Animal Crossing (universe): Difference between revisions

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Animal Crossing'' (universe)}}

{{ArticleIcons|melee=y|brawl=y|ssb4=y|ultimate=y}}

|caption = [[File:AnimalCrossingSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]

The first entry in the series titled ''Animal Forest'' (どうぶつの森, ''{{s|nookipedia|Dōbutsu no Mori}}''), released in April 2001 as a Japan-exclusive life-simulation title for the [[Nintendo 64]]. The game was made internally at Nintendo by many of the same staff that worked on ''{{s|supermariowiki|Yoshi's Story}}''. The team originally planned for the game to be released on the {{s|nintendowiki|Nintendo 64DD}} to take advantage of its writable floppy disks and real-time clock. However, after the many delays and eventual abandonment of the 64DD, the game was transfered to a standard cartridge with a real-time clock built into the Game Pak, the first and only game on the system to do so, as well as utilizing the Controller Pak to save data. The game received an enhanced remake for the Nintendo [[GameCube]] eight months later titled ''{{s|nookipedia|Dōbutsu no Mori+}}''. This version is basically a direct port of the original version with updated textures and utilizing memory cards and the system's internal clock. This made the game files so small in size that it is one of the few games that can fit entirely on the system memory, meaning it can still play even if the disc is removed. Nintendo of America decided to localize this version of the game for release in the United States, and during the immense translation process many more new features like whole dialogue options and new holiday items were added, resulting in the final product, ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing}}'', released on September 2002. The game, which had more-or-less already been "promoted to" western audiences via cameo appearances from some of its characters in 2001's ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', was a breakout hit and received high marks for its quirky and charming approach to the social simulation genre, and Nintendo of Japan was impressed enough with NOA's version that it was translated back and released for essentially the third time in that country, titled ''{{s|nookipedia|Dōbutsu no Mori e+}}''.  

In a given ''Animal Crossing'' game, the player's avatar, a [[Villager|human boy or girl]], moves into a randomly-generated village in a forest that is populated by anthropomorphic animals that are all roughly his or her size (despite the large range of animal species the villagers encompass). In ''New Horizons'', the player and two other villagers are instead taken to a deserted island as part of the Deserted Island Getaway Package offered by [[Tom Nook]]. Once the avatar is settled into their living quarters, they may interact with and perform errands for the amiable residents on a day-to-day basis, amassing wealth (in the form of a type of currency called "bells") and a variety of decorative paraphernalia for their own house. Additionally in ''New Horizons'', the player can decorate their island by placing down furniture and using the {{s|Nookipedia|Island Designer Construction Permit}} to customize cliffs and rivers to their preferred setting. The series is generally is open-ended in that there are no objectives to complete and no way to "beat" the game per se, though one may pursue goals such as collecting all available types of bugs and fish in the game world. However, ''New Horizons'' does give a main objective of attracting [[K.K. Slider]] on the island, requiring the player to amass a 3-star rating by decorating and inviting villagers on to their island. The only "long term" goal in all the games for players to complete in order to access an unrestricted play experience is that they must amass enough wealth to regularly pay off their house's mortgage whenever the town shopkeeper and real-estate agent, Tom Nook the tanuki, upgrades the floor space of their house. Each game released tracks the real-world passage of time through the platform's internal calendar and affects the status of the player's village appropriately even when that village is not being played, and a player's avatar is able to visit the village of another player's copy of the game.

*'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Animal Crossing|Title (Animal Crossing)}}''': Contrary to the title, this track is not merely a remix of the Title Screen Theme from Animal Crossing, but a whole medley of tracks from ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: Wild World}}''. This track includes the Title Screen Theme, Museum Theme, 3pm - 4pm Theme, Loan Paid Off Jingle, 6am - 7am Theme, Tom Nook's Store Theme and the Town Hall Theme, before looping again.  It is the main song of the Smashville stage.

*'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Animal Crossing|Go K.K. Rider!}}''': This track debuted in Animal Crossing, where it was one of the randoms songs K.K. Slider could sing at the train station, and in later games at Brewster's Roost. It plays on the Smashville stage.

*'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Animal Crossing|2:00 a.m.}}''': This track's in-game debut was in Animal Crossing: Wild World, where it played between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. In Brawl, the track has been heavily sped up, and has had K.K. Slider vocals added. It plays on the Smashville stage.

*'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Animal Crossing|Town Hall and Tom Nook's Store}}''': A medley of both the Town Hall background music from ''Animal Crossing: Wild World'' as well as the music that plays in any of the variations of Tom Nook's store in all ''Animal Crossing'' games. It plays on the Smashville stage.

