Summary
One long-timeAnimal Crossingplayer who’s stuck with the series since its beginning has seen an in-game rainbow for the first time. While only a somewhat uncommon occurrence in the real world,Animal Crossingrainbows are much harder to track down, and finding one can be a coveted memory for players.
The series launched in 2001, and to date, it encompasses five mainlineAnimal Crossinggames as well as a number of spin-offs, such asHappy Home Designer,Amiibo Festival, and thesoon-to-be-discontinuedPocket Campmobile game. Through all the mainline games, players have had the ability to find rainbows, but tracking them down is no easy task.
Reddit user cailincailinl recently posted an image of their lucky find in the original Nintendo GameCube version of the game, showing a pale, seven-colored rainbow arch reaching across one of the waterfalls in theirAnimal Crossingvillage. They began playingAnimal Crossingat the age of 6 alongside their sister in 2001, and despite 23 years of experience, this summer was the first time they had seen an in-game waterfall on their own screen. Other players in the comments didn’t seem to know that in-game rainbows were anything more than a myth, including one who had already found one while playing an emulated version of the original GameCube title.
Animal Crossing Player Finds First Rainbow After 23 Years
Even more than two decades since the series launched, players are still trying to figure out what makes rainbows appear inAnimal Crossinggames. One commenter suggested that they appear at waterfalls on sunny mornings the day after a rainstorm, though their rarity indicates that this can’t be the only factor needed to spawn rainbows. Other players rely on theMeteoNook weather prediction tool forAnimal Crossinggamesto try to pinpoint when rainbows and other events like meteor showers may occur. That same tool can also be used to help predict much more common weather, such as when it is going to rain, using predictable patterns the games tend to follow.
Tracking down rare weather events can provide a lot of excitement forAnimal Crossingplayers, but the games offer up enough seemingly random content to provide surprising events at any given time. Just a few months ago, oneWild Worldplayer found a super rare item, the Master Sword from theLegend of Zeldafranchise, as a gift from a villager just five minutes into starting a new playthrough.
Animal Crossing
WHERE TO PLAY
Welcome to town! It’s time to move to Animal Crossing. the real-life game that’s happening every second of every day, whether you’re there or not!- Get to know your town. Meet your neighbors, buy a house, and furnish it however you like.- So much to do! Plant trees, pull weeds, go shopping, run errands - or just go fishing.- Get three friends to move to your town or travel to a friend’s town to see what’s up.
