Animal Crossing Fans Online http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:22:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Thankyou! http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/thankyou/ http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/thankyou/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:22:30 +0000 squashiejoshie http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/?p=306 I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our staff and visitors. This first year has been a great year and it’s all thanks to you! Yesterday we celebrated our first birthday! There is not many small sites that struggle through the first year and stay strong and do not fall. And it all gets better from here!

I Joshua Moorcroft-Jones started this site as a small passion and little did I know that it would turn into a small phenomenon. And I am pleased to say that I can see this site still running in the distant future.

So come on and join the phenomenon that is animal crossing fans online!

With many thanks for a great year,

Joshua Moorcroft-Jones, Animal Crossing Fans Online Webmaster

]]> http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/thankyou/feed/ 0 Feature – Where did it all begin? – One year on http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/feature-where-did-it-all-begin-one-year-on/ http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/feature-where-did-it-all-begin-one-year-on/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:54:54 +0000 squashiejoshie http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/?p=304 Birthday

Earlier this year in February we posted our first feature article, “Where did it all begin?” We took you back through the first five months of animal crossing fans online. Now again here in September back in the month it all started, we continue our journey through a whole year of animal crossing fans online.

We left you at a point where we had changed to a whole new site. And from this point now we can see that what a change it was. In the previous article we said that we would take you through the bad times as well as the good but this time we can only take you through the good, because these 7 months have only been good. When we changed our site, this time we decided to stay on top of it with updates interactive games and much more, so we started with our Wii Sports Tennis league, and well, Animal Crossing Fans Online learnt to walk from there…

All of our pier sites started to offer animal crossing style pattern designers, so we did the same to keep up with the craze. But because we are Animal Crossing Fans Online we went up market with our Animal Crossing Style Character Maker. Plus as always we started to offer a whole chunk of info including DS and Wii internet connection email support.

And then we held our retro week for all retro fans giving you a chunk of the past of Nintendo. We took you through the best consoles and best games we took you there. A lot of cheap AC forums (not including Animal Crossing Forums.net) started to pop up on AC Top Sites. Knocking us down but we stormed through still as leading site.

Then we opened an Animal Crossing Search Engine, AC Search let you search all the ac sites for guides, games and more. Our forums had also returned in all their glory, and as popular as ever! And we let users get a support banner for forum, email signatures and on their own sites.

Well thank you for reading about our fun filled year. Enjoy Animal Crossing Fans Online and we will end this year the way we started it by saying…

IT’S NOT JUST OUR ANIMAL CROSSING FANS ONLINE, IT’S YOURS!

Animal Crossing Fans Online 05/09/10

]]> http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/feature-where-did-it-all-begin-one-year-on/feed/ 0 Let us get to 5,000 http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/let-us-get-to-5000/ http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/let-us-get-to-5000/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:26:21 +0000 squashiejoshie http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/?p=298 As our birthday is coming soon we only have one wish and that is for us to reach 5000 hits at one year old. So tell your family and tell your friends and spread the word. Because we are Animal Crossing Fans Online. We are the place to be for animal crossing fans. AND WE ARE 100% ORGANIC NINTENDO!

SO LET’S SHOUT FOR ANIMAL CROSSING FANS ONLINE!

]]> http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/let-us-get-to-5000/feed/ 1 Be Prepared… ACFO IS TURNING ONE! http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/be-prepared-acfo-is-turning-one/ http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/be-prepared-acfo-is-turning-one/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:39:40 +0000 squashiejoshie http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/?p=294 Yes it’s not long now until we turn one and boy are we gonna celebrate! On Sunday the 5th of September AnimalCrossingFansOnline.co.uk is going to be a whole year old. There is gonna be some celebration on and you can’t miss it. Join us once again as we continue our Feature of  ‘Where did it all begin’ A whole year on! We can’t wait and we hope you can’t.

Thanks alot and hope to see you then,

From THE ANIMAL CROSSING FANS ONLINE TEAM

]]> http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/be-prepared-acfo-is-turning-one/feed/ 0 Its coming… http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/its-coming/ http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/its-coming/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:49:01 +0000 squashiejoshie http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/?p=291 We know ever since plans for the 3DS the only thing every animal crossing fanatic has had on their mind is IS AC GOING 3D. Well we can answer that not and the answer is YES. We are still awaiting release date but I utterly can’t wait. Yes it was announced on Tuesday 15th at the E3 concert. Its coming. And this is what AC needs to get it back to the top.

The graphics will be crisper and with bigger heads. And wait for it… YOU GET TO BECOME THE MAYOR! I know ever since I started playing AC I have wanted to take control. So you cannot afford to miss it.

Look forward to our feature as we look back at all the ACs as everyone looks forward to the AC 3DS.

