May 18, 2020
So we all probably know how Design ID codes work by now. They are an amazing new feature to Animal Crossing: New Horizons that allows players from every corner of the earth to showcase their talent by sharing designs. This is all done via one small kiosk at the back of the able Able Sisters’ shop.
With the sheer amount of amazing designs, I’ve covered clothing designs, phone cases, Fabric-like designs for furniture amongst other things. Yet, there are still more designs to discover and many ways that they can be used for customization.
With every day that passes, we are blown away by brand new brilliant designs. And so here are some design ID codes for posters, doormats, album covers and more to use in Animal CRossing: New Horizons.
Poster Designs (can be placed on walls inside your home as canvases) :
Ghibli Designs:
Other Poster Designs:
Whilst intended to be a flag, I have a sneaky suspicion this Firewatch design would make an awesome poster/canvas too! 
And 250+ Villagers’ Faces & Counting:
Doormat Designs:
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And a Crazy Amount of Cool Doormats With Islanders’ Faces:
Stained Glass Designs (which look great on customizable lamps):
Album Covers (which can be placed on walls like canvases/posters) :
Shelves:
Bonus Design!
A Sims 4 PC design to customize your computer with:
- May 18, 2020
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling is the perfect game to tide you over until Paper Mario: The Origami King!
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling is an adorable paper-style indie game that will release for the Nintendo Switch, and PS4, on May 28th. Play as Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they search Bugariaโs kingdoms, swamps, forests and deserts for The Everlasting Sapling, a treasure said to grant immortality!
The game is a colorful platform style that features a turn-based battle system, with each of the characters having their own unique abilities and attributes. Explore a vast world with excitement at every “turn”. You can even do a bit of cooking to create items that will help you along the way.
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling Trailer
More Info
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling will release in the Nintendo eShop on the 28th, and will cost $24.99. For more information on Bug Fables, as well as the chance to try it now, you can check out the game on Steam, where it costs just $19.99, and has many positive reviews.
- May 18, 2020
These Animal Crossing New Horizons Star Fragment Trees are not actually part of the game but I want them anyway.
The Animal Crossing New Horizons modding scene has become more and more popular sometimes with game breaking exploits like the duplication glitch but this time around, it is a harmless and actually beyond cute little mod.
Star fragments can be found in Animal Crossing New Horizons after Celeste pays you a visit on a starry night. If you take a peek at the sky and see a shooting star you can make a wish and perhaps the following morning you might find some star fragments on the beach.
Image via Twitter/@peachyisIe These can be used to craft certain items, such as a bunch of different magic star fragment wands. You can find out exactly how many there are and what they do right here.
Animal Crossing New Horizons Star Fragment Trees
But Star Fragment trees can unforutenly not be planted but instead need some extensive modding done to your Switch and game. But if you are like me and like to dream away, take a looksie at these beautiful pictures shared by the Animal Crossing community. I would absolutely plant these stars fragment trees if it was possible!
Take a look at this island tour from twitter user @soguumm who shared her beautiful Star Fragment Trees with us!
How to get a pet in Animal Crossing New Horizons
If you’d like a little companion pet in the game, make sure to head over here to find out how!
( I personally do not mod my game/console and would not recommend anyone doing so. Hacks and mods can corrupt your save game in some rare cases even break your console. This articles only purpose is to showcase how beautiful star fragment trees look like )
- May 17, 2020
Hokko Life is desribed as a ‘cosy, creativity filled community sim game’. The game is being developed by Robert Tatnell who runs his own indie game dev company, Wonderscope. Initially Wonderscope intended to both develop and publish Hokko Life. However, this is an understandably big feat for one person. Therefore in April 2020, it was revealed that Wonderscope had ‘teamed’ up with Team 17, who will now publish the game. Team 17 are notorious for publishing games such as My Time at Portia, Overcooked, and Yooka-Laylee. Hokko Life will hopefully release for PC via Steam at some point this year. The price of the game is not yet known.
