Animal Crossing: City Folk Hints & Cheats
Game Guide
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Animal Crossing: City Folk Game Guide
Ease into the city life with our Animal Crossing: City Folk game guide. Tips on making money and finding items within!
Animal Crossing Unlockables
Town Donation Unlockables
Donate bells to the town fund in the town hall to unlock the following items.
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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A new bridge built in town | Donate 200,000 Bells |
A fountain built in town | Donate 400,000 Bells |
A windmill or a lighthouse built in town | Donate 1,000,000 Bells |
Tom Nook's points special prizes
Earn 1 point for every 100 bells you spend in Tom Nook's store.
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Banana | 500 points |
Triple Shells | 800 points |
Yoshi's egg | 1,000 points |
Bad bro 'stache | 2,500 points |
Toad hat | 3,000 points |
Peach's parasol | 4,000 points |
Hero's clothes, Varia suit, or Wario hat | 5,000 points |
Hero's cap, Majora's Mask, or Samus mask | 6,000 points |
Midna's mask | 6,500 points |
Kart | 10,000 points |
Tool upgrades
Perform the following tasks to upgrade your tools to the silver and gold levels
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Silver watering can | Buy 50 bags of seeds from Tom Nook |
Golden watering can | Earn a perfect town rating for 15 days. Talk to Pelly in the town hall. |
Silver axe | Throw a normal axe into the town fountain. |
Golden axe | Throw a normal axe into the fountain for a chance to get a golden axe. |
Silver shovel | Obtained from Resetti's Surveillance Center in the city. |
Golden shovel | Bury a normal shovel and dig it up 24 hours later. |
Silver fishing rod | Sold at Tom Nook's. |
Golden fishing rod | Catch every type of fish. |
Silver Net | Sold at Tom Nook's |
Golden net | Catch every type of insect. |
Silver slingshot | Sold at Tom Nook's |
Golden slingshot | Knock down 8 balloons, than there is a chance that a balloon present will drop one. |
House Expansion Prices
These are what you have to pay to Nook to get each House Expansion
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Normal House (You start off with this) | 19,800 Bells |
1st Expansion (Larger 1st Floor) | 120,000 Bells |
2rd Expansion (Largest 1st Floor) | 248,000 Bells |
3rd Expansion (2nd Floor) | 368,000 Bells |
Final Expansion (Basement) | 598,000 Bells |
Trophies
On certain days, there will be contests. If you win these contests, you will be awarded with a trophy that can be placed in your house.
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Bug Trophy | Catch the largest bug by the end of the contest. |
Fish Trophy | Cath the longest fish by the end of the contest. |
Bank unlockables
Deposit a certain amount of bells into bank.
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Shopping Card | Deposit 10,000 bells into the bank. |
Box of Tissues | Deposit 100,000 bells into the bank. |
Gold Card | Reach "VIP" status. |
Tortimer holiday furniture
Find Tortimer on these holidays for these items.
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Leaf | April Fool's Day |
Resetti Model | Groundhog Day |
Cool Globe | Nature Day |
Picnic Basket | Labor Day |
Sailboat Model | Explorer's Day |
Wheat Bundle | Harvest Moon |
Mush Furniture set
Look under the various mushrooms that will appear in your town. They usually appear around 3:00 p.m. daily, in front of trees in the month of November. You may find an item from the Mush Furniture set (which includes furniture, carpet, wallpaper, and appliances). You can sell unwanted pieces at Tom Nook's store.
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Mush Furniture Set | Look under the various mushrooms that appear in your town ( They usually appear around 3:00 p.m. daily, in front of trees) |
Snowman Items
When there is snow on the ground there is a chance that you will find two small balls of snow on the ground. If you take one ball and make it huge while keeping the other small then you can make a snowman. The snowman will come to life and mail you a random piece of snowman furniture.
Harvest Set
To get a furniture item from the Harvest Set, You must talk to Tortimer after 3pm on Harvest Day, (which this year was Nov. 27). He will give you a Fork and Knife pair, telling you that the 'Special Guest' hasn't shown up yet. There will be a Turkey character, Franklin, hiding somewhere in your town. You will be asked to trade himm the Fork & Knife. If you do, he'll give you an item from the Harvest Set.
