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capitalism with no debt collectors, just a raccoon who charges 20% interest anyway.
means a life-sim video game where you move to a village of talking animals, pay off a house, and decorate things until time itself feels optional.
from created by nintendo developer katsuya eguchi, who wanted a game that let him feel connected to friends after moving to a new city away from them; the first version launched in japan in 2001 on the n64.
real time clockthe game runs on your actual date and season
tom nooka raccoon-dog loan shark disguised as a shopkeeper
2020 spikenew horizons sold 40m+ copies during lockdown
no losingthere is no fail state, only debt and turnips