With someAnimal Crossingfans often returning to the original game that was released in 2001, one player has come across a letter that suggests a dark reality for the series' animals. Even though it was released over 20 years ago, some hidden details about the originalAnimal Crossingcontinue to surface, highlighting the longevity of the first game despite all the sequels that have been released since.
WhenAnimal Crossing: New Horizonswas released, it shattered all previous records in the franchise that had steadily grown in popularity over the years after Nintendo decided to bring its Dobutsu no Mori series to the West. Because there are many new fans of the franchise withAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, some have gone back to the first game on the GameCube and other entries to catch up on what they’ve missed. As there are several experts of the first game in addition to the fresh faces, many of the mysteries like the Gyroid face and money rock have been explained, but someone may have answered another long-standing question.
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Reddit user ShokaLGBT has garnered 7,500 and over 200 responses to a post about the firstAnimal Crossingtitle for the GameCube that focuses on one of the many possible letters from Mom. ThefirstAnimal Crossingtitleintroduced letters from mom, and they’ve remained a feature for every game barringAmiibo Festivalon the Wii U. Because Mom is anAnimal Crossingcharacter that will send letters on sporadically beyond the annual special occasions, it may take fans multiple in-game years to see each possible letter that she may send, including this one that suggests animals and humans are forced to live apart.
According to theGameCubeAnimal Crossingletter from Mom, the player character has chosen to live with animals, acknowledging the fact that villagers are based on real-life creatures like hippos, rhinos, birds, and more. The letter hints that theAnimal Crossingprotagonist’s mom is reaching out to the character to share their life with them, and the letter signs off referencing the animals with, “don’t they smell?” Given thatAnimal Crossingvillagers have maintained the original concept in each installment, this letter from the GameCube game may suggest that even theNew Horizonscharacters smell as well, with Tom Nook, Goldie, and Bob being examples of animals in both games. However, the more shocking part of the letter is that living with animals is viewed as strange in theAnimal Crossinguniverse.
Although theAnimal Crossingvillagersoften come off as real people through their dialogue despite their adorable aesthetic, the aforementioned letter from Mom could just point out a dark reality about the characters and their town. Because there aren’t many references to the animals ofAnimal Crossingsmelling akin to their real-world counterparts, this letter from Mom could also infer that she doesn’t know much about the critters that inhabit ShokaLGBT’s village.
