Prepare your farecards, because Digimons are back.
Reader Bao: Wait, what is a farecard and why farecards are needed for Digimon?
I’m glad young people are reading my article, but moving on, GameMartz, one of the few retail chains that sell video games in Singapore, posted this:
[* Due to overwhelming support, this item is currently out of stock at all our outlets. * ]The original virtual…
Posted by GameMartz on Tuesday, 1 September 2020
Basically, (retro) Digimons are back.
Digimons Sold Out in S’pore Within a Day Even When Each Cost More Than $50
Known officially as Digivices (short for Digimon Devices), it’s a virtual pet that allows you to train it in the device and battle with other Digimons.
The reason why we’re no longer calling these devices Digimon is that the virtual pet devices have now become a franchise with TV shows, video games, comics and even movies.
But it all started as Digivices, and for old people like me, it’ll always be a pixellated monster in a pager-like device.
The very first Digivices were sold back in 1997, when some of you weren’t born yet.
While more advanced Digivices were released, they didn’t get the fanfare they had back in 1997. In fact, do you know that back in 2010, there was one with colour screen and it even came with Mp3 player? So revolutionary, right?
People nowadays have their Digimons in 3D video games instead, but in 2017, which was exactly 20 years after the first Digivices made us cut our farecards, Bandai decided to remake the original with many new features.
Lest you’re wondering why, it’s because in recent years, remakes of retro games and consoles have proven to be lucrative. Case in point: I’ve a Genesis Mini at home now, and it’s just gathering dust.
The 2017 remake was a Japan version, and last year, Bandai released an international version (read: English).
However, if you’ve wanted it last year, you’d have to buy them online from international sellers.
Which explains why, within hours of GameMartz announcing the sale of these memories in shops, they got sold out faster than you can say the words “sold out”.
Lest you’ve just seen the images above and are heading to an outlet, here’s GameMartz’s captions:
[* Due to overwhelming support, this item is currently out of stock at all our outlets. * ]
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The original virtual Monster you loved back in the ‘90S is back!
Feed him, provide medical attention, turn lights on/off, clean up after him, check his Heath and train him then pit in against your friend’s Digimon in a binary bout.
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Re-live your child hood! Get these at the following location:
GameMartz (Funan Mall)
107 North Bridge Rd
#03-10 Funan Mall
Singapore 179105
Tel: (65) 6972 1900
GameMartz @ Plaza Singapura
68 Orchard Road #04-03
Plaza Singapura
Singapore 238839
Tel: (65) 6792 1217
GameMartz @ Bugis Junction
200 Victoria Street
#03-24B Bugis Junction
Singapore 188021
Tel: (65) 6336 0217
While the prices aren’t indicated on the post, it’s said to cost $51.90.
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If you die-die want to buy one after reading this article, you can still get it from Shopee…
…or you can simply wait for GameMartz to restock.
The reason for us writing this article is for more people to buy it because…we’re dying for a battle.
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