Flea Market, New Monkey

On Sunday, I started up the game to get some footage for a video I was working on. In particular, I needed footage of the flea market, my natural paths (under my green brick tiles, which I removed in some areas), and red turnips. I quickly spotted Joan, so I bought a red turnip seed for 1,000 bells. I then buried it, watered it, and later dug it up.

Look at that! I dug up a red turnip!

Because I dug it up on the same day, it only sold for 2 bells. 😆 You’re supposed to water it every day, and then sell it after a week for the full 16,000 bells.

As for the flea market, I bought an orange chair from Clyde (566 bells), a red tie-dye from Midge (164 bells), and a mochi pestle from Ruby (552 bells). I was just being a good neighbor. 😛

Ruby: I scratch your back, you scratch mine! ...But not too hard, li'l ears.

I also went home so that a villager could buy from me. Antonio showed up, and you can see what he bought in my video at the end of this entry.

I played again today, and Nana wanted me to catch her a giant snakehead! Those things are so rare, I knew I’d never find it in time. So I had to decline her request. Sorry, Nana.

Nana: Mint and I decided that it would be a good idea for me to have a pet giant snakehead!

When I ran into Clyde, he told me that he’s been thinking of moving out of town. He’s only lived here about six weeks! But still, I didn’t stop him from moving. He’s not leaving immediately, but probably by next week.

Clyde: Y'know, li'l guy, I've been thinking of moving out of Forest.

I was a bit confused when I went into a house in the northeast part of town. Monty was there, and he said it was nice to meet me. For one thing, he was already unpacked!

Monty: Call me Monty! I just rolled into town and decided to stay, at least for a while.

So that means he must’ve moved in on Sunday, and I didn’t notice his house. I do already have three other villagers in that little neighborhood, so it is easy to overlook somebody (especially when I didn’t even know he was there).

But also, Monty is another returning villager. He lived in Forest from 2019-2020; I didn’t care for him then, and I doubt I’ll care for him now. 😆

I found Mint enjoying some coffee at the Roost. She was commenting on his shelves full of gyroids.

Mint: Hmm. Ever notice that Brewster likes to decorate his shelves with gyroids?

In the city, Maple was enjoying the hustle and bustle of the city. Phineas was also there, as were Egbert, Bella, Elvis, and Pecan. (Phineas gave me an indigo balloon.)

Maple: This is the best time of day to be in the city. Lots of hustle, lots of bustle, honey.

By the way, my bank account balance just topped 63 million bells. So I’m well on my way to meeting my summer goal, needing just about a million bells during August. I should have no trouble doing that, even though I didn’t do any bug hunting today.

A quick note about items: I found a garbage can in a balloon present on Sunday, and I found a stove in the recycle bin today.

As for the video I mentioned earlier, it’s a look at co-exclusive features in the Animal Crossing series. As you might expect, City Folk has a lot of features in common with Wild World, that don’t appear in the other games. But you might not realize it also has a lot in common with New Leaf too! Check it out and see for yourself!

Title Screen Tease

I turned on the game Wednesday, and I noticed something interesting on the title screen: In front of Curly’s house, I saw Wisp’s empty lamp. (Unfortunately, I hadn’t started recording footage yet.) But when I actually started the game up, the lamp wasn’t there. In fact, I didn’t find it anywhere in town. It was too early in the day for Wisp himself to show up, though.

So I tried again after 8 p.m., but I still found no sign of Wisp or his lamp. It was raining, and I wondered if that contributed (though I didn’t think it would). But in the meantime, I caught some bugs and fish…including two coelacanths! Nice!

A coelacanth?

The rain stopped at 11 p.m., and I again took another walk around town. No Wisp, and no empty lamp. I guess Wisp ghosted me. 😛 So naturally, I have some questions. Is evidence of a special character on the title screen not indicative of what happens once the game starts up? Or what exactly happened that seemingly turned a Wisp day into not a Wisp day? If anyone has any information, please let me know!

Anyway, I found a surprise goodbye letter in the mail from Grizzly. He has been in Forest since September 2022, which made him my longest-tenured villager. (I believe Roscoe now holds that title.) Even though I wasn’t thrilled about Grizzly when he first arrived, he has grown on me in the past two years. So I’m a bit sad to see him go.

Jeff, Thanks for being here for me. I'm a better animal for knowing you. I'm leaving Forest behind, but I'll be thinking of you in my new home! -Grizzly

For the day, I made nearly 200,000 bells.

Today, it was raining in town again, and Midge thought the trees and flowers looked happier because of it.

Midge: All the trees and flowers look so much happier when it's raining, don't you agree, I eat bugs?
I agree you eat bugs.

Clyde wanted to take a break from the rain at the Roost. But he changed his mind when he realized he forgot to bring his sugar stash. Seems like the Roost should provide sugar for the coffee they serve!

Clyde: Oh, but I forgot to bring my sugar stash, clip clawp...

Tonight, I went to the Roost myself to check out the Saturday night show. K.K. performed K.K. Jazz for me. It’s not my favorite, but I guess it’s okay.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: K.K. Jazz.

I spent a few minutes bug hunting, but not too long. I wasn’t finding many great bugs (maybe one cyclommatus and one goliath beetle). It’s probably because it was only around 9:00, and some of the better bugs don’t come out until 11:00.

Scorpion On My Feet

Late last night, I played for about 45-minutes…most of which was spent bug-hunting. I also caught a shark in that span. But in total, I earned about 135,000 bells.

The Bug-Off was held today, and of course I missed it. But Nat informed me that Mint was the winner, with a 64-point jewel beetle. Congrats, Mint!

Nat: The 64-point jewel beetle caught by Mint from right here in Forest.

At the Roost, I asked K.K. Slider for a random song. He performed Aloha K.K. for me.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: Aloha K.K..

Two of my villagers asked for new catchphrases tonight (Big Top and Midge). They had both been using “giddyup,” which belonged to Roscoe…and didn’t make for sense for an elephant and bird to be using. So I told Big Top to say “in a tent” and I told Midge to say “I eat bugs.”

Midge: I eat bugs. Hm... I like the way it rolls off the tongue!

I was hunting for bugs (and valuable fish) throughout the night, and I was having a lot of luck. I kept seeing rare ones frequently. I seemed to be finding lots of giant beetles and goliath beetles in particular. I even found multiple golden stags!

I caught a golden stag! The light, the blinding light!

At one point, I was creeping up on a scorpion, but he turned back towards me. He was too close for me to swing my net (and a tree was in the way anyway), so I just waited him out. He basically walked on my feet, but didn’t attack me.

A scorpion walks across my feet in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Once he walked to a safe distance away, I swung my net and caught him.

In my hour-and-a-half session, I made about 300,000 bells and my savings balance is up to 62,640,000 bells. I’m well on my way towards meeting my summer goal of 64 million. 👍

On a less exciting note, I found a lady palm in the recycle bin, and I shot down a balloon present that contained a cabana screen.

See you next week!