Digimon
The Digital Monster is a digital pet created by WiZ and Bandai that spawned the Digimon franchise. It was released by Bandai on June 26, 1997 in Japan and on December 5, 1997 in North America. This pet was a…
Digimon is a simulator developed by Bandai, released 26 June 1997 on Handheld Electronic LCD.
What Digimon is
Digimon is a simulator game developed by Bandai and released in 1997. It is available on Handheld Electronic LCD only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Digital Monster is a digital pet created by WiZ and Bandai that spawned the Digimon franchise. It was released by Bandai on June 26, 1997 in Japan and on December 5, 1997 in North America. This pet was a masculine counterpart to the Tamagotchi, which was deemed more appropriate for girls. It was similar to earlier virtual pets with the distinctions of being a fighting pet that could connect with others like it.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Digimon series
Digimon is the first of 85 entries we hold in the Digimon series. The next entry was Digital Monster Ver. S: Digimon Tamers in 1998.
What it launched against
Digimon launched on 26 June 1997, within three weeks of Disney's Hercules Action Game and Lula: The Sexy Empire.
Released around the same time: Disney's Hercules Action Game, Lula: The Sexy Empire.
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Quick answers
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