Animal Crossing: City Folk Hints & Cheats

Animal Crossing Unlockables
Town Donation Unlockables

Donate bells to the town fund in the town hall to unlock the following items.
Unlockable How to Unlock
A new bridge built in town Donate 200,000 Bells
A fountain built in town Donate 500,000 Bells
A windmill or a lighthouse built in town Donate 1,000,000 Bells
Bell donation unlockable items

Donate bells to the town fund in the town hall. These items have no effect other than to show off what you donated.


Unlockable How to Unlock
Green feather Donate 100,000,000 Bells
Blue feather Donate 200,000,000 Bells
Yellow feather Donate 300,000,000 Bells
Red feather Donate 400,000,000 Bells
Purple feather Donate 500,000,000 Bells
White feather Donate 600,000,000 Bells
Rainbow feather Donate 700,000,000 Bells
Tom Nook's points special prizes

Earn 1 point for every 100 bells you spend in Tom Nook's store.
Unlockable How to Unlock
Banana 500 points
Triple Shells 800 points
Yoshi's egg 1,000 points
Bad bro 'stache 2,500 points
Toad hat 3,000 points
Peach's parasol 4,000 points
Hero's clothes, Varia suit, or Wario hat 5,000 points
Hero's cap, Majora's Mask, or Samus mask 6,000 points
Midna's mask 6,500 points
Kart 10,000 points
Tool upgrades

Perform the following tasks to upgrade your tools to the silver and gold levels
Unlockable How to Unlock
Silver watering can Buy 50 bags of seeds from Tom Nook
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.
Golden axe Throw a normal axe into the fountain for a chance to get a golden axe.
Silver shovel Obtained from Resetti's Surveillance Center in the city.
Golden shovel Bury a normal shovel and dig it up 4 days later.
Silver fishing rod Sold at Tom Nook's.
Golden fishing rod Catch every type of fish.
Silver Net Sold at Tom Nook's
Golden net Catch every type of insect.
Silver slingshot Sold at Tom Nook's
Golden slingshot Knock down 8 balloons, than there is a chance that a balloon present will drop one.
House Expansion Prices

These are what you have to pay to Nook to get each House Expansion
Unlockable How to Unlock
Normal House (You start off with this) 19,800 Bells
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
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.
Bank unlockables

Deposit a certain amount of bells into bank.
Unlockable How to Unlock
Shopping Card Deposit 10,000 bells into the bank.
Box of Tissues Deposit 100,000 bells into the bank.
Gold Card Reach "VIP" status.


Animal Crossing Secrets

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Magic Rocks

Every day, there will be a single rock in your town that will have money "in" it, and if you hit this rock money will come out. Hit it repeatedly to get more and more money. Eventually, the rock will run dry. The rock that gives money changes every day.
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Free Fishing Rod

If you talk to Tortimer (the mayor) during the Fishing Contest, he'll give you a free fishing rod to use.
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Free Net

If you talk to Tortimer (the mayor) during the Bug Catching Contest, he'll give you a free net to use.