I think everyone had one of these or knows someone that had one of these at some point in their life.

To be honest those things didnt have a chance of living very long yet we all tried so hard to hard and so persistently to keep them alive. Somehow it was fun and practically addicting. Personally I always had that thing with me ready to check on my pet. I'd swear that I'd keep it alive for at least 2 weeks. I usually failed to be honest but something about it always made you want to keep playing.

And then when your pet died you'd feel like a horrible person for letting it and blame yourself or you'd yell and get angry at it for being so impossible and dying on you for no reason. Is there even an in between?

I have exciting new for whoever really loved that game. I'm not sure how true this is but check out the link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9857086/Tamagotchi-to-return-as-iPhone-and-Android-app.html