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Episode 5: Perfection
Mayor Thair unveils his rudimentary six-step plan towards perfection in Animal Crossing. Plus, he receives a mysterious casette tape in the post, and we find there's unfinished business in Steentown as we exhume Martin's time capsule.
Letter writing
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Want to look behind the curtain and find out how villagers in Animal Crossing "read" your letters?
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Spoilers: they seem to care more about form than substance.
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James Chambers wrote this Twitter thread explaining how it works, which has also been conveniently summarised in an article on The Verge.
Catbeats
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The 'cassette tape' played in this episode was a special preview of the track KK Slider Jammin' After Hours by Catbeats, due for release on Friday 20th March 2020.
Catbeats is chill music with a strong Animal Crossing vibe.
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Will be the final episode in Season 1 of Asstown. We'll be talking about what happens when Animal Crossing and real-life mix. So please, send us stories of your experience.
