20 Minutes of Obscure Animal Crossing Details You Probably Missed...

every animal crossing game has some smaller details that probably flew way over your head. Are we talking city folk on the nintendo wii with its bus, or wild world on ds, gamecube original? What about new leaf and new horizons on 3ds and switch?

[@buninorbit]

Isn’t the birds/owls notifying you of a new bulletin common knowledge…? 😭 I think your villagers even mention it to you at some point.

[@blindgirluk1845]

Yeah. I thought it was common knowledge too.

[@kaylameisner987]

Literally!

[@Xenon_Proto]

Same! I gues he’s just never played new leaf, or didn’t play it much. He’s made a few errors with new leaf across vids so I’m guessing it’s one of the 2

[@juliasfolklore]

I absolutely had a villager tell me this in new leaf and in new horizons more than once

[@SlimeBlueMS]

Obviously it isn't common knowledge if not many people know about it

[@wessle-sprout3938]

Rovers name is probably to do with roaving- to constantly move and travel to different areas

[@Plunaria]

Came to the comments to say this. Lol.

[@kaylameisner987]

I agree. Lol it makes way more sense

[@jtnoble321]

Yes, you're correct about the bulletin. More birds/owls show up if you have more bulletin messages (i believe they match the amount of messages until they're maxed out)

[@christianzombievampire]

I thought this was common knowledge - although I actually don’t think ive ever seen multiple birds because I check the board every time I see one bird so I only have one new post usually

[@fancypapercutz]

@@christianzombievampiresame I thought everyone knew this 😅

[@gelogelo318]

I thought everyone knew this lmao- I was suprised to see when he didn't know

[@espimakenzie]

Yes! In new leaf it will be a villager dialogue during your first days.

[@Oliver_Flower]

Did anyone else think club LOL was called club 101 when they first played new leaf?😭

[@niicespiice]

it might actuallly be club 101, i'm not sure

[@LyricWooten]

​@@niicespiice it's not, dr shrunk literally says "Club LOL"

[@blu_wolf_]

About the the dolls around 14:05 they actually make an appearance in New Leaf as a rare item you can get from I think Timmy and Tommy, either that or in Welcome Amiibo from Harv's shop

[@Mesruksi]

they’re also in Wild World

[@plantyyy]

and city folk lmao

[@Brawler_Onyx]

I literally sold one today that I bought lmao (new leaf). Also I don’t think it’s that rare, but idk for sure. I got it from super TNT Mart. Also do you still play new leaf? If so, please let me know

[@feroxkyu]

Thank you. I thought i'm going crazy, because i was so Sure that they exist in wild World and New leaf. Now i know i'm not crazy 😅

[@Ashley-vc2gy]

The Dharma Dolls were in Wild World, City Folk, AND New Leaf though…They were even customizable by Cyrus in New Leaf

[@ACaFD]

I was not expecting a shoutout! Thank you so much! As for how I record it, I record a whole month in one sitting and clip away the episodes the moment the date changes so you have a full day every single day.

[@skittycecil9786]

10:35 That’s actually been a thing since City Folk! But it was always the yellow bird, the owl didn’t show up until New Leaf. And yep, they indicate when there are new messages to be seen!

[@Mesruksi]

I’m pretty sure wild world or city folk outright tells you about the bulletin board birds at one point because I remember finding out about them from there

[@justyourbud]

Yep! City Folk definitely had this and I vividly remember it growing up, though I think it was always only one bird no matter how many new messages there were.

[@frogs_are_cool3085]

Yep! Actually just got Wild World a few days ago (I know, I'm a bit late with that), and one of my villagers told me that the birds on the bulletin board meant you had a new message.

[@Starlight1680]

A “Rover” is someone who spends their time wandering. His name could’ve been “Wander” and it would still get the same point across: he spends his life traveling the world or roving. So the roving theory is more likely to be correct.

[@hannahb9326]

Yes the birds arriving when there is a new bulletin is correct, I can remember it from New Leaf. Additionally, 13:35 is a mistake. Daruma as a furniture item has been available in New Leaf too, so it has not been missing for 2 decades, just thought I'd point that out there.

[@mr.wafflesdacactus]

I was just about to comment the same thing

[@brennanryland1995]

It started at least in city folk, I’m not sure about wild world

[@RatsEverywhere]

That part was confusing for me as well- I’m absolutely sure I had one of those things in wild world

[@user-di9li5lf8r]

Yeah, I remember having that item in new leaf

[@freyhascrimsonrealm]

the cute little birds and owls really are an indication that there's a new announcement in the bulletin board, also love how much dedication you put in your videos! 0w0

[@name6953]

Can you catch them? If so, how many Bells do they sell for?

