<s>
Harvest	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
farm	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Victor	O
Interactive	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Story	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
series	O
(	O
following	O
Harvest	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
GB	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Natsume	O
initially	O
stated	O
bringing	O
it	O
to	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
was	O
not	O
possible	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
despite	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
proving	O
the	O
task	O
to	O
be	O
possible	O
through	O
homebrew	B-Application
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
twentieth	O
anniversary	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
saw	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Harvest	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
to	O
restore	O
and	O
maintain	O
an	O
abandoned	O
farm	O
left	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
by	O
their	O
grandfather	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Harvest	B-Device
Moon	I-Device
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
any	O
given	O
day	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
stamina	O
for	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planting	O
,	O
growing	O
,	O
and	O
harvesting	O
crops	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
focuses	O
of	O
the	O
Story	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dog	O
originally	O
belonged	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
grandfather	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
throwback	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Harvest	B-Device
Moon	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
major	O
features	O
of	O
Harvest	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
marry	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
five	O
eligible	O
girls	O
in	O
Harvest	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
represented	O
by	O
hearts	O
that	O
appear	O
in	O
their	O
dialogue	O
boxes	O
,	O
representative	O
of	O
her	O
affection	O
toward	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
white	O
(	O
indifferent	O
)	O
to	O
pink	O
(	O
in	O
love	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
it	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
,	O
nearly	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
Stateside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Fielder	O
,	O
who	O
rated	O
it	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
although	O
not	O
for	O
everyone	O
,	O
Harvest	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strangely	O
compelling	O
,	O
original	O
little	O
game	O
that	O
makes	O
hours	O
melt	O
away	O
incomprehensibly.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mars	O
Publishing	O
's	O
Parent	O
's	O
Guide	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
Games	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
only	O
Parent	O
's	O
Guide	O
Choice	O
Award	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
because	O
it	O
met	O
the	O
requirements	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
displays	O
imagination	O
,	O
creativity	O
,	O
ingenuity	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
order	O
,	O
while	O
offering	O
a	O
playing	O
atmosphere	O
that	O
is	O
educational	O
and	O
enriching.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
Harvest	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
64	I-Application
as	O
the	O
278th	O
greatest	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
