Wild World Week @ Video Game Generation

By: Andrew Joy

With Animal Crossing: Wild World upon us, Video Game Generation is happy to provide you with some helpful hints to get you started in your new life. We wrap up our week-long feature with a look at the different things you can catch and dig up, as well as a number of special events and holidays you'll experience in your new virtual world.

Can You Dig It?

Use your shovel to uncover these valuable, rare and sometimes odd treasures of the earth. Gyroids (all Gyroids sell for 828 Bells), I believe, need no explanation, but fossils can now be taken directly to Blathers for identification!

Part I: Gyroids

Mini Clankoid, Clankoid, Mega Clankoid, Tall Clankoid.
Wee Dingloid, Dingloid, Squat Dingloid, Mega Dingloid, Tall Dingloid.
Mega Percoloid, Tall Percoloid.
Mini Oombloid, Oombloid, Mega Oombloid, Tall Oombloid.
Mini Rhythmoid, Rhythmoid.
Mini Puffoid, Mega Puffoid, Tall Puffoid.
Mini Lullaboid, Lullaboid, Mega Lullaboid, Tall Lullaboid.
Mini Sproid, Sproid, Mega Sproid, Tall Sproid.
Mini Bowtoid, Bowtoid, Mega Bowtoid, Tall Bowtoid.
Mini Tootoid, Tootoid, Mega Tootoid.
Mini Plinkoid, Plinkoid, Mega Plinkoid.
Mini Dekkoid, Dekkoid, Mega Dekkoid.
Mini Buzzoid, Buzzoid, Mega Buzzoid, Tall Buzzoid.
Mini Drilloid, Drilloid, Mega Drilloid.
Mini Echoid, Mega Echoid, Tall Echoid.
Mini Lamentoid, Lamentoid, Mega Lamentoid, Tall Lamentoid.
Mini Strumboid, Strumboid, Mega Strumboid, Tall Strumboid.
Mini Croakoid, Croakoid, Mega Croakoid, Tall Croakoid.
Mini Fizzoid, Mega Fizzoid.
Mini Squelchoid, Squelchoid, Mega Squelchoid.
Mini Howloid, Howloid, Mega Howloid.
Mini Nebuloid, Nebuloid, Squat Nebuloid, Mega Nebuloid, Slim Nebuloid, Tall Nebuloid.
Mini Gongoid, Gongoid, Mega Gongoid, Tall Gongoid.
Mini Plotergoid, Poltergoid, Mega Poltergoid, Tall Poltergoid.
Mini Metatoid, Metatoid.
Mega Bovoid, Tall Bovoid.
Oboid, Mega Oboid, Tall Oboid.
Mini Dinkoid, Mega Dinkoid.
Mini Harmonoid, Harmonoid, Mega Harmonoid, Tall Harmonoid.
Tall Droploid.
Mini Sputnoid, Sputnoid, Mega Sputnoid, Tall Sputnoid.
Mini Alloid, Mega Alloid, Tall Alloid.
Mini Timpanoid, Timpanoid, Mega Timpanoid, Tall Timpanoid.
Mini Gargloid, Gargloid, Tall Gargloid.
Mini Warbloid, Warbloid, Tall Warbloid.
Mini Freakoid, Mega Freakoid.
Mini Quazoid, Quazoid, Mega Quazoid, Slim Quazoid, Tall Quazoid.
Mini Rustoid, Rustoid, Mega Rustoid.

