Virtual Unicorn

The Collector's Edition rerelease box

The **Virtual Unicorn** was released by Top Secret Toys in August 2018, alongside the Tech T-Rex and Pixel Puppy. The Virtual Unicorn is a new pet made by Top Secret Toys; it is not a re-release (unlike the Tech T-Rex and Pixel Puppy). The Virtual Unicorn was designed by the original game designers, back in the "virtual pet fad" of the 90s.

The Virtual Unicorn is designed with "enhanced graphics, animations, and sounds with a larger speaker for clear realistic sounds."

## Shells and Packaging Design

### GigaPetsAR Virtual Unicorn Instagram Variant (Unreleased)

This version has a hot pink shell, and four stripes of color (red, yellow, green and blue) mimicking a rainbow running across the shell at a diagonal. The GigaPetsAR logo is placed vertically, to the left of the screen, and the buttons are a bright yellow. It features a light pink unicorn with purple hair and yellow horn and hooves. It is pictured in a blister pack, referred to as a "card edition" by Top Secret Toys. Though this was on the promotional image for the first 3 Giga Pets released by Top Secret Toys (Virtual Unicorn, Pixel Puppy and Tech T-Rex), this version was never released. Instead the first variant available to the public was First Edition (see below).

### GigaPetsAR Virtual Unicorn Beta Tester Variant

This version was never released to the public, instead it was sent to Beta testers. It has the same design as the First Edition but the colors are different. Packaging information is unavailable for this variant, it is likely that it was not shipped in display packaging. This version has a baby pink shell, and three diagonal rows of stars (in indigo, pink and red) running diagonally across the device. The 'GigaPetsAR' logo is in red, to the left of the screen, and the buttons are a bright yellow.

### GigaPetsAR Virtual Unicorn First Edition

This version of the Virtual Unicorn is the first to be available to the public, it was released in November 2018. It has the same design as the Beta Tester variant, but the colors are different. The First Edition features a translucent magenta shell with three diagonal rows of stars (blue, orange, yellow) running diagonally across the shell. The GigaPetsAR logo is yellow and placed vertically to the left of the screen. The buttons are bright yellow. It comes in a blister pack (referred to as "card edition"), and features a white unicorn with pink hair, gold hooves and horn as the AR avatar.

### GigaPets Virtual Unicorn Collector's Edition

This version comes in box-style packaging, making it possible to remove the pet without destroying the packaging.

## Gallery

The shell for the first releaseThe card packaging for the first release of the Virtual UnicornThe most recent release of the Virtual Unicorn, notably lacking the GigaPets AR logoThe card packaging for the second release of the Virtual Unicorn
## References

1. ↑ Release announcement post, Top Secret Toys Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl8sqDgF5GB/. Accessed June 19, 2022.
2. ↑ GigaPetsAR Virtual Unicorn, https://topsecrettoys.us/pages/gigapetsar-unicorn-amazon. Accessed June 19, 2022.
3. ↑ Beta Tester Post, https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo2PE9-lGSd/. Accessed June 19, 2022.