100%ing Harvest Moon: Magical Melody is GRUELING.

[@unemilifleur]

I originally only had a wonderful life as a kid and was blown away when I got Magical Melody. Fun fact: when you’re a girl and pregnant, your stamina becomes a fraction of what it usually is. For 3 whole seasons. And of course dear husband didn’t help with the farm at all. It freaking sucked and I remember hating it.

[@Ambipie]

Hahahahahahaha oh my GOD

[@Hokaru11792]

Oh yeah I remember that! I was like "wow so realistic..." but it was rough LOL

[@AoiLucine]

Oh my god, I never got that far in the game but always played the girl-- that's hilarious but awful!

[@JackDuckGoose]

Shout out to me for playing the boy version lmao. That's like putting this game on hard mode

[@taylorl.9875]

man playing a girl in the early games really fcks you over haha. i remember in one of the DS or GB ones (i dont remember... maybe 3?) the game ends when you give birth... but if you play as a boy, your wife can have a baby and it grows up just fine lol

[@papaelf420]

19:55 Bamboo is, in fact, a plant and biodegrades naturally in a few months, the same time span it takes a banana peel or paper products (made from wood) to decompose; Compared to plastic which takes 20-500yrs to decompose, and it never truly goes away, only gets smaller! I guess the only disadvantage of bamboo is that it can grow too quickly and get out of control even on poor nutrient soil, making it easily invasive.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Is nothing in this world sacred? Now I’m worried that the bamboo boats I float will end up over populating a small marsh and cause a eco disaster lol

[@mauricesteel4995]

@@JackDuckGoose you need to dry the Bamboo to use it first, you don't do that with Green Bamboo, as its soft and rots quickly.

[@zerotodona1495]

Makes you wonder why panda’s are dying out if it’s that easy to grow bamboo…

[@SorarikoMotone]

@@zerotodona1495 its because they're stupid very cute, but very stupid. not only their stomach's arent made to eat bamboo (they are carnivores that are so stupid, they just decided collectively to just eat plants, without getting proper ability to digest it) - but their diet also doesnt make sense when it comes to their mating (they consume 2 types of bamboo, one type that grows in spring and another in summer, getting different nutrients from each.... they mate in spring, but nutrients they need for pregnancy are in SUMMER type, meaning that mama panda wont get pregnant TILL then), as well as they are pretty terrible parents. they are alive solely because they're cute and china wants to use them as political leverage because of it.

[@8bitgalaxyhunts]

This was my mum's favourite game when she was going through chemo because she loved being able to complete little tasks from the comfort fo the sofa and build a sweet little farm

[@JackDuckGoose]

Fuck cancer

[@ManiacalBlueberry]

I remember my grandma playing this vividly. Makes me want to play it so bad lmao

[@JackDuckGoose]

@@ManiacalBlueberry If only second hand retro consoles and games weren't so expensive lol

[@emeraldchild97]

i just love how chonky everything is in magical melody

[@JackDuckGoose]

They do be thicc af

[@Yinlock470]

the protagonist having that giant dump truck is weirding me out

[@FireRising86]

@@Yinlock470 Ba dunka dunk

[@JackDuckGoose]

@@Yinlock470 Fair. It is abnormally large and definitely worries me about the structural integrity of these little beans.

[@bw000m]

THANK YOU FOR NO MIDROLL ADS!!!! i watch videos like these while washing the dishes in dishwashing gloves, that makes it so much easier for me!! :'-]

[@JackDuckGoose]

No problem! I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@PS-kn4im]

Brave browser. Haven't seen a KZbin ad in the last 3-4 years.

[@CrimsonValley]

Remember trying to play this but falling of it hard because of the villagers leaving if you don't speak to them/ship enough things. As a child, my brain was already overwhelmed trying to keep my farm going I didn't have enough hours in the days to keep everyone happy as well 😭

[@JackDuckGoose]

Yeah, it was really tough to keep them all in the village AND do stuff to make money lol

[@wombat4583]

They could leave?! I'm glad that never happened to me.

