When I played briefly on March 5th, I got a goodbye letter from Valise. I only made a few stops, and didn’t make a full trip around town. So it didn’t even cross my mind to see who Valise’s replacement was.
Fast forward to today (March 30th), and I found a goodbye letter from Yuka!
So this was at least the third time she’s lived in Forest. But still, if she’s going to move in, this was the way to do it. Sneak in without me having to speak to her, and then quickly move out. I really dodged a bullet there! And now, I should have Yuka immunity for a few more years! Not bad.
The news got better when I saw that her replacement was Rosie! I like Rosie a lot, although her eyes do look a bit hostile in this pic.
She lives next door to Kody, another blue animal. He said he found a cow skull and asked if it was mine! Do I look like a cow that’s missing its skull?
Of course I do, so I said yes. But he didn’t believe me, so he called me a liar. Why ask me if you already knew the answer?
Several of my villagers were talking about an upcoming visit by Gracie, the fashion designer. Static is clearly not a fan.
I bought a speed sign at Nookington’s for 870 bells, and Ursala later wanted to buy it for 1,590 bells. Good deal!
Derwin, who moved into Forest in January, is still around. Although, he was convinced I was in an accident.
Tom and Hank had a fight over by the wishing well, but I assume they’ll be able to work things out. 😛
On February 1st, I played (briefly) and received Kitty’s goodbye letter. So her stay in Forest this time wasn’t nearly as long as last time. Her replacement was Bluebear, but Bluebear was already asleep for the night.
Fast forward to yesterday, and I got Bluebear’s goodbye letter. So she moved out before I even got to meet her. Oh well.
I asked Genji for a job, and he asked me to pick up a comic book that he lent to “Dandruff,” also known as Puck.
Puck wasn’t at home, but I found him in an igloo! The bad thing about that is that he only wanted to play igloo games! So I couldn’t complete my task because Dandruff was in an igloo with the comic book.
I still chatted with Puck a bit, and he said he was cold and he wanted winter to be over!
But you’re a penguin!
When I spoke with Ursala, she… well, she was being herself. She wondered aloud how I spent the sunny day, and then backtracked. She said if she got me started talking, I’d be blabbing all night, and she sure didn’t want that.
I wouldn’t talk all night anyway, especially to you!
Nookington’s had a retro TV for sale, and I couldn’t resist. The retro TV song is my jam. 😉
I found a new house where Kitty lived recently, and Valise the snooty kangaroo is the new resident. While she is one of the 43 villagers that haven’t returned in later games, I can’t say the same about her time in Forest. That’s because this is a return visit. She previously moved in back in 2011!
Today (Sunday), I played again to get Genji’s comic book back from Puck. Fortunately, Puck didn’t send me on a wild goose chase this time, and he directly gave me the comic book.
Hey, there are flakes on this book!
When I found Genji and gave him the book, he rewarded me just with stationery. I should use it to write him a letter telling him how cheap he is. 😂
Belle was talking about how Forest would be cooler if there was a planetarium in town. She even went so far as to say that I should sell my house to build her one!
And I’ll use you for the “cow jumping over the moon” exhibit.
I recently posted a video combining the best scenes from my GameCube Moments series (episodes 1-10) and put them all together in one video. Here is the Best of GameCube Moments:
And just today, I posted a new entry into the series: GameCube Moments 15.
And last but not least, I recently posted a video taking a humorous look at what goes on underwater in the world of Animal Crossing. It isn’t just about the GameCube game, but it does include a look at the infamous whale. It’s a short video, so I hope you’ll check it out.
When I played on December 29th, I found a letter from Jingle in the mail. Balloon Fight, the NES game, was attached as my holiday gift. He sends the same gift every year, but I won’t complain about a free gift.
Early January
On January 2nd, I got a surprising goodbye letter in the mail; it was from Snake!
For over 3 years, every villager that moved out has been the newest villager. They would move in, and then right back out a few weeks to a month later. But Snake has lived in town since October 2016! While he wasn’t one of my “permanent 13,” I was starting to wonder if he had somehow become permanent too. But apparently not.
Long-time readers of this blog may remember that something similar happened with Kitty. She lived in Forest for years before eventually moving out in 2011.
Okay, now do you want to hear the weird part? I went to meet Snake’s replacement, and guess who it was. Guess!
It was KITTY! She has come full circle.
In an unrelated note, Kitty has been stuck in my ACCF town for years too, but City Folk’s moving in/out system is completely different. Still, it’s odd that she’s lasted so long in City Folk as well, so this is all kinda weird.
Mid-January
On January 13th, Spork moved out. That sets up Kitty for potentially another long stay in Forest. Spork’s replacement was a spoon and fork. Oops, I mean Derwin.
Candi was in an igloo, and she wanted to play a game for her wagon wheel. She said the starting price would be 40,138 bells.
Yowch, no thanks!
January 21st
When I spoke with Belle today, she commented on not seeing me in a while. She said I was like a total ninja, in a tutu!
But I’m not even wearing my tutu at the moment.
I found Gulliver on the beach, so I woke him up. He gave me a Lady Liberty for “saving his life.”
This Gulliver dialogue is about the only time the game mentions the year, other than New Year’s Eve/Day.
Kitty asked me for a ball so that she could play with her young relative. But Puck was standing nearby, so I had to wonder… is Puck like Kitty’s nephew or something? 😂
“Pucky, get away from the edge of that cliff or I’m telling your mother!”
I fetched her a ball, and she immediately kicked it off the cliff. But still, she rewarded me with some kitchen flooring. I’m glad I didn’t have to get the ball back, because it’s near impossible to get a ball up a steep cliff like that!
Up-Nate on My Other Towns
While working on a video last month, I had my character from my Ohio town visit my other secondary town, Aja Blu. In the process, Nate moved from Ohio to Aja Blu. So a few weeks later, I was surprised (and utterly confused) when I saw Nate still in Ohio!
As if I could forget that green unibrow.
Villagers who moved to another town by train can still visit their original town. So he was just visiting. Since I hadn’t used train travel in so long, I had completely forgotten this fact.
Recent Videos
Since last month, I’ve put up several videos related to the GameCube version of Animal Crossing, at least in part. This first one is all about the GameCube game, showing what makes it unique and special in just 99 seconds:
My Animal Crossing Q&A video answers questions about the series in general, but it also includes some information about my GameCube towns.
And last, but not least, is this video that showcases some of the typos in the series. It starts out with a few mistakes from the GameCube game.