[@unusually.crossing]

I have a few more obscure details to share: - Murphy (the green bear cub) is called Eddie in French. If you combine both the English and French names, you get Eddie Murphy, who's a famous actor (let me know if I'm wrong) - Pecan is the only squirrel villager to have a pattern on the belly (discovered this while messing around in Happy Home Paradise) - Audie and Skye the wolves almost have the exact same name in Italian (Lupilia for Audie and Lupilla for Skye).

[@sourgreendolly7685]

Eddie Murphy is indeed an actor, though he started as a comedian iirc

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

YOU COPIED MY COMMENT

[@lisachiappetti6092]

​@@Jelly_shy_guy_manthey're bots just let them be lol

[@unusually.crossing]

@@lisachiappetti6092 am I a bot to you? I'm a human being lol

[@MillieBoBilly]

About the Dharma doll, I had one in my house in animal Crossing wild world. I always thought it was creepy because when you interact with it, it makes a donk sound and it's pupils would change. But it was definitely present in the English Wild World game for sure

[@vickeycameron]

yep also remember having one in wild world! sure there were 2, a small one and a larger one

[@SheilaDeBonis]

Yes! Had one for a while in both WW and NL. You're supposed to make a wish before closing his eye. It never left the English versions of the games.

[@DarkMoon267]

The town hall upgrade(and ability to relocate) should be added to New Horizons or the next main game

[@jettash0720]

Interesting stuff! I always thought Rover's name came from the word roaming/to roam around, and also maybe some inspiration from famous stories about cats accidentally going on long trips?

[@nordern1]

Pretty sure it comes from "To rove", "to move aimlessly". Because he's always on the train, bus, etc.

[@paradisealivegames2403]

Rover used to be a classic name for dogs, Animal Crossing just used a cat instead

[@sourgreendolly7685]

⁠@@paradisealivegames2403That's what I've always assumed. Never knew where the dog name originates though and "to move around aimlessly" can certainly apply to dogs... maybe it's a combination of reasons 🤔

[@MotoDash1100]

It does. Edit: I misread it as "comes from the word" , not "comes from the word roaming". In that case, it does not. But *it does* come from "the word" , if the word you mean is well... "Rover".

[@MotoDash1100]

​@@paradisealivegames2403The team(s) localized it from Strange Cat to Rover. The funny thing is both version of the name maintain just calling the cat a thing (a strange cat is a thing/descriptive, and a rover is a thing/noun). Anyways, the Nintendo of America team was allowed to translate stuff, but we couldn't see the team completely change a character from being a cat to a dog. That's why Rover is still a cat, while yes that is also a classic name for a dog, it's also a thing/title/descriptive of someone much like how "Strange Cat" was.

[@brare45996]

It’s funny how most of these are pretty obscure and unknown, and then there’s the fact that the birds on top of the bulletin signify a new message 😂

[@user-qx6jn4gj9i]

Well I think the character rover is more likely to based off of the word roving ad the character always traveled as he never really had an official house or building where he could have lived in and was always met while you’re character was traveling going somewhere to move to a new town but rover stayed on the bus or train you were on forever so I think the name rover could hade a different meaning than the one proposed at around 11:57

[@MotoDash1100]

Lol, definitely. I feel like he has to be making a dry humor joke sorts to get people to comment which boosts videos in the algorithm. _terrible Japanese accent:_ "I starta a rover and make a new town". Like bruh, thinking Rover is named for being Over is a very interesting take as Rover is literally a word and that word 1:1 describes the cat in question.

[@akgplayz]

10:30 it is true, both in new leaf and new horizons. I've tested it out multiple times and is really a great feature when I need to other stuff and need to get my daily animal crossing in.

[@kittycatzuka]

About Club LOL being Club 444 in Japan: One of the ways that characters in Japanese media laugh is "shi-shi-shi" So while Club Death Death Death does sound amazing, I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be their way of having a similar name to Club LOL

[@amberschneider8198]

my favourite non villager character is Sable as i’ve also related to her even as a kid, and my favourite villager character is Apollo as he was my first friend when i was a kid. kind of sad, i know, but i love them both :))

[@Scarfysmom]

I'm glad Peanut won a popularity contest

[@HannahandCailinLoesch]

Omg! Never noticed they each had their own hobbies 😮

[@mint_marigold1229]

Rover's name could also be a joke related to how it's usually a dog name, but is used for a cat. ^^

[@RhapsodicSongbird]

The Club 444 name is actually a double meaning. Like you said, Shrunk's JPN name is Shisho, which reading 444 a certain way could be read as "shishiyo", but, it also serves as a joke on how Shrunk isn't a particularly good comedian, as "shishishi" is a way of laughing dryly, as one would do in polite response to a bad joke. So, it's basically just him saying "Hey, this is my club, come here for a laugh!"