About The Game:
Hokko Life begins with your player stepping off of a train. Having taken over your very own (albeit a little dusty and old) workshop, you are free to craft and create to your heart’s content.
The quiet village which you now call home needs your design expertise. Help create an endearing town for its inhabitants. Armed with paint and tools, you can design, build and decorate new homes for your new furry friends.
Players can craft materials and combine them how they wish. This allows you to create a variety of cool new furniture and items for the town. By collecting flowers and mixing paints, you can use them to design wallpapers, flooring and even clothing!
Given plenty of design choices, you could design a bright flowery wallpaper set, or instead create an urban-industrial furniture collection. Whatever your taste, with a workshop at hand, you have complete freedom in designing a beautiful town for the townsfolk.
Features:
- Chop, mine and dig for resources by venturing out to the forest or the abandoned mine. After bringing those resources back to town, where you can craft them into materials to use in your designs.
- Gather materials, head into your workshop and put your own spin on each item you make. The design table lets you build your own furniture. Here you can combine various shapes and materials using a simple yet powerful editor.
- Design a variety of wallpaper, flooring and T-Shirts for you and the villagers to wear. Feel like a famous fashion designer and get everyone in town wearing your bespoke designs.
- Enlist the help of the local builder in order to begin expanding the town. You get complete freedom over where buildings are located and then need to ensure they are ready for new villagers to move to town.
- Customize both the interiors and exteriors of any home. Release your inner interior designer and pick designs and place furniture to create a home your new friends will adore.
- Turn any plot of land into a place where plants and vegetables will grow. When your produce is ready, you’ll be able to sell it.
- Enjoy quiet moments at the various fishing spots located in Hokko and expand your fishing collection. The fish have unique habits, and so players will need to vary their approaches. Similarly, each catch provides it’s own challenge when you reel them in.
- Hokko is home to a wide variety of different insects. These insects can be caught and added to your collection. Be sure to keep a eye out, as some may be hiding in a bush.
So,
What’s new pussycat? Woah, woah. What’s new pussycat? Woah, oh, woah(ahem).About The Latest Devlog:
The latest Devlog from the creator of Hokko Life appeared on Steam on May 6th BST. In it, featured some exciting little updates about the game’s progress.
Now working with Team 17, Wonderscope have stated that ‘epic updates to Hokko Life’ have apparently already been made! The ones mentioned in the Devlog include:
Art Updates:
- More variety in the shape, pattern and color of mine rocks
- The fish receive makeovers. After contemplating how he’d like them to look, Robert settled ‘on a clean and stylized look’. Additionally, there are now a wider variety of fish in the game.
- Tidier textures for buildings. Using the workshop building, one of the older elements of the game, Robert gave it a newer style and cleaned up its texture.
- Improved ground textures. One of the biggest improvements is the appearance of the game’s grass. The grass is now 3D, has more depth, and in the words of Robert ‘brings the quality level up a notch’.
Other Changes & Additions:
Edit Designs Anywhere:
In April, Robert started work on allowing players to edit the design of objects in the world, by simply interacting with them. Until that point, players had to return all the way to their workshop in order to edit a design. They would also need that object in their backpack to do this. (Sound familiar to Animal Crossing: New Horizons crafting and customization peeves? ๐). Now, however, if players spot something that they want to edit, they can do so from anywhere in the world.
Lessening Hassle & Frustrating Things and Making Hokko Life More Immediate & Fun To Play:
Robert says in the Devlog that he will continue to think of ways to make the game more convenient and fun to play. He wishes to remove anything that might be a hassle to players in order to improve their gaming exprience. (Take notes, Nintendo ๐).
Another small change could possibly be the ability to evolve your players avatar. The information about this is in a recent Hokko Life Patreon post from May 15th. However the post is only accessible to the game’s Patreon supporters (which is totally fair btw!). If you are a supporter of the game on Patreon though, and know what this post is about, feel free to enlighten us! We’re curious!
You can check out an exclusive interview with the game’s solo developer, Robert Tatnell here.
And to get a more in-depth insight into the game, you should check out this article here.
