NES game

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All of the NES games in a room in Animal Crossing, along with Super Tortimer.

NES games are furniture items in the first-generation Animal Crossing games that can be interacted with to play an emulated Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom game. In Doubutsu no Mori and Doubutsu no Mori+, the items appear as either Famicom consoles with the cartridge of its game inserted, or a Famicom with a Disk System attached; in Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+, the items appear as an NES console with the box of its game set on top of it. The games available differ between games, as do the methods to obtain them.

In addition to the playable NES games, in all first-generation Animal Crossing games there is an empty NES (Disk System in Doubutsu no Mori and Doubutsu no Mori+) item available from Crazy Redd's that, when interacted with, brings up a dialog that says, "I want to play my NES, but I don't have any software." Additionally, in Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+, on April Fool's Day, Tortimer gives the player Super Tortimer, an item that looks like an NES game, but when interacted with, brings up a dialog that says, "Heh heh hehhh hoorf!! April Fool! Super Tortimer isn't an NES game!".

Appearances

In Doubutsu no Mori

A total of seven Famicom games appear in Doubutsu no Mori:

All of the items have the same name, ファミコン (Famicom), and can only be distinguished by their cartridges. All of the games' cartridge colors correspond to the actual cartridge colors from their respective games' original releases. Additionally, all seven games feature the pulse line labels included on the first fourteen first-party Famicom titles, even though Clu Clu Land and Balloon Fight were released after the design had been retired.[1]

Clu Clu Land, Pinball, and Golf can be obtained from Crazy Redd's Furniture Emporium, and Balloon Fight, Donkey Kong, DK Jr MATH, and Tennis can be obtained from the raffle. Additionally, Donkey Kong can also be obtained from the villager who appears outside the player's house on their birthday, and Balloon Fight can be obtained in a letter from Jingle on December 25 if the player received at least one gift from him the previous night before midnight and played when the clock hit midnight.

In Doubutsu no Mori+

A total of 19 Famicom games appear in Doubutsu no Mori:

All seven games from Doubutsu no Mori return, alongside 12 new games. All of the items now have unique names, and the labels on the cartridges of Clu Clu Land and Pinball are changed. Clu Clu Land's label is changed from the pulse line to a graphic to represent the original Clu Clu Land cartridge more accurately. Pinball's label is changed from a white pulse line on a yellow background to a yellow pulse line on a gray background, despite the former being more accurate to the actual Pinball cartridge.

The seven Famicom games from Doubutsu no Mori now all have different methods to obtain them. Clu Clu Land, Pinball, and Golf are available via secret codes that could be generated on the game's official website, while Balloon Fight, Donkey Kong, DK Jr MATH, and Tennis are available via Animal Island. Donkey Kong and Clu Clu Land can still be obtained from a villager on the player's birthday and Jingle on December 25, respectively.

For the new items, Punchout, Clu Clu Land D, and Donkey Kong Jr are available from Crazy Redd's Furniture Emporium; Baseball, Donkey Kong 3, and Gomoku Narabe are available via the raffle; Mahjong is available via a secret code that could be generated on the game's official website; Wario's Wood is available via Animal Island; Ice Climber was available via the Data Moving Service; and Super Mario Bros was available via a Famitsu sweepstakes. Legend of Zelda and Mario Bros are unobtainable.

Doubutsu no Mori+ introduces Advance Play, a feature that allows a player to temporarily download NES game data to a Game Boy Advance that is connected to the Nintendo GameCube. The display will be stretched by 17% on the Game Boy Advance screen, and multiplayer modes are not available. Advance Play unavailable for games that were originally produced for the Famicom Disk System (Clu Clu Land D and Legend of Zelda) or games larger than 192 KiB (Punchout and Wario's Woods) as they are too large to be stored in the Game Boy Advance's RAM. Data can be transferred back to the Nintendo GameCube to save progress. Advance Play returns in Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+.

In Animal Crossing

A total of 19 NES games appear in Animal Crossing:

All games from Doubutsu no Mori+ return, with the exceptions of Gomoku Narabe and Mahjong, which are replaced with Excitebike and Soccer, due to the former two games only releasing in Japan. Additionally, all the items are now modeled after NES consoles rather than Famicoms.

