History YMMV / HarvestMoon64

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: It's a somewhat rare and expensive 64 game and one of the most highly regarded titles in the series but it unlikely to ever get a Virtual Console release and Marvelous has no plans of remaking it. Finally averted as of February 2017, when it got a Wii U Virtual Console release... in Europe. Hope for the North American market to follow suit.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: It's a somewhat rare and expensive 64 game and one of the most highly regarded titles in the series but it unlikely to ever get a Virtual Console release and Marvelous has no plans of remaking it.

* CanonDiscontinuity: With Marvelous using the Back to Nature's set of characters instead of Harvest Moon 64's in their future games (e.g. Harvest Moon Island of Happiness) seems to show that Marvelous want to wipe Harvest Moon 64 out of continuity.

* BaseBreaker: Due to {{Flanderization}} and CharacterExaggeration in future games using the same characters, also due to the series being LighterAndSofter recently, this game is often used to point out the others faults. It's considered the best HM game by a large number of the fanbase so it's no surprise.

* SequelDisplacement: [=HM64=] is more known of than the original SNES Harvest Moon. However, the {{Playstation}} counterpart, ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Back to Nature]]'', features many of the same characters (though with different relationships and different personalities) and is far better remembered than [=HM64=]. This is largely due to the fact the GBA game ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Friends of Mineral Town]]'' (which is essentially an enhanced port of ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Back to Nature]]'' with slightly different personalities from the Playstation version) was the first HarvestMoon game played by a great deal of fans. [=HM64=]'s version of the characters were basically ignored by Marvelous until ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonTreeOfTranquility Tree of Tranquility]]'', when Gray and Elli are referenced to in their original roles.

* GrowingtheBeard: General consensus often points out that this game was the game where Harvest Moon started to become good. It introduced many mechanics and features that would later be used in future installments, such as Rivals, House Extensions, Interactive Festivals, Deeper and darker stories.

* ShipToShipCombat: Averted. Despite Harvest Moon Back to Nature using the same characters from Harvest Moon 64, and changed their pairing around, the fans are civil about it. It probably helps since Harvest Moon Back to Nature made it clear that they maybe the characters are completely different individuals.

* GrowingtheBeard: General consensus often points out that this game was the game where Harvest Moon started to become good. It introduced many mechanics and features that would later be used in future installments, such as Rivals, House Extensions, Interactive Festivals, Deeper and darker stories.

** Karen likes dogs, so showings yours to her increases her affection. However, this isn't affected by the normal "one affection boost per day" rule, so you can get Karen from "doesn't know you from a hole in the ground" to "madly and passionately in love with you" on ''the first day''.

* SequelDisplacement: [=HM64=] is more known of than the original SNES Harvest Moon. However, the {{Playstation}} counterpart, ''Back to Nature'', features many of the same characters (though with different relationships and different personalities) and is far better remembered than [=HM64=]. This is largely due to the fact the GBA game ''Friends of Mineral Town'' (which is essentially an enhanced port of ''Back to Nature'' with slightly different personalities from the Playstation version) was the first HarvestMoon game played by a great deal of fans. [=HM64=]'s version of the characters were basically ignored by Marvelous until ''Tree of Tranquility'', when Gray and Elli are referenced to in their original roles.

* EvenBetterSequel: It's not the second game in the franchise, however it is the sequel to the original. The JPN version even has a 2 in the title.

* UnfortunateImplications: Kai is an AmbiguouslyBrown man who works at a vineyard which he doesn't own in an {{Eagleland}}-type environment. A few people have connected this to slavery, though Kai obviously is a free person and enjoys his work.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: It's a somewhat rare 64 game and one of the most highly regarded titles in the series but it has no Virtual Console release and Marvelous has no plans of remaking it.

* UnfortunateImplications: Kai is an AmbiguouslyBrown man who works at a vineyard which he doesn't own in an {{Eagleland}}-type environment. A few people have connected this to slavery, though Kai obviously is a free person and enjoys his work.

* HollywoodPudgy: Ellie bemoans her weight a few times and envies Popuri but she doesn't seem much bigger than the other girls in her official art.

* EvenBetterSequel: It's not the second game in the franchise, however it is the sequel to the original.

* BaseBreaker: Somewhat. Due to {{Flanderization}} and CharacterExaggeration in future games related to these characters, also due to the series being LighterAndSofter recently, this game is often used to point out the others faults. It's considered the best HM game by most fans, so it's no surprise.

* SequelDisplacement: [=HM64=] is more known of than the original SNES Harvest Moon. However, the {{Playstation}} counterpart, ''Back to Nature'', features many of the same characters (though with different relationships and somewhat different personalities) and is far better remembered than [=HM64=]. This is largely due to the fact the GBA game ''Friends of Mineral Town'' (which is essentially an enhanced port of ''Back to Nature'') was the first HarvestMoon game played by a great deal of fans. [=HM64=]'s version of the characters were basically ignored by Marvelous until ''Tree of Tranquility'', when Gray and Elli are referenced to in their original roles.

* MainstreamObscurity: Often cited as one of the best ''Vdieogame/HarvestMoon'' games, despite how few people have even played it. The game cart has become a fairly desirable collector's item as a result.

* MainstreamObscurity: Often cited as one of the best ''Franchise/HarvestMoon'' games, despite how few people have even played it. The game cart has become a fairly desirable collector's item as a result.

* UnfortunateImplications: Kai is an AmbiguouslyBrown man who works at a vineyard whom he doesn't own in an {{Eagleland}}-type environment. A few people have connected this to slavery, though Kai obviously is a free person and enjoys his work.

* UnfortunateImplications: Kai is an AmbiguouslyBrown man who works at a vineyard whom he doesn't own in an {{Eaglelander}} type environment. A few people have connected this to slavery, though Kai obviously is a free person and enjoys his work.

* SequelDisplacement: [=HM64=] is more known of than the original SNES Harvest Moon. However, the {{Playstation}} counterpart, ''Back to Nature'', features many of the same characters (though with different relationships and somewhat different personalities) and is far better remembered than [=HM64=]. This is largely due to the fact the GBA game ''Friends of Mineral Town'' (which is essentially an enhanced port of ''Back to Nature'') was the first HarvestMoon game played by a great deal of fans. [=HM64=]'s version of the characters were basically ignored by Marvelous until ''Tree of Tranquility'', when Gray and Elli are referenced to in their original roles.

* BaseBreaker: Somewhat. Due to {{Flanderization}} and CharacterExaggeration in future games related to these characters, this game is often used to point out the others faults. It's considered the best HM game by most fans, so it's no surprise.