[@madeleinetempleton6692]

Hi, great video! In response to the small birds and owls that appear on the board I can confirm that they appeared in New Leaf (or welcome amiibo at least). They appear on the board whenever there's a new message (birds in the day, owls at night) and in the campsite area. The owls like sitting on the roof and the birds hop about the area. Sometimes one of the birds is sat on Harvey's head which is sweet. You can occasionally get him to talk to you about them by clicking the "Heya Harv" dialogue option 🙂

[@emrickazor2610]

Rip Club LOL. That music STILL gives me goosebumps. It's odd that New Leaf is the most nostalgic game in the series to me. I started New Leaf back in 2017, meanwhile I had been playing Population Growing since like 2006. I guess it's probably just cuz I had more to worry about in 2017, and with New Leaf being an escape it's a lot more cozy? Idk.

[@Zayerz]

I'm loving this channel! Definitely worth the subscribe. Reminds me of the days of watching videos about New Leaf when it had just dropped.

[@ignatiousmary8413]

I have never noticed the Rare Pitfall seed in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Thanks to your video i now found out that item is in the game. If i get it, i may be able to trick my villagers XD.

[@kaylameisner987]

Literally have had my new leaf town since 2015, and I've never seen them either! That's Hella rare

[@CreatrixTiara]

Kicks is not specifically an Oliver Twist reference, he's a reference to an overall archetype of "young Victorian boy working on the street"

[@Skipadoo]

city folk was the first game to introduce the bird/owl on the message board! when i was little, before new leaf came out, i thought it was possible to catch the bird in city folk. i tried soooo hard to do it

[@lythsetty]

the bird thing definitely indicates a new bulletin, i have had a villager tell me so

[@Scootapuff88]

I'm always baffled by the idea that a canvas with some random lines and two colored squares is considered some grrat and famous work of art

[@erin6081]

I’m an art major and I’m baffled too

[@keanuk6171]

That’s because art is subjective

[@peachyogurtsoup7615]

Well abstract art is supposed to challenge the idea of art as a whole. Should only greatly detailed works like the Mona Lisa be considered art? I wish I could show you what I made for my painting class recently for our emotional abstract art unit. One of my pieces is just a thin tip of yellow proceeding to blend into blue flowing down like thick paint and pooling at the bottom. Some people guessed the emotion was calm, or relaxed, or sadness, or tiredness. But nobody got it until I said what it actually was, Disappointment, then everyone was like “That looks just like that emotion!”. Why am I telling you all this even if you’ll never read it? Because art is subjective to the viewer, everyone feels a different way about art because of their own experiences. And abstract art is pure, raw subjectiveness.

[@Scootapuff88]

@peachyogurtsoup7615 I actually did read all of it and I gat that, but that particular piece I can open Paint and perfectly reproduce it in like 2 minutes. I'm not critical of the idea od abstract art as a whole just that particular one.

[@kril9922]

It was influential at the time, more of a representation in a shift in art. I think the art itself is more of a symbol

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

Froggy chair is love Froggy chair is life

[@zoeytaylor9947]

😂😂 I've been binging your channel for the past week or two on my TV, I felt very called out at the outro. But damn it , I'm subscribed now 😂

[@evelynnvernaz]

If I remember correctly, the Daruma dolls were a thing in Pocket Camp before they were in New Horizons

[@GabbityGabby]

I always thought of Rover’s name as a reference perhaps to the “Red Rover Red Rover, send someone on over” game. And the fact that his name is Rover is ironic since it’s usually a dog name and he’s a cat.

[@mayas.9247]

13:35 I remember the dolls being In wild world, checked the wiki they are definitely in other games

[@lemuslogic3863]

I am obsessed with this channel. I holding out hope for more 100 day gameplays lol

[@rokaalex6235]

I can confirm that the birds thing with the bulletin board has been there since City Folk, I noticed it when I was 10.

