Giga Pet Virtual Pet for Kids Ages 5 and Up, 90s Throwback, 2-in-1 StarCat & CompuKitty, 25th Anniversary Edition Upgraded Co

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars | 743 ratings

Price: 19.99

Last update: 08-17-2024


About this item

2-In-1 Giga Pets Cats: Choose between 2 retro games! StarCat is a laid-back feline perfect for beginners while CompuKitty loves attention and is great for challenging play. Scroll down for all games and features packed into this Giga Pet!
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 CompuKitty game.
StarCat Tells Your Fortune: Once a day StarCat will look up to the stars and give you a fortune reading! Each of the star patterns create a symbol which represents something that StarCat sees in your future such as love, stability, trouble, luck, etc.
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!

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Christina Brescia
5.0 out of 5 stars Get replacement batteries with your purchase
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2023
I ordered my giga cat and received it on June 13, 2023. After reading the reviews, I bought it with some good quality CR2032 batteries and tossed the battery that came with the toy immediately to avoid frustration. One look at the reviews and I feel like it would almost be better for them to say "batteries not included" than to include one that is not suitable for long term play. Or at least include a warning on the product page that the included battery is for testing purposes only.

Anyway, I changed out the battery first thing and started playing with Starcat on June 13. It is now 198 days later and the battery just today indicated that it's getting low. I turned off sounds pretty early on, and I check it about once or twice a day.

Starcat is definitely a lot easier to care for than the original giga pet cat. I have forgotten it for a day and was still able to salvage it when I remembered. The fortune telling and yes/no question features are cute. The cat's stats cap out at 100 years and 40 lbs. It would be cool if the age counter kept going, even though a 198 year old cat would be a bit alarming.

All in all, it ended up being the toy of nostalgia I was hoping it would be. It reminds me of some of the more fond memories of childhood, but with an easier curve so I can be a bit more relaxed about when I have time to play with it.

Just... if you read this and you're thinking if getting one: save yourself a big hassle and get DECENT REPLACEMENT BATTERIES with your purchase. Don't taint your experience with the frustration of the weak battery that's included. Just toss it immediately and use a good battery right out the box. You won't regret it.
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Christina Brescia
5.0 out of 5 stars Get replacement batteries with your purchase
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2023
I ordered my giga cat and received it on June 13, 2023. After reading the reviews, I bought it with some good quality CR2032 batteries and tossed the battery that came with the toy immediately to avoid frustration. One look at the reviews and I feel like it would almost be better for them to say "batteries not included" than to include one that is not suitable for long term play. Or at least include a warning on the product page that the included battery is for testing purposes only.

Anyway, I changed out the battery first thing and started playing with Starcat on June 13. It is now 198 days later and the battery just today indicated that it's getting low. I turned off sounds pretty early on, and I check it about once or twice a day.

Starcat is definitely a lot easier to care for than the original giga pet cat. I have forgotten it for a day and was still able to salvage it when I remembered. The fortune telling and yes/no question features are cute. The cat's stats cap out at 100 years and 40 lbs. It would be cool if the age counter kept going, even though a 198 year old cat would be a bit alarming.

All in all, it ended up being the toy of nostalgia I was hoping it would be. It reminds me of some of the more fond memories of childhood, but with an easier curve so I can be a bit more relaxed about when I have time to play with it.

Just... if you read this and you're thinking if getting one: save yourself a big hassle and get DECENT REPLACEMENT BATTERIES with your purchase. Don't taint your experience with the frustration of the weak battery that's included. Just toss it immediately and use a good battery right out the box. You won't regret it.
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Rebekah
5.0 out of 5 stars Decent replica, nostalgic
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2023
This toy is really nostalgic for me. One thing I like but is different is that it is much easier to take care of than original Giga Pets. The health on the original pets drops easily and it's difficult to bring back up, but you can let the kitty sit for a day and still easily save it the next day. The option of two pets is fun.

For some reason these do come with mostly dead batteries, so be sure to order some CR 2032 batteries as well if you don't have any. The battery is easy to replace.
Joe
4.0 out of 5 stars Super Fun - BATTERY INFO UPDATES
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2023
FINAL UPDATE 6/14/23:
We finally figured out the trick to this -- turn off the sound. If you turn the sound off, the annoying battery symbol disappears. We've been using the same battery mentioned in the previous update three months ago, and it's only just now started flashing the low battery symbol again. It's sad that you can't use the sound effects, but we've managed to max out the age and weight (100yrs and 40lbs, respectively) on Star Cat, so I'd say there's significant longevity without it.

UPDATED REVIEW 3/18/23:
I came back to add a star. After posting the initial review, we decided to just let the cat go until the battery died. It's now been WEEKS since the "low battery" symbol started popping up, but the dang thing is still going. I can't give it a full five stars due to the annoyance of having a flashing low battery notification consistently interrupting play, but it seems to have a better battery life than even the toy itself would expect.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Our 6yo loves this thing. The screen is clearly visible (especially when compared to a Tamagotchi screen), the variety of games is appreciated, and Star Cat in particular is not too needy. If it weren't for the battery situation, this would be a 5-star toy.

