As a creative outlet, Nintendo’sAnimal Crossing: New Horizonshas offered its players the opportunity to make some rather incredible things inspired by video games. Sometimes the work is an immense spectacle, like when one playerrecreated chunks ofPokemon GoldandSilverusing custom design tiles, but other times the work shines just as brightly as a simple concept executed well.
Earlier today a player who goes by valor_le_loulou on Reddit uploaded a gif to the r/AnimalCrossing subreddit comprised of a series of stop motion pictures which create the effect of them playing beloved puzzlerTetris— though it’s more of a brief proof of concept rather than a full-fledged game. Using the pathing unlocked alongsideterraforming through a 3-star island rating, valor_le_loulou createsTetrisblocks (or Tetriminos for hardcore fans) from different colors that fall into place on a board made of fencing, and smoothly disappear as they create a full line.
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What makes the gif really impressive, beyond how smooth it looks in its finished state, is how long the process clearly must have taken to get things just right. Villagers walking in the background and clouds floating by suggest a huge stretch of time goes by during the production, and as anotherNew Horizonsplayer points out there’s even a yellow balloon caught on a frame. When asked about it, valor_le_loulou said they hesitated at first but couldn’t resist shooting it down for long.
The potential for what players can create inNew Horizonsthanks to its terraforming and outdoor decorating mechanics seem nearly limitless. While many have opted to recreate other video game locales or references on their deserted islands, others have made versions ofreal-world places like Disney’s Magic Kingdomto great effect.
That creative potential, alongside the social aspects of the Nintendo Switch title (particularly relevant during an ongoing global pandemic), has madeAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsimmensely popular. During its recent fiscal year earnings call, Nintendo announced that the game has sold 13.41 million units since release, with some notable players like New York Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Though valor_le_loulou’s gif stems from a simple puzzle game likeTetris, translating it into the world ofAnimal Crossingis truly something to applaud. AsNintendo has promised continuous updatesfor the game, hopefully it will have a long shelf life so more amazing creations can keep appearing online.