[@JackDuckGoose]

@@wombat4583 They just go on "vacation." If you ship some stuff that they like for a couple days in a row, they'll come back lol

[@ItsAlannaBanana]

I’m thinking about replaying Magical Melody. I rage quit because a few years ago I accidentally wrote over my file while sleep deprived. I was married to Ann and just had a kid and was rich. 😭😭😭

[@JackDuckGoose]

that rage quit was well earned. Nothing gets me more upset than saving over a file lol

[@SeraidenAF]

I did that with Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns. My main file was a female protag(all the towns A or S rank and basically around when I was gonna choose who of those I had my eye on to smooch) but with the DLC out I wanted to make my 2nd file a guy file because I loved the DLC romanceable gal. I wrote over my OG, 200-300+ hr file by mistake. ...Yeah I quit the game for well over ay ear and never quite got back in to it after.

[@ItsAlannaBanana]

@@SeraidenAF Oooof. I feel that.

[@frog-fr]

I didn't know how to marry Ann 😭... I tried so hard... I married Dia instead :/

[@ItsAlannaBanana]

@@frog-fr Dia is so cute. I’m courting her in my new file

[@melondoo6129]

I kinda feel bad that your GREULING experience is instead the most chill moments of my day LOL thanks Goosey!

[@JackDuckGoose]

You're darn tootin' it was GRUELING lol. but for real, it was just a lot of time lol

[@zaqlatino9239]

Me and my best friend as a kid played this like crazy. I had a file where I married Eve but then my memory card got corrupted 😢(anyone remember those things??) Then I started over and married Maria. This game will always have a place in my heart and I’ve loved watching these, Jack. Thanks so much!

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much for watching and sharing your story! I still have some memory cards hanging around. I wonder whats on them lol

[@LeeahGrace]

Yes. I have seen the 100, 200, and 300 day videos. AND I'M HAPPY TO WATCH THIS ONE 😁

[@hopelessnihilist1425]

My exact thoughts

[@b3an_rs]

same

[@StitchinNerd]

SAMESIES

[@NaderJallouk]

Yup am like welp I’m gunna watch this series for like the 5th time

[@JackDuckGoose]

Wooo! Thanks so much! That means a lot!

[@dirkstriderss]

A tidbit, Jamie's gender is determined by the player's gender! I don't know why the final note says that, I assume it's an error, but yeah! Lovely video, makes me want to play this game again....

[@JackDuckGoose]

Like you, I assumed that the last note was a certified Natsume translation moment lol

[@Battlefield2021]

As someone who's played a majority of the HM entries from 64 on up, MM was my absolute FAVORITE. It just felt like I actually had the most agency over things and actually had an impact over what was happening around me. Loved it. I purchased the AWL remake, and I don't hate it, but I don't love it like I did the original. It just feels like there isnt a lot to do.

[@JackDuckGoose]

MM is definitely up there as one of the best HM games for me. I agree with you on the remake. They definitely could have added some stuff, but I respect the choice to go for a more faithful remake.

[@Battlefield2021]

@@JackDuckGoose I do, too. I appreciate companies that do an almost 1 for 1 remake. AWL was just an odd choice to remake.

[@homesteadhero]

I know I just finished the 300 Day video...but ngl I kinda wanted to watch from the beginning again, so this is perfect timing! I can't tell you how cozy it is for me to watch videos of these nostalgic faves of mine when I don't have the time or capacity to replay them myself.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much for watching all the parts and the Movie! Going from Day 0 to the end is super crazy to see how much there is to do lol

[@jaxy73]

I have watched this about 3 times now. It is just so well done. Seriously thank you for giving HM such an amazing showcase. Sitting in on your streams was so fun and I just can't thank you enough for the work you do. It is definitely appreciated!

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate all the kind words and continued support!

[@jebroiroij2176]

I’ve never been so excited to watch a video lol, I flipping love Magical Melody soooo much

[@JackDuckGoose]

It's definitely a great game that deserves the remake treatment marvelous has been dishing out in the last couple years lol

[@EmerialynCodeVenice]

I never got the chance to play Harvest Moon, so I was happy to finally learn what it's all about!

[@JackDuckGoose]

It's a pretty great series! Fair warning though, if you're looking to play more recent titles that are on the switch and PC, Harvest Moon became Stores of Seasons after some IP disputes with their former publisher.

[@qtrema]

Another banger video from JackDuckGoose, as usual. Thanks so much for making the compilation video for our viewing pleasure! I loved this game growing up and never ended up 100%'ing it myself (even though I printed out 10 pages of a walkthrough from Gamefaqs...) so its nice to watch someone play through and basically 100% the game I loved the most as a kid, so thank you for the awesome video and bringing back some vivid memories! Also my favorite emoji is 💜 because purple is my favorite color!

