Harvest Moon GBC Writer: TheScourge720 (rhayes@gwi.net) or contact me on AOL Instant Messenger (FleaRHCP720) Version 1.6 (12/13/00) My sincerest apologies to anybody who has e-mailed me and gotten no response. For exactly five months, I needed a break from FAQ writing. I have been flooded with more emails than I can handle, but now they have finally stopped, and I feel like I can resume working on this FAQ. However, I want to make it INCREDIBLY clear that I do NOT want to receive emails asking questions which have been answered in this FAQ. Once I start receiving too many random emails asking questions which have been answered, I will stop this FAQ again. Thank you. (C) Copyright 2000, Brian Hayes. All rights reserved. Any part of this FAQ may NOT be used without my permission! For permission, e-mail me at rhayes@gwi.net with "HMOONGBC PERMISSION" as the subject of your message. Type what you want to use the FAQ for, as your message. And put "HMOONGBC PERMISSION" ONLY if you plan to use my FAQ on the website. Please... you people are confusing me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New In Version 1.6 -Restarted FAQ again!!!!!!!!!! -Upgraded contact info -Began planning for walkthrough (finally!) Past Versions: Version 1.5 -Canceled FAQ :-( Version 1.4: -Found the Vaccine -Found Golden Hen -Found the Truth to the Harvest Master Code Version 1.3 -Regular Update Version 1.2: -No actual update. Just changed my email address. Version 1.1 -Added codes section -Updated power berry locations Version 1.0 -First draft ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Do you have what it takes to become a Ranch Master??? This is a RPG game recently made by Natsume for the GameBoy, GameBoy Pocket, and the GameBoy Color. This game requires a great deal of patience as well as discipline. Basic math skills are also helpful. The difference between the three is that the on the GBC the game is in color. In the game, your dead grandfather comes to you in your sleep and tells you that his ranch has become ignored and overgrown. He wants you to go to his ranch and turn things around by clearing the land, planting crops, and buying livestock. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goal: to become a Ranch Master! :-) Requirements to become a Ranch Master: 1) Eaten at least 6 Berry of Power Trees (apples) 2) Own four cows 3) Own four chickens 4) Have an Ultra-Deluxe house 5) 66,000 G 6) Have your happiness rate over 250 7) Hoed and have things growing on at least 1,600 squares of field 8) Shipped at least 4,500 units Special Thanks to Shipper13 of Harvest Moon Kingdom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Controls: + Pad: Use to control your character. Use to choose how many items to buy and switch menu options. Use to toggle whether or not to buy something. Select: Push once to pause the game. Push again to view menu. Start: Use to toggle items in your hand. B Button: Hold while walking to run. Use cancel commands. When in town, use to leave shops. A Button: Press to use items. Use to talk to people. Use to confirm commands. When in town, use to buy things and enter shops. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents: 1) Differences (Between Super Nintendo Version and GBC) 2) Characters 3) Items 4) Special Events 5) Animals 6) Shippable Items 7) Locations of Power Berries 8) Rumors 9) Glitches 10) Do's & Don'ts 11) Codes 12) Disclaimer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Differences (Between many things) Between SNES Version and GBC Version: WARNING TO ALL HARVEST MOON SNES VERSION LOVERS: There are significant differences between the SNES and the GBC versions. The games are NOT the same! One major difference is that you cannot marry in the GBC version, which I think bites the dust, but what can I do? Another difference is that the spa is located in your shed basement to the right. The mountain is gone in the GBC version. In the GBC version you can only have four cows and four chickens when in the SNES version, you can have 12 of each. In the GBC version, you can plant crops in Fall an Winter, as well as Spring and Summer. You cannot plant seeds in Fall and Winter in the SNES version. It is extremely easy to get the highest amount of money you can have in the GBC version (99,999), while it is EXTREMELY TOUGH in the SNES version (999,999). The gameplay is about the same. The ability to control your character is the same. In the GBC version, you can choose what gender you are and what pet you have (dog or cat). You cannot do either of these in the SNES version. You cannot walk around and meet people in the town in the GBC version. Between Gender: Need I say more??? Anyway, as a girl, you start out with potaoe seeds, turnip seeds, and grass seeds. Also, you can get the saddlebags and sprinkler faster if you choose to be a girl. Weather does not harm your fence. Between Pets: If you have a dog, wild dogs will come to break your fence and kill your chickens. There are no moles if you have a dog. If you choose to have a cat, there are no wild dogs, but there are moles. