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Finding and exploiting hidden features of Animal Crossing's NES emulator

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Re: Finding and exploiting hidden features of Animal Crossing's NES emulator

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I often see this game being mentioned....what is it for those that grew up without Nintendo? edit: @dang, somebody is mass downvoting all of my comments in my profile. edit: @0x000000, can't post anymore so I'll post what I said below: > you had me at town simulation. is there an emulator so I can download the ROM like a dirty little pirate I am?

If you're looking for a more fully-featured version of Animal Crossing, check out Animal Crossing: New Leaf for the 3DS. It's definitely the best entry in the series. It even has online multiplayer with random matching and text chat! (A rarity for Nintendo.) If you want to pirate it on 3DS, there are ways, or if you want to play it on PC, it apparently works alright in Citra, the 3DS emulator.

If you don't have a 3DS, Animal Crossing: Wild World is available for the DS and consequently its emulators. (The best DS emulator is probably DraStic for Android.) If you have a Wii, you can try Animal Crossing: City Folk or the original, either legitimately or via modding.

Do note that while it is a "town simulation" you are playing as an inhabitant of the town (and in New Leaf, its mayor). If it sounds interesting to you, watch a YouTube video or two. It's incredibly relaxing.

Re: Finding and exploiting hidden features of Animal Crossing's NES emulator

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GameCube originally. The game has a unique mood and aesthetic. Very relaxing. You should check it out.

Wasn’t it originally an N64 game in Japan? It certainly wasn’t published in the US and Europe until the Cube.

Yes! Fun fact: the GameCube version is almost a straight port - the whole game fits in memory, so you can take the disc out of the console after you start and it'll work fine.
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