Harvest Moon/Gameplay

Basic overview
The game lasts three years. In each year there are four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. The four seasons last 30 days each. Each day has four time cycles:
 * Day - 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
 * Evening - 3:00 pm 5:00 pm
 * Night - 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Time stops at 6:00 pm
 * Midnight - 12:00 am - 6:00 am - This is after you write in your diary

The objective is to get a Maximum Happy score. This will be done by how much money you have, getting house expansions, getting married, having happy animals, etc.

Things you might want to know before you play

 * Items do not get picked up from the bin if they are placed in them at night.
 * You need to grow a lot of grass for the Fall\Winter.
 * Grass doesn't need to be watered AND it will survive the winter season. Snowstorms can destroy grass.
 * Chicks, Baby Cows, and Calves do not need to eat.
 * If you wan to check your progress, go to your journal to sleep. Select yes, and immedialty press and hold L + R + Select. This is a glitch, and the game will end.