Part II: Fossils

Amber (1,200 Bells), Ammonite (1,100 Bells), Dino Droppings (1,100 Bells), Dinosaur Egg (1,400 Bells), Fern Fossil (1,000 Bells), Dinosaur Track (1,000 Bells), Archaeopteryx (1,300 Bells), Peking Man (1,100 Bells), Shark Tooth (1,000 Bells), Trilobite (1,300 Bells).
Ptera Skull (4,000 Bells), Ptera Right Wing (4,500 Bells), Ptera Left Wing (4,500 Bells), Ptera Body (4,000 Bells).
Seismo Skull (5,000 Bells), Seismo Chest (4,500 Bells), Seismo Hip (4,000 Bells), Seismo Tail (4,500 Bells).
Ankylo Skull (3,500 Bells), Ankylo Torso (3,000 Bells), Ankylo Tail (2,500 Bells).
Apato Skull (5,000 Bells), Apato Torso (4,500 Bells), Apato Tail (4,000 Bells).
Dimetrodon Skull (5,500 Bells), Dimetrodon Torso (5,000 Bells), Dimetrodon Tail (4,500 Bells).
Iguanodon Skull (4,000 Bells), Iguanodon Torso (3,500 Bells), Iguanodon Tail (3,000 Bells).
Mammoth Skull (3,000 Bells), Mammoth Torso (2,500 Bells).
Pachy Skull (4,000 Bells), Pachy Torso (3,500 Bells), Pachy Tail (3,000 Bells).
Parasaur Skull (3,500 Bells), Parasaur Torso (3,000 Bells), Parasaur Tail (2,500 Bells).
Sabertooth Skull (2,500 Bells), Sabertooth Torso (2,000 Bells).
Stego Skull (5,000 Bells), Stego Torso (4,500 Bells), Stego Tail (4,000 Bells).
Plesio Skull (4,500 Bells), Plesio Neck (4,500 Bells), Plesio Tail 4,500 Bells).
T-Rex Skull (6,000 Bells), T-Rex Torso (5,500 Bells), T-Rex Tail (5,000 Bells).
Tricera Skull (5,500 Bells), Tricera Torso (5,000 Bells), Tricera Tail (4,500 Bells).

What's the Catch?

You'll need a net and fishing rod to catch all the creepy crawlies and slippery swimmers in Animal Crossing: Wild World. Remember, certain wildlife is only available during certain times of the year and day.

Part I: Fish

Bitterling (900 Bells), river, November-February (all day).
Pale Chub (200 Bells), river, all year (noon).
Crucian Carp (120 Bells), river, all year (all day).
Dace (200 Bells), river, all year (morning, evening and night).
Barbel Steed (200 Bells), river, all year (all day).
Carp (300 Bells), river, all year (all day).
Koi (2,000 Bells), river, all year (morning, evening and night).
Goldfish (1,300 Bells), river, all year (all day).
Popeyed Goldfish (1,300 Bells), river, all year (noon).
Killifish (300 Bells), holding pond, April-August (all day).
Crawfish (250 Bells), holding pond, April-September (all day).
Frog (120 Bells), holding pond, May-August (all day).
Freshwater Goby (300 Bells), river, all year (all day).
Loach (300 Bells), river, March-May (all day).
Catfish (800 Bells), pond, May-October (morning, evening and night).
Eel (2,000 Bells), river, June-September (morning, evening and night).
Giant Snakehead (5,500 Bells), pond, July-August (noon).
Bluegill (120 Bells), river, all year (noon)
Yellow Perch (240 Bells), river, October-March (all day).
Black Bass (300 Bells), river, all year (all day).
Pond Smelt (300 Bells), pond, December-February (all day).
Sweetfish (900 Bells), river, July-September (all day).
Cherry Salmon (1,000 Bells), river, March-June (morning, evening), September-November (morning, evening).
Char (3,800 Bells), waterfall, March-June (morning, evening), Sept-November (morning, evening).
Rainbow Trout (800 Bells), river, March-June (morning and evening), September-November (morning and evening).
Stringfish (15,000 Bells), river, December-February (morning, evening and night).
Salmon (700 Bells), river, September (all day).
King Salmon (1,800 Bells), river, September (all day).
Guppy (1,300 Bells), river, April-November (noon).
Angelfish (3,000 Bells), river, May-October (morning, evening and night).
Piranha (2,500 Bells), river, June-September (noon and night).
Arowana (10,000 Bells), river, June-September (morning, evening and night).
Dorado (15,000 Bells), river, June-September (morning, noon and evening).
Gar (6,000 Bells), pond, June-September (morning, evening and night).
Arapaima (10,000 Bells), river, July-September (morning, evening and night).
Sea Butterfly (1,000 Bells), ocean, December-February (all day).
Jellyfish (100 Bells), ocean, August (all day).
Seahorse (1,000 Bells), ocean, April-November (all day).
Clownfish (650 Bells), ocean, April-September (all day).
Zebra Turkeyfish (400 Bells), ocean, April-November (all day).
Puffer Fish (240 Bells), ocean, July-September (all day).
Horse Mackerel (150 Bells), ocean, all year (all day).
Barred Knifejaw (5,000 Bells), ocean, March-November (all day).
Sea Bass (160 Bells), ocean, all year (all day).
Red Snapper (3,000 Bells), ocean, all year (all day).
Dab (300 Bells), ocean, October-April (all day).
Olive Flounder (800 Bells), ocean, all year (all day).
Squid (400 Bells), ocean, December-August (all day).
Octopus (500 Bells), ocean, September-January (all day), March-July (all day).
Football Fish (2,500 Bells), ocean, November-March (morning, evening and night).
Tuna (7,000 Bells), ocean, November-March (all day).
Blue Marlin (10,000 Bells), ocean, July-September (all day).
Ocean Sunfish (4,000 Bells), ocean, April-September (morning, noon and evening).
Hammerhead Shark (8,000 Bells), ocean, June-September (all day).
Shark (15,000 Bells), ocean, June-September (morning, evening and night).
Coelacanth (15,000 Bells), ocean, all year (all day - during rain or snow).

