I'm 10. I stand in video game section of Family Video. I get mesmerized by the sprites on the back of the box. I rent this game. I rent it again. And again. I never beat it but I fall in love. I end up with the gameboy version and play it endlessly.

I'm 22. I drive an hour and a half to used game shop. Going to mostly browse, but I secretly hope I find this game there. I don't.

I'm 37. Nintendo adds it to the Nintendo Switch Online catalog and I finally beat it. The sprite mesmerize me the same as they did when I was a kid. The OLED screen of the Switch feels perfect for these happy and colorful sprites.

The game itself is repetitive and lacks the depth that future farming sims will create in the wake of this game. But this game not only inspired a brand new genre and slow life games as a whole, but really has charmed me into what is going to be a lifetime appreciation of the beauty of its sprite work and the relaxing, calming simple gameplay loop.