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September 28, 2005

Marvelous recently had placed two Count Down pages on their site. 
When the counters hit 0 their new games are expected to be 
announced. Famitsu Magazine already has published what the games 
are in their latest edition ;)

The DS game is a new RPG called Contact and has no relation to 
the HM or River King series. The PSP game *is* involved in the 
genre.

The PSP game is called "Innocent Life" and is a spin-off of the 
HM genre. It is a slower paced game where the player is closer to 
nature and peace. As the boy living in nature, you are to 
cultivate the land on the south island and have adventures that 
you couldn't experience when living in the city.

The island itself has a mystery surrounding it. The larger you 
create your farmland, the closer you get to solving the riddle of 
the south island. The island (Ruins and such) will also change in 
relation to your farm work.

There are also various residents living in the area like the 
brother and sister team of Ema and Lenny, the mermaid in the 
lake, the Sprites hiding in the forest, and your friend Raionel. 
You can also find mushrooms growing on the island but some of 
them might be poisonous ;)

My favorite alternate gaming forum has found some scans of the 
new games:

Innocent Life:
http://www.fogu.com/hm/gfx/050928_famitsuILp1.jpg
http://www.fogu.com/hm/gfx/050928_famitsuILp2.jpg


Contact (if you're interested):
http://www.fogu.com/hm/gfx/050928_famitsuCp1.jpg
http://www.fogu.com/hm/gfx/050928_famitsuCp2.jpg

Marvelous will most likely launch the "official" sites for the 
games when their counter pages reach zero. Both games won't be 
out until next year. Looks like I may have to buy a PSP after 
all...

In other news, MMV has updated the PSP BTN remake page with some 
wallpapers for you to download. You can download them at the 
following url:

http://www.bokumono.com/series/harvest_bandg/wallpaper.html

MMV has also uploaded a few more screen shots of their Back To 
Nature Boy & Girl game. You can find a couple of more picture of 
the PSP and the new version of Songs Of Happiness on their 
series index page:

http://www.bokumono.com/series/index.html

As for the new SoH For World, it is scheduled to be released in 
Japan on November 10. The game is an enhanced version of Songs of 
Happiness, which happens to be the same enhanced version that 
will be released in English (according to Japanese web sites). I 
would assume that means we won't be faced with the dreaded 
Freezing Bunny glitch :) The English version most likely won't be 
released until next year. If it was going to be out this year we 
would of known about it by now.


Until next time!

- Why was the sheep arrested on the freeway?
-- Because she did a ewe-turn!


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POLL QUESTION

Last issue's results:
Q: Another remake!? Good or bad?

53.6% =  Why can't we get a *new* game?
33.3% =  Sure! It's another Harvest Moon game!
07.2% =  Meh, I don't care either way...
05.8% =  Butter. Pea Nut Butter.
(Total votes: 69)

This issue's poll:
Q: Would you rather buy Innocent Life or BTN for PSP?

Vote at http://www.fogu.com/hm/hmlist/poll/
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September 28, 2005

Okey, I thought I was done for today :P

Besides the announcement about Innocent Life for PSP, Kyledove 
from HMEvergreen.com procured a little scan of the new *girl* 
version of Sprite Station for the DS. Just like the girl version 
of FoMT, this one is an enhancement of the boy version released 
earlier this year.

You can choose what character model you want to use; the 
standard Claire-look (blond hair) or the heroine from AWL (brown 
ponytail). There are new love events and 10 or more types of 
outfits to wear. You can have a boy or girl child and even the 
house can be remodeled.

The scan has a few screen shots with hearts next to the portraits 
of Ash (Marlin), Gusta (Gustafa), and Gared (Griffin). I'm sure 
there are more bachelors available, especially since there are 
more boys living in the valley then there are girls ;)

The game will be released in Japan on December 08. You can view 
Kyledove's scan (thanks!) here:

http://www.fogu.com/hm6/050928_famitsuSS.jpg

Until next time (again!)


- What do you get if you cross a sheep with a boa constrictor?
-- A wrap-around sweater!

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