You can visit the game’s website for info here and visit their Steam page and read their Devlogs here. Additionally, you can follow them on Twitter, and/or join their Discord server here.
- May 17, 2020
Microids is teaming up with Osome Games and IMPS to give The Smurfs an all new video game!
Big news for all you old school cartoon aficionados out there. The Smurfs are returning to consoles in an all new adventure. Not that this is their first foray into the gaming universe, as the cartoon has spawned many different games on most of the major platforms over the years.
Not much has been released about the new game in the works. The new title will be published by Microids (publishers of Garfield Kart) and developed by Osome Studios, makers of White Night. A statement about the game was made by Elliot Grassiano, Vice President of Microids,
โWe are delighted for concluding this new partnership with IMPS!โ Microids vice president Elliot Grassiano said in a press release. โThanks to this trans-generational license and the talent of OSome Studio, a long time Microids partner studio which worked on several family games, we are confident in bringing together all gamers in the wonderful world of the Smurfs. The worldwide success met by The Smurfs will also allow us to increase our brand awareness overseas and position Microids as a major player internationally.โ
Given the popularity of the cartoons, and the many games that have spawned in their namesake, this comes as not surprising but still most welcomed news indeed. The Smurfs have been a household name in wholesomeness for quite some time, and appears to desire to remain that way in this new generation.
More info.
For more information about the upcoming game, you can check out the official Microids website. You can also follow the publishers on Twitter for up to date information.
For more great Microids action, check out my coverage of Garfield Kart Furious Racing.
- May 16, 2020
Unless you’ve just started your deserted island life, you are probably aware that lots of different furniture can be customized.
This is a really nice touch to New Horizons as it allows players to create patterns and truly express themselves. You are also probably aware that items such as tools and NookPhone cases can be customized also. And of course, it would be silly to allow players to create a bunch of different types of pro design clothing and designs and not creating a way to share them.
Luckily, that’s where the Able Sisters‘ Custom Designs Kiosk comes in. Players can upload and share their creations here. You can also download other players’ designs by inputting a Creator ID code or a Design ID code into the machine. The Design ID code will take you directly to the design you wish to download.
A Creator ID code allows you to browse through and download all of the designs a particular player has made.
Tons of beautiful clothing designs
There are literally so many amazing clothing designs that people have created, it’s hard to keep up. However, you can get the codes for awesome custom clothing here, here, and here. But even with lots of cool clothes, you may want designs to customize furniture to make your pad more rad. And to save you rifling through Nooksisland.com, pinterest and tumblr, etc, MyPotatoGames has saved you some time and effort. Here are some fantastic fan-made furniture designs for Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Quilt Designs:
Bedding/Duvet Cover Designs:
Cuppa tea?
This design was originally made by a player called quesobee. However due to not having a Switch Online membership she could not post a code for it. after a lot of demand for a code (mostly from brits, as it is true, we do like our tea…), it was kindly remade by Elizabeth from Wumbo Isle.
Cushion Designs:
(Bonus Cushion Design)
I haven’t tried out this design, but if all goes according to plan, it’ll be a hilarious addition to any cat lovers island home:
Tablecloths:
Beach Towels:
Picnic Blankets:
Something to note, is that whilst the above picnic blanket tile design looks pretty nice, if you check out the Creator’s ID, you will find cool tasseled tiles to surround the edges of the picnic blanket. Of course, this is dependent on sufficient design slots, which I do not currently have. But TL;DR if you have room go for a more authentic looking picnic blanket with tassels. 
FYI: Forget what I literally just said about tasseled blankets taking up unaffordable space. Because I just found this freaking rainbow blanket! ๐ฎ To bag yourself one, you will need 9 free pro design slots to place it. But in my opinion, it is totally worth it. Look at how awesome it looks!
The designer of this fabulous picnic blanket is Ami from Snowberry, and their Creator ID is MA-7581-5174-9611 ๐ Stall Designs:
Sign Designs:
Top Tip: If you really like a design, you should type in the Creator ID displayed on each design’s image. This will show you all of the creations shared by that player, and the chances are, you’ll find more awesome designs!
