Harvest Moon is a game that was first originally released in 1997. The game centers around the player using a character to work on a farm, helping to raise animals, meet friends and grow the farm's production overall. The gamer in Harvest Moon is given various tools to help with milking cows and collecting wool from sheep while also having the ability to help townspeople by completing tasks and
. chores (to earn money and help grow the farm additionally). Harvest Moon later expanded into Nintendo systems after being available on DOS, a computer program. Currently Harvest Moon is available on Nintendo Gamecube and Nintendo DS systems in addition to free versions of the game online for the DOS application. For anyone who currently has the DOS application installed on their computer or is looking for a free copy of Harvest Moon to boot on the computer, finding a free downloadable copy of Harvest Moon is not difficult and it is possible by using gaming networks and online communities. One website to download Harvest Moon for the computer using the DOS software application is DOS Games Online, which offers a library of free downloadable DOS games for the Windows computer platform (http://www.dosgamesonline.com/index/game/646/Harvest_Moon.html). Harvest Moon on DOS Games Online is downloadable directly from the site and is able to be opened using Windows operating system and a command prompt screen. Another option to play Harvest Moon is to download a free version of the N64 (Nintendo 64) copy of Harvest Moon from the Cool Rom website (http://www.coolrom.com/roms/n64/1146/harvest_moon_64.php). The downloadable game file available from Cool Rom is the official game for the N64 and must be played on the computer using game-mounting software that allows games to simulate the same experience as one would have if the game was being played on the official Nintendo 64 gaming system. http://www.dosgamesonline.com/index/game/646/Harvest_Moon.html or http://www.coolrom.com/roms/n64/1146/harvest_moon_64.php