Harvest Moon: Magical Melody - Minigame Madness! (Part 7 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 (well, usually... 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


Okay, here's the seventh and final game: Hammer Mine. By far the most morbid of the minigames... xP After all the rocks and crystals have been destroyed, there's still a whole lot of time left in the 3-minute limit, so I guess you're supposed to go assault other people to steal their ores and gems. o.O; But then the stamina bar goes down and it's really hard to bring back up, even with gases... This one is really annoying to play, but relatively entertaining to watch. =P Too bad I couldn't make the junkman Louis win at his own sport. ^^; At least I/he got second! And he gets to do a cool pose. I always enjoyed the spiffy victory/loss poses on the ranking screen when I played these.

Speaking of which... Have you noticed throughout this series of minigames that, on the judging screen, the "Scores" banner behind the mayor's head is stamped with a Nintendo-style logo that reads "Theodore"? xD I was wondering if anyone would point it out.

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[caehai]

im going for julius when i get the game which will probably be wendsday or whenever my mom goes christmas shopping

[magicalmelodygirl]

harvest moon rocks!

[ganonman8]

I suggest going for Jin, the Doctor.

[lillydaher]

im gonna buy TOT tommoz im already reciting through the bachelorettes

[xXMewXIchigoXx]

XD This is my favorite of the minigames, other than horse races it's the only one I can win at. I love the assaulting other players to get more gems, 'cause I usually have almost all of them at the end. xDD

[invadershinhwa]

damnit i love this game, thanks for posting videos ^_^ Ray is my husband too :]

[ganonman8]

Have you Played Tree of Tranquility yet? I've played it and it's harder than Magical Melody, since your stamina can be used up alot easier (I plucked 5 weeds and my character nearly passed out). The only thing made easier was the Mines, which has 30 floors instead of 100.

[GeheimAccount]

it's fun ot watch ^^

i never played this game before ^^'