I actually preordered this game in 1997 after reading the Nintendo power preview. I know later games and Stardew have made improvements to the old formula but this will forever have a place in my heart. The definition of childhood nostalgia for me, and it can't be replaced

It is similarly addictive as the grinding in Diablo II and games like that. You start to shut off your brain and do things routinely and do it for hours despite repeating the same stuff over and over.

I had a lot of fun with this back in the day. I know this is old but it showed up in my feed and had to show some love!

How can you get sick of the soundtrack? its repetitive but OMG its so good I can't get enough of it

I think Harvest Moon on the SNES is one of the best games ever made. Yeah... it is the first entry of the series and I like also Friends of Mineral Town and A Wonderful Life, but it was a small revolution I think. I also played other games of the series and Story of Seasons, but I think there is no better farming simulation than Stardew Valley. That game is a Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons we never will get!

I know this is an old video but you didn't tell me to have a great rest of my day and I feel broken.

“I was waltzing that night in Kentucky, neath the beaUTIful Harvest Moon”

I loved clearing my whole farm the first night (it doesn't end! and you just run to the hot spring to recharge so you can keep going)

oh, sweet nostalgia

I remember when my cow died and I got depressed af. So I would make my character stop interacting with others, and I would: Get up, water crops, go to bed for like 1 or 2 seasons... Yup, got the bad ending

An old favorite of mine, so many fond memories killing time playing it.

1:02 looks like Zelda: A Link to the Past in the rain there.

Just realized how much harvest moon actually influenced Stardew valley, and how well Stardews developer(s) knew the pros and cons of harvest moon.

From one who's been playing this game for about 20 years (I typically do a playthrough probably once a year) I still love it even to this day. The N64 version is what the designers had in mind when they were originally developing it on the snes, but due to staff and budgetary issues it wasn't until years later that the team managed to make the game they had envisioned. That being said, personally, I really like this flawed, rough gem and prefer it over the N64 version. The staff was reportedly very slim, making team members having to double up on certain duties. It's the game I grew up with and played probably consistently the longest (In a three way tie with EarthBound and a Link to the Past) Despite it's programming and design foibles it's my favorite harvest moon.

I remember explaining this game to my brother and he couldn't wrap his head around the concept of a game with no baddies or bosses.

I still don't know why I love Harvest Moon so much

I loved this game so much when I first played it. But I didn’t really expect it to be over like after 2 or 3 years. I put so much effort into my small farm and just started a family and from one day to another the game was over. That pissed me off so much. Nowadays when Iook for similar games, I always check if it contains an endless game mode.

I loved when you would wake up in this game and it was raining 🌧 this game was awesome.

I'm proud to say I still have the cart for SNES. Bought it when I read about it in Nintendo Power. One of my best purchases.

Should I get this or Kirby dream land 3 on wii vc

It's kind of amazing how complete this game is, despite being so unique and the first title in the series. It's almost too polished, beyond improving the characters and the romance there wasn't much left for the devs to add to keep the series fresh.

I still play this from time to time. Love this game.

I remember hating this game as a child back then since my sister loved it so much. It might sound cool to have a sister who also enjoy video games. Unless she's 5 years older than you and once she start playing she'll keep playing until she gets bored and there isn't much you can do about it lol.

I have played through SNES harvest moon so many times. Love this game, one of my favorites in the series.

I really wish Super Nintendo games were less expensive. I would love to play this and a few other games on the original hardware.

Harvest Moon, teaching men to just rip up and bring women flowers for over 15 years.

With infinite nighttime and free wine from the girl in the bar, that make it the best time to clean up the farm.

You using the comparison analogy of getting an exciting toy like nerf guns or putting a 2000 piece jigsaw piece together, depending on which you prefer would determine if you will like this game or not, is really a great way of putting it. Another great review here well done. Thanks.

Stardew is the spiritual successor to this game. It's great that the developer keeps working and updating the game so it's even richer than when it launched. The SNES version doesn't have the quality of life features like the newer games so it can feel tedious to play if you're used to the newer style of harvest moon type farming simulators. The music was super repetitive, we would usually have the radio playing in the back.

I liked the first one I played , I think it was ps2 or 1 , but it was fun going to the towns and getting higher quality crop as you progress .

Back then it was already boring at times, but so wholesome and the little rewards, which were little steps to improve, made it somehow entertaining. I'd play it again, like I did before already, but at my age my head is filled with severeal thoughts, so I can't just sit there and play such game with peace in mind. I'd pretty fast think, "What am I doing here?" - that's the reason why my 120+ PSP games collection of rare and great games remain untouched since countless years. :/

very good review!

