Animal Crossing for GameCube Hints and Tips

When the Gamecube logo appears, hold A + B to get to the memory card screen. You 
can change the system clock to whatever time you wish. Begin the game and you 
should start at that day.

The game allows you to change the setting before you load it when beginning. When 
it asks "Are you ready?", the options are "Yes" and "Before I go". Select "Before 
I go" and it will allow you to change the game's time without changing with the 
system clock (which also effects other Gamecube games that rely on it) Also, if 
you have bought turnips to sell them in the Stalk Market and change the system 
clock or the game time, they may go bad. It depends on the amount of time -- the 
game remembers.

Note: Play a little every day. While you can reset the game's clock and go to 
Nook's store, this gets old. Also, resetting the clock disrupts timed events that 
you do not know about. The game is filled with events that depend on month, day, 
and hour. It is better to just play the game as it unfolds. You will get more 
furniture, carpet, etc. this way. When you change the time, it disrupts the chain 
of events permanently and you may end up actually getting less new things then 
you would if you just played the game as it was supposed to be played.

If you are not catching the fish you want to catch, move to another section of 
the map and fish there. Some fish are only found in certain areas.

When fishing, do not actually reel in the fish (press A) until you see the bobber 
go under the water.

Fish at the ocean in the rain. You have a much greater chance of catching the 
Coelacanth. They sell for 15,000 a fish. Also, you have a greater chance of 
catching the Barred Knifejaw and Red Snapper. They sell for 5,000 and 3,000 
respectively. Generally, fishing in the rain is much easier, but in the ocean, 
for easy money. Also, its easier to fish at night.

When bees appear from trees, take out your butterfly net and face the beehive. If 
you can catch a bee, you can sell it for $4500.

Place orange furniture to the north, green furniture to the south, yellow 
furniture to the west, and red furniture to the east part of your house.

Note: This trick requires a Game Boy Advance and a link cable. Play the game with 
the Game Boy Advance attached. Collect as much fruit as possible and travel all 
the way to the south. Go the pier at the beach. A Kappa will be there and will to 
bring you to a new island to the south. Get to the new island and drop all of 
your fruit. Return to the Kappa and leave. Transfer the island to the Game Boy 
Advance. On the Game Boy Advance, knock on the door to the house of the island 
animal. After it appears, move a piece of fruit in front of the animal. It will 
eat it and become happy. Keep repeating this until the animal drops money bags. 
Feed all your fruit to the animal, then put your Game Boy Advance on standby. 
Resume the game on the Gamecube. Go back to town, then return and talk to the 
Kappa again. Your game will now be updated with the Game Boy Advance data. Travel 
back to the island and collect the money bags.

Go around town with your shovel and hit every rock you can find. One of them 
should turn red when you hit it. Keep hitting it to get more money.

Every New Year your parents give you 10,000 bells. Change the system date on the 
Gamecube; or in the Animal Crossing options and change the date to the new year. 
Check the mail box and you will have 10,000 bells from your parents. Repeat the 
process, but change the year.

Dig for fossils every time you play. When the museum fills up with fossils, you 
can make a mint at Nook's or trade with residents for good items with fossils. 
Skulls of dinosaurs seem to be worth the most, usually bringing in 4,000 to 6,000.

Play the Stalk Market. Turnips do not seem like that much of a commodity, but its 
gold in the game. You can make a fortune buying Turnips and selling them at the 
right price.