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much for sharing your story and watching the video! Purple heart gang 💜

[@tully6648]

I never had a GC, so I missed out on this generation of Harvest Moon games. Videos like these are great for letting me see what went on. Thanks! If you ever do a 100% of Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town or Harvest Moon: Animal Parade, you can bet I'll be watching them at least 2-3 times. AP is probably my most favorite of all the games, with the OG on the SNES being a close second.

[@JackDuckGoose]

I’ve really wanted to play AP, but my computer can’t handle it as is. I’ll probably give it a try when I get a new one!

[@cowaborange]

I have seen the 0-300 days and still will watch this.

[@JackDuckGoose]

🙏 Bless you, kind gamer

[@prokath7447]

Got this in my recommended, the algorithm is in your favor ! Never played Harvest Moon in my life ? Sure . But 3 hours of bingeable content that seems chill as heck ? Of course i'm going to watch it all.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@aster4jaden]

This has been so relaxing to watch/listen to, it's a nice change from the more fast paced content I usually listen to.

[@JackDuckGoose]

That's great to hear! Thanks for giving it a whirl!

[@Oohkamitama]

I honestly wished they did an exact remake of this game onto the switch. I think magical melody had the most bachelors and bachelorettes that I crushed on hard as a kid growing up playing harvest moon/sos. I want to be able to date Kurt, Joe, Blue, and Nina but in 4k or something lmao

[@JackDuckGoose]

I am a firm believer that Magical Melody has the highest ceiling of any HM game. The potential I see in a remake for MM is ludicrous. A remake really would butter my eggroll.

[@luminousemerald4617]

Only 2 minutes into the video, but i am so excited to watch!! This game was my biggest and most favorite childhood game, and ive regularly replayed throughout my life. I have both gc and wii versions and have played both extensively ☺️

[@JackDuckGoose]

Yay! I'm excited you're excited! Hopefully I didn't make too many rookie mistakes lol

[@lydianlyre5596]

I had also wanted to 100% Magical Melody as I adored it as a kid. In the process I realized how rosy tinted I saw it. I didn’t finish 100% but a new perspective at least? Lol, I got close but the tedium of fishing was rough. Plus there was no real heart events! I still hope they remake it but I’ll be a little more cautious before buying.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Yeah, the villager interactions were always meh in my experience. I remake would definitely need to flesh out those characters. You're entirely right about fishing. Towards the end of 300 Days, I basically did farm chores and spent 13-15 in game hours fishing lol

[@Carbro14]

Very cozy video, thank you for your hard work :) I really like your commentary

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it!

[@songbird4137]

Thank you for always putting so much effort and precious time into these videos. Always super giddy when I see a new vid of you, takes me back to old happy days

[@JackDuckGoose]

Awww thank you so much! I'm glad I can take you back lol

[@ccjesper]

I have no idea why the youtube algorithm decided to give me your video but I'm glad it did, this was so relaxing to watch while I was working

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you found it relaxing lol

[@RE24601]

I never hear anyone talk about this game, so finding this video makes me so happy. This makes me want to start up the old GameCube and start a new farm. This game was one of my favorites growing up, and I had a few save files, but never managed to “complete” the game. I still really want to, but the last time I tried, I got stressed out trying to keep up with all of the ugly weeds around town and couldn’t deal with it. I just want to play a game that’s exactly this but with the ability to actually clear weeds. My life would be complete. Thanks for the nostalgia! :)

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much for watching! I really hope this game gets remade with some QOL features. Like you mentioned, the weeds are crazy and you don't have enough stamina to get them all plucked even if you wanted to lol

[@marisauribe6283]

I really appreciate the pace of your voice. It makes watching the video more enjoyable. I prefer slower speech over fast when watching videos. :)

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you found the video enjoyable!

[@PaperCranes.]

A 100% speedrun of a game I’ve never heard about that’s 2 hours long? Sign me up.

[@JackDuckGoose]

If you like speedruns, you should check out my channel in like....6 hours lol

[@zackary6278]

Oh wow, the nostalgia that hit me when I saw this thumbnail. Instant sub.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! Hopefully you enjoyed the video!

[@mrtingle13]

YESSSSS all in one! Living vicariously through you since life is so busy and keeps me from gaming as often as I'd like 😊 (also fave emoji)

[@JackDuckGoose]

Hopefully I can be a little bit of a break in the madness of life lol

[@anthonyblack3114]

I love this channel so much. There’s a ton of work that goes into these videos and the editing is impeccable. Keep it up!

