The Ushi No Tane websites specialize in information, FAQs, and guides about the Nintendo console versions of the Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, and Legend of the River King video games. These game genres are created and published in Japan by Marvelous (JP). In other regions, you'll find Natsume, XSeed Games/Marvelous (USA), Marvelous (EU), and Rising Star involved in the series' release.

The latest version of the mainstream farming series that have been released in various regions of the world are:

• Japan: Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (January 2023)
• North America: Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos (September 2023) and Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (June 2023)
• Europe: Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos (October 2023) and Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (June 2023)

The latest version of River King, in all regions of the world, is River King: Mystic Valley (JP 2007, NA 2008, EU 2009).

Since 2000, Ushi no Tane has been run by a grouchy old lady who happens to be fond of video game agriculture along with two feline helpers: Intern Captain Bootu and Intern Hondo Mewnaka. The website is not officially affiliated, sponsored, endorsed, or employed by the developers of Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, or River King. This is simply a fan site.

Latest Farming Video Game News

April 18 Mobile events, Gerry Guide is Free, and LoH EU Release Date | Posted at 03:19 PM 13 April 2018Happy Farm'n Friday! Planted another batch of coleus last weekend, though nothing has sprouted yet. The petunias and verbena look healthy enough to be potted into their hanging baskets. Even the purple poppies are popping up (heh) in their flower pot. Yaay spring! Let's gooooooooooooooooo!

April Bokumono for Mobage Events

I totally forgot about this last week, sorry! The event calendar for Bokujou Monogatari for Mobage for the month of April is:

• From the 1st to 11th, an Easter-themed Harvest event took place where players cared for Easter egg flowers, bunny rabbits, and chicks. Depending on the quantity of harvest and earned points, in-game awards were given out based on the total points earned in relation to the other players.
• From the 11th until the 19th, a deka event that is school enrollment themed is taking place. The egg-shaped seeds will grow into chicks with school kid hats that when harvested will earn points towards a level up. Reach the max level up to trigger the three-card-monty game where you earn nuts depending on how long you can get away with not choosing the triggering card. In-game prizes are awarded, like children school uniforms for the game avatar, based on total points earned.
• Then on the 21st, a hungry animal event starts where growing a special crop can be fed to a random animal, with in-game prizes awarded based on the three different types of animals you and your farm friends can satisfy.

Gerry's HM64 Player's Guide Now FREE

The Kickstarter for one last publication of Gerry's Harvest Moon 64 Players Guide has reached its conclusion. The crowd-funded campaign reached over $7,800! As promised, Gerry has released a digital PDF version of his HM64 guide for everyone to read and utilize as they play through the game. Gerry's digital release includes the guide, the affection journal where you can keep track of your friendship with each villager for the first three years, English translations of the Japan-only Channel 4 television shows, and the 335-page game guide. You can download the .zip containing the PDF from the Gerry's Guides website:

• Harvest Moon 64 Player’s Guide PDF
• Harvest Moon 64 Player’s Guide iBook (from the iOS App store)

Light of Hope EU Release

Today, Rising Star Games announced that Harvest Moon: Light of Hope will be released across Europe for Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 on June 22 of this year. The game is still scheduled to be published by Natsume in North America on May 29. Speaking of LoH, if you're familiar with the other versions of Harvest Moon developed by Natsume, you'll find that the item request system is still in this version. Each villager has a defined set of requests they'll present to you as you raise your friendship music notes. These requests will appear in your mailbox in the morning and can be accessed from a list in the main menu. Marriage candidates have 10 requests and regular villagers have 8 requests. You can have one request per villager active at a time. Once you complete all of that person's requests, random seasonal-based requests will appear such as Spring 1, Summer 1, Spring 2, Summer 2, and so on. The seasonal-based requests will repeat as you complete them, and you can't reject a request once it has been accepted by viewing your mailbox. Though Carol's are a little odd... lol. Thanks for giving me back the item you requested! Until next time! - Cher (Basil, dill, and cilantro are ready to be planted outside too! Time to get them adjusted to outdoors.) Feedback: Add

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