ok lets see how well i can do this on my phone lmao
re: new character designs
i wanted to shed a little light on that! okay so, all the characters in Mineral Town (GBA) were re-used from Back to Nature (ps1) who were re-used from HM64 (N64)
The Mineral Town crew are the same more or less as they were in BtN, but way different in 64! The reason being, theyโre supposed to be โdifferent charactersโ. Like, alternate versions of themselves, and thatโs something the artists wanted to express for the Mineral Town remake; that these are different versions of these characters, and this is how they were meant to be back in the day.
Back in 64, for example, Doug didnโt run the inn, he ran the livestock ranch! And with him was his daughter Ann, of course...And his son, Gray! Thatโs why Gray iconically wears the UMA cap and a jumpsuit lookin thing- He originally was a farmhand, not a blacksmith! But the design didnโt get changed when he was ported over to Mineral Town. His current design now is to reflect that change, and why they made his hair lighter, to no longer make him look related to Doug and Ann!
Popuri is another good example! In 64, she lived and worked on a flower farm with her mother, Lillia, of course...And her father, Basil! Obviously, Mineral Town changed that to where Basil is now Maryโs father, and Popuri and Lillia now live on a poultry farm. Popuriโs name is a holdover from that time, as her name is a pun off of โpotpourriโ because she used to work with flowers.
Her old design had her in a long flowy skirt, that realistically doesnโt make much sense for working on a farm all day. Hence her resign kept the dress, but made it much shorter, and now she wears little boots!
So, thatโs the reason why design changes were made, and that was just a handful of explanations why!
Fun Fact: even the rival pairings changed between 64โs Flowerbud Village and PS/GBAโs Mineral Town!
Popuri and Gray got together in FBV, but was changed to Popuri/Kai and Gray/Mary. Mary herself could end up married to Harris, who back then, was actually a postman as opposed to a police officer! Ellie used to work in a restraunt, and could marry her boss, Jeff (who would later become the owner of the supermarket and Karenโs dad). Speaking of Karen, she used to live on a vineyard with her mother Sasha, her father Gotz (who would become the woodcutter), and their farmhand, Kai!
A subplot is to save the failing vineyard, and if you do, Karen stays in FVB (as opposed to running away from home), and marries either you the player, or could hook up with Kai. In fact, the only pairing that remained the same was Ann/Cliff, but after their marriage, Cliff can be frequently seen with a black eye, and he mentions that he and Ann fight a lot. :C So they toned Ann down A LOT for her Mineral Town incarnation.
Ok this post feels really long and Iโm writing this on my way to work so thereโs some facts for yโall!!! Happy farming everyone!
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