Tech T-Rex

The Collector's Edition rerelease box

The GigaPetsAR T-Rex was released by Top Secret Toys in August 2018 alongside the Virtual Unicorn and Pixel Puppy. This pet is similar to the Baby T-Rex released in 1997, but the GigaPets AR release features some upgrades and changes from the original model.

When the AR feature was removed, the product was renamed GigaPets Tech T-Rex.

## Shells and Packaging Design

##### GigaPetsAR Tech T-Rex First Edition

A solid green shell with black buttons and black claw marks on either side of the screen. The GigaPetsAR logo is in black. The first run of the solid green shell first editions do not have a color background, instead the screen is fully monochrome.

A translucent green shell was released after, featuring an identical design but the green plastic was now translucent.

The packaging for this edition is card style.

##### GigaPetsAR Tech T-Rex Second Edition

Translucent red shell with black dinosaur silhouettes and yellow leaves and squiggles, with yellow buttons. GigaPetsAR logo is in yellow.

The packaging for this edition is card style.

##### GigaPets Tech T-Rex

Translucent red shell with black dinosaur silhouettes and yellow leaves and squiggles, with yellow buttons. GigaPets logo is in yellow. Shell is identical to the second edition AR with the exception of the logo.

This version was released in both card style packaging and a collector's 'box'. The box style packaging was released due to customer feedback and designed for the pet to be removable without destroying the packaging in the process.

## Gameplay

The AR version of the Tech T-Rex was discontinued in 2021(?). The non-AR version was first released in (month, year) and are still available. Aside from the improvements and changed stated below, gameplay is the same between the AR and non-AR versions.

### AR First and Second Edition Differences:

In response to customer complaints, several changes were made.

* The reset button was very easy to trigger by pressing on certain parts of the shell on the first edition. The second edition removes the reset button completely, turning it into a software option.
* The speaker size has been increased and sound quality is crisper.
* Battery life was extended and a new low battery warning was added.
* The second edition has a higher contrast screen.
* Certain animations have been made smoother, and food and happiness meters deplete less quickly.

### Non-AR Changes:

* You can now play with your pet at night (though it will drop your happiness score).
* Sleep and idle screens were changed to make it easier to distinguish between the two.
* Doing tricks now raises your discipline.
* T-Rex has a whole new set of adult animations.

There is an additional adult evolution that occurs with good care. T-Rex will grow a horn on it's snout and spikes along it's back.

## Gallery

The shell for the first releaseThe card packaging for the first release of the Tech T-RexThe most recent release of the Tech T-Rex, notably lacking the GigaPets AR logoThe card packaging for the second release of the Tech T-Rex
## References

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1. ↑ Release announcement post, Top Secret Toys Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl8sqDgF5GB/. Accessed June 19, 2022.