Getting Lucky

As you may have seen in the last entry, Nate just moved in two weeks ago…but he’s already gone. I got his goodbye letter in the mail today.

Sorry, Jeff, I'm writing to tell you I left Forest secretly, so don't bother looking for me. See, I... Well, I just had to leave, OK? Let it lie. And if possible...send me fruit! -The Hungry Nate

It didn’t take me long to find his replacement. Next to Maple’s house, I found a new house, and a new villager: Lucky the dog!

Lucky: The name's Lucky. How about you? What's your handle?

He’s pretty cool from what I can see of him (which isn’t much). 😀 I suppose he’s a good animal to have around with Halloween season approaching, since he looks like a mummy.

I was feeling pretty lucky myself, when I dug up the daily glowing spot and got 10,000 bells instead of the usual 1,000.

Baabara told me she had been enjoying the peace and quiet of the mornings, until I came along to ruin them for her. Wow, Baabara being rude? What a surprise.

Baabara: I was so enjoying the peace and quiet of the mornings lately...

Baabara: But now I suppose you've returned to ruin them...

Just a few moments later, I was on the cliff with Ursala. She was looking at a bug down below, and Baabara was also down there looking. Knowing them, they’re probably trying to think up some good insults for the bug.

Ursala and Baabara stare mindlessly at a bug.

And at this time of year, I always try to do some early September Fishing. With no sea bass or jellyfish in the ocean, it’s easy to rack up lots of valuable fish. As long as you avoid the acre with the mouth of the river, the only fish you’ll catch in the ocean are red snappers (3,000 bells each) and barred knifejaws (5,000 bells each). If it’s raining, you may also find some coelacanths (15,000 bells).

Jeff catches a barred knifejaw in Animal Crossing for Nintendo GameCube.

I dropped everything and decided to fill up my pockets twice with fish. On my first run, I caught eight barred knifejaws and seven red snappers. That earned me 61,000 bells.

My pockets full of valuable fish.

My second run netted me the exact same result. So in total, I earned 122,000 bells in about 16 minutes of fishing. Not bad!

If you own the game, this is a good time of year to hook up your GameCube (or Wii) and play for some quick, easy money. Good luck!

New Nate

Even though Filbert just moved in last month, he has already moved out. I got his goodbye letter in the mail today.

To my pal, Jeff, I have a hunger...and while I normally just grab a snack to fill up, this hunger will only be satisfied by exotic foods from far-off lands. So, I'm now a wanderer. Snackily yours, -Filbert

While I don’t go crazy catching summer bugs on GameCube like I do in City Folk, I did catch a few beetles I saw on trees. That included a mountain (stag) beetle, which Sydney bought from me for 2,300 bells.

Sydney: Hey! Is that a mountain beetle?

Update/note: The mountain beetle did not return in later Animal Crossing games. But it got me thinking. Wouldn’t it be cool if each town had a mountain area where you could catch bugs (and maybe fish too) that weren’t in the main town? Or even if it was separate from town, but maybe you could ride Kapp’n’s bus to the mountains.

Anyway, Ursala was not nearly as generous as Sydney. She wanted me to buy some slate flooring or a kitschy wall for 36,160 bells. I was not going for that.

Ursala: Well, care to buy slate flooring or a kitschy wall for 36,160 bells?

Filbert’s replacement has arrived, and it’s Nate the bear. Note: This is not the Nate from my Ohio town. But he said it was nice to meet me, even if I didn’t come bearing snacks. Bearing snacks.

Nate: Your name's Jeff? Uh, nice to meet you, yawwwn. Even if you don't come bearing snacks.

He told me how sweaty he was, since we’re deep into summertime. He said that he feels like seasons pass by while he sleeps. Well, bears do hibernate in winter, so he’s not wrong about that…

Nate: The weather changes so quickly sometimes, I feel like the seasons passed me by while I was asleep...

Down at the dock, I tried to kick a soccer ball onto Kapp’n’s boat. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t work. Surprisingly, the ball will not roll off the sides of the dock…only the end of it. Oh well, it was worth a try. I always enjoy looking for new things to try, no matter how silly or pointless they may be. But you may have noticed that by now. 😛

Jeff tries to kick a soccer ball onto Kapp'n's boat.

Speaking of that, I did something else I probably haven’t tried in a very long time. I tried digging in the spots behind the melody board. Those spots are hidden from view, and I actually forgot that you could dig back there. The first spot I dug didn’t have anything in it, but the other one had an exotic lamp! I bet it’s been there for years!

Check it out! I dug up an exotic lamp!

After a stop at Nookington’s to sell some stuff, I returned home and ended my game for the day.

But there has been other Animal Crossing GameCube content I’ve posted since my last entry, so I want to share those with you. I made a new Face Guide that shows how to get the face that you want when you start a new town (or a 2nd/3rd/4th character). Unlike most of the other guides out there, my guide shows actual screenshots of the faces. Note: I’ve also included a link to the guide in the sidebar.

And earlier this month, I also posted my latest Animal Crossing video: GameCube Moments #11. Please check it out if you haven’t seen it already. You may remember some of these scenes from earlier blog entries.

Filbert Moves In

Even though Hugh just moved in last month, he’s already gone. I guess he realized that he was making a hugh huge mistake. His goodbye letter arrived in the mail yesterday.

How ARE you, Jeff? Well now, I bet your bottom bell you didn't expect me to cut out and split town, huh? Nope, I shocked the world! I'm turning over a new leaf--see you on the flip side! -Laters, Hugh

I visited Candi, and she told me that she really wanted to use her new umbrella. So she told me to make it rain or snow or something.

Candi: Hey, Jeff! I need you to make it rain or snow or something. And be quick about it, sweetie!
Sure, I’ll get right on that.

Emerald showed me a poem that she got from someone she didn’t know.

To my pupil, Emerald, I take leave of my life. My footsteps carry me like clouds upon wind, drifting in the pale light of the dawning day... I go in search of adventure. -A poet who don't know it!

I found out that Hugh’s replacement was Filbert the squirrel, who just moved into town. I introduced myself to him right after he had a fight with Puck. 😛

Filbert: You say your name is Jeff? I can dig it.

Today, Emerald wanted to trade her diner tile for my dinosaur egg. I agreed to the trade, just to be nice.

Emerald: Oh, that's great! Dinosaur eggs are getting awfully hard to find these days!
You don’t say.

I ran into Ursala, and she gave me a free outfit. That might sound like she was being nice for a change, but then she said the outfit looked much better than the rags I already had on. Excuse me, I’m wearing an exclusive Gracie outfit!

Ursala: I'm sure it will look just lovely on you, Jeff. It's much nicer than the rags you have on, grooomph!

When I met up with Belle, she noticed the cow skull in my pockets. Uh-oh!

Belle: So, I've been thinking... You've got a cow skull, right?

She wasn’t mad, she just wanted it for herself. I didn’t ask why. She offered to give me her G logo for it, and I agreed to the trade.

I shook some trees, and I got stung by a bee. When Kody saw me, he actually got mad at me and said I deserved to get stung! He just assumed that I found something good and refused to share it with him. How rude!

Kody: Fine! Don't share your secret! You deserved to get stung, okey-dokey!

After that, I took my swollen face home and ended my game for the day. See you next time!