Harvest Moon: Magical Melody - Minigame Madness! (Part 2 of 7)

Ah, yes - HOW could I forget to record the minigames that started it all? The one short sentence on the back cover of the game box mentioning the inclusion of minigames is in fact the one reason my mom and I decided to rent this game - we wanted something multiplayer that we could do together. Of course, when the very few minigames unlocked at the beginning of the game got boring and we started the actual files, the real game overshadowed the little stuff and the minigame aspect of Magical Melody was completely forgotten.

But then ShadowedAngel727 reminded me that they still exist, and so I resolved to present a sampling of each of the minigames unlockable and playable on HM:MM! So now, you can marvel at the hidden awesomeness of Harvest Moon that you might never have thought to try out, the opportunity to watch my awesome skillz shine (Player 1), and my mom's ridiculous slowness (Player 2) in choosing the characters I tell her to. xD

You can play as any of four palette-swapped versions of the main girl or boy protagonist, or as any of the marriageable BACHELORS. (None of the bachelorettes! Kinda unfair.) I WAS going to try to pick player people that would make sense for each game - like Ray for swimming, Bob for horse racing, etc. - but ended up just going through the list of possible players in order of how the minigames came up, so as to make sure to get everyone in at least once.

Note: Since I had to have both me and my mom playing and the same time, and there was no one holding the camera, I put my camera on a DS game box on a thickly folded blanket on a table, leaning on a portable blood pressure monitor to tilt it toward the screen. xD; It was a very difficult setup to get it in line with the TV, and I won't use do that for any future videos... So please forgive the slightly crooked angle and any blurs, but enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime frame steadiness without my hand on there! =P


Here's the second game: Turf Battles. You have to till as much as you can in three minutes. I don't really get how the monkeys work (they don't seem consistent in untilling your spaces), but it's deviously fun to overtake other people's squares, heh-heh. Devious, but acceptable, especially if you're playing as Jamie! ;D

Quick tip: Stamina isn't counted here, so CHARGE IT! x3 Find a nice big open spot and charge up your tool by holding down X, just like in the real HM game, so that the Hoe will whack more spaces at a time. Easiest way to get WAY ahead.

Random notice: I like how BLUE got the YELLOW territory color. O_o Poor Blue.

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[TheSammy58]

@eclestimon The monkeys take away spaces if you hit them.

Or, they just kinda do it on their own reeeeaaaally slowly! :P

[allimist]

hehe im playing HM as I watch this =]

[roymaster45]

My advice? Charge your hit up until he/she has a ray of light (no pun intended) around them, then hammer it down to get a huge amount. It will take some time, but it's worth it.

[magicalmelodygirl]

woohooo! that is my brothers favorite mini game. or is it the swimming one, i'm not really sure!

[baboy6]

Most girls play this so they say Jamie is a boy..well Jamie is a unknown in the minigames so..I guess there could be 5 girls you could pick in the minigame section.or maybe only 4..what ever you decide.

[PikaHugs]

The monkeys dig up your land 1:36 for example

[eclestimon]

I think the monkeys uhh...are there for decoration?

[Ame93]

Haha this and the swimming one were the best xD!

[GeheimAccount]

i Love this game! ^.^ tis relaxing ^^

but i hate the stupid monkey's xD