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Characters: Nina: The town florist. She lives in the Flower Shop. She will sell you all the seeds you need. Eve: She lives in the Bar. She will sell you juices, some of which take home, some of which you drink there. Carpenter: He lives in the Carpenter Shop. You buy spare wood here. Wood costs 500 G for 50 pieces. You can also hire him to expand your house when you have enough wood and money. You can expand your house twice. For the first time, the requirements are: 5,000 G and 250 wood. For the second time, the requirements are: 10,000 G and 500 wood. Maria: She lives in the Church. She will allow you to pray and she will tell you your fortune for free. Ann: She lives in the Tool Shop. She will sell you tools such as the sprinkler, butter and cheese maker, milker, and brush. Ellen: She lives in the Restaurant. She will sell you foods, some of which you take home, some of which you eat there. Livestock Dealer: He lives in the Animal Shop. He will sell you cows, chickens, chicken feed, cow feed, cow medicine, cow vaccine and miracle potion. You can also sell him the cows and chickens that you don't want. Harvest Sprites: These "dwarfs" live under the shed in the cave. Make sure you give them mushrooms every day. When you turn on the timer function, the Harvest Sprites will take care of your ranch for free, IF you give them mushrooms everyday. After the earthquake, one of the Harvest Sprites will be trapped under some rocks. They will really work hard for you, IF you free the Sprite by breaking the rocks with your hammer. The Ranch Spirit: He is also your grandfather. At the end of each year he will return to you in your sleep to evaluate the work you did that year. If you worked hard enough, he will give you gifts such as the pickax, umbrella, and fishing rod. If he thinks you needed to work harder, he will expand your ranch, and tell you to work harder. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Items: Axe: Use to chop wood material. Takes six hits to chop without using the + pad. You start with this. Hammer: Use to break large boulders, broken fences, small boulders. Large boulders take six hits to break without using the + pad. You start with this. Hoe: Use to plow your field. You must plow your field to plant crops. Every time you use it is one square plowed. You start with this. Sickle: Use to mow grass (the weeds that are on your field to start do not count as grass, it is not worth the stamina to cut the weeds when you can pick them up and throw them down again to get rid of them). Every time you use it is one square of grass mowed. Grass must be dark green to mow. You start with the sickle. Golden Axe: After the earthquake, go to the northern room of the cave and go to the tip of the point between the two pillars and throw the axe in the water. The Harvest Goddess come down and ask if you dropped this golden axe. Say NO, and you will have the golden axe which can chop wood in one hit. Golden Hammer: Sometime during the first year, the carpenter will come to your ranch and ask you if he can borrow your hammer. If you say Yes, the golden hammer is yours. If you say NO, you can only dream about the golden hammer. You can break large boulders in one hit with the golden hammer. Golden Sickle: After you give the Harvest Sprites 30 mushrooms, talk to them and they will ask you how your sickle is working. Answer by choosing the statement which says the sickle is working very well. He will talk some more and say it will take 12 hours to complete (not 12 Harvest Moon hours, 12 real hours). The golden sickle can mow a 3x3 area of grass. Golden Hoe: After the golden sickle is completed, talk to the Harvest Sprites. He will ask you how the hoe is working. Say that the hoe is working great. He will talk some more and say that he will make it better. It will take 24 real hours for the golden hoe to be completed. The golden hoe can plow a row of 6 squares at a time. Watering Can: You use this to water your crops except grass which doesn't need watering. It can water one square at a time. You get this when you buy your first bag of seeds from the flower shop. Saddlebags: When your horse becomes big you can buy saddlebags for the horse so that you can ship items through your horse and not through the shipping box. You buy these from the tool shop for 2,500 G. Cow Feed: You use this to feed your cows, but it is much cheaper to feed them mowed grass instead. There are 12 feedings per bag. It costs 700 G. Chicken Feed: Same as cows. It costs 500 G (I don't know why there is a price difference, so please don't ask me unless you can figure it out). Milker: Use to milk your mature cows. It costs 1800 G. Sprinkler: An upgraded watering can. It can water a 3x3 area. You buy it from the tool shop around the 18th of Spring of the first year. It costs 2000 