Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite!

Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! is an adventure video game developed by Shogakukan and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color handheld video game console. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 2001, and was later released in North America on October 28, 2002, and in Europe on January 10, 2003.

The ham-hams can be hard to get, considering certain things trigger certin emotions that is uniqe to each ham. At the beginning of the game, a hamster named boss says he needs you to bring (or rather bribe or convince in some cases) back to the "clubhouse". He mentions "ham-chat" and teaches it to you before you head off. He gives you a notebook to write it all in, and teaches you a few simple "ham-chats".

Ham-Hams
Hamtaro (Hamutaro), is a mild orange hamster who is always looking for an adventure. There are other Ham-Hams throughout the game. In the clubhouse, you can find Boss (Taisho, Taishou), a large ham and leader of the Ham-Hams and the advice-filled Snoozer, the sleeping ham. As game play progresses, you will find Bijou (ribbon), Maxwell the so-called bookworm of the bunch, the seed-loving ham, Oxnard, Pashmina, the scarf-lover and the sister-figure to the baby ham, Penelope. There's many others including the cap-loving ham, Cappy, the hard-worker, Panda, the rivialing lovers for Pashmina, Dexter and Howdy, and the brother and sister, Stan and Sandy.

Other Animals
During gameplay, you come across several animals other than the hamsters. You come across a dog given the name Taro, a weather Frog, several moles, doves, a Snake and a Monkey.

Acorn shrine
One of the first places you go in the game. In this area, you can find many ham-chat words given to you by the hamsters of the level, seeds, and a few ham-hams; Bijou and Maxwell.

Sunflower park
In this area, you can freely move around. You are able to play a game of Hide-and-go-Seek with some hamsters of the park, which in turn allows you to aquire new Ham-Chat and some items. Oxnard can be found here.

The Ruins
A frog is in the screen with Penelope. After Penelope is in her room, he is by the TV.

Sunflower Elm
A dog is in the first screen.

sky garden
A monkey is in the screen with the gutter. A cat is in the screen with the tree.

sunflower market
There are no other animals here.