History VideoGame / HarvestMoonDS

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: The Farm Summary page serves as a completion checklist in addition to keeping track of your money, supplies, and tools. Some of these are important for unlocking in-game rewards, but several of the checklists are unnecessarily thorough and/or have no reward, or only granted achievements that you receive through the mail (and the mailbox's functionality was removed in the English version):

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: The Farm Summary page serves as a completion checklist in addition to keeping track of your money, supplies, and tools. Some of these are important for unlocking in-game rewards, but several of the checklists are so unnecessarily thorough and/or have no reward:

** The Sprite Casino has tokens you can wager and exchange for prizes. Such as more profitable seeds and very handy trinkets.

** In ''Cute'', if you are married and Rock isn't, you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjDyd1t0UNw an event]] with Rock asking you if you would like to hang out with him at the beach. When he realizes that you and him are the only two on the beach, he begins to get a few ideas...and quickly decides against the hangout since he doesn't want your husband angry at him for the rumors about you having an affair that could get around, considering he's "[[CasanovaWannabe cursed with this reputation of being the ultimate ladies' man]]". He instead just tells you to go home, with your character remarking "...Well, that was strange..."

** Marrying a Mineral Town girl will end your game as it is implied you moved to Mineral Town with her. However in ''DS Cute'' this no longer applies as the Mineral Town boy of your choosing moves in with you instead. You can still get a marriage-related game over in ''DS Cute'' by speaking to the unseen shopkeeper at May's Tailoring until he proposes to you, and accepting his proposal.

''Harvest Moon DS'' was the first ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' (now ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'') game to be released on the Platform/NintendoDS in 2006. The game can be summed up as ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY played like]] ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Friends of Mineral Town]]'', using almost all the characters from ''A Wonderful Life'' while adding a few new ones and having some access to the Mineral Town ones.

-->'''Dr. Hardy''': ''(to Leia)'' So you're a mermaid, huh?...[[MermaidProblem Well, never mind.]]

** At the Harvest Festival, you can donate a Poison Mushroom and cause everyone to get sick. Courting the Witch Princess involves poisoning the town in this fashion for five years. And if you have the patience to breed a level 100 Poison Mushroom, the poisoning will be fatal.

* GenerationXerox: Almost everyone. Seriously, this takes place one hundred years after ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' and yet all the villagers have the same appearances, homes, personalities/histories, and even ''[[AncestralName names]]'' as their ancestors. (The name part is more so Natsume's fault; [[LostInTranslation the characters had wholly different names in the Japanese version to clarify they weren't the same]].) The home thing makes sense, since they've probably lived in the same valley for generations.

* IdenticalGrandson: If we hadn't told you that this game was set a hundred years after ''A Wonderful Life'', you would believe that this was merely a remake of the game, not helped that [[DubInducedPlotHole Natsume used the]] ''[[DubInducedPlotHole exact same names]]'' [[DubInducedPlotHole for every one of the characters]]. The differences are so slight in appearance that it's easy to assume they're the exact same characters if no one told you; you have to look really closely to see the new generation has some slight differences. [[note]]For example, AWL!Celia had gray eyes, but DS!Celia has brown eyes. Also [=FoMT=]!Karen had blonde bangs while DS!Karen has all blonde hair.[[/note]]

** Marrying a Mineral Town girl will end your game as it is implied you moved to Mineral Town with her. However in ''DS Cute'' this no longer applies as the Mineral Town boy of your choosing moves in with you instead. You can still get a game over in ''DS Cute'' by speaking to the unseen shopkeeper at May's Tailoring until he proposes to you, and accepting his proposal.

* OldSaveBonus: Bonus content is unlocked by connecting them to the [[VideoGame/HarvestMoonFriendsOfMineralTown GBA]] games.

** In the Japanese version of ''Cute'', there was a GayOption however they hid it as the "[[PseudoRomanticFriendship Best Friends System]]". They kept the romantic lines intact and you can still have a kid.

