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Feature Harvest Moon 64’s Relationship With Alcohol, The "Magic Liquid" Of Flowerbud Village

Surviving the censors

Alcohol takes on an almost spiritual quality in Harvest Moon 64 Nintendo games are usually all-ages affairs, but every once in a while a game breaks the family-friendly mold the company's consoles are known for. One example, Natsume's Harvest Moon 64 (Bokujō Monogatari 2 in Japan,) is set to be released on Japan’s Nintendo...

• Sat 2nd Sep 2023
• Features
• Harvest Moon
• Retro
• Nintendo Switch Online

Feature What Is The Difference Between Story Of Seasons And Harvest Moon? A Handy Explainer

I was elected to weed, not to read

We've finally done it. After starting every article that concerns either Story of Seasons or Harvest Moon with a potted explainer of the schism between Natsume and Marvelous XSEED, we've finally sat down and put (electronic) pen to (electronic) paper and written out a long-form explanation of what "Harvest Moon"...

• Fri 13th Jan 2023
• Harvest Moon
• Story of Seasons
• Features
• Natsume
• Marvelous

News Switch Online's N64 Library In Japan Is Getting One Extra Game

Harvest Moon 64 returns in 2023

Nintendo's latest Direct was packed out with farming simulators, but somehow we've missed out on one here in the west. During the announcement of more N64 games for the Switch Online service, Japan's segment revealed one extra title. Instead of 9 games between now and 2023 (GoldenEye 007 included), it'll be receiving...

• Wed 14th Sep 2022
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch Online
• N64
• Expansion Pack
• Japan

PSA Get All The Harvest Moon Games Before The 3DS And Wii U eShops Close

They've bought the farm

If you're embedded within the farming game community, you'll know all about the Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons schism, in which (Western localisation team and publisher) Natsume and (developer) Marvelous went their separate ways. Natsume kept the Harvest Moon name in the West, and cranked out a bunch of wildly disappointing...

• Fri 18th Feb 2022
• PSA
• Harvest Moon
• Story of Seasons
• 3DS eShop
• Wii U eShop

News This Kickstarter Campaign Wants To Give Harvest Moon 64 The Guide It Never Had

It's only 19 years too late

One avid gamer and graphic artist is looking to bring their own fan-made guide for Harvest Moon 64 to the masses, and they've turned to Kickstarter and the power of the crowdfunding dollar to do it. The guide itself has already been made and is based off Kansas City-based Gerry's Guides own experience with the game, as...

• Mon 19th Feb 2018
• Upcoming Releases

News Natsume's Hiro Maekawa Talks Harvest Moon, Switch And Making "Everyone Happy"

"Natsume is probably known most as a non-violent, family friendly company"

Natsume is a publisher famous for its Harvest Moon series, which has now racked up more than 30 entries across a variety of systems and continues to sell briskly all over the world. However, there's been quite a bit of upheaval within the company of late, and boss Hiro...

• Wed 12th Jul 2017
• Harvest Moon
• Natsume
• 3DS
• Nintendo Switch
• Hiro Maekawa

Nintendo Download 23rd February (North America)

forma.8! Ghost Blade HD! Harvest Moon 64!

It's that time, once again, for the Nintendo Download Update details for North America. This week offers up a few interesting choices, so let's get to it. Missed the European Nintendo Download Update? Turn that frown upside down, the details are still waiting for you right here. 3DS eShop: Go! Go!...

• Thu 23rd Feb 2017
• Nintendo Download
• North America
• Wii U eShop
• 3DS eShop

News Harvest Moon 64 Heading to Wii U in North America This Week as Part of Anniversary Celebrations

More surprises promised throughout 2017

This week's European Nintendo Download Update details included the happy news that Harvest Moon 64 will be heading to the Wii U Virtual Console; that was a welcome surprise as the title originally skipped the region and it was previously thought that plans to release it as a download had been dropped. North...

• Tue 21st Feb 2017
• Harvest Moon
• Wii U eShop
• Natsume

Nintendo Download 23rd February (Europe)

forma.8! Harvest Moon 64! Vaccine! Much more!

As a fresh week begins we have the European Nintendo Download Update details to consider, showing us the digital goodies on the way later this week. This time around it's the Wii U that gets most of the new content, with some DLC and discounts also on the list - let's get to it. Wii U eShop: forma.8...

• Mon 20th Feb 2017
• Nintendo Download
• Europe
• Wii U eShop
• 3DS eShop
• Wii U Virtual Console