Here are all the guides, tips, and strategies to enjoy playing Animal Crossing: City Folk with cheats and unlockables.
Unlockables
Bank
Deposit a certain number of bells into the bank to unlock the following rewards.
| Unlockable | Bells to Deposit |
|---|---|
| ABD | 999,999,999 |
| Blue Feather | 200,000,000 |
| Box of Tissues | 100,000 |
| Gold Card | 1,000,000 |
| Green Feather | 100,000,000 |
| Piggy Bank | 10,000,000 |
| Purple Feather | 500,000,000 |
| Rainbow Feather | 700,000,000 |
| Red Feather | 400,000,000 |
| Shopping Card | 10,000 |
| White Feather | 600,000,000 |
| Yellow Feather | 300,000,000 |
Birthday Cake
Talk to your neighbors on your birthday to receive a cake.
Harvest Set
To get a furniture item from the Harvest Set, speak to Tortimer after 3pm on Harvest Day. He will give you a Fork and Knife pair, telling you that the ‘Special Guest’ hasn’t shown up yet. There will be a Turkey character, Franklin, hiding somewhere in your town. You will be asked to trade him the Fork & Knife. If you do, he’ll give you an item from the Harvest Set.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Fork & Knife | Talk to Tortimer on Harvest Day |
| Harvest Bed | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
| Harvest Bureau | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
| Harvest Chair | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
| Harvest Clock | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
| Harvest Dresser | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
| Harvest Lamp | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
| Harvest Mirror | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
| Harvest Rug | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
| Harvest Sofa | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
| Harvest Table | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
| Harvest TV | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
| Harvest Wall | May be recieved from Franklin for the Fork & Knife |
Holiday Rewards
April Fool’s Day
Talk to Tortimer (the Mayor) on April 1st to receive a “Leaf” from him.
Valentine’s Day
Visit the Roost on February 14th and order a coffee from Brewster. Your character will notice that it is actually hot cocoa, and Brewster will wish you a happy Valentine’s Day.
House Expansion Prices
Pay Tom Nook the following quantity of bells to expand the house.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| 1st Expansion (Larger 1st Floor) | 120,000 Bells |
| 2rd Expansion (Largest 1st Floor) | 248,000 Bells |
| 3rd Expansion (2nd Floor) | 368,000 Bells |
| Final Expansion (Basement) | 598,000 Bells |
| Normal House (You start off with this) | 19,800 Bells |
Jingle Furniture
On December 24, at 8 pm, Jingle comes to town. Talk to him to receive a piece of the Jingle furniture. You can change your outfits and accessories to think you’re somebody else!
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Jingle Bed | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
| Jingle Carpet | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
| Jingle Chair | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
| Jingle Clock | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
| Jingle Dresser | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
| Jingle Lamp | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
| Jingle Piano | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
| Jingle Shelves | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
| Jingle Sofa | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
| Jingle Table | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
| Jingle Wall | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
| Jingle Wardrobe | Talk to Jingle on Christmas Eve |
Mario Items
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| ? Block | Found in balloon presents |
| 1-Up Mushroom | Found in balloon presents |
| Brick Block | Found in balloon presents |
| Brick flooring | Found in balloon presents |
| Cannon | Found in balloon presents |
| Coin | Found in balloon presents |
| Fire Bar | Found in balloon presents |
| Fire Flower | Found in balloon presents |
| Flagpole | Found in balloon presents |
| Green Koopa Shell | Found in balloon presents |
| Green Pipe | Found in balloon presents |
| Mushroom Mural | Found in balloon presents |
| Starman | Found in balloon presents |
| Super Mushroom | Found in balloon presents |
Midsummer’s Day Event
Speak to Tortimer during the Midsummer’s Day to receive an espresso maker.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Espresso maker | Talk to Tortimer on Midsummer’s day |
Mush Furniture Set
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Mush Furniture Set | Look under the various mushrooms that appear in your town ( They usually appear around 3:00 p.m. daily, in front of trees) |
New Years Shirt
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| New years shirt 2000-2035 | Talk to Tortimer |
Pirate Ship Theme
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Anchor | Give Scallop |
| Barrel | Give Scallop |
| Helm | Give Scallop |
| Keg | Give Scallop |
| Sea View Wallpaper | Give Scallop |
| Ship Cannon | Give Scallop |
| Ship Compass | Give Scallop |
| Ship Deck Flooring | Give Scallop |
Snowman Items
When there is snow on the ground there is a chance that you will find two small balls of snow on the ground. If you take one ball and make it huge while keeping the other small then you can make a snowman. The snowman will come to life and mail you a random piece of snowman furniture.