A creator that all animal (and Pokรฉmon) lovers should definitely check out, is the creator of the cat cushion ID code. Her name is Melissa from Kiya, and she has an insane amount of amazing animal designs. Some examples of her designs are shown below:
If you’re looking for more custom designs that aren’t clothing, why not check out this article here? โจ
- May 15, 2020
In a recent unexpected (but welcomed) announcement from Nintendo, it has been confirmed that an all new Paper Mario game will release for Nintendo Switch this summer. This new Paper Mario series game is entitled Paper Mario: The Origami King, with it’s title and premise fitting to the series’ paper theme.
About Paper Mario: The Origami King
The History of Paper Mario:
Paper Mario: The Origami King is the sixth installment in the Paper Mario series’ and the first from the series to make it to the Nintendo Switch console.
The first Paper Mario series game, simply entitled Paper Mario, was first released for the Nintendo 64 in Japan back on August 11th 2000. It was then released in the west the year after, in 2001.
Four years later, the second entry to the Paper Mario series was named Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and was released worldwide for the GameCube back in 2004.
In 2007, the third game in the Paper Mario series, entitled Super Paper Mario, was released on the Nintendo Wii
The fourth entry to the Paper Mario was released for Nintendo 3DS in 2012 and called Paper Mario: Sticker Star. (Ooh we’re getting colons in the titles now…fancy…) ๐ง
The fifth game of the Paper Mario series (and the predecessor for the upcoming Paper Mario: The Origami King), was named Paper Mario: Color Splash. The game was released for the Nintendo Wii U four years ago in 2016.
Plot Synopsis:
In Paper Mario: The Origami King, the game begins with Mario and Luigi being invited to attend an Origami Festival by Princess Peach. Upon arriving however, the two brothers discover that the Evil King Olly has seized Peach’s castle and turned her into origami (alongside Bowser’s minions). King Olly intends to take over the world and turn it into origami. Mario, alongside King Olly’s more compassionate sister Olivia, team up with some unexpected allies in order to stop King Olly.
Release Date, Price, & Game Format(s):
The game is set to hit Nintendo Switch consoles relatively soon with a worldwide release date of July 17th.
The game will be avilable to purchase both digitally and physically.
You can pre-order a physical copy of the game from BestBuy in the US here for USD$59.99
You can pre-order a physical copy of the game from BestBuy in Canada here for CAD$79.99
You can pre-order either a physical copy or a digital copy from Nintendo UK here for ยฃ49.99
Features:
- Playing as Mario, you will have the advantage of being equipped with a variety of new tools to utilize to secure victory.
- One of Marioโs new abilities, called 1000-Fold Arms, allows you to do many things by interacting with the landscape by stretching out, pulling, and peeling away at things
- The 1000-Fold Arms prove helpful in revealing a bunch of new locations
- Additionally, you’ll face puzzles which Mario’s new arms will help you solve
- And as if that wasn’t enough, these nifty arms will also help you uncover unexpected surprises.
- Throughout your journey you’ll find allies in characters both old, such as the Toads, and new, for example King Ollyโs kind-hearted sister, Olivia.
- However, you may find some unexpected characters willing to be allies, such as Bob-ombs, who have been long-standing enemies of Mario. Fun fact: In Paper Mario: The Origami King, despite looking like their otherwise ordinary selves, the Bob-omb allies don’t have a visible fuse like in previous Paper Mario games.
- You know that the situation must be especially dire. As along the way Mario ends up enlisting the help of mortal enemies as allies, including the big bad Bowser, who is usually doggedly devising and doing dastardly deeds of his own.
- However, desperate times call for desperate measures. Therefore if characters have not yet been turned to origami by King Olly, Mario will accept all the help he can get with open arms, (literally!).
Is Peach Doomed To Be A Damsel In Distress?
