IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This document contains additional
information not available in the printed
documentation or online Help.

Hatch Some Fun on Your PC!

Now all the fun of Tamagotchi, the virtual 
reality PET, comes to your computer!  After 
travelling millions of light-years through 
cyberspace, these adorable creatures are 
ready to hatch and thrive on earth, right on 
your PC.  Play with them, groom them and 
take good care of them, and they’ll grow 
cuter everyday, generation after generation. 
but be warned: the Tamagotchi are as 
sensitive as they are beautiful and if you 
neglect your new little pets, you’ll have to 
face the consequences!


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Make sure you have the following minimum
system configuration.

*  A 486/66 or greater IBM® or compatible
   computer (Pentium® recommended)
*  8 MB (or more) of RAM
*  Windows (R) 95
*  15 MB of hard disk space
*  Double-speed CD-ROM
*  Mouse
*  256-color display
*  MPC-compatible sound card and amplified
   speakers


INSTALLING TAMAGOTCHI

If you are installing under Windows 95 and
Autoplay is turned on, you do not need to
manually run the setup program to install
Tamagotchi.  The first time you insert the CD
into the CD-ROM drive, Windows 95 will
automatically start the setup program.

To install the program manually:

1.  Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2.  Click the Start button, then choose Run.
3.  Type X:\SETUP.EXE (replace X: with the 
    letter that represents your CD-ROM drive) 
    in the command line and press ENTER. The 
    installation program opens.
4.  Click Next to start the installation. The 
    license agreement appears.
5.  Choose Yes to accept the terms of the 
    license agreement.
6.  The installation program displays the 
    target directory where Tamagotchi will be 
    installed. You can also click the Browse
    button to change the target directory.
7.  Click Next to continue the installation.
8.  Click the Install Now icon to install
    Tamagotchi.
9.  You can choose to register online and to
    use Tamagotchi as the default screen
    saver. Choose your options and select
    Finish.
10. You can now hatch your Tamagotchi. Click
    OK to end the installation.

Note: If you are using Windows 95 and chose to
have Tamagotchi as your default screen saver,
you must restart Windows to have the changes
take affect.  If you are running Windows NT
4.0, you do not need to restart Windows.


STARTING A GAME

The CD must be inserted in your CD-ROM drive
in order to hatch your Tamagotchi.

To play Tamagotchi:

Click the Egg icon on your desktop, or select
Tamagotchi from the Tamagotchi group in the
Start Menu Programs folder.


PROGRAM NOTES

The CD is not required to play the game, 
but will be needed for hatching and each re-hatch.

You can also save a postcard image by using
the Windows Print Screen function. Press 
Alt+Print Screen, then open a Paint program
and choose Paste from the Edit menu. Now you 
can save the image.

While playing the Gotchi-Ball game, you may 
experience some lag time. This occurs when you 
move your cursor outside of the gameplay area. 
To reduce the lag time, make sure you do not
move the cursor too far back and forth during
the game, or that you do not move the cursor
into the title bar area at the top of the screen.  
Keep the cursor within the Tamagotchi window 
during gameplay. Pretend that you are bearing 
down on the puck as you play.

If you are running Windows NT 4.0, the
Introduction will abort if your screen saver
is set to 1 minute.  Before running Tamagtochi
for the first time or before viewing the
Introduction, open up Display Properties in
the Windows NT Control Panel and set the
screen saver to 2 minutes or higher.

Tamagotchi Care Center Warning: Rate of 
Care Given
Tamagotchi Care Center will answer 85% of 
Tamagotchi's calls and needs. It will feed, 
play and discipline as needed 85% of the time. 
After 24 hours, the Care Center will only answer 
80% of Tamagtochi's calls and needs. The rate 
will continue to decrease every 24 hours thereafter, 
until the 72 hour Care Center limit has been 
reached. Remember to use the Care Center only when 
necessary. It is always better if you take of your 
Tamagotchi yourself.


