Harvest Moon 1996

Released: August 9, 1996
Anniversary: Turned 30 on August 9
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator · Strategy · Adventure
Platforms: Satellaview · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii · Wii U · Super Famicom
Developers: Amccus · Pack-In-Video
More info: Wikipedia IGDB

Where to buy

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Is it still worth playing?

Director Yasuhiro Wada conceived this Super Nintendo farm simulation role playing game, released in Japan in 1996, as a leisurely country living game. The player is a young man who inherits his grandfather's neglected farm and decides how to spend each day: clearing land, planting crops, selling harvests, raising livestock, foraging, attending festivals and getting to know villagers. Crops have to be watered every day to grow, animals need feeding daily and cows need talking to, brushing and milking, and after dark only the bar is open. A calm rhythm of small daily chores is as relaxing now as it ever was.