Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast

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Ep. 147: Mario Items, September, and Development Secrets Sep 08, 2020

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Nintendo has confirmed that Mario items are coming to Animal Crossing New Horizons in March 2021. We discuss how we feel about this announcement and what items we hope to get. From there, we discuss our feelings on the game going into September. While there hasn't been an update quite yet, there are some nice surprises to the month. After that, we discuss some neat development secrets we recently learned from a developer presentation. Finally, we end the show by asking our patrons what is the first thing they do when they leave their house in New Horizons.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat

1:26 - Mario Items

24:33 - September in ACNH

43:50 - Development Secrets

56:58 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:06:04 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Jill Bencsits

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Ep. 146: The End of New Horizons Summer Sep 01, 2020

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September is here and that means it's time for some new Haken Artwork. Please enjoy these different post cards made for each of our islands including Haken, Castaño, and Keelhaul. Since it is the end of summer, we recap the summer and discuss our feelings about the season. September also means a lot of new things are coming to Animal Crossing New Horizons. We discuss the new changes coming to both the southern and northern hemispheres. Finally we end the show by asking our patrons what upcoming holidays they are looking forward to.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro

1:46 - New Haken Artwork

10:52 - A Look Back At Summer

52:14 - September Changes

1:07:16 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:15:20 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Jill Bencsits

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Ep. 145: Haken Trivia Night Returns Aug 25, 2020

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This week, we have come prepared with questions to ask our fellow co-hosts! That's right, we'll be competing in a round of trivia. Play along and see how many questions you can answer correctly! After trivia, we end the show with Haken's Islander Corner. This week's question is: If you could pick ONE feature to return from New Leaf, what would you choose?

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro

0:56 - Haken Trivia Night

57:55 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:06:16 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Molly Pukes

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Ep. 144: Quality of Life Updates We Want in New Horizons Aug 18, 2020

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Fans have been asking for tons of Quality of Life Updates for Animal Crossing New Horizons. One of the best examples is Nick Ha's series of Quality of Life Updates. Based on his videos, we come up with our own set of updates we'd personally love to see in the game as well. After that, we discuss how we're feeling about New Horizons after 5 months with the game. Finally, we ask our patrons about things they do in Animal Crossing that they don't have to do in Haken's Islander Corner.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro

1:18 - Quality of Life Updates

54:15 - 5 Months of New Horizons

1:07:23 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:16:15 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Molly Pukes

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2. https://youtu.be/RLqka2zD0P4

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Ep. 143: New Horizons Record Sales Numbers Aug 11, 2020

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Animal Crossing New Horizons has been dominating the sales charts. Nintendo has released its latest financial data and revealed that New Horizons is now the 2nd best selling Nintendo game on the Switch. That's right, in just 3 short months, New Horizons was able to surpass all other Switch games except for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. We talk about those numbers and then take some questions from our listeners! After the Q&A, we close out the show with our Haken Islander Corner Question: What is something you do in real life because of Animal Crossing?

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat

1:33 - New Horizons Sales Numbers

25:14 - Q&A with the Haken Team

1:04:54 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:09:49 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Molly Pukes

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Ep. 142: Fireworks Festival and Dream Suite Aug 04, 2020

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This month, we've got some great new artwork for the show from Molly Pukes. We start the show by showing off the new art. From there, Nina has a story to tell us about the new villager who moved in. After that, we get deep into our experiences with the update so far. We discuss both the Fireworks Festival and the Dream Suite features that have been added to New Horizons. Finally, we end the show by asking our patrons what they think of the music in Animal Crossing New Horizons.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro, Casual Chat, and New Art

9:45 - Nina's Story Time

19:14 -- Fireworks Festival

36:49 - Dream Suite

1:01:23 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:14:47 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Molly Pukes

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Ep. 141: Our Favorite Things in Every Animal Crossing Game Jul 28, 2020

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This week we have a big show for everybody. We start out by discussing the possibility of having minigames added to New Horizons in the future. After that, we go through every Animal Crossing game and talk about our favorite feature from each. We were only allowed to pick one so it was a tough challenge. Then, we get in deep with the rotating cast of special characters and discuss how we feel about each of them. Finally, we end the show by asking our patrons who their favorite unpopular character is.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Mini Games Coming Soon?

7:10 - Our Favorite Things in Every AC Game

47:43 - Rotating Cast of Characters

1:11:19 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:21:30 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Sheevish

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Ep. 140: What Fans Think of New Horizons Jul 21, 2020

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On this week's episode of Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast, we want to continue the conversation revolving around the current state of Animal Crossing New Horizons. This time, we've gathered some comments from listeners and read what they think of the game. Does it feel complete to them, or is it empty? From there, we make some predictions for the upcoming August Update in New Horizons. After that, we end the show by reading some answers on Haken's Islander Corner. This week, we ask them if they feel New Horizons is incomplete.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + AC Community News

9:12 - Do Fans Think New Horizons is Incomplete?

37:36 - August Update Predictions

52:22 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:02:05 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Sheevish

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Ep. 139: Is New Horizons Incomplete? Jul 14, 2020

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People are feeling bored with Animal Crossing New Horizons. Many of those complaints stem from the current status of the game. While we have updates on the way, many players feel like these features should've been included in the base game. Sergio, Nina, and I discuss our feelings about the game and whether or not we find the game complete. After that, we discuss the possibility of restarting our islands and what circumstances would have to take place for that to happen. Finally, we end by asking our patrons what they would like to see for the next Animal Crossing movie.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Casual AC Chat

3:12 - Is New Horizons Incomplete?

46:39 - Restarting Our Islands

1:02:51 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:10:39 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Sheevish

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Ep. 138: Swimming & Updates in New Horizons Jul 07, 2020

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Animal Crossing New Horizons has gotten a huge update for July and so has Haken! We introduce the brand new artwork for the show from Sheevish. We also discuss swimming in New Horizons and our initial impressions of the feature. From there, we go over some of the additional updates we've noticed with the game since the update. Finally, we give you all the latest on what we've been working on while playing the game. We end the show by asking our Patrons who they are more excited to see, Gullivarr or Pascal?

Time Stamps:

0:06 - Intro + July Haken Art

6:53 - Swimming in New Horizons

30:12 - Other Updates

41:03 - Playthrough Check In

49:30 - Haken's Islander Corner

54:38 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist:

Sheevish

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