Jeff's ACCF Blog

When I started up the game last night, I got Marina’s goodbye letter in the mail.

Even though City Folk doesn’t have a Cherry Blossom Festival like the GameCube version of Animal Crossing does, some trees still turn pink and cherry blossom petals fall from the sky this time of year.

Today, I found Pascal standing on my southern bridge. I gave him a scallop and he gave me a helm in return. He also told me that there’s a cork at the bottom of the ocean that keeps all the water from draining out!

Near another bridge, Aurora said that there a lot of empty houses in town. That’s not true at all! The one she was standing by is the only one! Check your facts, penguin.

A bit later, I heard a balloon present and shot it down. I was able to snap the picture in mid-pop. The present inside was a coin–the Super Mario coin.

Tonight, Benedict told me that he wanted to be like Tom Nook and open up his own store. But he wasn’t sure what to sell. He suggested maybe garlic bread and cheese.

My club shirt was starting to get a bit stinky, so I knew I needed to buy some new clothes. Able Sisters had a flame shirt on sale, so I decided to buy it. Interestingly enough, a fireman’s hat was right next to it. Good thing I bought the shirt before the fireman could put it out!

I got a surprise when I went into Marina’s house: She was all packed up and ready to move out of town! I like Marina, so I wish she would have stuck around longer, but that’s how the game works. Especially now that I’m only playing about once a week now, I won’t always get a chance to stop my villagers from moving.

Aurora asked me to catch a red snapper for her, so I headed to the ocean. As I was in the process of catching a fish, I saw Aurora getting mad at Chow in the background (look in the top-right corner of this picture):

It took me a couple more minutes until I caught a red snapper, and Aurora was over her tantrum by then. Of course, her red-eyed look of surprise is just as frightening!

She was happy to have her very tasty red snapper and she rewarded me by giving me NOTHING a beach chair.

Last night, Marina lost her house key. So I did a little fishing to try to find it.

It took me a few minutes to catch the key, which actually wasn’t too bad. I returned the key to Marina and she thanked me by giving me a pastel-dot rug.

Nothing else was going on in town yesterday, so I returned to play it again today. I found Twiggy near the ramp, talking about the Nook point rewards. She said she’s been buying stuff like crazy to get those exclusive prizes.

That reminds me that some of my ACCF friends did that, too. Ness/Bushido would go to the store and buy out everything, haha. I would have to remember to check the store before I opened my gate, or else I might not have a chance to buy anything that day. 😛

I visited Broccolo today, and I noticed he has two classic vanities right next to each other. Why?

And back outside, I saw Twiggy across the river. I waved hello to her.

In case you haven’t heard, Animal Crossing: City Folk recently got re-released as part of the Nintendo Selects line. It has a MSRP of $19.99 in America. Online play is no longer supported of course, but it’s still a fun game. You can check your local stores if you’re interested, or buy it at Amazon.com.