Animal Crossing (video game)

Animal Crossing, known as Animal Forest in Japan, is a video game franchise by Nintendo. In North America. Animal Crossing is a Player's Choice game. It uses the GameCube's internal clock for the time, although you can adjust it in the game.

Aninmal Forest was released for the Nintendo 64 in 2001, and a new edition of the game, called Animal Forest +, was released for the GameCube in the same year. Another new edition of the game, Animal Forest e+, was released in the summer of 2003. Animal Crossing was released in the year 2002 in North America and 2003 in Australia.

The Game

When you start the game, you have to do chores for the local shopkeeper, Tom Nook. After you finish, the main part of the game will start. Some of the things you can do include going fishing, catching bugs, playing Nintendo Entertainment System games, and making patterns at the tailor shop.

Your House

In Acre B-3 of each village, there is a area with four houses and the town bulletin board. At the beginning, you can choose any house you want as long as no one's living in it. When you start, the house will be very small, but each time you pay off your loan, it will get bigger.

Happy Rating Association

The Happy Rating Association rates every part of your house, except the basement, based on points. Each day, they will send you a letter informing you of the amount of points gotten. The HRA will deduct points for the following:

• If you mix different themes or series on the first floor.
• If you put a furniture that has a use (a wardrobe) and put it against a wall.
• If you put things like raffle tickets, clothing, and various tools on the ground.

The HRA will add points for the follwoing:

• Complete a furniture series, theme, or set.
• The wallpaper or carpet matches the series or theme.
• You have the complete necessities of life from a same or different series.

House Upgrades and Expansions

• Your first house is gotten when you buy your house. There isn't much room. The loan is 19,800 Bells, and some of that is paid off when working at Tom Nook's shop.
• The 1st expansion is gotten when you pay the 19,800 Bells required to get it. It has a little more room, and you can put whole furniture sets and series inside.
• The 2nd Expansion is gotten when you pay off the 148,000 Bells for the 1st Expansion. It has a little more room.
• The Basement is gotten when you pay off the 148,000 Bells for the 1st Expansion or the 398,000 Bells for the 2nd expansion. The Happy Rating Association does not rate basements, so you can store as much junk as you want down there.
• The last expansion to your house is a 2nd floor, which is the same size as the 1st expansion, is gotten when you pay off the 398,000 Bells for the 2nd Expansion (or 49,800 for the Basement). When you pay off the loan of 798,000 bells, a statue of you will be placed in front of the train station.

Feng Shui

In Animal Crossing, some items have Feng Shui properties. Place the item that corresponds to that color in the certain part of the room, and you will recieve a benefit.

• Orange items are placed in the north of your house, green items in the south, and yellow items in the west. All sides give you good luck in money and items.
• Red items are placed in the east of your house. Gives you good luck in items.

Places in the Village

• In Acre A-3 of every village is the train station. This is where you come when arriving in your town, and you use it to leave the town to go to a different village.
• A shop, which is ran by Tom Nook. You can buy and sell things here. Each time you spend a certain amount of Bells, the currency in Animal Crossing, Nook will upgrade his shop.
• A post office, ran by 3 pelicans: Phyllis, the nightime clerk, Pelly, the daytime clerk, and Pete, the mail carrier. Here is where you send letters, pay off the debt to your house, and can store Bells.
• A dump, where you can find various objects.
• The police station, run by the two dogs Copper and Booker. Here is where you will get a map when visiting another town, information on upcoming events, and you can take lost items.
• A museum, ran by the owl Blathers. When you begin, it's empty, but you can donate fish, fossils, insects, and paintings to make it complete.
• A wishing well, where many events are held.
• A dock, where you can go to the island if you have a GameBoy Advance-GameCube link cable.
• The lighthouse, which you have to turn on when the mayor is away.
• In a random acre is a pond, where some events are held.

