The polls are officially closed, and we have our three titles for December:
Animal Crossing (Nintendo GameCube)
Animal Crossing is a social simulation game, dubbed a “communication game” by Nintendo.[3] It is open-ended, and the player’s character can live a separate life with very little set plot or mandatory tasks. Players assume the role of a new resident to the town. The gender and looks of the character depend on answers given to a cat named Rover, whom the player meets on the train the character takes to the town. There are also tasks that players can complete and goals they can achieve. The game is played in real-time, observing days, weeks, months and years using the GameCube’s internal clock. Many real-life events and holidays span the year, including Independence Day, Halloween, the Harvest Festival (Thanksgiving), and Toy Day (Christmas). Other activities, such as fishing tournaments and early-morning fitness classes, occur on a regular schedule. (Source: Animal Crossing (video game) - Wikipedia)
Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (PC, Xbox; as part of NiGHTS into Dreams)
Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, also known as Christmas NiGHTS or Christmas NiGHTS Sampler, is a promotional sampler disc of NiGHTS into Dreams that was originally released during the 1996 holiday season for the Sega Saturn. The game follows the story of NiGHTS, Elliot and Claris trying to find the missing star from the Twin Seeds’ Christmas tree.
This game was later bundled with the NiGHTS into Dreams HD remasters, where it appears as an unlockable. (Source: Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams | Nights into Dreams Wiki | Fandom)
Home Alone (Sega Genesis)
There are multiple versions of the game and each features a different style of gameplay, but all share the same plot and roughly the same objective from the film: Kevin McCallister is left home alone when his family goes on Christmas vacation to Paris. He must prevent Harry and Marv, the “Wet Bandits”, from burgling his home, using various household objects as traps and/or weapons.
The Genesis and Game Gear versions feature a slightly different plot. While the games still revolve around Kevin’s battle with the Wet Bandits, he instead must protect several houses in his neighborhood while waiting 20 minutes for the police to arrive (40 on higher difficulties). (Source: Home Alone (video game) - Wikipedia)
Happy retro holiday gaming!