Jeff's ACCF Blog

For a while now, I’ve noticed that Big Top had the ringside seating in his house. So I ordered him a judge’s bell to go with it, and then I mailed it to him. On Wednesday, I finally got to see it in his house. But when I rang the bell, nothing happened!

In some of the games (GameCube and New Horizons, at least), ringing the judge’s bell would make the crowd (on the wallpaper) cheer and you’d also see the flash of their cameras as they took photos. But for some reason, that detail isn’t in City Folk. That’s disappointing.

Nana asked me for a new catchphrase, and I wanted to tell her to say “for an ugly” like I also used for Bob in New Horizons. But that wouldn’t quite fit in City Folk, so I had her say “for a ugly” instead.

I ran into Pete delivering mail, and he laughed about how Phyllis actually said goodnight to him after work. Um, congrats? 😛

I played again tonight, and Big Top asked me to play a game of hide-and-seek. He gave me 15 minutes to find him, Felicity, and Punchy. That was plenty of time, so I didn’t feel rushed. I went around and did my usual routine.

Robin told me that she locked herself out of her house, and she was losing hope that she’d find it. But as she was speaking, I spotted something else that I just found… Big Top. He was peeking out from behind Robin’s house!

And as I spoke to him, I could also see Felicity from there, in the background! Look closely in the upper-right corner of this screenshot:

It was pretty cool how each one led into the next. It’s like the game was giving me hints to each one! But Punchy wasn’t in that same area, so the oddity stopped there. But a few minutes later, I found him near the museum.

Big Top rewarded me with a plinkoid for winning the game.

After that, I returned to the museum for K.K. Slider’s Saturday night show. I asked him for a random song, and he performed “K.K. Etude” for me.

I never went fishing for Robin’s key, but she’ll live. 😛

I posted my latest City Folk Moments video today, so I hope you’ll check it out.

Update: Felicity never mentioned moving again this week, so maybe she’s safe. Either that, or she’ll be gone the next time I play. No clue. 😆

Yesterday, I found no sign of Pete as his normal time…so I felt pretty confident that it would be a UFO day! And sure enough, at 6:07 p.m., Gulliver’s UFO flew overhead! I was ready and waiting for it, and I shot that sucker down! 😆

I later found Gulliver’s spaceship part near the western edge of town. It actually landed right next to my UFO pattern marker! 🛸

Big Top was thinking about moving out of town, but I couldn’t allow that! I made sure I changed his mind pronto.

Monty was sick with a cold, so I gave him a dose of medicine.

I played again today, knowing Gulliver would be in town. Marina not only saw him before I did, but she actually kicked him! OMG, Marina!

Coming from an octopus, it was probably more like a sucker punch than a kick. But I went down to the beach to find the sleeping seagull/astronaut.

I gave him his spaceship part, and he gave me a Moai statue in return. This was my 35th UFO reward, and I think I’m getting a big head about it. 🗿😆

Over at Nook ‘n’ Go, Tom Nook had a range, a TV with a VCR, and a storage case…all in shades of gray. It must be Gray Day!

I visited Rosie and I got to see the inside of her house. She was talking about Happy Room Academy evaluations, and how she keeps her house neat and tidy. Except that her house, looked anything but neat and tidy!

A bathtub, a snowboard, a sandbag, and a gas pump? I’m sorry, but “neat and tidy” is not the first thing that comes to mind when I see that random collection of items scattered in your house. 😛

Felicity was the latest villager to tell me she’s thinking of moving out! I asked her to stick around longer, but she said she’s still going to move anyway.

If I get another chance to change her mind, I’ll give it a try. But I may not play again until next week, so I may not have a chance. I’ll see what happens next week, though.

When I visited Punchy today, I was a bit surprised by how he referred to his house.

He was using a catchphrase I gave him a few weeks back. I just had temporarily forgotten about it. 😛

Antonio had a honeybee on his mind, and he asked me to catch one for him.

It was daytime, so they were still out and about. I didn’t have too much trouble tracking one down.

I took it back to Antonio, and he rewarded me with an opulent rug. It was nice doing bzzz-ness with him.

I also ran into Rosie while on my walk. She told me that she loves walking more than anything else…except stew. 🍲

I saved my game for the afternoon, but I played again tonight. I was on my way to the Roost when I ran into Antonio. You’ll never guess what he wanted this time!

Another honeybee?! On the same day that I already caught one for him? I don’t know if I’ve seen this happen before, where someone asks for the same exact thing I already got for them in the same day! Crazy! At any rate, I declined the request this time (mainly because they’re not out at nighttime). Sorry, Ant-Man. One honeybee request per day is my limit. 😛

He was sad that I turned down his request. But he did have one bug already with him: a flea. I caught it for him, and that instantly cheered him up. He called me “Dumbbell the Itch Slayer” as he exuded joy.

But as soon as the conversation ended, he went back to being depressed. 😛

Once I got to the Roost, I asked K.K. Slider for a random song. He performed K.K. Salsa for me.

After the show, I danced my way back to the shop and town hall before ending my game for the night.