One long-time Animal Crossing player who's stuck with the series since its beginning has seen an in-game rainbow for the first time. While only a somewhat uncommon occurrence in the real world, Animal Crossing rainbows are much harder to track down, and finding one can be a coveted memory for players.
The series launched in 2001, and to date, it encompasses five mainline Animal Crossing games as well as a number of spin-offs, such as Happy Home Designer, Amiibo Festival, and the soon-to-be-discontinued Pocket Camp mobile game. Through all the mainline games, players have had the ability to find rainbows, but tracking them down is no easy task.
An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player creates a Wizard of Oz-themed island that guides visitors through various iconic locations in the story.
Reddit user cailincailinl recently posted an image of their lucky find in the original Nintendo GameCube version of the game, showing a pale, seven-colored rainbow arch reaching across one of the waterfalls in their Animal Crossing village. They began playing Animal Crossing at the age of 6 alongside their sister in 2001, and despite 23 years of experience, this summer was the first...
