To this day, Harvest Moon 64 is often considered to be one of the best entries into the series by fans, which is a shame for European players as the game never reached PAL regions. It was two years until players got to hone their farming and time management skills once more, and Harvest Moon joined the ranks of other game franchises that made a successful transition into 3D. This first portable entry in the series was later ported to the Game Boy Color, with the appropriate title change to Harvest Moon GBC. It proved so popular that a sequel was released on the Game Boy that very year, known as Harvest Moon GB.
You had to do this all while dealing with changing seasons, randomized weather, and the unseen, yet ever-present, stamina level, which had to be kept in top condition or else you'd pass out and your farm would fall into ruin. Raise crops, cows, and chickens to collect produce for profit head to the local town to buy supplies chat with the villagers and woo that certain cutie into becoming your wife. The cute little sprite graphics resembled A Link to the Past, and the gameplay presented us with a never-before-seen system of daily chores that had to be managed within the span of a daily clock. One such game was an odd little top-down farming simulator by Natsume. In its final moments, the Super Nintendo reached its gnarled, shaky hands into its creaky, cobweb-encrusted treasure chest of wonders to produce a few final glimmering gemstones of excellence before its passing. The Nintendo 64 was the hottest new thing, and the world of gaming was quickly soaring into the realm of 3D. Thanks to Donkey Kong Country a few years before, the aging Super Nintendo was given a shot in the arm, and the console steadfastly held its own against the likes of the PlayStation, but its time was almost nigh. Here's a complete summary of each main entry in the Harvest Moon series, listed by their North American release dates.
Those cheerful little farmers of ours have come a long way in a decade and a half, and to show our appreciation of the franchise, we're going to take a nostalgic look back at the series and how it's changed. Next month, Natsume will release Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, which will mark the series' 15th anniversary.
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