animal crossing!


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

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; in a lot of ways, it was a formative series for me. its art style is adorable and quirky, and its comfy vibes have totally held up through the years! i have played each and every single animal crossing game, and so i figured it'd be best if i broke my thoughts on each of the games up onto individual pages. i hope you enjoy reading about each of my towns!




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."

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