G. Cow Brush: Buy this from the tool shop anytime. Use it to brush your cows to make them happy. It costs 800 G. Cow Bell: Use this to call your cows. You basically have no need for it. You get it free when you buy your first cow. Cow Medicine: Use it to cure a sick cow. If you take good care of your cows, you'll never use it but is a good idea to have all the time anyway. It costs 1000 G Miracle Potion: Used to make a mature cow pregnant. It takes 21 days for the baby cow to be born. Breeding a cow increases your happiness score. It costs 4000 G. Umbrella: A gift from your grandfather if you worked hard enough. Using it causes the weather to rain so you water all your crops at once. Fishing Pole: Used to catch fish which are a hefty sum of money. You fish in the upper room of the cave and to the right where the sign is. This too is a gift from your grandfather. Pickaxe: You use it in the right room of the cave only. You can break the pillars in one hit. This is also a gift from your grandfather. Vaccine: Also called "Cow First Aid Kit". Use to prevent cows from getting sick for a full season. It costs 2000 G. Potatoe Seeds: You buy these from the florist in Spring. These are non- renewable crops which means that once you harvest the potatoes, you must buy more potatoe seeds. Potatoes sell for 80 G a piece and can be harvested six days after planting (you have to water them every day until they're ready for harvesting). The seeds cost 150 G for one bag. Never plant in any season but Spring and never plant after the 25 of Spring. Turnip Seeds: You buy these from the florist in Spring also. These too are non-renewable crops. Turnips sell for 60 G a piece and can be harvested four days after they are planted (with watering every day of course). It costs 120 G per bag. Never plant in any season but Spring, and never plant after the 25. Corn Seeds: You buy these seeds from the florist in Summer. These are renewable crops which means that you can keep watering the crops after you harvest them and keep growing corn. Corn sells for 120G and can be harvested thirteen days after they are planted (with watering every day). One bag of corn costs 300 G. Plant these seeds in Summer only and never plant after the 16. Tomato Seeds: You buy these seeds from the florist in Summer. These are renewable crops also. Tomatoes sell for 100 G a piece and can be harvested 9 days after they are planted (with watering every day). One bag of tomato seeds costs 200 G. Always plant these seeds in Summer and never plant these seeds after the 20. Peanut Seeds: You can buy these seeds from the florist in the Fall. These are non-renewable crops. Peanuts sell for 60 G a piece and can be harvested 7 days after they are planted (watering). One bag of peanut seeds costs 200 G. Peanuts must always be planted in the fall and never planted after the 22. Eggplant Seeds: You can buy these seeds from the florist in Fall. These too are non-renewable crops. Eggplants sell for 60 G a piece and can be harvested 5 days after they are planted (watering). One bag of eggplant seeds costs 150 G. Eggplants must always be planted in the Fall and never planted after the 24. Carrot Seeds: You can buy these seeds from the florist in Winter. These too are non-renewable crops. Carrots sell for 120 G a piece and can be harvested 7 days after they are planted (watering). Carrot seeds cost 300 G per bag. Carrots must always be planted in Winter and never planted after the 22. Broccoli Seeds: You can buy these crops from the florist in winter. These crops are renewable. Broccoli sells for 120 G a piece and can be harvested 11 days after they are planted (watering). Broccoli seeds cost 500 G per bag. Broccoli must be planted in Winter and no later than the 18. NOTE: IF YOU START YOUR NAME WITH A CAPITAL LETTER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PLANT EGGPLANTS AND CARROTS. IF YOU START YOUR NAME WITH A LOWERCASE LETTER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PLANT PEANUTS AND BROCCOLI. IF YOU START YOUR NAME WITH A SYMBOL SUCH AS A HEART, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PLANT ALL FOUR TYPES OF SEEDS. Grass Seeds: You can buy these seeds from the florist from the beginning of Spring until the end of Fall. You can plant these seeds any time, but they will not grow until Spring if they are planted in Winter. Mow grass when it is ready with the sickle. The mowed grass automatically goes to the silo where you can feed your livestock with it. One bag of grass seeds costs 500 G. ALL SEEDS SPREAD A 3x3 AREA. Butter Maker: You buy this from the tool shop sometime during the second year. It turns your cows milk in to butter which is worth 500 G. It costs 30,000 G. Cheese Maker: Exactly the same as the butter maker. Croissants: Buy these from the restaurant. They are used to recover stamina and are eaten during meal times (6 A.M., Noon, 6 P.M.). It costs 300 G for 10 croissants. Meat Dumpling: Buy these from the restaurant. They are