dragon’s hoard but they can get it any time they want because the dragon isn’t actually programmed to be protective of its hoard anyway.

His Microraptor likes getting in the front lines a lot, pecking hostiles then running straight for Desmond who also has to run away because the hostile’s aggro is on him, not on the Microraptor clinging to his hoodie.

Altaïr

Desmond believes Altaïr’s Sabertooth is a female just because he thinks it would be funny. No one bothers to check the Sabertooth’s gender though.

His Troodon acts as his second in command and seemed to be able to understand more complex instructions than the rest. The Troodon also coordinates with his other tames and Desmond sometimes feels like he’s competing with the Troodon for the spot of Altaïr’s assistant.

All his tames tend to keep to themselves and hides a lot, only coming out when Altaïr calls for them. The only tames who show themselves to the others regularly are the Troodon, the Sabertooth and Megalosaurus. Most of the time, they’d get a jumpscare because one of Altaïr’s tames was on the ceiling or burrowed in an empty spot in the garden.

The Megalosaurus is usually seen in the middle of the base sleeping during the day and is usually one of the ones being used for nightly patrols

He tamed the Ichthyornis because everyone hated them for trying to steal their items and eating their food whenever they were nearby but Altaïr realizes that their stealing capabilities could be useful. Most of the time, his Ichthyornis flies around and is used by Altaïr to steal materials it can carry without them getting near dangerous areas.

Ezio:

Some other Dodos in the Farm include Haytham (Ratonhnhaké:ton just shrugs) and Rashid. There’s more but they remember Haytham because Desmond made him a tacohat for some reason and Rashid always has a black fabric tied around its neck similar to a farmer’s head scarf. Nobody understands why Desmond did it but they’re leading theory is Desmond was bored.

Shearing his Ovis Herd is relaxing for Ezio (even though they can sometimes be heavy). Desmond also sometimes joins him in shearing.

Nobody knows how but Ezio managed to make his Hyaenodon act like a sheep dog for his herds. It’s… quite frankly impressive.

They also built a stable for his Equus and Desmond’s Unicorn and they sometimes go horseriding together.

Therizinosaur and Spino usually guard Dodo Farm, the Ovis Herd and the stables. Although when Ezio is feeling adventurous, they get to go with him (while Desmond takes over Farm/Herd duties)

His Pegomastax has very sticky fingers. Unlike Altaïr’s Ichthyornis, his Pegomastax will steal anything it thinks Ezio would like which is both adorable for Ezio and annoying for the person it stole it from. Especially Desmond who gets to be the target… a lot. (I wonder why)

Ratonhnhaké:ton

He usually doesn’t use all of his packs at once, mostly picking one pack that he believes will be suitable for the terrain and the place he would be going to.

Most of the time, he leaves the other packs at the base and they only let Desmond come near them. Ezio and Altaïr usually gets roared or growled at. Sometimes, bitten. Because of this, Desmond usually takes care of them and takes them out for ‘walks’.

Baryonyx is usually his go-to mount and Dire Bear is usually more used when he’s going somewhere cold.

Megatherium and Otter always join him during cave runs and most of the time, he takes all his packs when he’s going out for long periods of time (like cave runs) just to be sure.

All of their (mainly) aquatic based tames are in a separate base by the river near the Northeast shores. Ratonhnhaké:ton and Desmond are usually the ones checking on that base.

(I kinda like the idea that they keep their tames out, just doing whatever the hell they liked (within reasons) because Ratonhnhaké:ton wants them to be free… ish)

[ihave-6-dollars]

I got the kitty giga-pet I posted about!! It's name is bopo Bella hargreeves Toro :33

Oh and the unicorn gigapet I've had is named bleebo Renee Gallagher Way :33333

THAT IS FUCKING SICK!!!!!!!!! the names are sooo silly

[friends-with-pixels]

Vpet Log 2021: 2/4

Exciting news! My Giga Pet unicorn arrived today, so I'm officially ending my vpet hiatus. So far, the Giga Pet unicorn is adorable! I'm impressed by the animations & sound effects. The screen also has a nice background design of green pastures. I named my unicorn Chrys. Super tempted to get the T-rex Giga Pet now!

I have also been running my Tamagotchi v3 constellations. This device is currently on generation 11! I'm eagerly awaiting my custom akai tama. It should arrive early next week.

That's all for now!

