Hank Schlesinger - Digimon Power

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CONTENTS

HOW TO RAISE A DIGIMON

Never leave your Digimon alone, unless hes asleepthen you should make sure to keep him in a safe place

Feed him well, with a balanced diet of food and vitamins

If hes sleeping, wake him up by feeding him

Follow the Digimon growth chart to keep track of his strength

Before you send him into battle, make sure his Hunger and Strength hearts are full

LEARN MORE FABULOUS FACTS AND TERRIFIC TIPS ABOUT DIGIMON IN

DIGIMON POWER

To

Melissa Suzanne

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND OTHER STUFF

A lot of people have to work really hard to make a book. One of those people is Marc Resnick, the editor of this book. Hes got a really tough job. For one thing, he has to put up with mea big-time genius author of video game books. Thats not easy, because I play big-time genius tricks on him. And hes a good sport about it.

I also want to thank the kids who share their thoughts about their favorite games. Theyre pretty cool kids. Its also a lot of fun using their words in the book.

Lastly, I want to thank Beverly. Shes helped with a lot of the interviews for the past few books and shes done a great job. So, thanks again, Beverly!

THE MONSTER INTRODUCTION!

This story begins very simply. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away I was sitting in my favorite chair thinking serious thoughts. As you know, if youve read the other video game books, Im a big-time serious writer with lots of very serious thoughts. A lot of people dont realize this because I do most of my big-time, important-writer thinking while watching cartoons and eating cold pizza. But the fact is, Im such a big-time genius that I can do all three things at once: eat cold pizza, watch cartoons, and think big-time writer thoughts.

Anyway, I was deep into thinking, eating and watching when a brick came crashing through the window. I got to the window just in time to see the car zooming off down the block. Anyway, tied to the brick was a note that said, Write Digimon Book. Now! Plus, there was a coupon for $2.00 off from my next pizza delivery.

Now if youre not a big-time important writer like me, you might worry about a brick through the window and the pizza coupon. Truthfully, the first time it happened to me, I was kind of worried. But as my editor, Marc, explained, thats how all big-time important writers get their work assignments. And he said that most really, really important writers get paid with pizza coupons. Its all pretty standard stuff, really. All the editors are so busy, its just easier to race around in fast cars throwing bricks through the windows of big-time important writers like me. Anyway, thats what Marc told me.

He also explained that since I mostly work in secret, that I should never ever call them again or come by their offices. And the last (and most important) rule is that I should never come by their homes, especially late at night with any ideas about how they might want to play board games. But thats another story

IF THEY WERE SOOOO ANNOYING, THEN WHY WERE THEY POPULAR?

And boy were they popular. In Japan, the company couldnt make enough of them to keep everyone happy and finally had a big ad put in newspapers apologizing. Millions and millions of the little critters were sold all over the world. When the critters were most popular, they were making more than a million of them a month.

I think they were popular for a couple of reasons. For one thing, Tamagotchis were really the first toy that I saw that told you when to play with it. Most toys just sit there and wait for you to notice them. Tamagotchis would beepthey would demand that you play with them! This was very unique and a lot of kids loved it.

Another reason is that I think that kids like to take care of pets. Okay, so walking the dog can be a pain. So can changing the kitty litteryuck to the nth degree! But with the little electronic critters, you took care of them by pressing a few buttons. And hey, pressing a few buttons is sure easier than changing kitty litter.

And they were, really, a video game. The game was to see how long you could keep the little thing alive. So, if you kept it alive longer than the kid down the block, then it felt as if you won.

IF THEY WERE SO POPULAR, THEN WHY CANT I BUY ONE NOW?

Hey, what can I say, when a kid fad dies, it dies faster thanwell, a Tamagotchi stuck in the bottom of an underwear drawer. I mean, what else is there to say, right?

Kids cried for them. They whined for them. They traded baseball cards, fancy school lunch desserts and plumbing fixtures out of their homes for a Tamagotchi. And now? Phhht! You couldnt trade a Tamagotchi for a double order of school lunch Brussels sprouts. Not even cold Brussels sprouts with whipped asparagus ice cream on top.

Okay, thats not quite true. There are still people out there who have their original Tamagtochi. And there are people out there who trade and collect them. You can usually find a Tamagotchi for sale online at eBay or one of the other auction sites.

But if youre a kid who grew up playing Pokmon, then these cyber-creatures might seem pretty boring.

SO, YOU MISSED OUT ON THE TAMAGOTCHI FAD? HA! HA! TOUGH LUCK!

So what if you were only five when Tamagotchis were big news and everyone had to have one? You should have thought ahead and begged your parents to buy one for you when you were two years old.

But wait! Theres help. You can still buy a Tamagotchi game! And, personally, I think its better than the original. The game isnt an egg-shaped deal like the original Tamagotchis. Its a Game Boy game. Now it came out a couple of years ago, but Ive checked around my local stores and found a bunch of them. Some of the stores even had them at reducedon sale!prices. So, thats pretty cool.

The Game Boy version of Tamagotchi is pretty much exactly like the little egg version, except with a lot more features. So, theres a lot more to do.

You just dont feed and clean up after the little critter, but with the Game Boy version you have to teach it stuff and play games with it.

The Game Boy Tamagotchi offers three different types of games you can play with it and you get to choose the kinds of foods you want to feed it to make it grow up healthy.

And heres the coolest thingthe darned critter doesnt beep at you every few hours. You play with the critter and then save the game. The game is scheduled to beep only when you are actually playing it. What that means is that it is a whole bunch easier to keep your virtual pet alive.

You can also name your Tamagotchi and the name appears on the screen.

Now, all of this stuff may sound simple when you compare it to Pokmon, but believe me, this is a pretty fun game. Plus, it lets you see what life was like before Pokmonyes, there was life before Pokmon.

GAME BOY TAMAGOTCHI TIPS, TRICKS AND HINTS

Fun and Games:

There are three basiceasygames for your pet to play. The first is the Smile Game; the second is the Study Game and the third is the Sports Game.

To have a healthy and happy critter you have to play all three games. The Smile Game makes your Tamagotchi happy, increasing his reading on the Fun Meter. The Study Game makes him smart as his IQ Meter increases. And, the Sports Game improves his Body Meter.