*'''{{SSBBMusicLink|Animal Crossing|The Roost}}''': A soothing remix of the music track heard in The Roost in ''Animal Crossing: Wild World''. It plays on the Smashville stage.

*'''[[List of SSBB Music (Animal Crossing series)#K.K. Slider's Performance|K.K. Cruisin{{'}}]]''': One of K.K. Slider's songs taken directly from the ''Animal Crossing'' games, it only plays during one of his Saturday night concerts on the ''Smashville'' stage.

*'''[[List of SSBB Music (Animal Crossing series)#K.K. Slider's Performance|K.K. Condor]]''': One of K.K. Slider's songs taken directly from the ''Animal Crossing'' games, it only plays during one of his Saturday night concerts on the ''Smashville'' stage.

*'''[[List of SSBB Music (Animal Crossing series)#K.K. Slider's Performance|K.K. Western]]''': One of K.K. Slider's songs taken directly from the ''Animal Crossing'' games, it only plays during one of his Saturday night concerts on the ''Smashville'' stage.

*'''[[List of SSBB Music (Animal Crossing series)#K.K. Slider's Performance|K.K. Gumbo]]''': One of K.K. Slider's songs taken directly from the ''Animal Crossing'' games, it only plays during one of his Saturday night concerts on the ''Smashville'' stage.

*'''[[List of SSBB Music (Animal Crossing series)#K.K. Slider's Performance|Rockin' K.K.]]''': One of K.K. Slider's songs taken directly from the ''Animal Crossing games'', it only plays during one of his Saturday night concerts on the ''Smashville'' stage.

*'''[[List of SSBB Music (Animal Crossing series)#K.K. Slider's Performance|DJ K.K.]]''': One of K.K. Slider's songs taken directly from the ''Animal Crossing games'', it only plays during one of his Saturday night concerts on the ''Smashville'' stage.

The ''Animal Crossing'' universe has games represented throughout the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series with a total of 7 games. The latest game represented in this universe is ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: New Horizons}}'', released on March 20, 2020.

**{{GameIcon|SSB4}} The [[Villager]] appears as a fighter in ''Smash 4'', and ''Ultimate''.

**{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[Lloid]] apears as Villager's [[side special]], and as [[Isabelle]]'s [[down special]] in ''Ultimate''.

**{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[Tom Nook]], [[Timmy and Tommy]] appear in Villager and Isabelle's [[Final Smash]].

**{{GameIcon|SSB4}} A costume based on [[K.K. Slider]] appears for the {{SSB4|Mii Gunner}} in ''Smash 4'', and ''Ultimate''.

**{{gameIcon|SSBB}} Tortimer, Kapp'n, Cooper, Booker, Gulliver, and Blanca appear as trophies in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash for 3DS''.

**{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[Smashville]] draws primarily from ''Wild World''. The overall aesthetic of the stage's background, the flat village, and elements such as Kapp'n's taxi, the Roost cafe, and some of the background villagers originated in this game. The stage is simple; its biggest gimmick likely being how the stage changes depending on the time of day. Similar to both ''Animal Crossing'' and ''Wild World'', K.K. Slider will appear on the stage at 8:00 PM on Saturdays for four hours.

**{{GameIcon|SSBB}} "'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Animal Crossing|Title Theme - Animal Crossing: Wild World (Brawl)}}'''": A medley of various themes from ''Wild World'', including the title theme, the {{iw|nookipedia|Museum}} theme, the 3 p.m. theme, the Loan Paid Off jingle, the 6 a.m. theme, the {{iw|nookipedia|Nook's Cranny}} theme, and the {{iw|nookipedia|Town Hall}} theme.

**{{GameIcon|SSB4}} The Villager's appearance and alternate colors are based on the player designs from this game.

**{{GameIcon|SSB4-WIIU}} The [[Town and City]] stage is directly inspired by ''City Folk'' (or ''Let's Go To The City'' in PAL regions). The town backdrop is large and has multiple cliffs, hills, and levels just like in that game, and also includes some of its original landmarks such as the fountain and bus stop. The portions of the stage in which the central platform "travels" to the city's central plaza are a direct homage to this aspect of the game, down to being able to see Kapp'n's bus down below while the stage is moving from one area to the next.

**{{GameIcon|SSB4}} When [[Villager]] uses his Bowling Ball move, the pose he makes is from the Diving tours in this game when A is pressed.