Jeff's New Horizons Blog

On Sunday, Static was talking about my flying saucer that I have up on a cliff behind his house. He wondered if it fell out of space and landed there. But then he reasoned that stuff burns up in the atmosphere, so it couldn’t have fallen from space. He then concluded that it must be an alien’s flying saucer. (But…wouldn’t it still have been from space?) 🛸

Later on, K.K. Slider put on a special Sunday concert. He performed “K.K. Ska” for me and Kid Cat. But after the show was over, then Louie and Savannah came over to take a seat too. I wish they would have joined in sooner!

Today (April 14th) is apparently the 25th anniversary of the series’ birth (on N64, in Japan). So Nintendo sent out a special game update and this anniversary letter:

A new special item was attached, a leaf statue! It’s big, and it lights up! (You can turn it on or off.)

This is a really nice surprise! And it’s a really cool item. The only bad thing is that it you can’t order another one. So keep it safe!

And just for the sake of completeness, here’s a photo of the leaf statue in the daylight:

Whitney the wolf was camping at the campsite today, and I was honestly tempted to ask her to move in.

I decided against it though, at least for now. But I wouldn’t mind having her around at some point in the future!

Were you all surprised to see the new letter and gift? I sure was! Happy 25th anniversary, Animal Crossing/Animal Forest!!

Last Friday, Buck the horse was camping at the campsite. I almost didn’t recognize him without his Dr. Mario outfit (if you know, you know). 😆😆😆 I did not invite him to move in.

The next day, my old New Leaf friend Julian showed up as a tourist. But he seemed to be hiding the fact that he’s a unicorn under his soft-serve hat!

Last Sunday was Bunny Day (Easter), so Zipper T. Bunny was in town. He gave me a Bunny Day wand, and that’s about it. There’s not a whole lot to do once you’ve already done it in a previous year, but I’m okay with that.

On Monday, I found Pascal while diving. He told me to spend more time watching trains than thinking about work. That sounds like a good idea in theory, but it may not be practical if you don’t live by tracks (or a train station).

The spring fishing tournament was held today, and I participated (but just for one run). I didn’t do very well, only catching four fish in three minutes. I should’ve had a fifth one, but that last one took way too long to take the bait; it practically lulled me to sleep and it got away. 😆

I sold the four fish for 1,695 bells, and then I redeemed 10 points for a fish-print tee.

There was no K.K. Slider concert tonight, due to the tournament.

Here are a few other quick notes about the past week or so:

• Last Saturday, K.K. performed “K.K. Moody” for me, Savannah, June, and Kid Cat.
• I helped out Gulliver on Tuesday, and he sent me a tam-o’-shanter.
• Flick was in town Wednesday, and I sold him 19 bugs for 93,750 bells.

On Sunday, I got (perhaps?) my first look at Shino the deer over at the campsite. She looks pretty cool, but I did not invite her to town.

Beardo was in town again as a tourist, but without a place to stay. So of course, I…gave him a VIP room at the hotel? Yes! But I made it special, just for him. 😉 First, I gave him some colorful Lego flooring and a couple of Lego items…in the hopes that he’ll step on some Lego blocks in the night. I also gave him the most uncomfortable bed I could find, a cardboard bed. He’s just sleeping on boxes. And I put up some dungeon wallpaper so he can enjoy the view.

But Beardo wasn’t the only unwanted creature around on Sunday. The infamous Zipper T. Bunny was also in town! 😱 He reminded me about the eggs that have infiltrated every aspect of life in the game this week. You can’t escape them, no matter what!

April arrived yesterday, and that meant that cherry-blossom petals are now floating around. You can catch them with your net and use them for crafting. And of course, you’ll also find pink trees around town. Very pretty! 🌸

Today, I shot down a blue balloon present and I was quite surprised to find a D.I.Y. recipe that I didn’t have yet! It was for a cherry-blossom wand!

I thought the cherry-blossom recipe I got last year was probably my last one, but I was wrong. Now is this the last one? I never counted all my recipes, so I’m not sure. But…maybe?

In the eastern part of town (near Agent S’s house), I finally made some minor changes to an area that has been left mostly empty for a long time. First, I put in a pond, similar to (but not identical to) one that was an original feature of Forest.

And just a bit north of that, I put in some colorful-lantern arches. Some of you may remember I once used other arches in this spot years ago.

It’s pretty cool to run through them, especially in first-person view. But instead of a sumo ring at the end, it ends at the Game Boy face-cutout standee.

Bunny Day (aka Easter) is coming up on Sunday. If you’ll be participating, check out my Bunny Day Guide for a refresher on how it all works! Note: I also have Bunny Day Guides for City Folk and New Leaf if you’re playing those games as well.

I’ll be back with another entry next week. Have a Happy Easter if you celebrate! 🐰