[nostalgicgames]

Ok when I was in 5th grade I had a Giga Pet, the dog one, and I loved it.

So this past spring I entered that phase of the pandemic where I lost all sense of time and revisted my gaming habit by feeling all the nostalgia by getting a Giga Pet. I got this Unicorn one before I got my switch. I always named it after food like Pickles or Butter or Toast.

Yeah it’s sitting in a drawer now and needs new batteries. It is actually annoying.

[glitterxobomb]

Giga pet 2nd generation

Unicorn

Pink pixie is on the way

[tamaritchi]

The dab. 🦄

[chaowy2020]

//My Giga Pet finally arrived! So happy!

[game-boy-pocket]

So it seems all the major virtual pets from the 90s are on the market again, and I have one of each.

So far, I think the Digimon is the best one because it actually adds a shit ton of new features that werent in the original release like the ability to choose any of the classic digimon eggs plus some special unlockable ones, some new mega level digimon not in the original, the ability to raise two digimon at once as well as jogress them, battling AI opponents, it has a log that keeps track of each digimon you've already raised, so you can try to complete it, and you can put your digimon down for 3 hour naps in case you get really busy ( you can just alter the time if you need it to sleep even longer, only thing it effects is your digimon’s superficial age stat ). It also saves your progress so you wont lose data when you change batteries. They also made it easier to get the specific digimon you want ( although you will likely need to look up a guide to even know what you want ) , my only complaint is that you cant pause it, and they seem to poop more often than the original release... especially when you have two of them. They get sick every time I decide to sleep in.. oh yeah, my clock is a few hours ahead so they dont wake up at 7am.

The Giga pet is was best, but it loses by a lot because you are forever locked to the species of the pet, it doesnt have any interesting transformations, it just gets slightly bigger. It does have really smooth animations though, possibly the best animations I've seen in a virtual pet. It also has three minigames to bring up its happiness stat as opposed to just one like other virtual pets. It also took a different approach to sound than the beeps of the other pets, yhe little dinosaur makes a roar and growl. It also seems to be a lot less needy than other virtual pets, you can leave it alone for hours and it will be fine. So its good for beginners. But not the best virtual pet experience imo. Oh, there is a dog, cat, and unicorn variant too. I've also heard of a pixie that's a fair bit different and has an evolution branch, but I've not seen them anywhere.

Surprisingly, the Tamagotchi, which was the first and most popular virtual pet, is the worst, because it's the exact same as the original release. You still have to get a 2nd one if you want both the p1 and p2 Tamagotchi species. It has no new features, doesnt save if you change batteries, still has super strict requirements to avoid getting an unhealthy adult... I think it might even be worse since the pixels are kinda weak and the sound is extra loud. You can technically pause it though, by leaving the clock on the time set menu. So that's nice. It's especially disappointing considering a year or two prior, Bandai released an app that was an enhanced Tamagotchi remake that had both P1 and P2 eggs, new features and mini games, a log, and color. They discontinued it because it wasn't selling clothing or something.

Idk how many of my followers are interested in virtual pets, but there you go. If you had to pick one, I'd recommend a digimon. They're all under 20 bucks unless you get one of the new pendulum or X series. IDK why those are so expensive.

[gk-tama]

Today (March 1, 2020) Sue reset herself after only two days. As much as I liked this version of the Giga Pet, I’m pretty disappointed by this and won’t run it again or buy the Unicorn one that I’d also had my eye on. I’d love it if Giga Pet could re-release these without the resetting problem since this was a cool update to the toy.

[digi-tama-in-your-pocket]

So I learned that the GigPets Star Cat/Compu Kitty I got is a version 1, which is known to be somewhat broken, as in, it dies very easily.

But in the official GigaPets discord server, I was told to e-mail them and they'd either swap out my V1 for a V2 if I provide proof of purchase, or they'll give me a half off discount with free shipping from their website.

I gave them a screenshot of my amazon purchase and now they're sending me a shipping label.

Guys, my fellow virtual pet enthusiasts, I really think it's worth supporting Top Secret Toys. They are so genuine and helpful and are very transparent.

Also, they have aparantly made a version 2 pixie that addresses some of my complaints. So i'm gonna check that out, and I also have a Unicorn in the mail, and with that, I will have every modern Giga Pet except for the troll ( which... im not sure I want. That shell is super off putting )

[dottylittle-blog]

I gots me the unicorn Giga Pet toy this week! He dabs!!!