But after defeating King Olly, will the unlikely alliances continue? It seems highly unlikely, as I doubt Princess Peach has taken too kindly to all the times (estimated to be between 15-20 times) Bowser or his minions have kidnapped her. Initially he would kidnap her and often lock her up so he could take over the Mushroom Kingdom.
There have been other random reasons, such as simply out of spite, or to lure Mario into traps when he naturally comes to rescue her. Bowser has also been known to try and marry Peach to get her to sign over to him the legal rights to the Mushroom Kingdom.
Eventually, he falls in love with her despite her not feeeling the same way (who would after being constantly kidnapped by a fire-breathing, spike-shelled, large turtle-like, Koopa creature). Peach likes Mario, and this is arguably the main reason Mario and Bowser are mortal enemies.
His jealousy of Peach’s love for Mario drives him crazy. He becomes that infatuated with her, that he kidnaps her in the 2019 Nintendo Switch game, Super Mario Odyssey with the intention of forcing her to marry him. Even picking out her wedding dress and the bridesmaids, Bowser clearly has no boundaries. Alongside the release of the Super Mario Odyssey game, was some slightly creepy wedding amiibo figurines of Peach and Bowser as bride and groom (and a Mario wedding amiibo too?! Too much drama smh). Love triangle much?!
Yeah, I’m happy with my non-wedding-themed Mario figurine with his Cappy cap, thanks..
Additionally, it is true that Bowser and Mario have teamed up before, such as in Bowser’s Inside Story (questionable morals on Mario and Luigi’s behalf…), Super Paper Mario, Super Mario RPG, and Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga (briefly during the tutorials). Bowser will only lower himself to team up with them for his own self-preservation, his (often warped and evil) desires, and his wish to have all of the power available everywhere, all to himself. Woe betide anyone who dares be more powerful than Bowser…
Well for a short while at least, Bowser gets taken down a peg or two by King Olly. Possibly King Olly’s only good deed. Bowser finds himself partially origamied. He finds himself folded in half and all of his minions turned into origami soldiers, no longer answering to him, but only to the diabolical King Olly. Undoubtedly, the do-gooders of the Mushroom Kingdom will find a way to restore Bowser to his full form and reverse the origami affects on his minions (whilst they do the same for Princess Peach). ๐ Why not let the weakened Bowser suffer for his crimes, instead of letting him return to his unrelenting kidnappings and scheming.
But to end on a more positive note, why not get artsy and celebrate this exciting announcement, and the action packed accompanying trailer. Whilst waiting for the game to release, you could make some of these super cool mario origami characters using tutorials and printables from YouTuber Jo Nakashima.
- May 15, 2020
April. May and June has introduced a variety of new critters for players to catch. One of these, is the popular snapping turtle. One reason for the creature’s popularity, is that unlike other critters, they bizzarely don’t have tanks. This gives the illusion that they are free-roaming. Therefore, people are creating habitats for them and keeping them as pets.
Some people have even taken things to the next level and filled entire rooms in their houses with them. (PETA most probably definitely disapproves of your in-game shenaningans btw. Smh at you all, SMH) ๐.
Another reason, is that the reptiles fetch a pretty penny, especially when sold to C.J. during his visits. However, you may be wondering, how do I catch one? I had no clue either, but after some extensive research, here are some tips on how to catch a snapping turtle in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Will I need a net or a fishing rod to catch one?
Although the snapping turtle is tecnhnically a reptile, and not a fish, you will still need a fishing rod to catch one.
Where can they be found?
Snapping turtles can only be found in rivers, so you won’t ‘snap one up’ in ponds or the ocean (sorry not sorry).
When can they be caught?
If you are wondering why you still haven’t caught yourself a snapping turtle, this could be why:
Time of day:
The creatures are night owls, (rather like Blathers), and only come out between 9pm and 4am.
Time of year:
The snapping turtle is present from April to October in the Northern Hemisphere.
In the Southern Hemisphere, the snapping reptiles are present between October to April instead.
How rare are snapping turtles?
They are relatively uncommon, therefore it may take a little while to
bagpocket one. Especially when taking into consideration the below fish shadow information. โฌ๏ธWhat do their shadows look like in rivers?