This cat is two weeks old today, and we're already on its FOURTH battery! The first battery started to die the day after we removed the tab and started it up, and each subsequent replacement has only lasted a couple days. Luckily, it doesn't do a hard reset and lose progress at each change, but we'll probably be letting this one go completely once we run through the pack of batteries we bought for it.
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Joe
4.0 out of 5 stars Super Fun - BATTERY INFO UPDATES
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2023
FINAL UPDATE 6/14/23:
We finally figured out the trick to this -- turn off the sound. If you turn the sound off, the annoying battery symbol disappears. We've been using the same battery mentioned in the previous update three months ago, and it's only just now started flashing the low battery symbol again. It's sad that you can't use the sound effects, but we've managed to max out the age and weight (100yrs and 40lbs, respectively) on Star Cat, so I'd say there's significant longevity without it.

UPDATED REVIEW 3/18/23:
I came back to add a star. After posting the initial review, we decided to just let the cat go until the battery died. It's now been WEEKS since the "low battery" symbol started popping up, but the dang thing is still going. I can't give it a full five stars due to the annoyance of having a flashing low battery notification consistently interrupting play, but it seems to have a better battery life than even the toy itself would expect.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Our 6yo loves this thing. The screen is clearly visible (especially when compared to a Tamagotchi screen), the variety of games is appreciated, and Star Cat in particular is not too needy. If it weren't for the battery situation, this would be a 5-star toy.

This cat is two weeks old today, and we're already on its FOURTH battery! The first battery started to die the day after we removed the tab and started it up, and each subsequent replacement has only lasted a couple days. Luckily, it doesn't do a hard reset and lose progress at each change, but we'll probably be letting this one go completely once we run through the pack of batteries we bought for it.
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Ada
5.0 out of 5 stars My dream since I was 4 ????????
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2023
The story is quite simple: I am a kid who loves cats. Since… since I was born. Mom and Dad didn’t want animals - so I never had a cat. Comes the era of Tamagotchi in 1998 - and I, as an ever original diva - choose GigaPets over the Bandai egg. No offense, I adore Bandai and collect original Tamagotchis more than ever. But if I have this passion about virtual pets, it’s all because of the tiny GigaDog I had the chance to get back then in time. I got a dog because despite my tireless search in the mall, all cats were sold out and I didn’t want a dino. Then tamagotchis disappeared - and I was left alone knowing that somewhere in the world my beloved toy existed and hosted a little kitten, just as I always dreamt it all.
I still am that dreamy kid, well with a bit more budget to finance my wishes than at the time.
And the yellow kitten was just the right gift I needed.
The toy is simple, logical and cute. I think it is a bliss to have a predictable companion.
The sounds are way cuter than in the first gen in 1998.
The advantage of the Kitty version is that you get a 2-in-1 pet: the original one, a perfect copy of the code at inception - plus a newly improved character to raise. I let you discover, but I just want to say it is lovely.
The battery type has changed, no need to have a stock of LR44 ready in hand. By the way, the toy has memory and your pet will not get erased if you change batteries before complete black-out (the toy warns you if the battery is low).
Beware however to have on in stock when you receive the toy - the one coming in the package seems to last just a few hours. Mine das completely dead, I had to harakiri my car’s wireless key to run a check if the pet was working…
I would probably improve the shell plastic grade - but that’s just my professional deformation. I work in design and I use plastics. So never mind.
The kitty is worth it, for real!
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Ada
5.0 out of 5 stars My dream since I was 4 ????????
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2023
The story is quite simple: I am a kid who loves cats. Since… since I was born. Mom and Dad didn’t want animals - so I never had a cat. Comes the era of Tamagotchi in 1998 - and I, as an ever original diva - choose GigaPets over the Bandai egg. No offense, I adore Bandai and collect original Tamagotchis more than ever. But if I have this passion about virtual pets, it’s all because of the tiny GigaDog I had the chance to get back then in time. I got a dog because despite my tireless search in the mall, all cats were sold out and I didn’t want a dino. Then tamagotchis disappeared - and I was left alone knowing that somewhere in the world my beloved toy existed and hosted a little kitten, just as I always dreamt it all.
I still am that dreamy kid, well with a bit more budget to finance my wishes than at the time.
And the yellow kitten was just the right gift I needed.
The toy is simple, logical and cute. I think it is a bliss to have a predictable companion.
The sounds are way cuter than in the first gen in 1998.
The advantage of the Kitty version is that you get a 2-in-1 pet: the original one, a perfect copy of the code at inception - plus a newly improved character to raise. I let you discover, but I just want to say it is lovely.
The battery type has changed, no need to have a stock of LR44 ready in hand. By the way, the toy has memory and your pet will not get erased if you change batteries before complete black-out (the toy warns you if the battery is low).
Beware however to have on in stock when you receive the toy - the one coming in the package seems to last just a few hours. Mine das completely dead, I had to harakiri my car’s wireless key to run a check if the pet was working…
I would probably improve the shell plastic grade - but that’s just my professional deformation. I work in design and I use plastics. So never mind.
The kitty is worth it, for real!
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Robert Pritchard
1.0 out of 5 stars Battery Issue
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024
Had two weeks and now are broken. Says needs batteries changed batteries a few times and still says needs batteries and flashes. My kids cant use. Very upsetting they really liked them. Definitely not made like they use to be.
Jake Franz
3.0 out of 5 stars Dumb toys that aren't very durable
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
My kids liked these for about three days. They got bored and they ended up not working well. I guess they are fine for what they are.

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