The methods to obtain the NES games are changed again in Animal Crossing. Clu Clu Land, Golf, and Pinball are available from Crazy Redd's Furniture Emporium; Balloon Fight, DK Jr MATH, Donkey Kong, Excitebike, and Tennis are available from the raffle; Baseball and Wario's Woods are available via Animal Island; Clu Clu Land D, Donkey Kong 3, Donkey Kong Jr, Punchout, and Soccer are available via secret codes that could be generated on the game's official website; Ice Climber and Mario Bros are available via scanning their respective Animal Crossing-e cards. Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros are unobtainable.

In Doubutsu no Mori e+

A total of 15 NES games appear in Doubutsu no Mori e+:

All games return from Animal Crossing, with the exception of Ice Climber, Legend of Zelda, Mario Bros, and Super Mario Bros. The items retain their North American designs.

The methods to obtain the NES games in Doubutsu no Mori e+ are identical to Animal Crossing.

Within the data of version 1.01 of Doubutsu no Mori e+ are references to NES games that do not appear in the game: Famicom Grand Prix: F-1 Race, Wrecking Crew, VS. Excitebike, Kaettekita Mario Bros., Dr. Mario, and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.[2]

Forbidden Four

The Forbidden Four is the colloquial name given to the Ice Climber, Legend of Zelda, Mario Bros, and Super Mario Bros items in Doubutsu no Mori+ and Animal Crossing due to the nature of their availability. All of these games do not appear in the catalog, are specifically excluded from the secret code system in Animal Crossing,[nb 1] and are completely removed in Doubutsu no Mori e+. Of the Forbidden Four, only Legend of Zelda is truly unobtainable in either version through official means. All of the others are or were obtainable in some official form:

Item Obtain via (DnM+) Obtain via (AC)
Ice Climber DnM+ Model.pngIce Climber PG Model.png
Ice Climber
Placed in the player's house if they used the Data Moving Service to transfer their data from Doubutsu no Mori to Doubutsu no Mori+.[nb 2] Obtained in a letter from Tom Nook after the N01 Ice Climber Animal Crossing-e card is scanned at the eTM in the post office.[nb 3]
NES DnM+ Model.pngLegend of Zelda PG Model.png
Legend of Zelda
Unobtainable[nb 2] Unobtainable
Mario Bros DnM+ Model.pngMario Bros PG Model.png
Mario Bros
Unobtainable[nb 2] Obtained in a letter from Tom Nook after the N02 Mario Bros Animal Crossing-e card is scanned at the eTM in the post office.[nb 3]
Super Mario Bros DnM+ Model.pngSuper Mario Bros PG Model.png
Super Mario Bros
Contained in special letter data on a Nintendo GameCube Memory Card that was sent to 30 winners of a Famitsu sweepstakes.[nb 2] Unobtainable

Unused functionality of the NES item

In 2018 it was discovered that when the empty NES item is interacted with, the game scans the Memory Card (Controller Pak in Doubutsu no Mori) for NES ROM data. NES ROMs, including those not already in the game, can be patched and placed on a Memory Card, where they can be loaded and played by interacting with the item.[3] Interacting with the item with multiple NES ROMs on the Memory Card displays unique text that is normally unused: "Should I play my NES software?", followed by a list of games.

The normally unused NES game data management menu in Doubutsu no Mori

In Doubutsu no Mori only, if the Controller Pak has NES ROM data on it, selecting the "てがみをほぜんしたい" ("Save a letter") option at the post office brings up a normally unused menu titled "コントローラパックのきろくをけします" ("Erase Controller Pack Records"), where the NES game data can be viewed and deleted. In the iQue Player version, the Chinese title text for the menu is corrupted and the original Japanese text is left untranslated for all other text in the menu.

Item list

The following are lists of all NES games, alongside the NES item and Super Tortimer, in each of the first-generation games.

In Doubutsu no Mori

Famicom games in Doubutsu no Mori

# Item Image Buy price Sell price Available from Group Interact Fêng shui Size
429 Clu Clu Land Clu Clu Land  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
430 Balloon Fight Balloon Fight  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
 Jingle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
431 Donkey Kong Donkey Kong  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
 Any villager
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
432 DK Jr MATH DK Jr MATH  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
433 Pinball Pinball  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game Yellow 1.0 x 1.0
434 Tennis Tennis  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
435 Golf Golf  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
436 NES NES  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- Text - 1.0 x 1.0

