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'''''Dōbutsu no Mori''''' (どうぶつの森, lit. ''Animal Forest''), commonly called '''''Animal Forest''''' in English, is the first installment in the {{SER}} series. It is for [[Nintendo 64]] and it was released only in Japan. This game was translated and ported to the [[Nintendo GameCube]] because the Nintendo 64 was at the end of its life. This game is compatible with the Expansion Pak and has a sharper image when it is used. This is because the number of pixels in its resolution is multiplied by 4 from 320x240 to 640x480 pixels per inch. The game is available in English only via translations made by hackers and modders.
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'''''Dōbutsu no Mori''''' (どうぶつの森, lit. ''Animal Forest''), often referred to as '''''Animal Forest''''' in English, is the first installment in the {{SER}} and was released exclusively in Japan for the [[Nintendo 64]]. The game is available in English ROM format via fan translation only. Dōbutsu no Mori is compatible with the [[wikipedia:Nintendo_64_accessories#Expansion_Pak|Expansion Pak]] and features a sharper image when used, its resolution improving from 320x240 to 640x480 pixels per inch. Because the Nintendo 64 was at the end of its life {{AF+}} was released just eight months later as a sequel for [[Nintendo GameCube]].
  
 
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*[[Katrina]] wers a white headband instead of the normal veil that she wears.
 
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*Instead of buying stationary as a pack of four, only one piece of paper can be bought at a time.
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nafj/index.html Official Site (Japanese)]
  
 
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Revision as of 23:02, July 26, 2014


Dōbutsu no Mori
Animal Forest
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Developer(s) Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Platform(s) Nintendo 64
Genre(s) Life simulation
Modes Single player

Warning: Display title "<i>Doubutsu no Mori</i>" overrides earlier display title "<i>Dōbutsu no Mori</i> (game)". Dōbutsu no Mori (どうぶつの森, lit. Animal Forest), often referred to as Animal Forest in English, is the first installment in the Animal Crossing series and was released exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo 64. The game is available in English ROM format via fan translation only. Dōbutsu no Mori is compatible with the Expansion Pak and features a sharper image when used, its resolution improving from 320x240 to 640x480 pixels per inch. Because the Nintendo 64 was at the end of its life Template:AF+ was released just eight months later as a sequel for Nintendo GameCube.

Gamecube port similarities

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A player catches a Herabuna, an Animal Forest-only fish.
  • Animal Forest has been re released on the Nintendo GameCube with a translation of Animal Forest e+.
  • Resetti still does the resetting punishment.
  • The real-time clock made a new feature for games.
  • K.K. Slider is still in the game.
  • Famicom (NES) games are in it.
  • Copper, Booker, Tom Nook, and others are in it.
  • Questions are asked to determine the player's look.
  • Tools are also the same.
  • The player still owes debt to Tom Nook.
  • Nook's Shop upgrades are in it.

Gamecube port differences

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The Bell Shrine in Animal Forest.
  • The Able Sisters and their shop is not in Animal Forest, thus designs are not available.
  • Some of the wallpapers and carpets from Animal Forest are redesigned or removed in Animal Crossing.
  • Some of the clothing from Animal Forest, for example, the N Logo shirt (G Logo in Animal Crossing), are redesigned or removed in Animal Crossing.
  • Two sets of stationary from Animal Forest are redesigned, the New Year's Card and the Fortune Paper.
  • The holidays found in Animal Forest are either changed or removed in Animal Crossing.
  • Tom Nook wears very slightly different uniforms.
  • The Wishing Well from Animal Crossing is a Bell Shrine in Animal Forest. On New Year's Day, instead of tossing a coin in the fountain, the player shakes the pole in the middle and the bells ring.
  • The input keyboard from Animal Crossing is a dial that contains the letters, numbers, and symbols that appear on the screen in Animal Forest.
  • In Animal Crossing, Gulliver would give the player a rare furniture piece for saving him. In Animal Forest, he gives the player a random furniture piece.
  • In Animal Crossing, three items could be stored in container furniture such as dressers, wardrobes, etc. In Animal Forest, only one item can be stored in those kinds of furniture.
  • In Animal Crossing, any house the player starts out with has a cardboard box with a college rule journal. In Animal Forest, this feature is not included.
  • In Animal Crossing, the catalog has a section called "Handhelds" where umbrellas, pinwheels, fans, balloons and tools could be ordered. In Animal Forest, this section is called "Umbrellas" and only umbrellas can be ordered from that section. This means pinwheels, fans, balloons, and tools cannot be ordered from the catalog.
  • In Animal Crossing, the player can store multiple airchecks in Stereos, Radios, etc. In Animal Forest, only one aircheck could be stored in them.
  • Buildings such as Tom Nook's shop, the Post Office, and the Dump have slightly redesigned logos in Animal Crossing.
  • There is no Museum, thus there is no Blathers. The Faraway Museum still exists, and fossils can be sent there for identification.
  • Taking a trip on Animal Forest requires the player have 1 Controller Pak to save travel data on, and two Controller Paks are needed to travel directly. In Animal Crossing, an extra Memory Card is used to save travel data, and the player can travel directly to the other town if 2 Memory Cards with town data are in use at the same time.
  • The American Animal Crossing has e-Reader support, as well as the Japanese GameCube e+ version of Animal Forest along with e-Reader+ support. The European version of Animal Crossing and Animal Forest have no e-Reader support. Instead of an e-reader machine in the Post Office, there is a bench instead.
  • Tortimer is absent in Animal Forest, making any gifts from him unobtainable.
  • During the Cherry Blossom Festival, all the villagers sit on mats as the Japanese do.
  • Katrina wers a white headband instead of the normal veil that she wears.
  • Instead of buying stationary as a pack of four, only one piece of paper can be bought at a time.

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