Part II: Insects

Common Butterfly (90 Bells), flowers, March-September (morning and noon).
Yellow Butterfly (90 Bells), flowers, March-September (morning and noon).
Tiger Butterfly (160 Bells), flowers, March-September (morning and noon).
Peacock (220 Bells), flowers, March-September (morning and noon).
Monarch (140 Bells), flowers, September-November (noon).
Emperor (2,500 Bells), flowers, June-September (noon).
Agrias Butterfly (3,000 Bells), flowers, June-September (noon).
Birdwig (3,000 Bells), flowers, June-September (noon).
Moth (60 Bells), near lights, May-September (night).
Oak Silk Moth (1,200 Bells), trees, June-September (night).
Honeybee (100 Bells), flowers, March-August (noon)
Bee (4,500 Bells), trees, all year (all day).
Long Locust (200 Bells), grass, August-November (noon).
Migratory Locust (600 Bells), grass, September-November (noon).
Mantis (430 Bells), flowers, August-November (noon).
Orchid Mantis (2,400 Bells), flowers, August-November (noon).
Brown Cicada (200 Bells), trees, July-August (noon).
Robust Cicada (300 Bells), trees, July-August (noon).
Walker Cicada (400 Bells), trees, July-August (noon).
Evening Cicada (550 Bells), trees, July-August (morning and evening).
Lantern Fly (1,800 Bells), trees, June-September (evening and night).
Red Dragonfly (80 Bells), flying, September-October (evening).
Darner Dragonfly (200 Bells), flying, June-August (noon).
Banded Dragonfly (4,500 Bells), flying, July-August (noon).
Ant (80 Bells), ground, all year (all day).
Pondskater (130 Bells), water surface, June-September (noon).
Snail (250 Bells), flowers, April-September (all day).
Cricket (130 Bells), grass, September-November (evening and night).
Bell Cricket (430 Bells), grass, September-October (evening and night).
Grasshopper (160 Bells), grass, July-September (noon)
Mole Cricket (280 Bells), underground, November-May (all day).
Walkingstick (600 Bells), trees, July-November (morning and noon).
Ladybug (200 Bells), flowers, March-June (noon), October (noon).
Fruit Beetle (100 Bells), trees, July-September (all day).
Scarab (6,000 Bells), trees, July-August (night).
Dung Beetle (800 Beetles), snowballs, December-February (evening and night).
Goliath Beetle (6,000 Bells), coconut palms, June-August (night).
Firefly (300 Bells), near water, June (night).
Jewel Beetle (2,400 Bells), trees, July-August (noon).
Longhorn Beetle (260 Bells), trees, June-August (noon).
Saw Stag Beetle (2,000 Bells), trees, July-August (all day).
Stag Beetle (2,000 Bells), trees, June-August (night).
Giant Beetle (10,000 Bells), trees, July-August (night).
Rainbow Stag (10,000 Bells), trees, June-September (night).
Dynastid Beetle (1,350 Bells), trees, July-August (night).
Atlas Beetle (8,000 Bells), coconut palms, July-August (night).
Elephant Beetle (8,000 Bells), coconut palms, July-August (night).
Hercules Beetle (12,000 Bells), coconut palms, July-August (night).
Flea (70 Bells), neighbors, March-November (all day).
Pillbug (250 Bells), rocks, all year (all day).
Mosquito (130 Bells), flying, June-September (evening and night).
Fly (60 Bells), Rafflesia, rotten turnips and garbage, all year (all day).
Cockroach (5 Bells), trees, all year (all day).
Spider (300 Bells), trees, March-November (all day).
Tarantula (8,000 Bells), ground, June-August (night).
Scorpion (8,000 Bells), ground, July-September (night).

