Difference between American Tamagotchi P1 & P2 1990s Original Tamagotchi

Tamagotchi The Original 1990's Virtual Reality Pet

Differences between American Versions P1 & P2

Note: I no longer refer to the first two 1990s Tamagotchi as "gen1" and "gen2" because Bandai has chosen to use those terms to represent the re-release of these Tamagotchi. Instead I go back to the term I used back in the 1990s: "P1" and "P2". I was told back in 1997 that the P1/P2 terminology was used internally at Bandai to refer to the two different Tamagotchi. I assumed it stood for "Program" 1 and 2 - but really I just made that assumption myself - it's not official. Somehow, it caught on and everyone seems to use that term now.

Question	P1 Answer	P2 Answer
What does the egg look like?
How can I tell which 1990s Tamagotchi I'm buying?	P1 Tamagotchi: Box has purple edges Pictures P1 Characters on back Pic of Tama with 'Meal Snack' on the screen Has Kuchipatchi sticker on package Doesn't have 'Tamagotchi' written on the top of the egg (most of the time) Has a beaded chain (most of the time)	P2 Tamagotchi: Box has blue edges Pictures P2 Characters on back Pic of Tama with 'Happy w/ hearts' on the screen Has Hashizotchi sticker on package Usually has 'Tamagotchi' written on the top of the egg (most of the time) Has a thick keychain with circle (most of the time)
What are the different growth charts?	P1 Chart	P2 Chart
What are the Characters names?	P1: From hatch to adult in order of best to worst: Egg Babitchi Marutchi Tamatchi Kuchitamatchi Mametchi Ginjirotchi Masukutchi/Masktchi Kuchipatchi Nyorotchi Tarakotchi Bill (Secret Character)	P2: From hatch to adult in order of best to worst: Egg Shirobabitchi Tonmarutchi Tongaritchi Hashitamatchi Mimitchi Pochitchi Zukitchi Hashizotchi Takotchi Kusatchi Zachi (Secret Character)
What are the differences in the game between the two generations?	P1 game is a guessing game. You try to guess which way your character is going to look by pressing the far left or middle button. The far left button is guessing left the middle button is guessing he'll turn right. Getting 3 v 2 and up will make you the winner and fill an empty heart on happy and the Tama will lose 1 oz if it is above the minimum weight. If you don't win, the empty heart will remain empty and the Tama will still lose 1 oz.	P2 game is a number game. You try to guess rather the number your Tama is thinking of is lower or higher then the number displayed. If it's a '9' press the far left button to choose lower. If it's a '1' press the middle button to choose higher. Getting 3 v 2 or higher will win you the game and fill one empty heart on happy and the Tama will loose 1 lb if it is above the minimum weight. If you don't win the game the empty heart will remain empty and the Tama will still lose 1 lb.
What about Tamagotchi food?	They eat bread or a piece of candy. Food screen has the words "Meal" and "Snack" when selecting.	They eat a hamburger or a piece of cake. Food selection shows the actual food on the screen.
Any different icons?	Has a needle for the medication icon.	Has a spoon and bottle for medication icon.
When my Tamagotchi has died or gone home what will be displayed last on the screen?

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