used to recover stamina and are eaten during meal times. It costs 200 G for ten meat dumplings. Rice Balls: Buy these from the restaurant. They are used to recover stamina and are eaten during meal times. It costs 100 G for 10 rice balls. Lunch Box: Buy this from the restaurant. It is used to recover stamina and is eaten when you buy it. It costs G for one. Cake: Buy this from the restaurant. It is used to recover stamina and is eaten when you buy it. It costs 500 G for one. Orange Juice: Buy this from the bar. It is used for recovery of stamina and is drinken when you buy it. It costs G for one cup. Apple Juice: Buy this from the bar. It is used for recovery of stamina and is drinken when you buy it. It costs G for one cup. Wild Grape Juice: Buy this from the bar. It is used for recovery of stamina and is drinken during meal times. It costs 300 G for 10 cups. Green Tea: Buy this from the bar. It is used for recovery of stamina and is drinken during meal times. It costs 200 G for 10 cups. Milk: Buy this from the bar when you have a cow that produces milk. It is used for recovery of stamina and is drinken during meal times. It costs 100 G for 10 cups. Golden Hen: According to rumor, there is a golden hen that layed a golden egg in the ranch center. I have not been able to confirm this rumor because I do not have any friends who own this game. The golden egg can be sold for 10,000 G. Cow: Buy from the Livestock Dealer for 5,000 G. Chicken: Buy from the Livestock Dealer for 500 G. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Special Events 10th Day of Spring (First Year Only) A foal (horse) will come to your ranch. Last Sunday of Spring (Every Year) Picnic 1st-5th Day of Summer (First Year Only) Earthquake 18th Day of Summer (First year only) Sprinkler is ready Sometime During Every Summer Hurricane 20th of Summer (Every Year) Meet with Ann and Eve at the meeting place at 6 P.M. 10th Day of Every Fall Vegtable Festival (Ellen just gives you cookies) 24th Day of Every Winter Christmas Party ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Animals Foxes- They just run across the screen. Ignore them. Frogs- When you mow grass, every once in a while, a frog that was hiding in the grass will hop away. Just ignore them. Birds- Sometimes in the morning, there will be three birds outside your house. When you walk outside, they fly away. Ignore them. Horse- You find this. When it grows big, you can buy saddlebags for the horse. You ship items through the saddlebags. The horse is very useful. Cat/Dog- You start out with this pet. If you have a friend who has a cat and you have a dog, you can trade your cat for his/her dog with the GameLink cable. Or you can have a cat and a dog if you trade something like seeds for the dog. Chickens- Buy these from the Livestock Dealer. They cost 500 G. If you feed them every day, they will lay eggs which can be sold for 70 G. Cows- Buy these from the Livestock Dealer for 5,000 G. If you feed and brush them daily, they will eventually produce milk. You should also take outside for a walk every once and a while. Moles- These things are PESTS! They eat your grass and crops and scare the crap out of your livestock! There is no way to get rid of them other than having a dog! You find them every once in a while when you are plowing your fields. Squirrels- They just run across the screen. Ignore them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Shippable Items Potatoes- Potatoes can be shipped for 80 G in the Spring time Turnips- Turnips can be shipped for 60 G in the Spring time Corn- Corn be shipped for 120 G in the Summer Tomatoes- Tomatoes can be shipped for 100 G in the Summer Peanuts- Peanuts can be shipped for 60 G in the Fall Eggplants- Eggplants can be shipped for 60 G in the Fall Carrots- Carrots can be shipped for 120 G in the Winter Broccoli- Broccoli can be shipped for 120 G in the Winter Eggs- Eggs can be shipped for 70 G Milk- Milk can be shipped for 150 G (small), 250 G (medium), and 350 G (large) Cheese- Cheese can be shipped for 300 G (when made with a small milk), 400 G (when made with medium milk), and 500 G (when made with a large milk) Butter- Butter can be shipped for 300 G (when made with small milk), 400 G (when made with medium milk), and 500 G (when made with a large milk) Mushrooms- Mushrooms can be shipped for 200 G Fish- Fish can be shipped for 300 G. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Locations of Power Berries 1. Give 3 mushrooms to the Harvest Sprites 2. Plow your land 3. Plow your land 4. Plow your land 5. Plow your land 6. Plow your land 7. Plow your land 8. Use Pickax in the left cave to break the pillars 9. Use the Pickax between the two lanterns six times without touching the D-pad in the left cave, then use the Pickax to break the rocks in the next room. Aim for the upper-right corne. 