* DubInducedPlotHole: Natsume changed the characters' names to be identical to their predecessors. However they didn't remove the other references that imply the game is a StealthSequel to ''AWL'' and ''FOMT'', resulting in bizarre dialogue like "Gustafa"[[note]]Gusta in the Japanese version[[/note]] saying "A man named Gustafa built this house".
* DubNameChange: In Japan the characters have different names from their original versions because they're supposed to be their [[IdenticalGrandson descendants]] or reincarnations. Natsume streamlined this to resemble an AlternateUniverse by giving them all their predecessors's names in the English game. but this causes some {{Dub Induced Plot Hole}}s because other references weren't changed.

** In ''Cute'', if you are married and Rock isn't, you can see an event with Rock asking you if you would like to hang out with him at the beach. When he realizes that you and him are the only two on the beach, he begins to get a few ideas...and quickly decides against the hangout since he doesn't want your husband angry at him for the rumors about you having an affair that could get around, since he's "cursed with this reputation of being the ultimate ladies' man". He instead just tells you to go home, with your character remarking "...Well, that was strange..."

** And finally, there is the Farm Degree, or Farmer Title, which is based on a hidden number that ticks up with the completion of certain milestones. The highest amount you can add at once is 5000, if you collect all nine Wonderfuls and make a wish to raise your ranching level (You receive a random x000 number between 1000-5000, and it's impossible to check the exact number in normal gameplay). How many points do you need to achieve the highest rank? One BILLION.

* CosmeticAward: The Goddess (or Guts, if she hasn't been rescued yet) gives you congratulations for completing milestones. These include completing the Shipped Items, Fishing, and Mining lists, but they also include the repeated acts of shipping items, catching fish, and even taking steps, ranging from 10,000 to 10 billion for each one. Each time, the congratulator remarks [[LampshadeHanging that they have no reward for you]], though if it's the Harvest Goddess, you do increase her affection.

* DiscOneNuke: ''DS'' has ridiculously exploitable mines. By using savescumming techniques, it's entirely possible to (on the first day of the game) get all of the cursed tools, any (or all) of the cursed accessories, and a huge amount of rare gemstones that can be sold for massive profit. By the end of the second game day, it's possible to have the legendary sword, several million G in the bank, and accessories that give you infinite working potential and twice as much time outdoors to work. Generally players are expected to take several game years to get this sort of bankroll and equipment spread.

** Marrying a Mineral Town girl will end your game as it is implied you moved to Mineral Town with her. However in ''DS Cute'' this no longer applies as the Mineral Town boy of your choosing moves in with you instead.

** In ''Cute'', if you are married and Rock isn't, you can see an event with Rock asking you if you would like to hang out with him at the beach. When he realizes that you and him are the only two on the beach, he begins to get a few ideas...but quickly decides against it since he doesn't want your husband angry at him for the rumors about you having an affair that could get around.

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Some Mineral Town and Forget-me-not Valley characters are cousins in this game.

* ShoutOut: During Leia's yellow heart cutscene, [[MadScientist Daryl]] yells [[Film/ThePrincessBride "Inconceivable!"]] when you get the glass bottle open with a regular corkscrew.

** And finally, there is the Farm Degree, or Farmer Title, which is based on a hidden number that ticks up with the completion of certain milestones. The highest amount you can add at once is 500, for the one-time event of getting married. How many points do you need to achieve the highest rank? One BILLION.
* AndYourRewardIsParenthood: After you get married, you can have a baby, which leads to a TimeSkip after which your child is a toddler. Your child's appearance is based on your spouse. Since this game is based on ''A Wonderful Life,'' the child actually grows to become a teenager, and is more of a fleshed-out character than in other games.

* BurnTheWitch: A conversation between Witch Princess and [[spoiler:Keira]] shows that the latter tried to get WP killed for being evil. [[spoiler:In revenge, Witch Princess put her into a magical coma and locked her away in a mine]].
* ContinuityNod: In the Japanese version of ''DS'', linking it with a copy of Game Boy Advance game ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Friends of Mineral Town]]'' that had previously linked with a copy of the [=GameCube=] Game ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' will make the grave of your ''A Wonderful Life'' character appear, as the ''DS'' games are set in the same place of Forget-Me-Not Valley but 100 years in the future. The English version instead makes the grave belong to your Mineral Town character. This is possible in the English version, too. It's just a [[GameBreakingBug really bad idea]].