In Doubutsu no Mori+

Famicom games in Doubutsu no Mori+

# Item Image Buy price Sell price Available from Group Interact Fêng shui Size
- Mario Bros Mario Bros Not for sale  10,000 Bells  Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
- Super Mario Bros Super Mario Bros Not for sale  10,000 Bells  Nintendo
 Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
- Ice Climber Ice Climber Not for sale  10,000 Bells  Data Moving Service
 Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
- Legend of Zelda Legend of Zelda Not for sale  10,000 Bells  Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
431 Clu Clu Land Clu Clu Land  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
432 Balloon Fight Balloon Fight  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
 Jingle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
433 Donkey Kong Donkey Kong  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
 Any villager
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
434 DK Jr MATH DK Jr MATH  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
435 Pinball Pinball  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game Yellow 1.0 x 1.0
436 Tennis Tennis  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
437 Golf Golf  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
438 NES NES  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- Text - 1.0 x 1.0
439 Punchout Punchout Not for sale  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
440 Baseball Baseball Not for sale  750 Bells  Animal Island
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
441 Clu Clu Land D Clu Clu Land D Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
442 Donkey Kong 3 Donkey Kong 3 Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
443 Donkey Kong Jr Donkey Kong Jr Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
444 Gomoku Narabe Gomoku Narabe  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
445 Mahjong Mahjong Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
446 Wario's Woods Wario's Woods Not for sale  750 Bells  Animal Island
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0

In Animal Crossing

NES games in Animal Crossing

# Item Image Buy price Sell price Available from Group Interact Fêng shui Size
- Mario Bros Mario Bros Not for sale  10,000 Bells  e-Reader card
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
- Super Mario Bros Super Mario Bros Not for sale  10,000 Bells Unobtainable
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
- Ice Climber Ice Climber Not for sale  10,000 Bells  e-Reader card
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
- Legend of Zelda Legend of Zelda Not for sale  10,000 Bells Unobtainable
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
520 Balloon Fight Balloon Fight  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
 Jingle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
521 Baseball Baseball Not for sale  750 Bells  Animal Island
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
522 Clu Clu Land Clu Clu Land  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
523 Clu Clu Land D Clu Clu Land D Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
524 DK Jr MATH DK Jr MATH  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
525 Donkey Kong Donkey Kong  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
 Any villager
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
526 Donkey Kong 3 Donkey Kong 3 Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
527 Donkey Kong Jr Donkey Kong Jr Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
528 Excitebike Excitebike  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
529 Golf Golf  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
530 Pinball Pinball  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game Yellow 1.0 x 1.0
531 Punchout Punchout Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
532 Soccer Soccer Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
533 Tennis Tennis  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
534 Wario's Woods Wario's Woods Not for sale  750 Bells  Animal Island
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
535 NES NES  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- Text - 1.0 x 1.0
536 Super Tortimer Super Tortimer Not for sale  128 Bells  Tortimer
- Text - 1.0 x 1.0

In Doubutsu no Mori e+

NES games in Doubutsu no Mori e+

# Item Image Buy price Sell price Available from Group Interact Fêng shui Size
579 Balloon Fight Balloon Fight  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
 Jingle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
580 Baseball Baseball Not for sale  750 Bells  Animal Island
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
581 Clu Clu Land Clu Clu Land  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
582 Clu Clu Land D Clu Clu Land D Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
583 DK Jr MATH DK Jr MATH  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
584 Donkey Kong Donkey Kong  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
 Any villager
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
585 Donkey Kong 3 Donkey Kong 3 Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game Red 1.0 x 1.0
586 Donkey Kong Jr Donkey Kong Jr Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
587 Excitebike Excitebike  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
588 Golf Golf  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
589 Pinball Pinball  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- NES game Yellow 1.0 x 1.0
590 Punchout Punchout Not for sale  750 Bells Unobtainable
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
591 Soccer Soccer Not for sale  750 Bells  Secret code
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
592 Tennis Tennis  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Raffle
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
593 Wario's Woods Wario's Woods Not for sale  750 Bells  Animal Island
- NES game - 1.0 x 1.0
594 NES NES  3,000 Bells  750 Bells  Crazy Redd's
- Text - 1.0 x 1.0
595 Super Tortimer Super Tortimer Not for sale  128 Bells  Tortimer
- Text - 1.0 x 1.0

Notes

  1. These are the only items in Animal Crossing to have this restriction.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 This item can be obtained via a secret code, although an official code generator was never distributed.
  3. 3.0 3.1 This item is unobtainable in the European version of Animal Crossing due to the removal of all e-Reader functionality.

References