[@John-gj7fv]

WHAT !?!?!??! the builtin board birds have been at least since city folk

[@cloudkaki]

These videos are everything I need. Keep up the amazing work!! ❤

[@Mega-Mato]

Npc

[@cloudkaki]

@@Mega-MatoWhat?

[@cloudkaki]

@mariomemer123Lol- I see. I didn't want to sound like that tho

[@Snailienz]

"Rover" could be interpreted as "person who roves" which means "constantly moving around" as well as a funny play on words, because he's a cat named rover, and its funny.

[@MementoMori9015]

Animal Crossing New Leaf was my first AC game, and when I was a kid I thought the Club LOL was Club 101, I don’t know why but yeah. 😂 13:27 those dolls are in New Leaf, I’m 90% confident about…I think. 😂

[@AlexaAriGo]

I'm pretty sure dharma dolls were in wild world :0

[@kengameing6835]

Lol

[@felixphelpsfilchat3410]

the bird thing on the sing is true from my experience like can try it in the same day if you see them run close they leave then without interacting leave / reload the area and they will be back but this time interact with the board they will leave and look at all the messages then reload and they won't come back till there is a new message on the board

[@la_dazzaaa]

10:23 in new leaf, if you talk with a villagers when you just moved in, they'll tell you about the birds on the board

[@pierreinthavong181]

I love your videos so much!😊

[@kaylameisner987]

The birds showed new messages on the bulletin board in most of the old games. City folk and wild world at least as far as I can remember.

[@Fluorite-Fox]

13:52 uhm... I literally have a dharma doll in my Animal Crossing New Leaf save file.. so it was already in new leaf.

[@assghoul]

I've been playing New Leaf since 2015, and just found a tricky pitfall seed for the first time like a week ago. I didn't even know they were a thing before that.

[@Piano_Board]

good luck on 50k! around the 49,900th sub XD

[@PuggiePie10]

I grew up playing City Folk and the bulletin board birds were definitely there, the amount of birds on the board is new to New Horizons

[@earth2tonez]

the bulletin board bird thing is from the new leaf days! i recently started playing and one of my townies gave me that tip

[@simmons1377]

it might just be for australia but 13:38 we definitely had the dharma dolls in all the games like Wild World, City Folk and New Leaf

[@callme_jake1871]

The town bulletin board birds appear whenever something new is written on it, and were introduced in City Folk. Also they did my girl Bangle dirty by not putting her in Pocket Camp.

[@plantyyy]

dharmas were present in wild world, city folk, and new leaf actually, and in new leaf you could customize them through cyrus to be golden

[@MotoDash1100]

12:47 Rover has an actual meaning. It's a word, not just a name. " noun 1. a person who spends their time wandering. "they became rovers who departed further and further from civilization" " Google says it best, Merriam-Webster just has the 2nd definition as being a link to "Wanderer" and "Roamer". Likewise, hey now at least you know why NASA calls their stuff the Lunar Rover and Mars Rover.

[@orelnicely7472]

It’s not too common anymore, but someone who went from place to place was and is still called a rover, because they’re roving about :) A good example is the classic folk song, the rambling rover.

[@Napuc96]

Hey Elijah, just found your channel recently and love it! Take a look at the title screen around 4:32 in the video where Reneigh is trying to catch the butterfly; it looks like at least on the title screen the Villagers don't have a hitbox for catching critters with the net? I couldn't tell you if this is only on the title screen, but it looks like she missed by either a couple inches/centimeters, or the Villager selected for the title screen in NH just can't catch anything. This is something very small, but have you happened to notice it before? I'm gonna keep an eye out in my own game and other videos in the meantime until I can confirm I'm not crazy here lol

[@darkwolf7655]

None of the villagers are actually able to catch anything. :)

[@Napuc96]

@@darkwolf7655 Gotcha that makes sense. Probably something I've noticed while playing, but I've fallen out of the game for a bit, so it was a small detail I probably forgot. c:

[@UltraHylia]

10:20 I thought this one was common knowledge lol /lh it's been a thing since City Folk

[@niicespiice]

13:26 i'm sure this isn't the case, as i distinctly remember putting one in my new leaf house when i replayed it a year or two ago.

[@virgil2461]

yeah, and there's a lot of different dharma designs in pocket camp as well

[@mirandamccall3098]

Hope you are doing well! Love your videos ❤❤❤

[@austindevejian4044]

Played City Folk in my childhood as my first AC the bulletin always had birds to indicate a new post on the board

[@caffeinatedcarter2847]

My heart lightens when more RocketElijah content drops ❤

[@5095smf]

Very informative, thanks.