* DubInducedPlotHole: Natsume changed the characters' names to be identical to their predecessors. However they didn't remove the other references that imply the game is a StealthSequel to ''AWL'' and ''FOMT''.
* DubNameChange: In Japan the characters have different names from their original versions because they're supposed to be their [[IdenticalGrandson descendants]] or reincarnations. Natsume streamlined this to be an AlternateUniverse and gave them all their predecessors's names in the English game. but this causes some {{Dub Induced Plot Hole}}s because other references weren't changed.

* GenerationXerox: Almost everyone. Seriously, this takes place one hundred years after ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' and yet all the villagers have the same appearances, homes, personalities/histories, and even ''[[AncestralName names]]'' as their ancestors. (The name part is more so Natsume's fault; the characters had wholly different names in the Japanese version to clarify they weren't the same.) The home thing makes sense, since they've probably lived in the same valley for generations.

''Harvest Moon DS'' was the first ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' (now ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'') game to be released on the Platform/NintendoDS in 2006. The game can be summed up as ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Friends of Mineral Town]]'', including using almost all the characters from both and adding a few new ones.

In 2007, the DistaffCounterpart ''DS Cute'' was released. It is like the main game, but you play as a girl and a lot of the [[GameBreakingBug Game-Breaking Bugs]] got patched. The plot was changed to the Harvest Goddess turning to stone after calling the Harvest King a "baldy" from a heated argument when she dismisses you as being lazy. (It doesn't help her case since she shows up late at night, and you are asleep.)

* ContinuityNod: In the Japanese version of ''DS'', linking it with a copy of Game Boy Advance game ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Friends of Mineral Town]]'' that had previously linked with a copy of the [=GameCube=] Game''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' will make the grave of your ''A Wonderful Life'' character appear, as the ''DS'' games are set in the same place of Forget-Me-Not Valley but 100 years in the future. The English version instead makes the grave belong to your Mineral Town character. This is possible in the English version, too. It's just a [[GameBreakingBug really bad idea]].

* GenerationXerox: Almost everyone. Seriously, this takes place one hundred years after ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' and yet all the villagers have the same appearances, homes, and even ''[[AncestralName names]]'' as their ancestors. (The name part is more so Natsume's fault; the characters had wholly different names in the Japanese version to clarify they weren't the same.) The home thing makes sense, since they've probably lived in the same valley for generations.

* IdenticalGrandson: If we hadn't told you that this game was set a hundred years after ''A Wonderful Life'', you would believe that this was merely a remake of the game, not helped that [[DubInducedPlotHole Natsume used the]] ''[[DubInducedPlotHole exact same names]]'' [[[[DubInducedPlotHole for every one of the characters]]. The differences are so slight that it's easy to assume they're the same characters if no one told you; you have to look really closely to see the new generation has some slight differences. [[note]]For example, AWL!Celia had gray eyes, but DS!Celia has brown eyes. Also [=FoMT=]!Karen had blonde bangs while DS!Karen has all blonde hair.[[/note]]

* GenerationXerox: Almost everyone. Seriously, this takes place one hundred years after ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' and yet all the villagers have the same appearances, homes, and even ''[[AncestralName names]]'' as their ancestors. (The name part is more so Natsume's fault; the characters had wholly different names in the Japanese version.) The home thing makes sense too since they've probably lived in the same valley for generations.

* HideYourLesbians: In the Japanese version of ''Cute'', you can become "best friend" with any of the Special bachelorettes. It's marriage in all but name, and even that's wishy-washy (for example, proposing to Leia has her describe it as a proposal and outright say "Let's get married"). You can also become mothers when the Harvest King gifts you a child. The English version of ''Cute'' removed the feature, but you can still go through everything ''but'' the marriage. You can still see the Heart Events and end up with awfully flirty dialogue that leaves the [[CrushBlush woman blushing]], but you can't "best friend" them.
* IdenticalGrandson: If we hadn't told you that this game was set a hundred years after ''A Wonderful Life'', you would believe that this was merely a remake of the game, not helped that [[DubInducedPlotHole Natsum used the exact names for every one of the characters]]. However one has to look really closely as the new generation has some slight differences. [[note]]For example, AWL!Celia had gray eyes, but DS!Celia has brown eyes. Also [=FoMT=]!Karen had blonde bangs while DS!Karen has all blonde hair.[[/note]]

''Harvest Moon DS'' was the first ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' (now ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'') game to be released on the Platform/NintendoDS in 2006. The game can be summed up as ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Friends of Mineral Town.]]''