[@rainyrayrae]

i know absolutely nothing about harvest moon other than that it exists and that my brother played one of the gamecube games when we were younger and honestly i am so ready to spend 2 and a half hours being immersed in harvest moon lore

[@JackDuckGoose]

Let me know if you have any questions! I got all the answers lol

[@TheSandpai]

I've seen every update video so, this gets the highest honor i can give a video, its in the Playlist to watch on my tv and sleep to.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thank you for allowing me to help with the fight against insomnia

[@camusarchetype9326]

Wow, how nostalgic! This game was my absolute favourite childhood game. It makes me so happy to see a video on it

[@JackDuckGoose]

It was a lot of fun to play! Fingers crossed it gets remade for modern consoles soon!

[@wineoneone]

I think ive now watched this like five times. Youre one of my new favorite "long videos to relax to" creators ❤

[@JackDuckGoose]

Awwww thanks so much! I don't think I could even watch my own video for 12 and a half hours lol

[@nellieharper2572]

I was about 10 notes from finishing the game wayyyyy back when it came out! I loved playing this HM after coming home from school. Then my little sister accidentally saved over my file. Then my next file glitched and I was never able to get the Poor Note. So I gave up. Catching all the fish was probably my favorite challenge, thinking back on it. Cool video!

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! Magical Melody is a great game for people who love to check things of lists lol

[@Mysterith]

😂 is my favorite emoji. Thank you so much for the content! In March my ps5's motherboard fried just two weeks after my warranty expired. Videos like this have kept me from withering away out of sheer boredom. Thank you so much Jack! ❤

[@JackDuckGoose]

damn that's a shame. I'm glad I could be of assistance during these trying times lol

[@ratapunkk]

I played this so much as a kid I've been trying to get my hands on it again but i have no idea how lol ur videos help me with the nostalgia a little

[@JackDuckGoose]

I consider myself a nostalgia pusher. Black trench coat and everything lol

[@pamelaverret1880]

37:45 exactly what?? 😂 Been enjoying this so far get an amusing kick out of every time you say is an eligible bachelorette and the despair for Nami

[@JackDuckGoose]

I was a little goofed up when I edited the first 100 days lol. It will always be unfair to me that Nami isn’t a bachelorette

[@Gloominesss]

I don't have a favorite emoji, but I'm still commenting to approve the great video since you do such an amazing job!

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it!

[@FahneXIV]

I loved this game so much growing up, I hope it gets the remake treatment soon. Thanks for letting me relive this delightful little game ❤️

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much for watching! It definitely deserves a remake imo

[@naamahmaycock1004]

I love these games. I'm glad someone with a nice voice makes bingeable content for these games.

[@melodywinger2713]

Hi! Just found your channel, and while im only a few minutes in, I instantly subscribed. Instead of my favorite emoji, I will instead ask if you've ever played Harvest moon Tree of Tranquility! I really loved that one, it was my first harvest moon, and my first farming type game at all! My mom got obsessed with it, even calling me at school to ask for advice :) It has such fond memories for me. I would love to see a video on it.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! I never got to play tree of tranquility because once my parents decided to get me and my siblings a Wii, all we wanted to do was play Halo 3 and othjer games we could play multiplayer online with friends lol.

[@pamp5180]

Yay, thank you so much for the video! Going to watch this while I hand sew, these videos are the best for that. My favorite emoji is the 🥺 lol

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! Hopefully your creation came out amazing!

[@GumibeDumi]

Thank you for letting me live vicariously through you. I sure am glad I 100% this game

[@JackDuckGoose]

You did a great job! Congratulations!

[@OldDogLearnNewTricks]

Thanks for cramming the whole journey together. Last Nintendo system I played was N64. It's cool to see what everyone else started playing when they were young.

[@JackDuckGoose]

I definitely grew up on the N64 playing Super Mario and pokemon stadium, but I didn't get into Harvest Moon until GameCube so all these GC games have a special place lol

[@OldDogLearnNewTricks]

@@JackDuckGoose What game did you use cheat codes on the most? Or which one did you look up the most guides for?

[@CATASTEROID934]

23:49 "explosive girl"? are you sure that's clay and not a brick of plastique?

