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Animal Crossing (2002)

Nintendo EAD

Expanded Game of Doubutsu no Mori+

Nintendo GameCube

4.01 from 1360 ratings

2581 members have it in their collection · 36 playing now · 257 backlogged · 350 wish listed

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Occasionally strange but completely addictive, Nintendo's Animal Crossing for the GameCube is not so much a game as a simulation of life on a small town. Players begin the game by setting out to live life on their own in a colorful town, where they are greeted by a seemingly endless supply of things to do and characters to meet. … Read more
Occasionally strange but completely addictive, Nintendo's Animal Crossing for the GameCube is not so much a game as a simulation of life on a small town. Players begin the game by setting out to live life on their own in a colorful town, where they are greeted by a seemingly endless supply of things to do and characters to meet. Time passes in Animal Crossing in real-time, as the month, day, season, and time of day matches that of the player's. Holiday seasons come and go in Animal Crossing, just as they would in the real world. Experience the freedom to fish, decorate your house, go bug catching, garden, write letters, and even play original Nintendo NES games in this imaginative, and addictive game. Read less

Details

Developers
Nintendo EAD
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
Simulator
Themes
Fantasy, Kids, Sandbox
Franchises
Animal Crossing
Series
Animal Crossing
Events
Nintendo E3 2002 Press Conference, The Nintendo Difference (Nintendo Press Conference E3 2001)

Release dates

  • Sep 16, 2002 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo GameCube
  • Oct 17, 2003 (Full Release) (Australia) Nintendo GameCube
  • Sep 24, 2004 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo GameCube

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Rating distribution

5 stars
474
4 stars
512
3 stars
301
2 stars
57
1 star
16

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Toupaloops

Review Toupaloops 5/5 · Jul 5, 2025

My childhood

When this came out I spent an entire summer (2002) playing this every single day. My sister had house 2 and friends in my neighborhood had houses 3 and 4. They would sometimes come over and play this when I wasn't even home. I'd get back from school and come home to find them playing my gamecube and fishing for …

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When this came out I spent an entire summer (2002) playing this every single day. My sister had house 2 and friends in my neighborhood had houses 3 and 4. They would sometimes come over and play this when I wasn't even home. I'd get back from school and come home to find them playing my gamecube and fishing for hours trying to complete the museum. That's how addictive this game was. And we'd all get together every Saturday night to get the new K.K. Slider without fail. So many good memories with this one. I never played the later Animal Crossings but imagine nothing will beat this. My first town was absolutely perfect and I never created a new one.

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thepixiebella

Review thepixiebella 4/5 · Apr 13, 2025

no le doy 5 estrellas pq no lo jugué all the way through, pero es la experiencia de animal crossing real: vivir en comunidad. lamento que incluso new leaf, que es mi juego fav de la saga, haya empezado a dejar de lado este concepto por darle más el spotlight a la estética. i mean, amo decorar pero quisiera que …

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no le doy 5 estrellas pq no lo jugué all the way through, pero es la experiencia de animal crossing real: vivir en comunidad. lamento que incluso new leaf, que es mi juego fav de la saga, haya empezado a dejar de lado este concepto por darle más el spotlight a la estética. i mean, amo decorar pero quisiera que hubiera un equilibrio entre ambos factores. still, mi experiencia no fue tan extensa con este juego porque me gusta más el factor de portabilidad por lo que elijo más NL y WW, pero definitivamente me la pasé muy bien

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Kory

Status Kory Aug 2, 2024

Started playing again. I need to start scanning a few e-Reader cards each week. If anyone still plays and has the ability to share their save file for town travel via train, please hit me up! Love checking out other towns and getting new villagers.

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benhenry3

Status benhenry3 Jan 19, 2024

Really ahead of its time! This game is really comforting and is nice when you want to just sit and chill. You can design your home however you want and each of your neighbours are super cute and fun. Also tom nook is funny.