** Having any or all of your buildings made with Golden Lumber. Look above why it is the case. By the time you have acquired enough funds to build it, you may have buildings already made with plain Lumber or Stone. (The latter being more sturdy, while normal Lumber is weaker but cheaper.) That's if you don't decide to exploit the DiscOneNuke or the Billion Gold Fish cheat.

* GayOption: The first game in the series to have this option, though referred to as "Best Friends".[[note]] i.e. "best friends" as in [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha NanoFate]]. You can't marry a male character after you've "befriended" a girl, and you raise a child together with your companion. Not helped by the fact that the whole thing is referred to as "marriage" anywhere but the best friends ceremony. Supposedly, the codes for these bachelorettes are directly ported from the boy version.[[/note]] However it is only featured in the Japanese version of ''DS Cute'' and it's for the Special Bachelorettes.
* GenerationXerox: Almost everyone. Seriously, this takes place one hundred years after ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' and yet all the villagers have the same appearances, homes, and even ''[[AncestralName names]]'' as their ancestors. (The name part is more so Natsume's fault; the characters had different names in the Japanese version.) The home thing makes sense too since they've probably lived in the same valley for generations.

* IdenticalGrandson: If we had not told you that this game was set a hundred years after ''A Wonderful Life'', you would believe that this was a remake of the game. However one has to look really closely as the new generation has some slight differences. [[note]]For example, AWL!Celia had gray eyes, but DS!Celia has brown eyes. Also [=FoMT=]!Karen had blonde bangs while DS!Karen has all blonde hair.[[/note]]
* NonStandardGameOver: It is possible to end your game through these means:

** Growing a Level 100 Poison Toadstool, then submitting it to the Harvest Festival will cause you to poison everyone, ''[[TooDumbToLive including]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard yourself]]''.

''Harvest Moon DS'' was the first ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' (now ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'') game to be released on the Nintendo DS in 2006. The game can be summed as ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Friends of Mineral Town.]]''

The game takes place [[DistantSequel a century after]] ''A Wonderful Life'', where we cut in a feud between the Harvest Goddess and the Witch Princess. One day the Witch Princess had accidentally turned the Harvest Goddess [[TakenForGranite into stone,]] and then [[FromBadToWorse making things worse by making the Goddess and the Sprites disappear]]. Since you just happen to be around, she then recruits you to save her by finding the Sprites.

In 2007, ''DS Cute'' was released. It is like the main game, but you play as a girl and a lot of the [[GameBreakingBug Game-Breaking Bugs]] got patched. The plot had been changed to the Harvest Goddess turning to stone after calling the Harvest King a "baldy" from a heated argument when she dismisses you as being lazy (It doesn't help her case since she shows up late at night, and you are asleep.)

!!The following Tropes apply for this game:

* DubNameChange: All of the [[IdenticalGrandson descendants]] had a unique name in the Japanese game, yet they were given their predecessors's names in the English game.

* GenerationXerox: All of the descendants look and act the game as their ancestors.

* IdenticalGrandson: If we had not told you that this game was set a hundred years after ''AWL'', you would believe that this was a remake of ''AWL''. However one has to look really closely as the new generation has some slight differences. [[note]]For example, AWL!Celia had gray eyes, but DS!Celia has brown eyes. Also [=FoMT=]!Karen had blonde bangs while DS!Karen has all blonde hair.[[/note]]

** One event in ''Cute'' has your friend, Mimi, telling you how she envies you. She married for convenience, whereas you married for love. She wishes she had as nice and romantic a man as your husband. What's so odd about that? She decides to rectify this by announcing that she's going to have an affair with your husband. Your character performs the HeroicMime equivalent of giving her three "Oh-no-you-di'—n't!" snaps, and she tries to cover herself by claiming she was joking. And this isn't the only adultery joke in the game, oddly...