[@JackDuckGoose]

I wouldn't be surprised if any of these women dropped of C4 and semtex into the crib with how I'm playing the field lol

[@midwesternpolymath]

I like this emoji 🇫🇷 it reminds me of a fictional place where everyone always finds a way to be angry

[@JackDuckGoose]

sacré bleu. My baguettes 🥖

[@larahhowell9040]

So happy I cane across your videos!

[@JackDuckGoose]

I'm so happy that you're so happy 👏

[@getting_smaller]

I never had a Gamecube and just played Island of Happiness on DS over and over again. Love this dive into other entries in the series.

[@JackDuckGoose]

The best thing about being an adult is having an expendable income to make terrible gaming financial decisions lol

[@davefellasleep]

Magical Melody was my favorite of the harvest moons in general. we had it for the wii, and i used to come home from school and play it until dinner. always named my first two chickens atlas and perseus, and my first cow moomin.

[@JackDuckGoose]

I love the Greek mythology references!

[@AnAverageGoblin]

games like the 3D Harvest Moon make me sad my Grandma died before 3D games were a thing, she would have loved them as much as she loved RPGs

[@JackDuckGoose]

Awww that's sad but also nice to think about. Maybe she's playing them somewhere else

[@dudeguy1049]

If I wanted to be pedantic, there technically IS one thing you missed, but you wouldn't be able to do it in the same save file; there's an alternate ending if you marry Jamie, evidently. Though, the hoops you have to jump through to accomplish that are, uh, a lot. So like, Great job my guy! You 100% a normal save file of Magical Melody! It was a great video

[@JackDuckGoose]

Yeah that's one thing I REALLY wanted to include, but I accidentally saved over my backup from before I married Gwen 😥

[@agaba5500]

dude im so proud of you. great job

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! It was quite the journey!

[@Vidya_James]

I'm one of the few people to speedrun this game, and earlier this year I routed out and completed an All Notes run clocking in at just under 9 hours. This includes the use of a glitch to give yourself infinite items and money. After watching your video and considering what it'd take to speedrun 100% as you've laid it out here is making my brain turn to mush. There is so much that all notes doesn't touch, most notably all recipes, all tool upgrades, and maxing out EVERY wild animal's affection would each take several hours on their own even if optimized for a speedrun. I don't even want to begin to entertain the idea, all the more to say how impressive it was that you dedicated so much of your time to completing everything there is to do in this lovely game.

[@edmanuelreyesjr6466]

I almost pissed myself. I wasn't ready for the 🎶low taper fade~🎶 😂

[@JackDuckGoose]

dude it was such a dated reference when I put it in and it's even funnier now lol

[@pikamisty5161]

this video is so relaxing and entertaining!

[@JackDuckGoose]

Yay! I'm glad you had a good time watching it!

[@taylorl.9875]

You've probably learned this already, but Jaime's gender is decided by yours! They will always be the opposite sex. It's perfectly safe to use they/them for Jaime, as their gender is vague, but it's also okay to use whatever appears in your game.

[@JackDuckGoose]

I'm curious what the Japanese version and language is like for Jamie. With the English translation and version, the final music note says that Jamie is a boy, or at the very least uses he/him pronouns lol

[@taylorl.9875]

interesting! I know if you marry them as a boy, they make it clear what a "pretty girl" she is in her dress hahaha I wonder how they would treat them in a remake nowadays! @@JackDuckGoose

[@KiryuuYoshiya]

jamie is your opposite gender if you get married, but is otherwise referred to with male personal pronouns. its because they were never actually intended to be a marriage candidate and the game just ends when you do get married in the english version for that reason. i think they/them and he/him pronouns for jamie are both equally good. hope that clears it up!

[@JackDuckGoose]

@@taylorl.9875Sounds like the translators had no clue. Certified Natsume moment lol

[@JackDuckGoose]

@@KiryuuYoshiyaCertified natsume moment lol

[@asterwings9578]

WOOHOOO NEW VIDEO FOR SLEEPING PLAYLIST YIPPEEEE THANK YOU

[@JackDuckGoose]

LEETTSS GOOOOOO 😤😤

[@sandrav3100]

Oof watching you I can't believe how aimlessly I played HM/SoS when I was a kid. Still my favourite game series. I remember marrying Maria in this one and staring at the farmer's butt a lot....why did they build him like that lmao

[@JackDuckGoose]

Lol I definitely played like a kid in hindsight. Not really caring about efficiency and just running around. They definitely gave these characters some physical personality lmao