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BurningKirby

Status BurningKirby Oct 14, 2023

Decided to fire up my GameCube to play a bit of this for the first time in a year and a half. The old Animal Crossing games didn't fuck around with the density of the weeds that grow over your town. Ended up weeding for like an hour I think tonight. It was too late to interact with animals or …

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Decided to fire up my GameCube to play a bit of this for the first time in a year and a half. The old Animal Crossing games didn't fuck around with the density of the weeds that grow over your town. Ended up weeding for like an hour I think tonight. It was too late to interact with animals or shop anyway.

Now to do the same in Wild World...

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Kalleh

Review Kalleh 5/5 · Aug 5, 2023

Charming & Nostalgic

A good game for the time. New and different in that era. Not quite as fun going back as when I was a child, but the fun and comfort this game gave me back then offers comforting nostalgia now, and I still find myself going back from time to time. Some of the best music in the series, some fun …

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A good game for the time. New and different in that era. Not quite as fun going back as when I was a child, but the fun and comfort this game gave me back then offers comforting nostalgia now, and I still find myself going back from time to time. Some of the best music in the series, some fun quirks that unfortunately didn't return in later iterations (wishing well/Farley, dump, acres system, etc). There were also some changes for the better in later iterations, but there's just a certain charm about this game, especially if you grew up with it.

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Thatguyinthestore

Review Thatguyinthestore 4/5 · Apr 26, 2023

above all else the theme for this game lives in my head rent free. bum. bum bum. bum bum bum DAAA

killerstar

Status killerstar Dec 6, 2022

I finished all the little errands for Tom Nook and now I'm supposed to talk to the villagers to get new tasks but nobody seems to have anything for me? 🤷

I guess I don't really get the game. Probably not for me.

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BMO

Status BMO Nov 24, 2022

It's amazing how easily any of the games in this series instantly suck me in. But at the same time, having played this years ago, it really makes me want to finally dive into AC New Leaf.

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Tasty_Horrors

Review Tasty_Horrors 5/5 · Nov 14, 2022

A Timeless Classic

What ends up being a quaint pleasant adventure, Animal Crossing allows players to inhabit a small village and run errands for neighbors, traverse, and earn bells to expand and furnish your home.

With a randomly generated town with a variety of different animal neighbors, you truly get a unique gaming experience that you can call your own. That with real …

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What ends up being a quaint pleasant adventure, Animal Crossing allows players to inhabit a small village and run errands for neighbors, traverse, and earn bells to expand and furnish your home.

With a randomly generated town with a variety of different animal neighbors, you truly get a unique gaming experience that you can call your own. That with real time events with rotating seasons, gives players a sense of a developing world within.

On top of the many things that are available to preoccupy your time, a vast amount of customizable options are at your helm, such as clothing and layout of your home, letting you rearrange furniture as you see fit with loads of decor to choose from.

Animal Crossing is a delightful little game that always makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside, and is for sure one of the best games on Gamecube.

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Kory

Status Kory Sep 9, 2021

Started playing again. One of my only real complaints is that 14 of your 15 villagers are "permanent" with the 15th being the only one that rotates unless you travel by train. Luckily it's fairly easy to show your saves over the internet now to travel thanks to homebrew/emulators. I feel like seeing other peoples' towns is a key part …

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Started playing again. One of my only real complaints is that 14 of your 15 villagers are "permanent" with the 15th being the only one that rotates unless you travel by train. Luckily it's fairly easy to show your saves over the internet now to travel thanks to homebrew/emulators. I feel like seeing other peoples' towns is a key part of the experience as well so I'm glad I can experience that without having to find people locally who play.

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ApramPepo

Status ApramPepo Aug 2, 2021

Been playing this game for about a month and a half, I'm not playing regularly everyday but what's happening in the game keeps me coming back.

the Villagers literally keeps trolling me for not playing the game so often, and some of them are like "bruh go back to where you came from we don't know you".

seriously this game …

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Been playing this game for about a month and a half, I'm not playing regularly everyday but what's happening in the game keeps me coming back.

the Villagers literally keeps trolling me for not playing the game so often, and some of them are like "bruh go back to where you came from we don't know you".

seriously this game is Wild and I FREAKING LOVE IT.

