Harvest Moon (Series)

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-	Harvest Moon General	+	Harvest Moon (牧場物語, Bokujou Monogatari, Ranch Story) is a series of farm life simulation role-playing games. The series launched off in 2003 by Yasuhiro Wada, with his game [[Harvest Moon: SNES]]. The long-time running series consists of many different games with various depictions of country life. Harvest Moon was initially distributed by Victor Interactive Software which was later acquired by Marvelous Interactive in 2003. English translation and distribution of the game is handled by Natsume in America, and Rising Star in PAL territories.
		+	The objective of the game often revolves around maintaining a successful farm, befriending the village's inhabitants and getting married. Gameplay elements regularly include nurturing crops and livestock, fishing, mining, collecting items, home and tool improvements and building personal friendships. Players face the challenge of balancing time and a limited amount of strength on a day-to-day basis, completing numerous goals and progressing further throughout the years and what frequently remains as endless gameplay.
	==Games==		==Games==
-	Sorting (Newest to Oldest):	+	{{Harvest Moon Index}}
-	[[Harvest_Moon_Twin_Villages|Harvest Moon: Twin Villages]]	+	==Lists==
-	[[Harvest_Moon_The_Farm_Store|Harvest Moon: The Farm Store]]	+	[[:Category:Harvest Moon Characters|Harvest Moon Characters]]<br>
-		+	[[:Category:Harvest Moon Festivals|Harvest Moon Festivals]]<br>
-	[[Harvest_Moon_Frantic_Farming|Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming]]	+	[[:Category:Harvest Moon Locations|Harvest Moon Locations]]<br>
-		+	[[:Category:Harvest Moon Recipes|Harvest Moon Recipes]]
-	[[Harvest_Moon_Sugar_Village_and_Everyones_Wish|Harvest Moon: Sugar Village and Everyones Wish]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Welcome_to_the_Wind_Bazaar|Harvest Moon: Welcome to the Wind Bazaar]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Exciting_Animal_March|Harvest Moon: Exciting Animal March]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Tree_of_Tranquility|Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Shining_Sun_and_Friends|Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Island_of_Happiness|Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_DS_For_Girl|Harvest Moon: DS For Girl]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_DS|Harvest Moon: DS]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Innocent_Life|Innocent Life]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Boy_and_Girl|Boy and Girl]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Magical_Melody|Harvest Moon: Magical Melody]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Another_Wonderful_Life|Another Wonderful Life]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_A_Wonderful_Life_Special_Edition|A Wonderful Life Special Edition]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_A_Wonderful_Life|A Wonderful Life]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Save_the_Homeland|Save the Homeland]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_More_Friends_of_Mineral_Town|More Friends of Mineral Town]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Friends_of_Mineral_Town|Friends of Mineral Town]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Harvest_Moon_64|Harvest Moon 64]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_For_Girl|Harvest Moon For Girl]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_Back_to_Nature|Back to Nature]]	+
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-	[[Gameboy_Color_3|Gameboy Color 3]]	+
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-	[[GBC2|GBC2]]	+
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-	[[GBC|GBC]]	+
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-	[[Harvest_Moon_SNES|Harvest Moon SNES]]	+
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-	==Characters==	+
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-	[[Harvest Moon Characters|List of all Harvest Moon Characters]]	+
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Harvest Moon (牧場物語, Bokujou Monogatari, Ranch Story) is a series of farm life simulation role-playing games. The series launched off in 2003 by Yasuhiro Wada, with his game Harvest Moon: SNES. The long-time running series consists of many different games with various depictions of country life. Harvest Moon was initially distributed by Victor Interactive Software which was later acquired by Marvelous Interactive in 2003. English translation and distribution of the game is handled by Natsume in America, and Rising Star in PAL territories.

The objective of the game often revolves around maintaining a successful farm, befriending the village's inhabitants and getting married. Gameplay elements regularly include nurturing crops and livestock, fishing, mining, collecting items, home and tool improvements and building personal friendships. Players face the challenge of balancing time and a limited amount of strength on a day-to-day basis, completing numerous goals and progressing further throughout the years and what frequently remains as endless gameplay.

Games

Harvest Moon (Series)
Console Series:	Harvest Moon · Harvest Moon: 64 · Back to Nature (For Girl) (Boy and Girl) · Save the Homeland · A Wonderful Life (Special Edition) (Another Wonderful Life) · Magical Melody · Tree of Tranquility · Animal Parade
Portable Series:	Harvest Moon GB · Harvest Moon 2 GBC · Harvest Moon 3 GBC · Friends of Mineral Town (More Friends of Mineral Town) · Harvest Moon DS (Cute) · Island of Happiness · Sunshine Islands · Grand Bazaar · Hero of Leaf Valley · The Tale of Two Towns · A New Beginning · Story of Seasons
Spin-offs:	Innocent Life · Rune Factory Series · Puzzle de Harvest Moon · Frantic Farming · My Little Shop · Hometown Story · The Lost Valley

Lists

Harvest Moon Characters
Harvest Moon Festivals
Harvest Moon Locations
Harvest Moon Recipes