* ContinuityNod: In the Japanese version of ''DS'', linking it with a copy of ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Friends of Mineral Town]]'' that had linked with a copy of ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' will make the grave of your ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife Wonderful Life]]'' character appear as ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonDS DS]]'' is set in the same town as ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' but 100 years in the future; the English version just makes the grave belong to your Mineral Town character. This is possible in the English version, too. It's just a [[GameBreakingBug really bad idea]].

* DubInducedPlotHole: Natsume changed the characters names to be identical to their predecessors, however they didn't remove the other references that imply the game is a StealthSequel to ''AWL'' and ''FOMT''.

** Marrying a Mineral Town girl in ''DS'' will end your game as it is implied you moved to Mineral Town with her. However in ''DS Cute'' this no longer applies as the Mineral Town boy of your choosing moves in with you instead.

** The game begins a whole century after ''AWL''. Strangely, a lot of the characters [[GenerationXerox seem way too similar to their ancestors]].

* AwesomeButImpractical: Golden Lumber is one of the four materials you can use for buildings (along with Grass, Normal Lumber and Stone.) It is the most durable material you can use, however it has a huge price tag and you can only get the material from Gotz (who charges it 100,000G '' '''a piece''' '') or from Thomas' Winter Event (which only happens once an in-game year). Subverted if you make millions a ''day'' with the DiscOneNuke, making buying Golden Lumber extremely trivial.

* DiscOneNuke:
** ''DS'' has ridiculously exploitable mines. By using savescumming techniques, it's entirely possible to (on the first day of the game) get all of the cursed tools, any (or all) of the cursed accessories, and a huge amount of rare gemstones that can be sold for massive profit. By the end of the second game day, it's possible to have the legendary sword, several million G in the bank, and accessories that give you infinite working potential and twice as much time outdoors to work. Generally players are expected to take several game years to get this sort of bankroll and equipment spread.

* HideYourLesbians: In the Japanese version of ''Cute'', you can become "best friend" with any of the Special bachelorettes. It's marriage in all but name, and even that's wishy-washy (for example, proposing to Leia has her describe it as a proposal and outright say "Let's get married"). You can also become [[HasTwoMommies mothers]] when the Harvest King gifts you a child. The English version of ''Cute'' removed the feature, but you can still go through everything ''but'' the marriage. You can still see the Heart Events and end up with awfully flirty dialogue that leaves the [[CrushBlush woman blushing]], but you can't "best friend" them.

** In the Japanese version of ''Cute'', there was a GayOption however they hid it as the "[[PseudoRomanticFriendship Best Friends System]]". They kept the romantic lines intact and you can [[HasTwoMommies still have a kid]].

The game takes place [[TimeSkip a century after]] ''A Wonderful Life'', where we cut in a feud between the Harvest Goddess and the Witch Princess. One day the Witch Princess had accidentally turned the Harvest Goddess [[TakenForGranite into stone,]] and then [[FromBadToWorse making things worse by making the Goddess and the Sprites disappear]]. Since you just happen to be around, she then recruits you to save her by finding the Sprites.

** In the Japanese version of ''Cute'', there was a GayOption however they hid it as the "[[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Best Friends System]]". They kept the romantic lines intact and you can [[HasTwoMommies still have a kid]].

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: In the Japanese version ''Cute'', Claire or Pony can end up with a girl instead, but as "Best Friends", even though you still have to propose, you still need the two-person bed in your house, and you eventually adopt a child.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The "[[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Best Friends]]" is thinly veiled same gender marriage. The game also features several female characters wanting to go "play dates" at your house, despite both of you being grown women.

*** Each item also has an optional checklist that for some just requires you to find two of the item and ship once each with the bin and the cannery, but for the farm products which can be leveled up list levels 1 to 100 for every item, and for each level include the normal version, canned version, and for the crops the rare "big" version that has a 1 in 255 chance of appearing. Completely optional and no reward, but the game still presents it like something it wants you to complete.

** There are 51 species of fish and 7 assorted items you can attain by fishing with Galen's fishing rod during different seasons on various bodies of water, including the 900 million gold private island. The six "Fish Kings" will require a Level 6 or 7 rod, and one must be caught in the HOT SPRING.