*Thumbs-up Button Pressed* for the ALMOST too honest wrap up at vid's end.

I love this game and I go back and olay it periodically lol

Got my copy for a bargain back when the local Hollywood Video went out of business. Couldn't find it anywhere else in my town and online shopping wasn't really a thing yet. Wouldn't want to sell it either way

I am playing this game today in 2024 on the Nintendo Switch & Loving it! I have played Stardew Valley & I Love it too. I played Harvest Moon on the Nintendo Game Cube, I believe it was & I actually like the SNES version so much better!👍🏼

I think the marriage sidequest is a pretty faithful representation of how marriage works in real life. Men have to guess what the woman wants and give it to her, and the same goes for women, although without the whole _guessing_ part.

Gameboy Harvest Moon was always my favorite mai ly cause ot was portable and the game didn't end after the limited time.

Never did play the original, but the N64 version was really solid. Perfectly hit that relaxing mood.

HM is a collection of mini games, thats the best way to describe it.

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I'm kind of surprised nobody's mentioned the N64 version. I personally think that's the best version, and it doesn't cost even half the SNES version. In any case, I'm glad I decided to splurge and pick this one up... For 80 bucks before prices went insane.

Love this game!!!

Any one know where I can get harvest moon from? On the internet or buying original copy/box? I miss this game so much!

First game I'm gonna add to my SNES classic edition when Hakchi has been updated! :D Can't wait!!

Ann sr was great, wish she made more appearances in the series

Wow 8 years

Just wondering; do you own all/any of the rare and or expensive games that you showcase on your channel, or do you just emulate?

I was born in 96 and remember my brother playing it a lot as I grew up. I think it was ingrained in me from this game to live a simple life and grow vegetables

The diary just tells us how much they love our character, no? (or in the japanese there were more?)

Me: Get married. Also me: Still go to the hot springs on Sunday.😉

WHY DID YOU WATER THE GRASS

I think the GBA game, Friends of Mineral Town, is the one where this series peaks.

What a beautiful game!

I love this game.

The game was a hidden gem for me. On the surface the farm simulator concept is boring, but after a while I got invested in it to the point that I completed the game like 2 or 3 times. The game really grows on you when you get used to the gameplay.

N64 is the first one I've played and I loved it. I've played others but most were not good. HM2 for the gbc is pretty good.

This game is known as Bokujou Monogatari in Japan, and since 2015 Natsume now makes the Harvest Moon series by themselves, since the Bokujou Monogatari series is now known as Story of Seasons in the West when Xseed got the localization rights to the series now.

Harvest Moon for Snes is one of the best games on the console but probably the second compared to the rest of the serie. Harvest Moon - Back to Nature have so much more content (of course, is from next generation) but those graphics feel so much old than the Harvest Moon for Snes, at least for me, pixel games don't gets old just more classic. If there is a remake of Harvest with the features of Back to Nature with a more pixelated graphics (and the same camera view, I don't like the isometric) will became the perfect Harvest Moon game for me.

I would like to play it on my SD2SNES because it's a lot affordable than the actual cartridge itself

I love this game

Now that it’s on switch online, yes.

Having only played Stardew Valley, and how ConcernedApe mentioned he was inspired by Harvest Moon, I think it is very evident after watching this video. They look VERY similar, down to the graphics, style, gameplay and such, which only makes sense. Of course Stardew expanded to elaborate mining, caves exploring and many other things. But still, it's clearly inspired by this game.

Despite this being a good objective review u should have also mentioned how this games sequels had everything this game has plus more. The series is very iterative and every subsequent iteration is almost always better than the last. So if you were to play only one harvest moon game, maybe one of the later ones would be a better choice. Oh and u forgot to mention one of the best features: u get to have a dog! Lol

In the modern day, there are three, perhaps up to five Harvest Moon games worthy of your time. Harvest Moon: (More) Friends of Mineral Town (The two different games have you play as two different genders.) Harvest Moon: Magical Melody Stardew Valley Story Of Seasons (Not as great but still pretty good.) Rune Factory 4 The first three are really where it's at, though.

First! Lol. Great video bro! I love harvest moon on the snes, I need to get a copy of it again..

The music is great

You forgot to tell me to have a good day.... Now idk what to do.. Anyways thanks for the awesome videos

Just got added to NSO

Wow

I got a CIB copy of this game =)

There will never be another Harvest Moon game as good as Friends of Mineral Town. Back to Nature was my first, then the SNES one, and then the Gameboy Color one. Haven't tried Rune Factory, though. A JRPG + Farming Simulator sounds cool.