Spooky Series
Every Halloween starting at 6:00 p.m., Jack will appear randomly in your town. The only problem is that everyone dresses up like him! However, you’ll notice which one is the real Jack simply by the fact that he won’t follow you around, unlike the villagers. Make sure that you have candy before you talk to him, or else he will play a trick on you. If you give him candy, he’ll give you an item from the “Spooky Series”. There are 12 in total.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Spooky Bed | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
| Spooky Bookcase | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
| Spooky Carpet | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
| Spooky Chair | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
| Spooky Clock | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
| Spooky Dresser | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
| Spooky Lamp | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
| Spooky Sofa | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
| Spooky Table | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
| Spooky Vanity | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
| Spooky Wall | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
| Spooky Wardrobe | Give Jack a piece of candy. |
Tom Nook’s Points Special Prizes
Earn 1 point for every 100 bells you spend in Tom Nook’s store.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Bad bro ‘stache | 2,500 points |
| Banana | 500 points |
| Hero’s cap, Majora’s Mask, or Samus mask | 6,000 points |
| Hero’s clothes, Varia suit, or Wario hat | 5,000 points |
| Kart | 10,000 points |
| Midna’s mask | 6,500 points |
| Peach’s parasol | 4,000 points |
| Toad hat | 3,000 points |
| Triple Shells | 800 points |
| Yoshi’s egg | 1,000 points |
Tool Upgrades
Perform the following tasks to upgrade your tools to the silver and gold levels.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Golden Axe | Throw a normal axe into the fountain for a chance to get a golden axe. |
| Golden Fishing Rod | Catch every type of fish. |
| Golden Net | Catch every type of insect. |
| Golden Shovel | Bury a normal shovel and dig it up 24 hours later. |
| Golden Slingshot | Knock down 8 balloons, than there is a chance that a balloon present will drop one. |
| Golden Watering Can | Earn a perfect town rating for 15 days. Talk to Pelly in the town hall. |
| Silver Axe | Throw a normal axe into the town fountain. |
| Silver Fishing Rod | Sold at Tom Nook’s. |
| Silver Net | Sold at Tom Nook’s |
| Silver Shovel | Obtained from Resetti’s Surveillance Center in the city. |
| Silver Slingshot | Sold at Tom Nook’s |
| Silver Watering Can | Buy 50 bags of seeds from Tom Nook |
Tortimer Holiday Furniture
Find Tortimer on these holidays for these items.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Cool Globe | Nature Day |
| Leaf | April Fool’s Day |
| Picnic Basket | Labor Day |
| Resetti Model | Groundhog Day |
| Sailboat Model | Explorer’s Day |
| Wheat Bundle | Harvest Moon |
Town Donation Unlockables
Donate bells to the town fund in the town hall to unlock the following items.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| A fountain built in town | Donate 400,000 Bells |
| A new bridge built in town | Donate 200,000 Bells |
| A windmill or a lighthouse built in town | Donate 1,000,000 Bells |
