How to Unlock the Phone Stores in Harvest Moon DS?

Question

In Harvest Moon DS, how do I unlock all the stores by phone? Like the Supermarket, the ranch, the blacksmith, etc. I've been waiting for them to open the store themselves but nothing has happen as it's been like 21 Harvest Moon days.. :/

And how would you get the fishing rod?

Answer 1

All you have to do is go over to the phone and press 'A'.

Then a load of shops will co9me up!

Answer 2

you buy 1 thing from Karen for 10 or so days. it is OK i f she s closed it will just skip that day. you will unlock the 2channel. i might not make scence but go the this web sight this has everything for all TRUE harvest moon fans!

fogu.com/hm

Answer 3

Stores don't need to be unlocked. They all open at different times.

The Poultry Farm, run by Popuri, is open from 11 AM to 4 PM and is closed on Sundays.

Yodel Ranch is run by Rick is open from 10 AM to 3:00 PM and is closed on Sundays.

The supermarket which is run by Karen opens at 9 AM and closes at 5 PM. It's closed on Sundays and Tuesdays.

Blacksmith Saibara is run by Gray- open from 10 AM  to 4 PM and is closed on Thursdays.

Carpenter Gotz is run by, well, Gotz. It's hours are from 11 AM  to 4 PM and it is closed on Saturdays.

And then the church, run by Carter, is open from 12 PM to 4PM and is closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Try calling during those times and not on those days and see what happens :] Faulty versions of the game were known to be sold, so if it still doesn't work, try creating a new game file. If it still doesn't work, bring your game to a local gaming store and tell them your problem.

A fishing rod can be obtained very easily. You get it from Galen. Visit his house when he is inside on a Saturday between 12PM and 2PM. He will give you his old Fishing Pole at the original standard level. Make sure that you don't have anything equipped in the colored slots of your Rucksack else you won't activate the event.

Good Luck :D

Answer 4

Unlock..? What do you mean by that? You don't need to unlock anything. The stores open up at different times of the day. For instance, the Supermarket opens at 10 AM, and the Poultry Farm (aka, 'Chicken Lils') opens at 12 PM. You don't have to do a single thing to 'unlock' the stores. You must not be waiting for them to open up or something. =P (They say that they are 'still preparing to open up shop'. That just means that it isn't opening time yet, not that the store isn't set up.) As for getting the Fishing rod, I wouldn't know how to answer that. I've only gotten my Fishing rod through Action Replay, and it never works for me.

If you ever need help with your Harvest Moon games, I reccomend heavily visiting HM Fogu first. They're the authority on the River King and Harvest Moon franchise, and are dedicated to informing players about the series and helping them with their games. http://www.fogu.com/hm

Hope this helped, and good luck! =D

Edit -

Here; this is an outtake from a guide on GameFAQs that tells you how to recieve the Fishing rod.

"  Fishing Pole: To acquire the fishing pole, go to Galen and Nina's house around noon on a Saturday.  You will view a short cut scene where Galen found an old fishing rod and is passing it onto you."

[This guide is copyrighted to darkrangeresp of GameFAQs. I do not claim it at all. All rights reserved.]

Edit -

Are you sure your calling after or on the times the individual stores open up? If you are, perhaps you bought a faulty version of Harvest Moon DS. There were copies of the game known to be incredibly glitched up, and it is a possibility you acquired one. Try calling into the Supermarket /after/ 12:00 PM. (The store opens at 10 AM; I'm doing this to be sure.)