I actually one can think these is boring but, whe you play it, you have fun and well it is intresting, i have fun in the rutine like it

I liked the soundtrack

ugh loved this shit as a kid

It’s a marmite game. If you like this you’ll like it a lot. Just like animal crossing which I really just don’t understand it’s appeal

This really sounds like stardew valley, which I love!

This game is now on SNES online… I have no idea where Grampa’s shed is

$150 when the video came out. That's a steal now.

I think the younger me would have loved this game but the older me cannot get into rpgs like I used too :/

Its a good game

here i am , a 19 yo girl and still playing this game on 2021

i remember playing this through the many moons as a kid and think you totally got it wrong because this was never relaxing, i always pushed the daily limits it felt sweaty in it's own way when you try your hardest, the music was relaxing and the festivals. For me this was the og definitive farming game only topped by stardew which is the best kinda by far, i actually really hated animal crossing for it's daily progress only was playable with timewarping still feels bad. rune factory 4 a bit too much action. graveyard too tedious and heartless and so on many others didn't itch the switch to grind/plan the day to perfection and it should feel fast that is why it has a tight day schedule also most of that footage is from one season and your fields are tiny, sorry i doubt you really got into the real feeling of harvest moon wouldn't say it aged that well but the 2,5 years limit and trying to some goals is a challenge that feels very rewarding at each chekpoint, back then it was also not too easy to get tips or good walkthroughs, like for the other rpgs where i owned the books

They have iterated on the series a lot since. I strongly recommend Rune Factory 4 on the 3DS. It is a bit of a case of 'seen it once, seen it all', but if you're just getting into the series, Rune Factory 4 is your best bet. Shame they won't be made anymore as the firm went out of business.

Harvest Moon: Where farming in games is quite literal.

Is this a reupload? This relaxed Snesdrunk is not like he is know, I think?

Harvest Moon is like Legend of Zelda of Link never picked up a sword.

This game is fucking awesome.

Still kicking myself for selling my copy COMPLETE in box back in 2009 on ebay for around $90. Now it's selling for 5 or 6 times that amount. Are people actually paying that??

Does anyone remember a game where you started in space on a platform and some weird face statue sends you into a town and you find like a cave by a dock??? Sound familar

i bought this game for 400 big ones, 150 bucks in 2015 lol

It can be played in a couple ways. One can play it just to get through the story, hit up some chicks, stack some cash, and whatnot, or one could indulge oneself in the minutiae and master the patterns needed to be as efficient as possible, instilling a kind of peculiar passion for the details however rote and tedious they may be over time. It's a challenge if you make it one; there are no difficulties to choose from. One can look at the ocean and say to oneself, "Wow, it's wet and beautiful to look at--let's fuck" or , "It's beautiful, but how does it work? Does gravity's pull from heavenly bodies affect the ebb and flow of the waves?" et cetera. It may be a deal-breaker for those who only are attracted to fast-paced, action-type games, however. In my somewhat humble opinion, it's one of the greatest games ever made, especially considering when it was made. Peace and farewell.

This video kept me from playing this title on my Switch. The explanation of the game and gameplay made me not get it when I was young lol

I wasn't aware my hardcopy was worth so much. makes it all the better to pop it in, play my last day see all the awesome cutscenes and never touch it again, for I have stardew valley on ps4. >.

I just realize that one of the soundtrack sounds similar to HM A Wonderful Life,Mind Blown. :D

I am playing this on the Wii U virtual console. It's very fun but gets very repetitive.

Honestly, I'd suggest the GBA games, rather than Harvest Moon GB. They really do match the tone well. For those of us that want the fantasy RPG AND the farming, there's Rune Factory.

I'd say that the original SNES Harvest Moon isn't worth playing today for any reason other than nostalgia or retro curiosity. Harvest Moon is a very long series, and one of those ones (like Warcraft or Mega Man) where it didn't _really_ get started until the second installment (either Harvest Moon 64 on the N64 or Back To Nature on the Playstation- similar games with subtle differences). The gameplay was SO drastically expanded in the sequels, and while different sequels have added and subtracted different levels of gameplay depth, the SNES original, while fun for its time, is simply obsolete.

Pro Tip; at the start of the game avoid farming altogether and just go fishing you can catch 2-3 fish a day and make way more daily then you would spreading seeds and growing crops and that will earn you enough to start farming cows much sooner.

I love your brutal honesty about picking up the game. I was at a swap meet once where some lady came up to this guy selling games and said "Do you have Harvest Moon? I sold that game years ago for like 200 dollars; it was such a good investment!" Clearly the ridiculous value of the cart is what is remembered about this game. I don't think I could get into this type of game at this point in my life. Maybe as a kid it would have been intriguing, but then games like the Sims would have outshone it.