Summary
One very luckyAnimal Crossingplayer wasgifted a rare item within minutes of starting the game. Throughout the years, theAnimal Crossinggames have had many rare items that players are able to obtain, some that come with boosts to the island’s rating and others that just look cool while wearing them. A lot of these rare items only appeared in a few games, andplayers wish that Nintendo would bring them back inNew Horizonsor even the next game in theAnimal Crossingseries.
Reddit userducky_wuz_herestarted up an emulated playthrough of theAnimal Forest e+, an expanded Japanese-exclusive version of the firstAnimal Crossinggame, and was met by Tabby, who wanted to give them a little something to help them along their way.
This “something” just so happened to be the Master Sword, which is the main sword Link uses inThe Legend of Zelda.This item is an extremely rare and lucky itemand can help boost their “Happy Home Academy” rating by the lucky number 777. This item is so rare that some players didn’t even know it existed.
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Though It Isn’t A Basic Necessity, It Is Dangerous To Go Alone Without One
Tabby handing over a Master Sword as a “basic necessity"was a hilarious situation for this player to find themselves in. Most players are gifted an outfit or artwork, but something as rare as this is quite uncommon. Players who arestarting over on theirAnimal Crossingsaves, regardless of which game they are playing, take a big risk of having to go through the tedious task of redecorating their homes and getting the fun and rare items they were used to, so this was likely a welcomed, yet unexpected, gift for them.
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The Master Sword appears in a few different games and can sometimes be seen in different villagers' homes. If the player gets a high enough friendship, there is a chance that the villager will gift it to them, but that takes a lot of effort. Players who are trying to geta high Happy Home Academy rating inAnimal Crossingwill want to keep an eye out for the Master Sword. There are other items that can give the lucky boost that span all throughout the series, butthe Master Sword is arguably one of the coolest.
Many players find themselves reminiscing about thefeeling they had while playingAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, but the originalAnimal Crossinggame is often asource of nostalgia for people as well. Restarting the first game and finding fun and random encounters like this is something that players who played the originals when they were first released will likely enjoy. Because of the series' timelessness, seeing another player pick it back up may encourage others to start playing the originalAnimal Crossing,whether it be for the first time ever or the hundredth time.
