{"id":66967,"date":"2026-05-21T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=66967"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:58:33","slug":"bandai-namco-reports-bizarre-tamagotchi-paradise-death-bug-affecting-pets-over-256-years-old-likely-related-to-integer-overflow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/bandai-namco-reports-bizarre-tamagotchi-paradise-death-bug-affecting-pets-over-256-years-old-likely-related-to-integer-overflow\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandai Namco reports bizarre\u00a0Tamagotchi Paradise\u00a0death bug affecting pets over 256 years old,\u00a0likely related\u00a0to integer overflow\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bandai Namco recently reported<\/a> that its latest Tamagotchi Paradise<\/strong> device was found to contain a glitch that makes the game behave unusually when pets in certain age ranges above 256 die.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normally, when a Tamagotchi over 30 years old dies, the player gets a bonus \u201cpeaceful death scene,\u201d unlocks the Happy Tama Star milestone, and if the Tamagotchi being raised is near death, they get a one-time chance to save the pet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, due to the bug, Tamagotchi over 256 will look sad and will not display their correct age on the death screen when they pass away. In addition, those that die in the age ranges of 256-285, 512-541, and 768-797 won\u2019t get a Happy Tama Star, nor will the rescue animation be displayed if the pet is in critical condition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The number \u201c256\u201d is notable because it represents the total number of values that can be stored in one byte of data. In other words, it\u2019s possible that some parts of the game, such as death-screen displays or animations, may be reducing age values down to a single byte internally. As a result, a 269-year-old Tamagotchi could end up being treated as though it were only 13 years old, which is the age displayed on some glitched Tamagotchi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That same logic would also explain why the bug only occurs within the specific age ranges of \u201c256-285,\u201d \u201c512-541,\u201d and \u201c768-797.\u201d In all of these ranges, the lower 8 bits of the age value correspond to numbers between 0 and 29, causing the game to mistakenly judge the Tamagotchi as being under 30 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, the main Tamagotchi-raising screen still displays ages above 256 correctly, suggesting the game\u2019s save data supports much larger numbers. It may simply be that some systems were written under the assumption that values between 0 and 255 would be more than enough. Given the long history of the Tamagotchi series, it\u2019s also possible that code from older games was reused. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, Bandai Namco has no plans to replace\u00a0the faulty\u00a0Tamagotchi\u00a0Paradise devices, but has apologized that the glitch \u201cresulted in a product that falls short of expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: \u201cFinal Fantasy 7 almost gave me a heart attack.\u201d Japanese developers talk about their most memorable bugs<\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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