release date: april 14 2001 (japan)
publisher: nintendo
genre: life simulation
age rating: PEGI 3; all ages

animal crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by nintendo. the series was conceptualized and created by katsuya eguchi and hisashi nogami. in animal crossing, the player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals and can do various activities like fishing, bug catching, and fossil hunting. the series is notable for its open-ended gameplay and use of the video game console's internal clock and calendar to simulate real passage of time.
— the animal crossing wikipedia entry

where do i even start with this series? animal crossing means the absolute world to me! i've been a huge fan of it since the north american release of acgc in 2002. its art style is adorable and quirky, and its comfy vibes have totally held up through the years! though designing stuff can be a top tier challenge rather than relaxing, haha... but anyway! you can find information about each of my animal crossing towns on this page. enjoy!

choose your destination!

acgc	town name: matcha native fruit: cherries current villagers: hambo, pierce, punchy, ellie, gabi, robin, purrl, ozzie, bunnie, freckles, opal, wart jr, chow, lily, ace screenshots: here @ my animal crossing tumblr
wild world	town name: taro native fruit: cherries current villagers: melba, elvis, tabby, frobert, bree, filbert, jitters, bunnie
city folk	town name: sugoi native fruit: cherries current villagers: yuka, felicity, francine, elvis, punchy, marina, gabi, truffles, bud, chester screenshots: here @ my animal crossing tumblr
new leaf	town name: pudding native fruit: cherries current villagers: bud, bunnie, ketchup, mott, felyne, elvis, julian, hazel, punchy dream code: 4E00-0010-8290 screenshots: here @ my animal crossing tumblr
new horizons	town name: honeymoon native fruit: cherries current villagers: ketchup, elvis, julian, hazel, reneigh, tiffany, kyle, leonardo, gayle, punchy dream code: DA-0933-0041-0709 screenshots: here @ my animal crossing tumblr

"time will get the first and last laugh, but those in the middle are all yours."
- katrina the fortune teller