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What is AC

Animal Crossing, the life sim for the Nintendo Gamecube. This simple real time game seems to have become a major hit with many Gamecube owners. The game sees you move into a village populated by animals, from there on the game has a very open ended feel to it.

You start your life by working for the local Shop keeper, Tom Nook, to pay for the house that he has offered you. You spend the first few weeks, paying off your loan to him, after that it is all up to you. You will have the freedom to do whatever you like. From fishing to meeting new villagers. Helping out your new neighbours to building snowmen in the winter. There are many more things to do in the game, and you will find that soon you are pulled into the world of Animal Crossing.

Each town is populated with a Shop, a Train Station, a Post Office, a Dump, a Police Station, a Wishing Well, a Museum, a Lighthouse, a Tailor shop and a Dock. What can you do at each of these? I hear you ask, well let me tell you.

The Shop

Residents in charge - Tom Nook, Timmy and Tommy. Hours of business : 9:00am - 11:00pm (Nook 'N Go, 7:00am - 11:00pm).

This is the main place where you will be getting your money from, by buying and selling to Tom Nook. While doing this you will be helping Tom Nook expand his store. When you first start it will be a small wooden store with very little in. As time goes by, Tom Nook will build bigger stores, untill he has a big department store with two levels to it.

The Train Station

Resident in charge - Porter. Hours of business : 24 hours

This is where you get off the the train to start your adventure. You can use the Train to visit other peoples towns. This is a great way to see new villagers, get items that you may not see in your town, and have more fun with the game.

The Post Office

Residents in charge - Pelly, Phyllis and Pete. Hours of business : 24 hours.

This is where you will go to post letters, pay off your loan to Tom Nook, and deposit money into your account (when you have paid off your loan). There are many other things that the post office can do for you. You can save any letters that you want kept there. It is also the home to the e-Reader Machine. If you collect Animal Crossing e-Reader cards, you can go there to scan them into the game.

The Dump

Hours of business : 24 hours

The Dump is a great place to find items that villagers throw away. It is cleaned every Monday and Thursday at 6:00am.

The Wishing Well

Hours of business : 24 hours

This is the place to go to see what shape your town is in. The Wishing Well will tell you if there is something wrong with your town, and what can be done about it. This is also the place where many of the events are held. This is also the place where you will find Tortimer, the Mayor of your town. He can be seen walking around here on special days of the year, Be sure to talk to him, he may just give you a gift.

The Police Staion

Residents in charge - Copper and Booker. Hours of business : 24 hours.

Copper is very friendly and will let you know what is happening in town in the next few days. He will also give you a map of the town. If you visit other towns, be sure to talk to Copper there too, as he will give you a map for the town you are in. If you enter the Station you will find Booker, and rows of lost items, that you can claim as your own.

The Lighthouse

The lighthouse is there to, well, do what they do, warn boats of the shore. Twice a year Tortimer will go on holiday (vacation) and ask you to turn the lighthouse on for him. If youdo this every day, he will give you a special gift.

The Museum

Resident in charge - Blathers. Hours of business : 24 hours

'We are the [Your town name]
branch of the Farway Museum.

A...miniature version of the
main museum, if you will.
Equally interesting, of course,
but merely a bit more wee.'

So elegantly put by Blathers. He continues:

'Our main purpose is to
provide a place for the
exhibition of items we feel
have some significant...

...paleontological, artistic,
and/or zoological importance,
the collection and
classification of which...

Oh, dear me! I went rambling
on with some awfully painful
explanation again, didn't I?
Confuound this blabbing beak!

My sincere apologies.
I do tend to go on, you know.
It's a rather frightful habit.
Frightful, I say!'

Blathers then elaborates on the role of the museum:

'Ah. Yes. Where was I, then?
We have devoted our space
to four collections of the
very highest order, eh wot?

I myself am responsible for
appraising each fossil,
painting, insect, and fish
that comes through that door.

Through our efforts, we hope
to expand the boundaries of
both knowledge and culture
here in [Your Town Name]

Yes, I believe that sums up
our small role rather nicely.
A tidy little package, eh wot?
I should say so! Hoo!

Now, there is one catch...
Unfortunately, I, Blathers,
am the sole staff member.

And truth be told, I have
my talons full with daily
administrative duties.
Red tape, you know.

It's for this reason that
we must rely on our fellow
villagers for the actual
collection of our pieces.

I trust that we will be able
to rely on your help as well,
[Your Character Name] Donations
are our lifeblood, wot wot!

Er, and by "donations," I
don't mean things you want to
discard just for any reason.
We are quite selective!'

Quite a talker isn't he. Now, for the rest of your time in your town, you can take any item, that is a part of one of the four collections, to the museum to be displayed in one of the four sections. The four collections being, Fish, Insects, Paintings, and Fossils.
Once you have finished your collections, Blathers will reward you with some nice gifts.

The Tailor Shop

Residents in charge - Mable and Sable Able. Hours of business : 7:00am - 2:00am

Here you can design your own patterns to use in Animal Crossing. After you have designed a pattern you can either have it displayed on a shirt or umbrella. If you do this there is a chance that the villagers may start to wear your design around town. You can save them and use them as Wallpaper, or carpet for your house, or if you buy signboards from Tom Nooks store, you can put your designs up around town. You can also store patterns that you have made here, as you can only carry a certain amount with you.

The Dock

If you have a GameBoy Advance, you can connect it to the GameCube and visit your AC island. The island is always in summer, so you can go there and get away from all the rain and snow. This also means that you may be ably to catch som insects that are out that time of the year. At the Dock will be Kapp'n waiting to take you accross the sea to the island, which you get to name. The island is populated by a single animal. You will find that Coconut trees also grow there, you can pick them and try to grown them in your town. They will only grow in the 'F' Acres though, that's the beach ones. There is a hut which you can decorate as you wish.