Townhall Model
Wait a year after you move in and you will get a letter from Tortimer saying he can’t believe you have been living in the town for a year. The letter will have a Townhall model enclosed.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Town Hall model | Wait a year after you move in |
Trophies
On certain days, there will be contests. If you win these contests, you will be awarded with a trophy that can be placed in your house.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Bug Trophy | Catch the largest bug by the end of the contest. |
| Fish Trophy | Cath the longest fish by the end of the contest. |
Unlock Chocolate Heart Candy Box
Just ask someone from a different gender the following: “Will you be my Valentine” in a letter… You must ask this within the last week before Valentine’s Day. They will not respond until Valentine’s Day.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Chocolate Heart Candy Box | Send a letter to someone in your city of different gender and ask the following “Will you be my Valentine” |
Zipper’s Hidden Bunny Eggs
On easter day a bunny named Zipper will appear in front of the Town Hall. He will ask you to dig up bunny eggs and open them up for a treat. You will get either candy or a bunny foil. Return the bunny foils to Zipper for a piece of egg furniture.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Egg Bed | Give Zipper bunny foil from inside the eggs |
| Egg Bench | Give Zipper bunny foil from inside the eggs |
| Egg Chair | Give Zipper bunny foil from inside the eggs |
| Egg Clock | Give Zipper bunny foil from inside the eggs |
| Egg Dresser | Give Zipper bunny foil from inside the eggs |
| Egg Floor | Give Zipper bunny foil from inside the eggs |
| Egg Lamp | Give Zipper bunny foil from inside the eggs |
| Egg Stereo | Give Zipper bunny foil from inside the eggs |
| Egg Table | Give Zipper bunny foil from inside the eggs |
| Egg Toy Set | Give Zipper bunny foil from inside the eggs |
| Egg Wall | Give Zipper bunny foil from inside the eggs |
| Egg Wardrobe | Give Zipper bunny foil from inside the eggs |
Cheats
The game is fun by itself, but cheating makes it better. Always be sure to input codes using the Gecko OS (or a compatible homebrew application). All the below codes are compatible with most emulators.
Note: before entering cheats, be aware that altering the game can cause random freezing and several other glitches.
Gecko Codes, US
Make ABD Machine Account to 999,000,000 Bells (All Players)
206E23C0 00000810
4A000000 90000000
18E27D3C 3B8B87C0
200386C0 00000000
E0000000 80008000
(Push A and Plus buttons to execute)
Make Wallet to Have 99,000 Bells (All Players)
206E23C0 00001010
4A000000 90000000
18E27D34 000182B8
200386C0 00000000
E0000000 80008000
(Push Minus and Plus buttons to execute)
Buy Any Item From Catalog
040CF758 38000009
Buy to Increase Bells
04138FD0 7C00FA14
Catalog Complete
077B8F34 0000000C
386000FF 7C7E21AE
4A9810CC 00000000
0413A004 4967EF30
Catalog Complete (Temp)
040C2D3C 60000000
040C2D40 48000008
Change Nook’s Shop (between Nookington’s and Nook ‘n Go)
206E23C0 00004200
42000000 90000000
04E89CA0 00000001
04E89CA4 00000001
E0000000 80008000
206E23C0 00004100
42000000 90000000
04E89CA0 00000003
04E89CA4 00000003
E0000000 80008000
