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Connecting to other games

[edit] A Wonderful Life
The game offers connectivity with the Nintendo GameCube game Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life. To connect with the Gamecube game, the player must throw an offering (virtually any throwable item) into the Harvest Goddess's pool in FOMT. When connected, entries will be added to the library with details about the characters in A Wonderful Life. Also, certain characters will talk about the characters in Forget-Me-Not Valley. If the player connects enough, he will obtain the seaside cottage, the ultimate reward for connecting.

Unlike past Game Boy versions of Harvest Moon (and even Harvest Moon: Back To Nature), Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town does not feature the ability to trade livestock with other FoMT game cartridges.

AWL Characters
When Friends of Mineral Town is linked to the GameCube game, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, via a GCN/GBA Link Cable (sold separately from the two games), two more characters may come into the game:

Van: A traveling salesman who comes every Wednesday and stays on the second floor of the inn. He sells a Record Player, and ore from the mine.
Luu (Ruby): A world renowned chef who comes to stay on the top floor of the inn every Sunday. She will teach some of her gourmet recipes, which cannot be found anywhere else.

[edit] Harvest Moon DS
Those who have the Harvest Moon DS can link their game from Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town or Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town. Doing so unlocks extra content unavailable to those who don't have both games.
Unlockables

Girls and their rivals from this game will appear on the DS version, and you can marry them.
Extra songs are available from this game to listen on your Harvest Moon DS game.
If you linked with A Wonderful Life, a stone mentioning the former farmer's name is also there. (note that even if you connect with MFoMt, the player will be regarded as a male, or a king)
(Japanese version only): Newspapers depicting your exploits in Mineral Town would appear such as reaching the bottom of the mine, regardless of whether you actually achieved them.