[@marlenapowers478]

I really can’t sleep lately and these videos are helping me at least stay sane while I lie awake at night 😂

[@JackDuckGoose]

Well hopefully you got some sleep friendo

[@rifandiyudha]

and i tought its 400 day magical melody lol

[@JackDuckGoose]

I mean, technically it is lmao

[@skellietheredd8982]

This was one of my first games as a kid and I'm SO happy to see it on my recommendeds 😭

[@JackDuckGoose]

Praise the KZbin algorithm for peddling nostalgia 🙏

[@Rosereader1]

This was one if my first harvest moon games as a kid because i got a wonderful life after this game and i love it still to this day.

[@JackDuckGoose]

AWL was my first Harvest Moon game and it will always be my favorite, but I really like some of the mechanics in Magical Melody and hope for a remake lol

[@Pandefly]

I have trauma from this game as a child because my file kept getting corrupted and it wasn’t until years later that I learned it was because my brother would go on my file to play, then when saving would immediately turn off the GameCube even though it tells you not to do that :/ It’s cool to see a full 100% play through though!

[@JackDuckGoose]

Damn, if I did that, my older brother would have given me quite the scolding lol

[@wjg9996]

Still in the process of watching as of posting. Noticed that the power berry count was off after the 2nd (1st from swimming 17:32 , 2nd from notes 18:35 , 2nd again from the horse race? 36:20 , 3rd from pumpkin festival 42:20, final from tim 46:30 ) edit: How dare you misname LEGO left parenthesis allcap right parenthesis 2:18:30 !

[@JackDuckGoose]

🤦🏻‍♂️ My dumb ass. Remember what Miley said, "everyone makes mistakes."

[@TheJarlOfAhegao]

Harvest Moon + no ads midroll? Ngl definitely following all orders in this video My favorite emoji is 😫

[@JackDuckGoose]

Lol welcome to the saudron, soldier 🫡

[@unlikelyspecimen244]

I remember sinking a fair few hours into harvest festival for the wii, but for whatever reason the events would always be cancelled due to 'low turnout' and I never understood what I was doing wrong. I also remember my character constantly falling on his face because I thought it was funny to keep him sleep deprived

[@JackDuckGoose]

Lol yeah the game never really explains much. All the book I skipped through and watching the various TV channels seemed to tell you what to do with festivals

[@animefan3848]

this is my favorite game ive played over four thousand hours ive never found a better harvest moon game. i cant belive someone actually played it.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Shout out! It's a great game and I'm glad I gave it an honest try lol

[@Raven20z]

A wonderful life is probably my most cherished game from my childhood. Tbh I never knew magical melody existed until this video lol

[@JackDuckGoose]

I feel you on AWL. I definitely played a bit of Magical Melody as a kid, but it required a lot of effort, especially in the first season, and some of the stamina mechanics can get annoying. Definitely worth a long play if you get a chance lol

[@notzelduh]

please put ads on these 😵‍💫 you deserve to be paid for these long form vids!! thanks for another winding-down-for-the-day video 🥰

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much for watching! Hope your wind down was good lol. I do put pre and post roll ads on videos, I just don't want to have the video interrupted with mid-rolls. So don't worry! I do get paid for these longer videos lol

[@orange8288]

the one time i tried raising animals in magical melody, it got sick, and the cutscene was so scary to my 7 year old self that i deleted the file

[@JackDuckGoose]

Fun fact, the first chicken I got in this series died from old age around day 380. It was indeed very sad

[@GamerMomma2]

Have I watched all of the previous videos? Yes. Am I still going to watch this one? Also yes.

[@JackDuckGoose]

🙏 I appreciate your continued support

[@cheeseman9329]

I don't have a favorite emoji so I'll just leave this comment to show my support instead. Keep up the good work man!

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! I appreciate it!

[@mightykingmitch766]

I miss this game so much! It was one of my favorite games from my childhood.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Hopefully they make a remake soon!

[@StagFiesta]

Watching this just makes me hope they give us a proper remake!! I feel like all of the harvest moon games are unique enough to come back, especially this one with its farm buying mechanics and literal achievement system! Plus come on, give me more farming games Marvelous!!