The fish shadow of a snapping turtle is pretty large. It has a shadow size of 5, making it one of the larger ‘fish’ in the game. Unfortunately, it’s shadow is also the same size as a sea bass. Therefore you may have to endure a few of the sea bass’s terrible pun before you nab yourself your turtle.
“I caught a sea bass! No, wait- it’s at least a C+!” ๐ – Sea bass pun
If I catch one, what should I do with it?
You should probably donate your first one to the museum. When donating the snapping turtle, or asking Blathers for more information about it, he will initially remain professional. This doesn’t last for very long though, and he’ll soon go on to tell you an amusing anecdote:
“The snapping turtle is a large turtle known for it’s crocodile-like body and long claws. No, waitโit is better known for it’s ferocious bite, which it can deliver with shocking speed for a turtle. NO, WAITโit is BEST known for that time one chased me across a parking lot and I had to climb on top of a car.”
After making the wise decision to donate your first specimin, you can then choose to either keep following catches as pets, or whether to sell them.
Will they bite or wander off?
No, the closest they will come to ‘biting you’, is opening their mouth wide and hissing at you if you interact with one using the A button. And no need to worry about misplacing your turtle, as they will stay in the spot that you placed them in. Essentially, they are like the other critters in tanks as they are fixed to one spot. However, they are unique in that they have no visible containment, and players can interact with them (albeit hostilely). *hiss*
How much do they sell for?
Nook’s Cranny will buy snapping turtles for 5,000 bells each.
C.J. will buy snapping turtles for 7,500 bells each. Therefore if you’d like to make a few extra bells, it’s worth holding on to any you want to sell until C.J. visits.
Some ideas for cute habitats if you decide to keep one or two, (
or maybe ten) as pets:NOT ten. Don’t do itttt! ๐ถ Our house, in the middle of our
riverstreet ๐ถ๐ขSomebody’s gotta step in for Katrina ๐
Credit to Aubrey Beall from Facebook for this hilarious image. I think this fortune telling turtle is a pessimist. But how does it tell fortunes if it can’t move to spin the wheel ๐ค. I smell a rat ๐. Oh wait, it’s just the stinky snapping turtle… ๐ Improvise, Adapt, Overcome! If the Animal Crossing fanbase want something, they will get it, even if it means being creative. ๐ช
Credit to Cassandra Brown from Facebook for this great setup for her pet turtles. If Nintendo won’t bring us pets, we can and WILL improvise (even though the game is already based around animals..). But that is irrelevant! The sign may as well say ‘Mess with the turtle, and you’ll get hurt-le’ ๐
Credit to Annie Greene from Facebook for this awesome snapping turtle setup. Also a big thank you for the heads up with the sign, which translates to ‘staying alert’, ‘staying in control’ and ‘saving lives’ (by under no circumstances touching the turtles, unless it’s absolutely necessary, then you may, but only one at a time, and 2 metres social distancing must be maintained from others wanting to touch the turtles). ๐ And on a final (mostly) wholesome note, here is Sherb reading a snapping turtle a bedtime story owo
But let’s be honest, it would probably have decimated the book and had a nice munch on Sherb’s arm if the game wasn’t rated E for Everyone (you can see it in its eyes I tell you). I don’t think amputation counts as comic mischief. So yes, the turtle is definitely enjoying a nice wholesome bedtime story like a good boi
and not plotting the unsuspecting Sherb’s demise.If you can work out how many times I said ‘snapping turtle’ or ‘turtle’ in the article you will get good fortune from the fortune telling turtle (providing he’s not in a snappy mood, which is never, making this prize redundant). I don’t even know the answer myself, but I feel like it’s a lot and am intrigued.
A big thank you to Charlotte Jones for allowing me to visit her awesome island, Buttercup, letting me take some photos of her beautiful turtle habitat, and allowing MyPotatoGames to use an image. Her turtle habitat is the featured image for this article, shown at the top of the page. ๐
