It can be resolved by buying brand new high quality replacements. I kept replacing original battery with discount batteries for nothing but problems. So this thing doesn’t work well with cheap batteries. Will glitch a lot and die quick.
However, when I spent the extra 4$ on batteries it completely stopped having the problem.
Giga Pets Angelic Unicorn Interactive Digital Pet, Upgraded Collector’s Edition Virtual Pets for Kids, 600+ Animations, 90’s
4.3 | 6,062 ratings
Price: 14.36
Last update: 09-08-2024
About this item
Giga Pet Unicorn: Feed your pet, play games, take them to the vet, teach them tricks, and more! The more you care for them the greater they will grow!
90s Throwback: Bring back a classic with these retro nano pets from Giga Pets! Experience GigaPet as they were in the 90s with a re-coded version of the original Unicorn game.
Tend and Fend For: For the little ones, this game will teach them what it really means to care for something: perhaps a Giga Pet before a real pet!? Patience and fun are definitely required.
Virtual Pet Keychain: GigaPets put magic in the palm of your hand wherever you go!
Learn to Care for a Digital Pet: Feed your pets, take them to the vet, teach them tricks, and more! The more you care for them the more they will grow. Take a GigaPet home today!
90s Throwback: Bring back a classic with these retro nano pets from Giga Pets! Experience GigaPet as they were in the 90s with a re-coded version of the original Unicorn game.
Tend and Fend For: For the little ones, this game will teach them what it really means to care for something: perhaps a Giga Pet before a real pet!? Patience and fun are definitely required.
Virtual Pet Keychain: GigaPets put magic in the palm of your hand wherever you go!
Learn to Care for a Digital Pet: Feed your pets, take them to the vet, teach them tricks, and more! The more you care for them the more they will grow. Take a GigaPet home today!
Product information
| Controller Type | Button Control |
|---|---|
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Number of Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Age Range (Description) | Kid |
| Material | Plastic |
| Product Dimensions | 2 x 1 x 2.25 inches |
| Item Weight | 2.89 ounces |
| ASIN | B088BD4ZRQ |
| Item model number | 1113 |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 5 years and up |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,200 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #11 in Electronic Pets |
| Customer Reviews |
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars
5,831 ratings
4.3 out of 5 stars |
| Release date | October 17, 2023 |
| Manufacturer | Top Secret Toys |
Top reviews from the United States
keelan
The Battery issue…
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024Rain
Incredibly charming!
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024
Rain
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024
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Cathryn
Great recreation of classic toys, flaws overshadowed by the good stuff
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2022
Cathryn
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2022
I don't want to go too in depth on where other virtual pet rereleases have had their issues for me, as it varies pet to pet, and despite issues, I still overall have enjoyed all the rereleases I've tried. I don't want to discourage anyone from trying out various virtual pet rereleases and finding their favorites. The Giga Pet rereleases, which I've been running for 4 days now at time of writing (2 of them work days), are my favorites so far and one reason is they fit my lifestyle best. I often cannot check on virtual pets for hours on end at work (especially in the morning). These Giga Pets have so far been robust enough to last for a long time without absolutely requiring care. Sure, their stats drop considerably by the time I can check on them at lunch, but they're not sick or dead. Additionally, I still have the option to force them to sleep for a few hours to slow down the stat drop rate. But if I forget to do that, I'll still probably have an alive and reasonably healthy pet a few hours later, just one needing attention.
Each Collector's Edition pet also has a variety of games you can play to raise happiness, which helps keep up variety. None are too terribly difficult, but it's nice to switch it up (though for the "jump the hurdles" game with the Unicorn, I wish the Unicorn was on one side of the screen instead of the middle, to give a little more lead time to jump). Additionally, many actions affect multiple stats, instead of each action only affecting one (for example, tricks can raise discipline and happiness, as long as you reward your pet afterwards). Feeding a meal affects hunger the most, but also health and happiness. Also, the animations. See the video to see some of the animations each pet goes through when you're not interacting with it. Every action also has some cute animations, and some animations can even communicate needs (the dog starts scratching itself when it needs a bath, for example). The animations give each pet a lot of life and personality. There's also a battery save idling image when you don't interact with your pet for a time, and a low battery warning. Battery case is easy to remove, you only need a small Phillips head screwdriver and a fresh CR2032 battery. It seems they have enough memory to allow a battery swap without losing progress, as I briefly disconnected a battery in one of mine and it picked up right where it left off when I reconnected it.
Overall I have very few complaints about these so far. What small complaints I do have (like one of the Unicorn games) are far outweighed by what I've enjoyed. I haven't had any issues with any color or shell decorations rubbing off, but I do carry each pet in a small headphone case to and from work. The biggest complaint is that two of mine arrived with small screen scratches, but a bit of Displex fixed those and they look like new. I have to tilt the screens in a very specific way to even see where they were. For the MSRP price of 15.99 USD, these are a worthwhile purchase for anyone who's curious about them.
Final note: In my pictures and video, I want to point out that I swapped the factory keychain out for ones I took off spare Digimon 20th anniversary devices.
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BestJess
Change the battery right away
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2024
Cassie Penney
Very fun and cute pet!
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
Cassie Penney
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
The buttons are fine and sound quality is cute. Size is normal of course for all giga pets, all of them are relatively the same size. For the price I do recommend this product if you plan on keeping it and collecting like I do!
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Whitney B.
Battery life sucks no way to charge
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2024Travis
So fun
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2024