User:Hwd45/Tamagotchi Connection Template/Tamatown Tama-Go
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Also known as: Tama-Go
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The TamaTown Tama-Go (often simply shortened to Tama-Go) is the successor to the international Tamagotchi Connection series, first released in 2010. It features an amiibo-esque gimmick in the form of “Gotchi Figures”. While it was supposedly meant to last years as hundreds of “Gotchi Figures” were planned, it was somewhat of a commercial failure and resulted in temporary discontinuation of the Tamagotchi brand, until the 2012 release of the “Tamagotchi LIFE” brand. It wasn’t succeeded by another physical model Tamagotchi until the 2014 release of the Tamagotchi Friends.
Contents
Developer Functions
ROM Test
As per usual, the ROM Test is accessed by holding 'A', 'B' and 'C' simultaneously and pressing the Reset button. Curiously, the ROM version contains "7.0", indicating that the Tama-Go is still considered as part of the Tamagotchi Connection line even if it was not marketed as such.
Debug Mode
As was standard with the later releases, accessing the debug mode is not an easy feat. However, should hacking be successful in unlocking this mode, it is presented to the player in a number of different ways to prior versions. The player's character (as well as the spouse character!) can now be selected from the status menu, and a number of its stats can be altered. There's also an additional screen in this menu displaying the care factors deciding what the Tamagotchi will grow into - these can also be altered. Only two of the care factors are actually used, the bottom two factors having no impact on what your Tamagotchi will grow into.
Regional and Revisional Differences
At least two different variants of the Tama-Go were released - the original American release with ROM version 7.0 01 32.0, and a Portuguese language version released in Brazil. English language international releases, including the eventual UK release, are likely to be the same firmware version as the American release.
Unused Graphics and Features
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Many unused sprites are contained within the Tama-Go. While some of these sprites have functionality that can't be accessed by normal means, for the most part they're sprites that never found a use.
Various unused sprites
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An almost completely unused image on the Tama-Go, intended to be shown when figures aren't compatible with Version 7. Such figures were never released, but the Tama-Go will very rarely display this message if the figures aren't functioning correctly. This is another reference to the version number “Ver. 7”. |
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No idea what this could be used for. |
    
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Unused sprites intended to be displayed when the player has used 25, 50 or 100 different figures. While the functionality is present on the Tama-Go, only 12 figures were ever released, along with 2 "lite" figures that come with the Tama-Go. Since the lite figures are actually just circuit jumpers that activate data already in the Tama-Go, a third lite figure can be activated by using something like a paper clip as a jumper. This means that the player will only ever reach 14 or 15 figures by normal means instead of the 100 originally intended figures. |
Unused character sprites
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Many of the unused sprites are for inaccessible characters. It’s thought that many of these sprites are placeholders for any future figure functionality.
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Unused sprites for Pachikutchi. While a full set of animation sprites exist, the character cannot be raised by any means. |
 
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Unused sprites for Pichikutchi. While a full set of animation sprites exist, the character cannot be raised by any means. |
