To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Digimon Adventure anime, Bandai is releasing a brand new version of the classic Digivice.
25 years ago, Toei Animation released the original Digimon Adventure series, adapting Wiz and Bandai’s Digimon (“digital monsters”) into an anime series. Akihiro Yokoi’s Wiz created the original digital pet, Tamagotchi, in 1996, in partnership with Bandai and then launched Digimon a year later as its “action” digital pet equivalent with Tamagotchi) Central to the concept of the series is that “Digivices” visit the Digital World (“Digi-World”) and their Digimon friends. Bandai released real-life handheld electronic Digivices in 1999 to great acclaim; Now, Bandai is releasing a brand new version of the classic Digivice, this time with full colors and updated graphics.
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The Digivice 25th Anniversary Edition is a special edition
Decades before Pokémon Go, Digimon Digivice gave players much of the same feeling as its more modern counterpart by allowing players to walk around with their digital pets, helping to nurture them and allowing them to evolve if they are cared for or kept in captivity. their evolution otherwise, while encountering other Digimon along the way. In many ways, Digimon did a great job predicting the diverse nature of the future Internet. However, because the technology was released in 1999, the game has no color and is somewhat limited in functionality by today’s standards.
In contrast, Digivice 25th Color Evolution features full color and enhanced animations, giving fans a sense of nostalgia while still being able to feel the present as fans enter the Digi World in-game . Trainers have eight Digimon to choose from, and which Digimon they choose will naturally affect the graphics (the Digimon evolution effects are completely different from the original anime series). There are various fighting modes in the game, including one-on-one battles.
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Digivice’s 25th color evolution also comes in a premium version
The standard version of the Digivice is available, but there is also a premium version, available in two colors: orange and blue, as shown below. The orange special edition is called Taichi Yagami, while the blue one is called Ishida Yamato. Both come with a 25th anniversary art book as well as a crest necklace with changeable centerpieces inside. “Digimo forum has an extremely detailed look at the various new functions in both versions of The Digivice Color Evolution, which were revealed during a recent live stream event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Digimon Adventure.
Digivice Color Evolution is scheduled to be released in September 2024. The original Digimon Adventure anime series can be streamed on Hulu. The 2020 reboot is available to stream on Crunchyroll.
Digimon
Created by Akiyoshi Hongo
Airing date of the first episode March 7, 1999
Video games) Digimon Survivor, Digimon All-Star Rumble, Digimon World: Next Order, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
Source: Bandai