Many Thanks,

Joshua

]]> http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/its-coming/feed/ 0 Summer http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/summer/ http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/summer/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 06:46:55 +0000 squashiejoshie http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/?p=289 We’ve got a great summer planned for you! Including our birthday later this year! Make sure you stay right here at animal crossing fans online for all of your summer fun as the grass turns green we get prepared to go all summery. This is your only spot to be this summer!

Many Thanks and ENJOY

THE ANIMAL CROSSING FANS ONLINE TEAM!

]]> http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/summer/feed/ 1 It has to end. http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/it-has-to-end/ http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/it-has-to-end/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:31:56 +0000 squashiejoshie http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/?p=286 Retro week is now over! I know it was fun. But we have our winner of The best Wii Virtual Console game. Its here… MARIO KART 64. Taking 40% of the results. Yeah a good game. Well you decided it now get out there and download it!

Its been great, retro week. Thanks for joining the party!

]]> http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/it-has-to-end/feed/ 0 Feature – Remember when… http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/feature-%e2%80%93-remember-when%e2%80%a6/ http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/feature-%e2%80%93-remember-when%e2%80%a6/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:00:20 +0000 squashiejoshie http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/?p=265 As part of the current retro week we are going to take you back to the days when gaming wasn’t about touch screens or sensors just simple but addictive low graphic games. But what came out of that? Some of the best games ever created. Follow us as we take you back to an era of tricky platformers that gave us Super Mario bros. and Sonic The Hedgehog, two of which are arguably the best games ever created. As the world is took over by the new dsi and it’s incredible features we want to show you what real gaming is about.

It was back in 1985 and Nintendo was developing from a playing card company to making its first games console. Nintendo Entertainment System was born (NES as most commonly referred to) to follow the Atrari VCS. Later that decade Super Mario Bros. was born (notice without the ‘NEW’, yes there is such thing). In 1987 America saw the first Sega console come in to the world of gaming . Bringing another classic game that would change the fast developing world of gaming. Sonic the Hedgehog later arriving in the UK 1991. The Sega Master System was born, not quite as popular as the later Mega Drive. This was the first generation of games consoles, anything before that was not worth thinking about. (There is consoles we haven’t included but they were just spin offs)

Its 1991 and Sonic The Hedgehog has finally come to the uk. And Sega’s plans carry on with the release of the Mega Drive. This new console would give us the same Sonic The Hedgehog but with better graphics and would lead the release of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 on Master System and Mega Drive. Later that decade the sonic and Mario revolution carried on with Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Super Mario Bros. 1&2. This was gaming’s primetime with a whole host of new games coming out. Let’s not forget the legendary Commodore 64 which bought us Impossible Mission 1&2 (I am still addicted now!). And of course Summer and Winter Games (Beats Mario and Sonic by miles!). To keep up with Sega and commodore Nintendo revealed the N64 with Mario Kart 64 when we first saw the legendary MARIO KART!

The 3rd Generation of gaming was sloping in pushing out Master System for good leaving Mega Drive and NES nearly falling. We were introduced to the Sega Dreamcast (great for racing gamers) and of course THE GAMECUBE! And oh ye the PlayStation (Not too keen on that!). But now we are starting to lose that retro touch and bringing in special features and effects. IS THIS WHAT WE WANT!

Today when we are surrounded by a world of CONSOLES FOR WATCHING MOVIES and CAMERAS FOR PLAYING GAMES let us not forget a time of great simple games that addicted us. Why not get onto the wii shop channel virtual console section and I can guaranty you will find something you will love and get addicted too! I AM ADDICTED TO SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 1, MASTER SYSTEM! Not the best graphics but its great.

Thanks, enjoy RETRO WEEK

Joshua Moorcroft-Jones

]]> http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/feature-%e2%80%93-remember-when%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 Wii virtual console poll extended! http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/wii-virtual-console-poll-extended/ http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/wii-virtual-console-poll-extended/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:46:30 +0000 squashiejoshie http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/?p=279 We’ve extended our poll to find the best wii virtual console game to friday. We need you to vote now here!

]]> http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/wii-virtual-console-poll-extended/feed/ 0 RETRO WEEK IS HERE! http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/retro-week-is-here/ http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/posts/retro-week-is-here/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:45:35 +0000 squashiejoshie http://www.animalcrossingfansonline.co.uk/?p=277 Hey its retro week at last. WE NEED YOU TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE WII VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME HERE. WE NEED YOU TO ENTETR OUR GREAT COMPETITION TO DESIGN A RETRO LOGO HERE.

Below is the agenda of the week!

Wednesday 21st April – Wii virtual console poll closes – Feature length post goes online.

Thursday 22nd April – Logo competition closes

Friday 23rd – Virtual Console poll and logo competition closes

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