[@JackDuckGoose]

Yeah I really enjoyed how everything is laid out for you in Magical Melody. There's a very obvious checklist of things you can do and achieve lol

[@jefferyhuckle8224]

Gotta say its either👍 or 👎 basic i know but i love the the same. Also you are insane for no mid ads, what a lad you are

[@JackDuckGoose]

My mans a roman emperor. Appreciate you 🫡

[@mossnodachi350]

you wanna know the WORST thing? Harvest Moon MM's weird glitch we still cant figure out the reasoning for (last i checked). Sometimes, the game will stutter and give you the max amount of money, about 99,999,999 if i recall. Now imagine trying to 100% the game after having gotten that glitch only to realize you hadn't gotten the poor note yet.... ...i havent returned to that old save in over a decade.....orz

[@JackDuckGoose]

LMAO that's painful. I remember looking up a glitch where you use a tool inside your house and gives you money, but that's crazy!

[@FearTheWorsted]

Magical Melody was one of my favs as a kid! I tried to play it again recently but it looks so shitty on my tv it's hard to play lol. I would love to do this one more as an adult with more understanding of the game lol. I hope they end up doing a remake of this one as well so we can have it on switch

[@JackDuckGoose]

Same here. Marvelous said they would be doing more remakes, but who knows which title they select lol

[@tatarashi]

have i seen the past videos? yes. am i going to watch it all again? YES OF COURSE

[@JackDuckGoose]

I respect your loyalty to the banner, guardian

[@tatarashi]

​@@JackDuckGoose i hope you play rune factory games soon! theyyre one of my favorite *harvest moon/story of seasons* games so far

[@SkeleSukei]

You had me at “No midroll ads”

[@JackDuckGoose]

🫡

[@ItsSorrowful]

My favorite emoji is: Great video!

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! I love that emoji!

[@7brokenribs]

Thanks for the content!

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed it!

[@TheBigSimpleBean]

Magical Melody has an inferior atmosphere to AWL, but it's the mechanical high point of the franchise (as the series slid into depressing stagnation afterward).

[@JackDuckGoose]

I tend to agree with that. Magical Melody really does have everything that I could want from a Harvest Moon game, but it's really tough to beat that AWL atmosphere lol

[@eeveestars3668]

My favorite emogi is the upside down smiley face one 🙃 because whenever I use it I usually end up confusing all of my friends and their confusion is funny to me

[@JackDuckGoose]

You sound like a menace in the group chat

[@RegularBiscuit]

favourite best amazing crazy viral nintendo game 100 days drama interesting wholesome must watch youtube trending classic. That enough trigger words to feed the algorithm?

[@JackDuckGoose]

🫡 I appreciate your sacrifice, solider

[@saberruntv]

Honestly. The fact thats its hard to 100% is the reason this game is so good for me. I've never been able to do it. But I have extremly fond memories of playing it. Thats the only harvest moons game I spent that much time playing.... and i've speedrun another wonderful life on gbc xD

[@JackDuckGoose]

The challenge is what makes it fun and interesting lol. I definitely could've cut some corners, but I really wanted to do everything possible lol Thanks for watching!

[@CRouillier]

I played this for so long. Very nostalgic, but there were multiple years that I needed to collect all noted before getting married lol 😅

[@JackDuckGoose]

It took me about 2 and a half years to get all the notes, the long part was befriending every villager and animal lol

[@Randomness-hz7kj]

Seeing this video pop up suddenly reminded me of this game, such a nice time playing it all those years ago. Out of curiosity, have you ever tried the Rune Factory series, a direct spinoff of the original Harvest Moon games? They’re really good, I would highly recommend Rune Factory 4 in particular.

[@JackDuckGoose]

I haven't tried a RF game, I've always been on the edge since I can never commit to which one to play lol

[@adri598]

i remember always marrying joe as a kid because to me he looked like joe jonas lol

[@JackDuckGoose]

It's the bandana lmao

[@StarryKnightPinkle]

Great video!❤ 18:33 Wait a minute! I counted 28 notes so far! What are the two missing notes? Did you donate the fodder and master angler note to get the power berry? Also u forgot to mention the boat sailing note, and eve’s night moon note, and the starlight note, the garbage can note and the gardening note.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Where were you when I was editing this lol. I'm going to spend some time answering your questions. You can see at 4:16, I have 6 notes already, so I must've missed an early one. My best bet is that it was the garbage can note. Also, at 12:50, you can see that I have enough flowers grown to get the gardening note. I must have just missed that while editing. That's kind of confirmed at 14:32 as I have 25 notes in the diary page. I also missed the brushing note so it could have been that too. I didn't include the boat sailing note (20:00) and the starlight note (53:34) because I felt that seeing the cutscenes filled that requirement. In hindsight, I definitely would have included those. Regarding Eve's note, I must have just missed the part where she gives the note, but I did get the portion when she knocks on our door at 1:07:42 Thanks for letting me know about this! It's annoying that I missed 6 notes while editing.....