10. Same as 9, only in the upper-left corner ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Rumors In the Ranch Center, there is a Golden Hen that lays a golden egg. You must trade an adult hen with a friend. Keep doing this. There is a 1/64 chance of the chicken you are trading will turn into the golden hen, which can be sold for 10,000 G. I know the answer to the rumor about the baby cow in two days trick: IT DOES NOT WORK. Don't waste your money. The Livestock Dealer DOES have the Vaccine! It looks just like regular medicine. You must be in your 2nd year. If you find where it is sold, email me at rhayes@gwi.net. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Glitches Although there fewer glitches in the GBC version than in the SNES version, there are still a few glitches that will probably exist in every game. Text Glitch Sometimes the text will be mixed up when someone is speaking to you. This glitch will not interfere with gameplay much, but is still annoying. Too Slow Glitch When you are with your cows, sometimes the character will suddenly change from moving fast to moving incredibly slow. This is another really annoying glitch in the game. Soggy Mushrooms When you have the watering can, run out of water and go into the main cave (the cave with mushrooms). Go next to a mushroom and use the watering can. It will be immediately refilled! Harvest Thiefs When the Harvest Sprite asks if he can upgrade your sickle and hoe, he sometimes does not give them back, EVER. Simply (I know this is hard, I had to do it once) restart your game. If you find any more glitches, please let me know so I can add them to my FAQ. My email address is rhayes@gwi.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Do's & Don'ts Do: Upgrade House Twice Eat all Power Berries Own Four Cows Own Four Chickens Get all Golden Tools Give Mushrooms to Harvest Sprites Go to Festivals Breed 1 Cow Plant as much Grass as possible Take Good Care of Your Veggies Become a "Millionaire" (the most you can get is 99,999) Don't: Put Moles Near Cows Put Moles Near Chickens Use Any Tools But the Brush and Milker on the Cows Neglect your Crops Ignore Harvest Sprites Use ANY Tool on Harvest Sprites Neglect Pet Neglect Livestock It is a VERY good idea to follow my Do's and Don'ts ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Codes GameShark Codes: There are too many codes to list them all here. I will list the basics here: End of Year Evaluation: 01118DE8 Infinite Money: 01FFEFB8 01FFF0B8 0105F1B8 Infinite Fodder: 01FF3AB9 01053BB9 Infinite Wood: 01FF38B9 01FF39B9 Instant Ranch Master: 010D1B8 For a complete list of codes, visit the GameShark Code Creators Club at www.cmgsccc.com In-Game Codes: Ranch Master Code: Do NOT press A, B, Select and Start at the same time at the Title Screen. You will restart your game with nothing special. Take my word for it. Instant Eggs: You MUST NOT have the golden sickle for this. When you have a chicken, throw its egg into the wall above the Shipping Box. Cut the egg out of the wall with the sickle. Put it in the Shipping Box. Repeat the process until you can't get anymore eggs. You will have many eggs when you are done. Cows Grow Faster: When you buy a cow, start its name with a symbol such as a heart. It will grow much faster. Blessed Cow Code: Pray at the church 10 or more times everyday. Eventually, the Harvest Goddess will come to you and bless one of your cows, which will never be unhappy again and automatically produce large milk, if it doesn't already. Free Seeds: When the game asks what gender you are, say girl, and you will start with 1 bag of turnips, 1 bag of potatoes, one bag of grass, and the watering can (I'm not sure about this). You can also get the sprinkler earlier too. Free $$$: When you start the game, look in the drawer right next to your bed for a free $1,000! I will keep you posted on codes. If you find any more codes, let me know at rhayes@gwi.net. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Disclaimer I, Brian Hayes, solemnly swear that all information, except for the credits below, on this FAQ has come from my own experience and game playing. Information that did not come from me is listed below and proper credit is given. Information on the Ranch Master requirements came from Shipper13, creator of the Harvest Moon Kingdom website. Thank you VERY much, Shipper13! Please visit Harvest Moon Kingdom at n64shooters.com/hmkingdom/index.html A very informative website! The Golden Hen info and the Vaccine info came from JunoGem on AOL Instant Messenger. Email him at JunoGem@aol.com If you have any suggestions, comments, questions or concerns, please email me at rhayes@gwi.net, or on AOL Instant Messenger at TheScourge720 TheScourge720 Until further notice, the most recent version of this FAQ can always be found at: www.gamefaqs.com, www.gamewinners.com, www.rpgclassics.com Nothing may be taken from this FAQ without my written permission. To obtain permission, email me at: rhayes@powerlink.net with "HMOONGBC PERMISSION" as the subject of your message. (C) Copyright 2000, Brian Hayes. All rights reserved.