[@MissSirenita]

At 5 am for New Horizons? Dang, would have been early for once in the game instead of going to bed. I went to bed at 4:50 am once. Ten more minutes and it’s a new day

[@blueducky1]

7:19 I didn't know Animal crossing beatbox was a thing. It's so stupid and I love it

[@7kaira13]

Rover is named Rover bc the word means "a person who spends their time wandering"... it's... it's a blatant word...

[@Nonespuppet]

Fun fact only the lazy villagers talk about trains

[@nikokat]

THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING ME TO MR. TURTLE DICTIONARY I LOVE HIM

[@stacykay326]

I thought Kicks was named that because "kicks" is another word for shoes 🤷‍♀️

[@isJoeGorgeous]

The Japanese name means "strange cat." In America, Rover used to be a pretty common dog name. A dog is a pretty strange cat. I also think it's a reference to travelling over land - you only ever see Rover while they're travelling, therefore they're literally a rover.

[@Cookie_Magika]

The bulletin board birds are also in city folk (Wii) so unless Wild World (DS) has the bird that’s the origin

[@Monkey-081hs]

I can confirm about the New Leaf Bulletin, bird's do show up when you have a new message

[@kiwiedits_]

bro i never knew someone could both faruzans name like that 😭 5:19

[@effiehorrigan7665]

The fact i have shino, raymond, marina, judie, lolly, sasha, and marshall. i have the amibo for raymond, i have 3 copies of shino, 1 sasha and 1 reneigh

[@amaterasufrandsen2865]

The birds on the bulletin board are in NL, but they don't add new ones when there's more than one message. Also, Dharma dolls were in NL & HHD before NH, so yeah.

[@alica5437]

Yes, in new leaf Isabella says in the beginning that the birds signal if there’s a new message on the blackboard

[@kornndogg9745]

I thought that since 4 meant 'shi' in Japanese, Club 444 was essentially just 'Club shishishi' like somebody laughing like lol

[@majesticespeon3126]

My retail in new leaf is far away from any water ponds or rivers

[@Scootakip]

As a kid I always thought it was "Club 101". This blew my mind and also made me feel really stupid

[@Ashley-vc2gy]

Yes the birds on the bulletin board were present in new leaf and they would only show up if there’s new posts

[@SoftMASCII]

The Daruma Dolls are in Wild World, City Folk and New Leaf with their actual names

[@oddpeople8733]

? Huh thats interesting, I had a Dharma in my new leaf home, I loved it because I made a personal goal for my town and you could fill in the eye when you reached your goal

[@meg6476]

444 can be read as shi-shi-yon which is a pun on shishou. 444= ししよん vs ししょう. There you go! Solved it.

[@angelreilly8312]

The birds on the bulletin board are in city folk too

[@CezTV]

4:05 Nintendo tries to make villagers unique but then added Chabwick. Don't get me wrong I love the penguins and they are my favourite villagers and my favourite animal IRL. But when they added Chabwick I was disappointed to get another lazy penguin. There are 5 lazy penguins now. Chabwick also has the same hobby as Cube. I love Chabwick but it would have been nice to have another Sisterly, Peppy, Normal, Smug or Cranky penguin, since there's only one of each of those personalties for the penguins

[@unluckyone._.1090]

13:44 I'm pretty sure they are in New Leaf too. At least in the Golden collection

[@kokotiger1313]

Yes, the birds and owls indicate new messages on the bulletin board. I thought that was common knowledge

[@BeautifulNightcoresPT]

Not only does the day only restart at 6am in animal crossing, but also in tomodachi life as well

[@christianzombievampire]

Kiki is also maybe my favorite animal, we love to see some Kiki representation

[@the_thirteenth_struggle]

There is a part in Oliver Twist where Oliver's shoes and feet get ruined from walking to London, so that may be what Kicks is referring to.. idrk though.

[@vuxl]

about the animal crossing amiibo festival daily, i found out them recently lol my only question is why amiibo festival out of every game

[@naomidelgado3103]

I think the owls show that there’s an “important “ message on the board

[@bobateacup7367]

In the Acnh Manga there was a painting known named Nook’s Scream based on the painting

[@Hikarulikesfood]

Never thought I’d see a Genshin character in an animal crossing video

[@renm4779]

I can’t find a single still active animal crossing youtuber with a discord :o

[@moldy_fettuccine]

Daruma dolls definitely exists in nl but I’m not to sure about ww and cf

[@falcopawnch]

I thought everyone knew about the birds on the message board?