Tamagotchi Care Center Warning: Getting Sick 
at the Care Center
If your Tamagotchi is sick when you check it 
out of the Care Center, its sickness is not a 
result of the care it received in the Care 
Center. Your Tamagotchi will get sick whether 
or not it visits the Care Center. The Care 
Center will administer medicine to Tamagotchi 
if you do not check it out of the Care Center 
while it is sick. The Care Center does not 
answer the sick calls immediately, giving time 
for the owner to respond. If the owner does 
not respond and leaves Tamagotchi in the Care 
Center, the Care Center will eventually administer 
medicine to Tamagotchi. Remember to use the 
Care Center only when necessary. It is always 
better if you take care of your Tamagotchi yourself.



TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND COMMON PROBLEMS AND
SOLUTIONS

If you have difficulty installing or running
Tamagotchi, please consult your user's manual
for Technical Support information.

Problem:
   No compatible E-Mail services found on your
   computer.

Solution:
   Tamagotchi needs an e-mail interface that
   supports MAPI (Mail Application Programming
   Interface), such as Windows Messaging or
   Microsoft Exchange.  Internet Mail and News
   1.0 do not support MAPI.  To install
   Windows Messaging, click on Add/Remove
   Programs in the Control Panel.

Problem:
   The program seems to run slowly.

Solution:
   As with any program running under Windows,
   the speed and the smoothness of the
   program is dependent on the speed of the
   hardware that it is running on. Hardware
   configurations that affect performance are:
   the amount of memory and the speed of the
   video card, the processor type, the amount
   of real memory and the transfer rate of the
   CD-ROM drive. The minimum system
   configuration required to run Tamagotchi is
   a 486/66 processor with 8 MB of RAM, a
   video card capable of running 256 colors
   and a double-speed CD-ROM drive. You may be
   able to improve the performance by
   upgrading one or all of these elements of
   your computer system, depending on what you
   already have.

Problem:
  The program does not display properly.

Solution:
   Make sure you have a video card running in
   800x600 (or 1024x768) with 256 colors. Also, 
   make sure that you have the proper display 
   driver installed.

Problem:
   The program is working, but I don't hear
   any sounds.

Solution:
   Make sure your sound card is installed and
   working properly. You can check the sound
   from your sound card by using the Sound
   utility in the Control Panel. Choose one of
   the WAV files in the Windows directory and
   click Test. Volume levels can be adjusted
   through the Options screen in the game. 

Problem:
   The sound or video skips during the
   program.

Solution:
   Make sure you have at least 8 MB of RAM.
   Also, make sure that an expanded memory
   manager (such as EMM386, QEMM or 386MAX) is
   not reserving memory that Windows and this
   program will need to run correctly.

Problem:
   The sound and video are not synchronized
   properly.

Solution:
   Make sure that you are running the program
   on a 486/66 or better IBM-compatible
   computer with at least 8 MB of RAM.

Problem:
  The sound breaks up or has a lot of static.

Solution:
   You may need to change the DMA setting on
   your sound card. Please check the
   documentation for your sound card for the
   proper settings and how to change the
   settings. We recommend setting the 16-bit
   DMA to the same channel as the 8-bit DMA.


HELP WITH YOUR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE QUESTIONS

If you have questions about your computer's
hardware or other software applications, please
contact the manufacturer before contacting
Technical Support. The manufacturer will be
able to answer any questions you may have on
the installation and specific settings
for your needs.


TECHNICAL SUPPORT (Europe)

If you have questions about this title, you may 
e-mail your questions directly to our helpdesk
at help@gremlin.co.uk

Alternatively, you can fax inquiries to
(+44) (0114) 273 8601. If you have questions
you'd like to send by mail, please address to:  

Helpdesk,
Gremlin Interactive Ltd.,
33, Bowdon Street,
SHEFFIELD,
South Yorkshire,
S1 4HA

You can also reach us by phone 9am to 6pm GMT, 
Monday through Friday excluding bank holidays 
and Christmas on (+44) (0114) 279 9020.  

For information on this and other software titles
from Gremlin Interactice, visit our Web site at 
http://www.gremlin.co.uk


(c)1997 Gremlin Interactive Ltd.
TM & © 1997 Bandai Co., Ltd.  TAMAGOTCHI and all
related logos, names and distinctive likenesses
herein are the exclusive property of Bandai Co.,
Ltd. and Bandai America Inc.  Licensed by Bandai
Entertainment Inc.  © 1997 Bandai Digital
Entertainment Corp.  All rights reserved.  Windows
and Windows 95 are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
All other trademarks are the properties of their
respective owners.