[@StarryKnightPinkle]

@@JackDuckGoose thanks so much for responding to me! 🥰 Sorry for all the fuss. I just wanted some clarification is all. I can’t wait for your next harvest moon video! I hope you cover harvest moon Ds next, as it was my very first harvest moon game and it brings so much nostalgia! ❤️ If you do play it be sure to get the North American version as the European version cuts out the gba connectivity with friends of mineral town leaving you unable to marry the mineral town girls. And make sure the serial number on the back of the cartridge has the number 1 after the letter N because if you don’t you won’t be able to marry the Witch Princess or the Harvest Goddess.

[@sisterfister7891]

​@@StarryKnightPinkle _This is the type of Autism I appreciate._

[@l337tub]

My KZbin app glitched and wouldn't let me close this video. I had no intention of watching this, but it was actually very pleasant. My favorite emoji is 🎉

[@JackDuckGoose]

Lol this comment was a roller coaster. I'm glad you like it!

[@camraak5206]

I’ve never played harvest moon, but I have played a lot of stardew valley! Keep up the great work.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Thanks so much! If you do want to play a more modern Harvest Moon game, make sure you play Story of Seasons. There was an IP dispute that resulted in the creators of Harvest Moon having to create a new brand, and the new Harvest Moon games are created by an entirely different company.

[@HeavenOnHigh]

I'm german 15 years ago, this game, including "lost in blue," was one of my favourite games back in the day, but it wasn't really popular in germany and in my school, English wasn't a subject jet so that's the starting point of how I learned English on my own, it's still bad in writing but understanding is like 90% accurate. And of cause since I'm german, when someone asks me if I can speak English, I will always just say "a little bit" and try to speak as little as possible.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Well you understanding of written English is very good! I played so much of Lost in Blue when I was a kid! I never really got very far, but the survival aspects of that game were so fun! I would love to see a remake of it lol

[@lizw1370]

I played this game on the wii as a kid with my brother! We never figured out how to get the villagers to stop leaving which was frustrating

[@JackDuckGoose]

My understanding of the "vacation" mechanic is that the villagers leave when you stop shipping certain items, i.e. eggs and milk for Carl, Gems and ores for Tim, etc. Kinda stupid but it adds a layer of difficulty if you want to befriend them all lol

[@nicholruaya8120]

Looking back, the graphics and gameplay are pretty good for its time. Maybe even better than a lot of modern games.

[@JackDuckGoose]

Magical Melody really does have a charm to it that some modern titles seam to lack. For me, I feel like most modern games all look the same or are all trying to pander to the same audience. MM really is out there comparatively lol

[@pbd888]

I had never seen this game before. The character models are so cuuuute

[@JackDuckGoose]

I know a lot of people say they look like grown up babies, but I’m with you. I think they’re cute lol

[@pbd888]

I was just watching your Q&A to know you a little better and honestly to also get to know your content, since I really liked this video. One thing you mentioned in the Q&A is that you didn't like the art style for Magical Melody. Would you say that is still the case? I feel like you ended up liking it haha

[@JackDuckGoose]

@@pbd888 Honestly, #1) Thanks so much! It means a lot that you would go back to a video like that and take note. and #2) I found that as I got more and more into it, the art became a non-factor. I definitely still prefer the AWL art design, but I can confidently say I don't actively dislike Magical Melody's. It has some charm too it now lol

[@lilylunamoonyt]

okay so the fact that there's a weather girl named Nami is one of my favorite things in this video

[@JackDuckGoose]

It would be my most favorite thing if you could marry her lol

[@lilylunamoonyt]

@@JackDuckGoose for me its my favourite because its pretty much a one piece reference lol, and I love one piece

[@JackDuckGoose]

@@lilylunamoonyt Maybe this was a reference lol

[@lilylunamoonyt]

@@JackDuckGoose depends on if the game came out after one piece

[@JackDuckGoose]

@@lilylunamoonyt Pretty sure it dropped in 2004 so thats like 7 years after the first manage chapter lol