Jeff's New Horizons Blog

Yesterday, O’Hare was camping over at the campsite. I’m not interested in having him move into town, but I was happy to say hello to the guy.

I had accidentally ordered a Wario hat that I didn’t need, so I decided to give it to Forest’s own villain…Rizzo. He put the hat on right away, and he gave me a flashy jacket in return.

Later, Sam asked me to check out his new obstacle course and give him some input on it. So I headed to his town of Seattle; Jac and Nicky also joined in (and later, Matthew as well). But first, Sam wanted to give a tour of his town. A lengthy, hour-and-a-half long tour. 😛

He has a nice town, with a lot of my favorite villagers (including Bob, Lolly, Tangy, Tom, and Shep). But we eventually made it to the obstacle course.

It’s quite short, as you can see, but I liked it. I lost to Sam in the first race, and they held a few more races. But I noticed that the person in the top row (yellow) reached the finish line first every time. (The tracks both had a pitfall, but in different places.) Maybe it was just a coincidence, but if it was my track, I’d keep an eye on future results to see if it has a possible balance issue.

Today, Louie sent me some art in the mail: a dynamic painting! It was authentic, but I already have it in my museum. So I’ll probably save it as a future prize for something.

Many of my villagers were talking about the fishing tournament coming up on Saturday. But Apple was just wondering what she should wear to the event. She wants to look good when she accepts her trophy…

Too bad it doesn’t work that way any more. Unlike New Leaf, there are no trophy ceremonies in this game (unfortunately).

Label was in town, and she again wanted to see a vacation look. But I’ve already passed this test! She gave me a groovy shirt to get me started, so I put it on. I also added the other pieces that I used before to pass this test: moccasin boots, soccer shorts, and a skateboarding helmet. She loved the outfit, and she rewarded me with a Labelle cap.

Over at the arcade, Tybalt said he could spend a whole day playing on a pinball machine. That sounds fun, although I think I’d get a bit tired of it before the day was through. 😛

See you all next time!

Today is Bunny Day, so Happy Easter to you all! Zipper T. Bunny was hanging out at the plaza, and he gave me 10 stone eggs to get me started. When I spoke with him again, he gave me a Bunny Wand as my reward for crafting all his recipes (which I did last year).

It’s actually not a bad gift, because it sells for 11,100 bells. And I felt free to sell it, because I still have the one from last year in storage. Anyway, he also asked for one egg of each type. When I handed them over, he gave me a Bunny Day basket. This step can be repeated for multiple baskets, but they only sell for 1,200 bells.

So unless you’re farming eggs for baskets one at a time, there’s really not much to this event if you’ve played before or if you’ve already crafted everything. In a way, it’s disappointing. But at the same time, I’m glad I didn’t have to spend any more time with this obnoxious event than I already have. 😛

My villagers were all dressed up for the event, and most of them were a bit too excited about it.

Apollo seemed to be the lone exception. He didn’t understand why people made such a big deal over Bunny Day. Although that seemed a bit disingenuous, considering he was all dressed up in eggshells for the occasion.

There were tons of balloon presents flying overhead, although the vast majority were just sky eggs. But I did get one that had a new seasonal recipe I needed, the cherry-blossom pochette.

Shortly after 9:00, I headed over to Logan’s town of Moonscar for his Easter party. Logan had an Easter egg hunt, with dozens of eggs hidden all over his town. It was a great idea, and it was a lot of fun…even though I didn’t do all that great at it.

I wish Zipper T. Bunny had something like this, as an official timed, Bug-Off style event. That would be so much better than what Zipper does now.

If you’re wondering, I was wearing a yellow bunny hood and a pattern of Gaston (from the design portal) as a shirt. It was my attempt at being semi-Eastery. At least I was a bunny. 😛

After that, we hung out in Logan’s house for a while. Alex from Pawnee (in the white bunny suit) had the best costume.

I left about 11:00. Thanks for the invitation, Logan! The egg hunt was fun! 🐇🐰🥚

Note: I uploaded my first annual slideshow of New Horizons pictures today. It’s provides a look back at the events of the past year, including the early days of Forest. I hope you’ll check it out and enjoy the memories. 🙂

Happy Easter and Happy Bunny Day, everyone!

Yesterday, I received my robust statue in the mail from Jolly Redd…but it turned out to be a counterfeit. What a bust!

I checked Nook Shopping and saw some new seasonal items for sale. There’s a forsythia for a Korean event called Singmogil, and three prom-related items: a prom sash, prom wall, and prom flooring. At least the sash comes in different colors, so check each day for a different variation.

I was a bit surprised to find Gulliver washed up on the beach; I don’t recall getting both Gullivarrr and Gulliver in the same week before. But I gladly helped him out and dug up the five pieces of his communicator for him.

Celeste was also in town, and she taught me a DIY recipe for a cosmos wand.

Bones was sitting on a bench at the amusement park, and he asked me to join him. So I sat down and took some photos, as shooting stars were flying by overhead.

Tia was thinking about moving out of town, but I convinced her to stay.

When I put some money into my bank account, my balance reached 20 million bells.

Today, I received my reward from Gulliver in the mail. He sent me this coin headpiece…which comes attached to a wig.

K.K. Slider was in town, and he performed K.K. Ragtime. It’s the song that starts out with him seemingly saying “Knock me up, knock me up.” 😛 Midge, Apollo, Louie, and Apple were also there to enjoy the show.

Tia was sick with a cold, so I bought some medicine for her. Get well soon, Tia!

I plan on (finally) uploading my first annual slideshow of New Horizons screenshots tomorrow. Check my channel to see my latest videos.