Dandruff’s Igloo

On February 1st, I played (briefly) and received Kitty’s goodbye letter. So her stay in Forest this time wasn’t nearly as long as last time. Her replacement was Bluebear, but Bluebear was already asleep for the night.

Fast forward to yesterday, and I got Bluebear’s goodbye letter. So she moved out before I even got to meet her. Oh well.

I asked Genji for a job, and he asked me to pick up a comic book that he lent to “Dandruff,” also known as Puck.

Genji: Nickname? Dandruff. 'Cause Puck's all about flaking. Thing is, I'm too busy to go get my property.

Puck wasn’t at home, but I found him in an igloo! The bad thing about that is that he only wanted to play igloo games! So I couldn’t complete my task because Dandruff was in an igloo with the comic book.

I still chatted with Puck a bit, and he said he was cold and he wanted winter to be over!

Puck: I wish winter would go away! I'm cold, and I want spring to hurry up...
But you’re a penguin!

When I spoke with Ursala, she… well, she was being herself. She wondered aloud how I spent the sunny day, and then backtracked. She said if she got me started talking, I’d be blabbing all night, and she sure didn’t want that.

Ursala: I bet you'd talk all night if you got started, unlike you, and goodness knows, I don't want that...
I wouldn’t talk all night anyway, especially to you!

Nookington’s had a retro TV for sale, and I couldn’t resist. The retro TV song is my jam. 😉

Timmy: Does a retro TV interest you?

I found a new house where Kitty lived recently, and Valise the snooty kangaroo is the new resident. While she is one of the 43 villagers that haven’t returned in later games, I can’t say the same about her time in Forest. That’s because this is a return visit. She previously moved in back in 2011!

Valise: Well, I had no idea you were such a little busybody!

Today (Sunday), I played again to get Genji’s comic book back from Puck. Fortunately, Puck didn’t send me on a wild goose chase this time, and he directly gave me the comic book.

Puck: Well, in any case, here's the comic book. Don't forget to return it, brrrrrrrrr!
Hey, there are flakes on this book!

When I found Genji and gave him the book, he rewarded me just with stationery. I should use it to write him a letter telling him how cheap he is. 😂

Belle was talking about how Forest would be cooler if there was a planetarium in town. She even went so far as to say that I should sell my house to build her one!

Belle: Listen, Jeff... I don't care if you have to sell your house to do it, but just build me a planetarium!
And I’ll use you for the “cow jumping over the moon” exhibit.

I recently posted a video combining the best scenes from my GameCube Moments series (episodes 1-10) and put them all together in one video. Here is the Best of GameCube Moments:

And just today, I posted a new entry into the series: GameCube Moments 15.

And last but not least, I recently posted a video taking a humorous look at what goes on underwater in the world of Animal Crossing. It isn’t just about the GameCube game, but it does include a look at the infamous whale. It’s a short video, so I hope you’ll check it out.

See you next time! Never Stop Crossing!

A Surprising Move

When I played on December 29th, I found a letter from Jingle in the mail. Balloon Fight, the NES game, was attached as my holiday gift. He sends the same gift every year, but I won’t complain about a free gift.

Early January

On January 2nd, I got a surprising goodbye letter in the mail; it was from Snake!

What up, Jeff! So, I bolted to begin a long journey of discovery. When will I be back? Never! But turn that frown upside down--I am who I am! You be you, and life'll be fine! Keep it real! -Snake

For over 3 years, every villager that moved out has been the newest villager. They would move in, and then right back out a few weeks to a month later. But Snake has lived in town since October 2016! While he wasn’t one of my “permanent 13,” I was starting to wonder if he had somehow become permanent too. But apparently not.

Long-time readers of this blog may remember that something similar happened with Kitty. She lived in Forest for years before eventually moving out in 2011.

Okay, now do you want to hear the weird part? I went to meet Snake’s replacement, and guess who it was. Guess!

It was KITTY! She has come full circle.

Kitty: Hm. As I expected. I am Kitty. It's a pleasure to meet you, mrowrr!

In an unrelated note, Kitty has been stuck in my ACCF town for years too, but City Folk’s moving in/out system is completely different. Still, it’s odd that she’s lasted so long in City Folk as well, so this is all kinda weird.

Mid-January

On January 13th, Spork moved out. That sets up Kitty for potentially another long stay in Forest. Spork’s replacement was a spoon and fork. Oops, I mean Derwin.

Derwin: Uh...yeah. Nuh-nice to meet you. I'm Derwin! And you are...Jeff?

Candi was in an igloo, and she wanted to play a game for her wagon wheel. She said the starting price would be 40,138 bells.

Candi: The starting price is 40,138 bells.
Yowch, no thanks!

January 21st

When I spoke with Belle today, she commented on not seeing me in a while. She said I was like a total ninja, in a tutu!

Belle: Not running into me at all in this small village... You're like, a total ninja, in a tutu!
But I’m not even wearing my tutu at the moment.

