In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Tamagotchis were all the rage. It seemed everyone I knew was tending to a virtual pet, doing their best to raise them into a beautiful adult creature and then inevitably becoming devastated when they perished. All because you took your eye off the ball for thirty minutes to watch Jungle Run after school (that's possibly an incredibly niche British reference, but I shan't apologise!). Then, the cycle started all over again.
I didn't have a Tamagotchi. Instead, I opted for the superior Pokemon Pikachu (it had a pedometer, don't you know?) alongside the Digivice, which I didn't like as much. But that doesn't mean I don't get those same warm fuzzy feelings thinking about those days. Developer 14 Hours Productions clearly has a penchant for that craze, channelling it into their idle RPG Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago. That's a double pun name right there. ... [MORE]
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