Holidays

New Year’s Eve – Just the traditional countdown until the New Year, it is celebrated all day long on December 31^st. If you talk to the mayor, he will give you party poppers, which you can set-off as you dance around with the mayor and all your other neighbors. Plus, there is even a fireworks show at the end of it all!

Bright Nights – The second week of February is a contest to help fill in the gap left by the departure of Christmas (this is a connected, worldwide game now, so Jingle has taken a hiatus). All the neighbors will decorate their houses with lights and you must pick the winner, who might even give you a gift of thanks afterwards.

Flower Fest – Earlier this week I mentioned that gardening will play a much larger role in Animal Crossing this time around, and the Flower Fest is one of those ways. In addition to improving your relationship with certain town members (each of your neighbors will have a hobby now, such as fishing or, well, gardening), the second week of April is a chance for you to when a trophy for your green thumb. The mayor will even give you flowers to help get you started, though more rare flowers will certainly make an impression on the judges.

Fireworks Show – Every Saturday night in August will play host to an event that we Americans can consider a late Independence Day celebration. Talk to the mayor to net some sparklers and Roman candles in honor of the occasion.

Acorn Festival – The second week of October is your chance to collect the rare and very neat Mushroom furniture set, which looks like something straight out of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap! All you have to do is collect acorns (as the festival name would imply)- which grown trees just like regular fruit – and give them to acorn-headed Cornimer. Just be sure you don’t give him any rotten acorns, or he’ll take your entire cache and leave you with nothing!

Special Events

La-Di-Day – Every second Saturday of every odd-numbered month, you will have a chance to change your town’s tune. Just talk to all your neighbors (more than once, if they are particularly shy), listen to their songs and choose the winner.

Flea Market – The first Saturday of every month (with the exception of January and August) is a chance for you to get your hands on something your neighbors have, and possibly for a great price. If you don’t like the price for the items they are willing to sell, simply decline the offer and move on to the next house.

Fishing Tourney – From noon till night on every third Sunday in January, March, May, November and December, you can show off your skill with a fishing rod. Catch the biggest fish, and land yourself the tournaments golden trophy. The ever-generous mayor will also lend you his old fishing rod if you don’t have one yet.

The Bug-Off – Set on the same days and times of the Fishing Tourney, only in June, July, August and September, the Bug-Off is your chance to impress all your neighbors with your prowess with a net. Simply catch the biggest bug before 6:00pm and the event’s golden trophy is yours. If you don’t have a net, I’m sure you know who will offer up his own.

Yay Day – Not been the best of neighbors lately? Well, the fourth Sunday of every other month is your chance to make good. Your neighbors will compliment you and only ask for the same in return, though it must be is a style befitting their unique temperaments. Stick to it all day and your bound to make some new friends.

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Posted: 12/11/2005