Animal Crossing / Dobutsu no Mori / Animal Forest

Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo
NTSC (JPN) Release Date: April 14, 2001
(Dobutsu no Mori – N64)
NTSC (USA) Patch Release Date: December 02, 2010
(Animal Forest – English Translation) – Zoinkity
PAL (CHN) iQue Release Date: June 1, 2006 (Animal Crossing)
Genre:  Simulation/Living/Social
Players:  1
Force Feedback:  No

Game Description:

Dobutsu no Mori is a social simulator that has been dubbed a “communication game” by Nintendo. It is open-ended, and the player’s character can live a separate life with little preset plot or mandatory tasks. Players assume the role of a new resident to the town. The game was ported to the GameCube as Animal Crossing in Japan later the same year as Dobutsu no Mori & then released in 2006 in China as  Animal Crossing.

Game Guide / Walkthrough

Video Playthrough by Marc Ruef

This is the English Translation of Dobutsu no Mori and the Patch can be found here