(Press C and 1 buttons for Nook ‘n Go, and press C and 2 buttons for Nookington’s; You need to go in and out of the houses or gates to see the changes; You could replace 1 (in lines 3 and 4) and 3 (in lines 8 and 9) to other numbers (0 for Nook’s Cranny and 2 for NookWay)
Disable Resetti
04154B44 38800000
Sell Item for Maximum Bells
04138E58 93FA1134
Earn Maximum Nook’s Points
041390B8 B0037FA0
041390D4 B0037FA2
Sprint Faster
077B8F1C 00000018
3D6040A0 9163000C
3D6B00A0 9163001C
C3A30008 4B6E17D8
04E9A704 4891E818
Walk Over Objects
077B8F00 0000001C
2C090001 4182000C
2C1F0017 4182000C
D01B0000 4A8BB6A4
4A8BB6A8 00000000
060745B8 00000010
C0010054 D01B0008
C0010050 D01B0004
206E23C0 00004008
040745B4 4974494C
E0000000 80008000
206E23C0 00004004
040745B4 D01B0000
E0000000 80008000
(Press C+Up/C+Dwn Wiimote)
Flowers Watered and Weeds Pulled
C20924C0 0000000B
A3DD0000 2C1E0057
41800028 2C1E005A
40810014 2C1E00E0
41800018 2C1E00E1
41810010 3BC00000
63DEFFF1 B3DD0000
A3DD0000 2C1E00BE
41800018 2C1E00DD
41810010 3BDEFFE0
B3DD0000 60000000
60000000 00000000
Flowers Never Parched (always watered)
C20924C0 00000005
A3DD0000 2C1E00BE
41800018 2C1E00DD
41810010 3BDEFFE0
B3DD0000 60000000
60000000 00000000
not compatible with no weeds w/ and w/o clovers
Town Gate Modifier
42000000 90000000
00E856C0 0000000X
E0000000 80008000
X values, 0=Castle 1=Olde Building 2=Palace
Moon Jump
04E936C0 60000000
0400BDD8 60000000
206E23C0 00000408
C0000000 00000003
3E4080E6 827217AC
3A737FFF 927217AC
4E800020 00000000
E2000001 00000000
206E23C0 00000404
C0000000 00000003
3E0080E6 823017AC
3A318001 923017AC
4E800020 00000000
B up to go up B down to go down.
Remove Weeds
C20924C0 00000005
A3DD0000 2C1E0057
41800018 2C1E005A
41810010 3BC00000
63DEFFF1 B3DD0000
60000000 00000000
Remove Weeds, and Clovers
C20924C0 00000007
A3DD0000 2C1E0057
41800028 2C1E005A
40810014 2C1E00E0
41800018 2C1E00E1
41810010 3BC00000
63DEFFF1 B3DD0000
60000000 00000000
Emotion Cycler (P1)
42000000 90000000
8201000F 00E2F214
E0000000 80008000
206E23C0 00002000
A8000000 F0000000
8600000F 00000001
E0000000 80008000
206E23C0 00004000
A8000000 F0000000
8600000F FFFFFFFF
E0000000 80008000
42000000 90000000
8401000F 00E2F214
2CE2F214 00001D1D
00E2F214 00000000
E0000000 80008000
Press C to go forward 1 Press Z to go back 1.
Emotion Cycler (P2)
42000000 90000000
8201000F 00E378D4
E0000000 80008000
206E23C0 00002000
A8000000 F0000000
8600000F 00000001
E0000000 80008000
206E23C0 00004000
A8000000 F0000000
8600000F FFFFFFFF
E0000000 80008000
42000000 90000000
8401000F 00E378D4
2CE378D4 00001D1D
00E378D4 00000000
E0000000 80008000
Always Have 9999999 Bells (works for any player)
C2138AE0 00000002
3FC00098 63DE967F
93C31134 00000000
Press B + Left D-Pad to Rewind One Hour, B + Right D-Pad to Fast Forward One Hour, or B + Down D-Pad to Reset Time to Normal
C23BF754 00000011
901F0004 9421FF80
BC410008 48000005
7CE802A6 80670068
8087006C 38A00032
3CC0EB89 60C62B00
811F0000 5508056B
41820034 2C000002
4082000C 7C862014
7C651914 2C000001
4082000C 7C862010
7C651910 2C000004
4082000C 38800000
38600000 90670068
9087006C B8410008
38210080 4800000C
00000000 00000000
60000000 00000000
C23855E8 00000009
9421FF80 BCA10008
7D6802A6 48000005
7CC802A6 3D208038
556A001E 7C095000
41820014 80E6FFD8
8106FFD4 7C882014
7C671914 7D6803A6
B8A10008 38210080
4E800020 00000000
041443A0 4800000C
Animal Crossing: City Folk is a social simulation game developed by Nintendo and released in 2008 for the Wii.