I found Gulliver on the beach, so I woke him up. He gave me a Lady Liberty for “saving his life.”

Gulliver: Yawn... What a great nap! What!? It's 2020? But that means I've been asleep for over 150...
Gulliver: ...minutes. Which seems like such a long time when I put it that way.
This Gulliver dialogue is about the only time the game mentions the year, other than New Year’s Eve/Day.

Kitty asked me for a ball so that she could play with her young relative. But Puck was standing nearby, so I had to wonder… is Puck like Kitty’s nephew or something? 😂

Kitty: If I could play some sort of ball game with my young relative, the visit would go much more smoothly, I'm sure.
“Pucky, get away from the edge of that cliff or I’m telling your mother!”

I fetched her a ball, and she immediately kicked it off the cliff. But still, she rewarded me with some kitchen flooring. I’m glad I didn’t have to get the ball back, because it’s near impossible to get a ball up a steep cliff like that!

Up-Nate on My Other Towns

While working on a video last month, I had my character from my Ohio town visit my other secondary town, Aja Blu. In the process, Nate moved from Ohio to Aja Blu. So a few weeks later, I was surprised (and utterly confused) when I saw Nate still in Ohio!

Nate: So, do you remember who I am or what?
As if I could forget that green unibrow.

Villagers who moved to another town by train can still visit their original town. So he was just visiting. Since I hadn’t used train travel in so long, I had completely forgotten this fact.

Nate: I made lots of friends in my new town, yawwwn!

Recent Videos

Since last month, I’ve put up several videos related to the GameCube version of Animal Crossing, at least in part. This first one is all about the GameCube game, showing what makes it unique and special in just 99 seconds:

My Animal Crossing Q&A video answers questions about the series in general, but it also includes some information about my GameCube towns.

And last, but not least, is this video that showcases some of the typos in the series. It starts out with a few mistakes from the GameCube game.

See you all next time! Never Stop Crossing!

Merry Sporkmas

A few weeks ago, I loaded up my town briefly and I saw that Weber had moved out. His replacement was Jeremiah, but he was sleeping when I went to his house to meet him. Fast forward to today (December 23rd), and Jeremiah has also moved away.

Of course, snow now covers the ground and many cedar trees and regular trees are now decorated with festive Christmas lights. Here’s a GIF showing some decorated trees next to Nookington’s.

Decorated festive Christmas trees near Nookington's in Animal Crossing for Nintendo GameCube.
“The lights put you in a shopping mood, yes yes?”
-Tom Nook, probably

Candi offered me a free gift, but I only had one space free in my inventory, so I turned it down. That annoyed her a bit, though not as much as I was expecting. 😂

Candi: Well, whatever.

Belle told me she bought a Master Sword, but it didn’t match her furniture. So she was looking to trade it!

Belle: I bought a Master Sword the other day, but it didn't go with any of my stuff!

But guess what she wanted in return…my toilet! Haha, it’s a deal!

Belle: So, I've been thinking... You've got a toilet, right?
Yes, and the seat is still warm.

I met Jeremiah’s replacement, Spork the pig. He’s not exactly the cutest animal around, but he seems okay.

Spork: Oh! Before I do, I guess I ought to introduce myself, snork!

Today is Toy Day, but Tortimer was nowhere to be found at the wishing well. It was 6:40 p.m. though, so maybe I was too late in the day? I hate how Tortimer doesn’t stick around long on holidays in this game. Of course he wouldn’t have given me another toy car anyway, but I was still hoping to speak with him.

But even if Tortimer wasn’t at the wishing well, Baabara was…and she seemed to be in a giving mood. She offered me a strange painting if I got her trivia question correct.

Baabara: I'll give you a strange painting if you get it right, daahling! So here's my question.

But even after I guessed correctly, she suddenly “couldn’t find” the painting to give me. So I got no reward at all. She’s lucky I didn’t have any pitfalls with me.

Baabara: You're right! Here's that prize I promised...
Baabara: ...I-It's not here! Oh, nooo! I must've dropped it somewhere...

At least my good buddy Hank was there to balance things out. He gave me a free refrigerator. Pretty cool. 😉

Hank: What a great day! Here, for being so honest, you can have this for free! I'm so jolly right now!

Here are a few other quick notes:

  • Genji gave me a pear (foreign fruit) in exchange for a barbel steed.
  • Static painted my roof black, but it’s covered in snow so I can’t even tell.
  • The daily glowing spot yielded 10,000 bells instead of the usual 1,000. Nice!
  • Puck told me he figured out why it’s been snowing lately. The reason? It’s winter. 🙄

I’ve posted two Animal Crossing GameCube videos since my last blog entry, so check them out if you haven’t seen them yet. First up is a look at five things about the game that I hate.

And the other one is GameCube Moments #14, showing some funny and interesting things that have happened in my towns over the past few months:

Have a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and happy holidays all around! I’ll see you next time…never stop crossing! 🙂