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PixelSlayers

Status PixelSlayers Sep 12, 2020

We're exploring the manual to the original Animal Crossing for the GameCube! Come and take a look!

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Alphadoriest

Status Alphadoriest Sep 4, 2019

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/animal-crossing-music/fcedlaimpcfgpnfdgjbmmfibkklpioop

Am I the only one who wasn't aware of this? I now get to live out my day like an AC resident!

The customisation for an extension is amazing. You can select the particular AC game and weather, you can have Slider songs all the time or just for when he'd play in the games on a Saturday, and …

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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/animal-crossing-music/fcedlaimpcfgpnfdgjbmmfibkklpioop

Am I the only one who wasn't aware of this? I now get to live out my day like an AC resident!

The customisation for an extension is amazing. You can select the particular AC game and weather, you can have Slider songs all the time or just for when he'd play in the games on a Saturday, and you can make your own town chime to play every hour!

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KP_Neato_Dee

Status KP_Neato_Dee Jul 31, 2019

OK, think I"m done with this. It's pretty cool, but soon I'm gonna make a consistent effort into The Sims and maybe Stardew Valley. I'd like to take up a life simulation game to play "forever" now and then, and those have more depth.

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KP_Neato_Dee

Status KP_Neato_Dee Jul 27, 2019

I've never played any of these before for more than a few minutes, so I'll be giving this a go for a while.

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Myffanwy

Status Myffanwy Nov 16, 2018

The modt influential game I've ever played in my life. This game shaped me.

The music?? I STILL just put on the soundtrack when I'm working or just need to de-stress. It's beautiful and absolutely flawless.

Sure they made improvements to the core game in each new iteration, but for what it was, back then, there was nothing else like …

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The modt influential game I've ever played in my life. This game shaped me.

The music?? I STILL just put on the soundtrack when I'm working or just need to de-stress. It's beautiful and absolutely flawless.

Sure they made improvements to the core game in each new iteration, but for what it was, back then, there was nothing else like it and it kept me going for a solid 500+ hours.

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b_n

Review b_n 3/5 · Dec 4, 2014

1001 Games - #461

Pros: surprisingly engrossing, emulated full NES games, very large variety of household objects

Cons: real-time clock limits daily activities without internal clock changing, limited to one villager playing at a time

Recommendation: despite all the fun I had with Animal Crossing, I can't give it over 3 stars due to the improvements of the sequels (aside …

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1001 Games - #461

Pros: surprisingly engrossing, emulated full NES games, very large variety of household objects

Cons: real-time clock limits daily activities without internal clock changing, limited to one villager playing at a time

Recommendation: despite all the fun I had with Animal Crossing, I can't give it over 3 stars due to the improvements of the sequels (aside from the lack of NES games). Try out one of the newer Animal Crossing games, they are essentially the same base game, but with added wi-fi connectivity.

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Jenna

Review Jenna 3/5 · Aug 31, 2013

I got this as a Christmas present for my sister several years ago, hoping it would kind of be like Harvest Moon. I should have just gotten Harvest Moon instead... although it's definitely fun in it's own right, it's extremely repetitive. It's in real time as well, so there's a lot of waiting around. If you buy something in the …

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I got this as a Christmas present for my sister several years ago, hoping it would kind of be like Harvest Moon. I should have just gotten Harvest Moon instead... although it's definitely fun in it's own right, it's extremely repetitive. It's in real time as well, so there's a lot of waiting around. If you buy something in the store, they only add one of that type of item a day (one piece of furniture, one carpet, etc), so you have to either wait until the next day to see a new item, or you have to skip ahead on the clock, which requires you to reset your 'Cube, go back into the menu, and change the clock. It's fun, but it's a game that I only go in and play every once and a while when I don't want to play anything else.

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