People in the Village

• Tom Nook, the shopkeeper.
• Tommy and Timmy, who also work at Tom Nook's shop, but only when it is Nookington's department store.
• Tortimer, the mayor.
• Officer Copper, who keeps an eye out on the village by telling you about special guests who come. He also teaches aerobics for the sports fairs and during the summer.
• Officer Booker, who is in charge of lost items.
• Pelly, the perky daytime clerk of the post office.
• Phyllis, the grumpy nighttime clerk of the post office.
• Pete, the mail delivery pelican. At 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, you can talk to him in front of the town bulletin board.
• Blathers, the museum curator.
• Kapp'n, the kappa who operates the boat to the island.
• Sable and Mabel, owner of the Able Sisters tailor shop.
• Sow Joan, who comes around every Sunday morning to sell turnips.
• K.K. Slider (Totakeke), who comes around ever Saturday night to play music in front of the train station.
• Gulliver, who occasionally washes up on shore and gives you a item or a model of a item from a foreign country.
• Crazy Redd, owner of the black market which comes around town occasionally. Usually sells things you can find at Tom Nook's shop, but has some rare things sometimes.
• Wendell, a hungry walrus who gives out wallpaper if you give him a fish.
• Gracie, a giraffe who is known for fashion. If you clean her car really well, you get a rare piece of clothing.
• Sahara, a camel who sells you carpets.
• Katrina, a fortune teller who gives you a reading for the price of 50 Bells.
• Wisp, a ghost who comes out during the night. He gives you furniture, gets rid of all the weeds in your village, or repaints the roof of your house.
• Mr. Resetti, who comes if you reset Animal Crossing. Also the town "groundhog."
• Chip, the beaver who hosts the Summer and Fall fishing tourneys.

Town Events and Holidays

Each year, your village will have various events. This is a list of all of them.

Date	Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	Tortimer gives you a new diary. At the wishing well, you can get a fortune read by Katrina and spend 50 Bells on a wish.
February 2	Groundhog Day	Tortimer gives you a flower model. At 9:00 AM, the town "groundhog" Mr. Resetti will show up.
March 20 or 21	Spring Sports Fair	Tortimer gives you the Spring Medal. The events are Gymnastics, Foot Race, Ball Game, and Tug-of-War, but you can only participate in Gymnastics.
April 1	April Fool's Day	Tortimer gives you the fake NES game Super Tortimer.
April 5 to 7	Cherry Blossom Festival	Trees in your village turn pink. At the wishing well, there is a festival feast. Tortimer gives you the Pink Tree Model.
April 22	Nature Day	Tortimer gives you Tree Model. Nature Day is similar to Earth Day, which falls on this day.
May 1	Spring Cleaning	Tortimer gives you a Dump Model.
May, second Sunday	Mother's Day	Tortimer gives you a Lovely Phone.
June, second Friday	Graduation Day	Tortimer gives you a Tailor Model. In real life, children get out of school around this date, which is what this holiday is based off of.
June, third Sunday	Father's Day	Tortimer gives you the Locomotive Model.
June, every Sunday	Summer Fishing Toruney	Tortimer gives you the Angler Trophy. If you catch a bass, large bass, or small bass, while fishing, give it to Chip. If it's the biggest fish, you will get a present.
July 4	Fireworks Show	Tortimer gives you a Bottle Rocket. Redd is at a booth selling ballons and pinwheels. In real life, this holiday is similar to Independence Day in the United States.
July 25 to August 31	Morning Aerobics	Officer Copper hosts this morning event. Come to the event 14 times to get a Aerobics Radio from Tortimer.
July, random day	"Your Hometown" Day	"Your Hometown" will be the name of your town. Tortimer will give you the Train Station Model.
August 12	Meteor Shower	Go to the lake to see the reflections of the meteors. Tortimer will give you a telescope.
August 21	Founder's Day	Tortimer will give you a Weed Model.
September, first Monday	Labor Day	Tortimer will give you a Shop Model. Similar to the United States Labor Day.
September 23 or 24	Fall Sports Fair	Tortimer gives you the Autumn Medal. Same as Spring Sports Fair.
September or October (varies)	Harvest Moon	You can see the reflection of the Moon in the lake. Tortimer gives you a model of the Moon.
October, second Monday	Explorer's Day	Tortimer will give you a Bottled Ship. This day is basically the same as Columbus Day.
October 15 to 25	Mushrooming Season	At 8:00 am, there are 5 mushrooms to find. Sell them at Tom Nook's shop for a large amount of money.
October 31	Halloween	Tortimer gives you a model of Katrina's Tent. Everyone is dressed up with a pumpkin on their head. If you find Jack, who doesn't run at you, he will give you a piece of furniture.
November, first Tuesday	Mayor's Day	Tortimer gives you the Well Model.
November 11	Officer's Day	Tortimer gives you the Police Model.
November, every Sunday	Fall Fishing Tourney	Same as Summer Fishing Tourney. Tortimer gives you the Fishing Trophy.
November, fourth Thursday	Harvest Festival	Tortimer gives you a cornucopia. During that day, Franklin the turkey will also be at this event. Take the forks from the tables at the wishing well and you will recieve a piece a furniture from Franklin. Similar to Thanksgiving in the United States
November, fourth Friday	Sale Day	Tortimer will give you a Market Model. Tom Nook will sell Grab Bags with various items. Crazy Redd will be here on this day. This represents the buisiest shopping day of the year in the United States.
December 1	Snow Day	Tortimer wil give you a snowman.
December 23	Toy Day	Tortimer gives you a Miniature Car if you're male, and a Doll if you're female.
December 24	Jingle Comes to Town	Jingle, the black nosed reindeer, comes to town. He gives you a gift. If you want more gifts, go far away and change your clothing, and he'll give you another gift. Represents Christmas Eve.
December 31	New Year's Eve	Represents the end of the year. Tortimer gives you a noisemaker. At the lake, a giant clock counts down the time it is until the new year.