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Fork & Knife | Talk to Tortimer on Harvest Day |
Harvest Wall | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Harvest Rug | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Harvest Bed | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Harvest Dresser | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Harvest Bureau | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Harvest Sofa | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Harvest Chair | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Harvest Table | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Harvest Mirror | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Harvest TV | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Harvest Clock | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Harvest Lamp | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Townhall Model
Wait a year after you move in and you will get a letter from Tortimer saying he can't believe you have been living in the town for a year. The letter will have a Townhall model enclosed.
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Town Hall model | Wait a year after you move in |
Birthday cake
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Birthday Cake | Talk to your neighbors on your birthday |
Pirate Ship Theme
If you see Pascal in your town, give him a scallop(Not a white scallop. That doesn't work) and he will give you a random Pirate Ship theme item. Do not talk to him until you have the scallop with you or he swims away.
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Anchor | Give Scallop |
Barrel | Give Scallop |
Helm | Give Scallop |
Keg | Give Scallop |
Sea View Wallpaper | Give Scallop |
Ship Cannon | Give Scallop |
Ship Compass | Give Scallop |
Ship Deck Flooring | Give Scallop |
Spooky Series
Every Halloween starting at 6:00 p.m., Jack will be at a random in your town. The only problem is that everyone dresses up like him! However, you'll notice which one is the real Jack simply by the fact that he won't follow you around, unlike the villagers. Make sure that you have candy before you talk to him, or else he will play a trick on you. If you give him candy, he'll give you an item from the "Spooky Series". There are 12 in total.
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Spooky Bed | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Spooky Dresser | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Spooky Wardrobe | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Spooky Sofa | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Spooky Chair | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Spooky Table | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Spooky Vanity | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Spooky Bookcase | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Spooky Clock | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Spooky Lamp | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Spooky Wall | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Spooky Carpet | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Jingle Furniture
On December 24, at 8 pm, Jingle comes to town. Talk to him to recieve a piece of the Jingle furniture. You can change your outfits and accesories to think you're somebody else!
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Jingle Wall | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Jingle Carpet | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Jingle Bed | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Jingle Dresser | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Jingle Wardrobe | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Jingle Sofa | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Jingle Chair | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Jingle Table | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Jingle Lamp | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Jingle Clock | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Jingle Piano | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Jingle Shelves | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Bank unlockable
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Piggy Bank | Deposit 10,000,000 Bells |
Mario Items
These Mario Items can be found by shooting down balloons with a slingshot sold at Tom nooks store. (not all balloons contain mario items)
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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? Block | Found in balloon presents |
1-Up Mushroom | Found in balloon presents |
Brick Block | Found in balloon presents |
Cannon | Found in balloon presents |
Fire Bar | Found in balloon presents |
Fire Flower | Found in balloon presents |
Green Koopa Shell | Found in balloon presents |
Starman | Found in balloon presents |
Green Pipe | Found in balloon presents |
Flagpole | Found in balloon presents |
Super Mushroom | Found in balloon presents |
Coin | Found in balloon presents |
Brick flooring | Found in balloon presents |
Mushroom Mural | Found in balloon presents |
New years shirt
To get talk to Tortimer by the town hall on January 1st
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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New years shirt 2000-2035 | Talk to Tortimer |
Unlock Chocolate Heart Candy Box
Just ask someone from a different gender the following: "Will you be my Valentine" in a letter... You must ask this within the last week before Valentine's Day. They will not respond until Valentine's Day.
Unlockable | How to Unlock |
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Chocolate Heart Candy Box | Send a letter to someone in your city of different gender and ask the following "Will you be my Valentine" |
Animal Crossing Easter Eggs
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Valentine's Day
Visit the Roost on February 14th and order a coffee from Brewster. Your character will notice that it is actually hot cocoa, and Brewster will wish you a happy Valentine's Day.
Animal Crossing Secrets
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Magic Rocks
Every day, there will be a single rock in your town that will have money "in" it, and if you hit this rock money will come out. Hit it repeatedly to get more and more money. Eventually, the rock will run dry. The rock that gives money changes every day.
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Free Net
If you talk to Tortimer (the mayor) during the Bug Catching Contest, he'll give you a free net to use.
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The Thanksgiving Event free stuff
On Thanksgiving, starting at 3pm, the mayor will be standing outside with a table full of food, he will be giving away forks and knives to everyone, he will also ask you to deliver some to people. When he gives you them take them and go find the Turkey person in your town, Franklin. He is starting to get that we like to eat turkeys on thanksgiving, so for every pair of utensils he will give you a harvest something...
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