Animal Crossing (computer game)
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| Original title | ど う ぶ つ の 森 | ||
| transcription | Dōbutsu no Mori | ||
| Studio | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | ||
| Publisher | Nintendo | ||
| Senior Developer | Takashi Tezuka (producer) | ||
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Nintendo 64 April 14, 2001 Nintendo GameCube December 14, 2001 September 15, 2002 October 17, 2002 September 24, 2004 iQue Player January 1, 2006     |
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| platform | Nintendo 64 , Nintendo GameCube , iQue Player | ||
| genre | Life simulation | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| medium | module | ||
| language | Japanese; English, French, German, Italian, Spanish | ||
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Animal Crossing ( Japanese ど う ぶ つ の 森 , Dōbutsu no Mori , literally: "Forest of the animals") is the first part of the Animal Crossing video game series and was released on April 14, 2001 in Japan for the Nintendo 64 . With some technical improvements, the game was released under the title Dōbutsu no Mori + ( ど う ぶ つ の 森 + ) on December 14 of the same year for the Nintendo GameCube . This version was finally released in the USA on September 15, 2002 and also reached Europe on September 24, 2004.
Gameplay
At the beginning, the player sits in a train and meets Olli there, who asks various questions that determine the name and gender of the player and the name of the village. When the train has reached the village, you are immediately greeted by Tom Nook. He is surprised that the player has moved to a village without having looked for a place to stay and offers him a house for sale. Since there is not enough money to pay for the house, the player has to help out with Tom Nook and do various tasks for him. So he can gradually pay off the debt for the house.
As the game progresses, the house can be enlarged several times, which always costs a certain amount of sternis. To pay for this, the player can catch insects with a net , fish with a fishing rod , dig up fossils or collect fruit and sell it at Tom Nook's shop.
In addition, the player has the opportunity to buy new items of clothing in the tailor shop and to personalize his appearance. The city can also be redesigned by means of flowers and newly planted trees or the felling of trees.
Six people live in the village, all of whom are animals. The player can talk to them, make barter deals, play games or carry out other interactions with them. Every now and then it can happen that a resident moves out of the village. Usually a new resident moves into the village soon after. The residents also talk to each other without the player actively intervening.
The game has no direct goal, but an open ending. All happenings are based on the console's internal time. Many real festivals such as B. Christmas Eve or Halloween are also celebrated at Animal Crossing .
Web links
- Animal Crossing at nintendo.de
- Inside Nintendo 170: Game Without Adventure: The Development of Animal Crossing , Nintendo-Online.de, March 22, 2020.