Nintendo Entertainment System Games

You can collect various NES games in Animal Crossing. The games you can collect are:

• Pinball
• Golf
• Balloon Fight
• Tennis (used to be given away on Nintendo's Animal Crossing website)
• Baseball (only avaliable by going to the Island)
• Donkey Kong
• Donkey Kong 3 (used to be given away on Nintendo's Animal Crossing website)
• Wario's Woods (only avaliable by going to the Island)
• Punch Out!! (only avaliable by using Action Replay)
• Donkey Kong Jr.
• Donkey Kong Jr. Math
• Soccer (currently given away on Nintendo's Animal Crossing website)
• Excitebike
• Clu Clu Land
• Clu Clu Land D (used to be given away on Nintendo's Animal Crossing website)
• Ice Climber (only avaliable by using e-Reader or Action Replay)
• Mario Brothers (only avaliable by using e-Reader or Action Replay)
• The Legend of Zelda (only avaliable by using Action Replay)
• Super Mario Brothers (only avaliable by using Action Replay)

Using the GameBoy Advance

The GameBoy Advance plays a major role in Animal Crossing. To link the two, you need a GameBoy Advance-GameCube cable.

The Island

When the two systems are linked, go down to the dock to meet Kapp'n. He will ask you the name of the island, and you will go down there. On the island, there is a villager living there. You can give the villager items in return for Bells. Near the villager's house is a house that everyone in the whole village can use for anything. When you first go in, you will find 4 shirts. Also on the island are coconut trees, and this is the only place you will find them. It will always be summer on the island.

e-Reader Compatability

Animal Crossing is compatible with the e-Reader. You can use e-Reader cards to get new items, a new town tune, or a design.

At the Post Office, there is a machine to the left of the building, called the e-Transfer Machine. The cards with villagers on them are scanned here. These cards give you items.

Next to the post office is the Melody Board. After you prepare the e-Reader, scan the melody card and it will be your town tune.

At the Able Sisters, talk to Mabel. Prepare the e-Reader, scan the card, and the new design will be at the shop.

Trivia

• One of the rarest fish in the game, the coelacanth, is also one of the rarest fish on Earth. Many also believe that the inclusion of the coelacanth in Animal Crossing led to the creation of the character Relicanth in the video game Pokemon.

• Two Animal Crossing game models are available in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Tom Nook, the raccoon manager of the store, and Mr. Resetti, the mole that disciplines you for cheating in Animal Cossing using the RESET button on the Nintendo GameCube. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, the characters were listed as being from a FUTURE RELEASE, as SSB:M was released before Animal Crossing in the United States.

• Animal Crossing is a port of the Nintendo 64 version that was released in Japan, and as such, the game file itself is very small. In fact, the entire game is loaded into memory from the very start of the game. You can open the disc cover and take out the Animal Crossing disc while playing the game without experiencing any gameplay issues. Because of this, there is no loading time other than at the beginning of the game.

• A new version of Animal Crossing is currently being developed by Nintendo, as revealed in an official press statement in early 2004. Several rumours speculate that the game will feature online gameplay. This is only a rumour, however, and should not be expected to be true.

External Links

• Nintendo's Animal Crossing Website
  
• Animal Crossing Community
  
• Animal Crossing Ahead
  
• Animal Crossing Central
  
• Animal Crossing Society
  
• Animal Crossing UK