Tips

As mentioned on the front page, there are a range of completely compatible toys (and note again that I haven't definitively listed all the different colour variants!):

• Pixel Chix House
  
   
• Pixel Chix Cottage House
  
   
• Pixel Chix - 2 Story House - Cottage
  
   
• Pixel Chix - 2 Story House - Miami Loft
  
   
• Pixel Chix - Love to Shop Mall (Pets/Salon)
  
   
• Pixel Chix - Love to Shop Mall (Boutique/Food Court)
  
   
• Pixel Chix Road Trippin Car
  
   

Many of the same tips apply as to other electronic toys:

• Slit open the bubble packaging carefully, so that should you or your child want to re-sell it later on eBay (it will keep its value pretty well), you'll have something that looks 'as good as new'.
• Unlike a Tamagotchi, your Pixel Chix won't die if you forget about her for ages. In theory, if you do neglect her, cobwebs will appear on the LCD and you'll have to work hard to make her happy again, but it's not the end of the world. If all else fails, stick the stylus in the reset hole on the back and you're back up and running, albeit with no virtual money...
• By using the supplied 'sleep' mode (press and hold Yes and No for three seconds), you can safely leave Pixel Chix without playing with her for long periods, as long as the batteries are in good shape.
• Don't worry if you keep trying to buy something in one of the malls (after doing 'work' and earning money) and you hear 'I don't have enough money', even if you know you do have enough. What needs to happen (apparently) is that your Pixel Chix needs to go to the cashpoint (on the left of the screen) to get the actual money in her purse. If you keep earning money you'll have enough that the next time you try and buy something your Pixel Chix will go to the cashpoint after being refused and make a withdrawal.
• Take 4 spare AAA batteries with you on long car journeys, just in case. Don't pay motorway service prices. And stick to Alkaline batteries, to avoid leakage when left in the toy for long periods.
• Although not extensive (thankfully), don't lose the instruction leaflet. If you DO lose it, don't worry, it's available here - Page 1 and Page 2 - as JPG images that you can (right click and 'Save as') download and print on A4 paper from any graphics program on your PC.