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Monster Rancher

Monster Rancher (Monster Farm in Japan), is a monster raising simulation in which you raise your monsters in order to win fighting tournaments and become the greatest breeder ever. A unique feature is the way you obtain your monsters- from every CD you own. That's right- every CD you own (including PC ones, musical and even 3D0 games) can be used to generate a different monster.

Genre: Strategy
Year: 1997
Developer: Tecmo
Publisher: Tecmo
Players: 2

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Achievements

78 achievements · 725 total points

Official E Win Win your first Official Tournament at Rank E and get to R-1 breeder rank.
3 pts
Official D Win Win your first Official Tournament at Rank D and get to R-2 breeder rank.
3 pts
Official C Win Win your first Official Tournament at Rank C and get to R-3 breeder rank.
5 pts
Official B Win Win your first Official Tournament at Rank B and get to R-4 breeder rank.
5 pts
Official A Win Win your first Official Tournament at Rank A and get to R-5 breeder rank.
10 pts
We're Done, Right? ...Right? Win your first Official Tournament at Rank S and get to R-6 breeder rank.
10 pts
All-Star Cup Champion Win the All-Star Cup for the first time.
10 pts
Monsters Cup Champion Win the Monsters Cup for the first time.
10 pts
Masters S Cup Champion Win the Masters S Cup for the first time.
10 pts
Disk Cup Champion Win the Disk Cup for the first time.
10 pts
Master in FIMBA Achieve "Master" rank as a Breeder.
10 pts
Going down in the Record Books Have a single Monster earn all of the Big 4 championship badges.
25 pts
Check out This New Monster Generate a Monster at the Shrine by switching CDs from the Monster Rancher game to any CD of your choosing.
1 pts
Happy Birthday! Celebrate your Monster's first birthday at the Ranch.
2 pts
Putting That One on the Fridge Receive mail from an adoring fan.
3 pts
I'd Rather Not Relive That... Have an enemy Monster forfeit the match.
3 pts
Full Sweep In a Tournament with 8 Monsters (including yours), win all matches.
10 pts
One-Hit Wonder Deal a single hit of damage that exceeds the enemy Monster's LIF total.
10 pts
We're Better Together Perform any Combination that results in one of LIF, POW, DEF, SKI, SPD, or INT being at or above 300.
10 pts
Would You Love Me If I Wasn't A Worm? Have a worm cocoon while on the ranch.
25 pts
Training Complete Get all techniques for a monster.
10 pts
A Bigger House Upgrade your Breeder's House for the first time.
5 pts
A Bigger Stable Upgrade your Monster's Stable for the first time.
5 pts
Renovations Complete Upgrade your Rancher house to its maximum level.
10 pts
Fully Stabilized Upgrade your Monster's stable to its maximum level.
10 pts
The Next Knick Killer Get a Dino, Magic, or Doodle to Rank S.
10 pts
Healthy Lifestyle Get a Worm, Plant, or Ape to Rank S.
10 pts
Power Overwhelming Get a Golem, Hare, Naga, or Dragon to Rank S.
10 pts
Built like a Tank Get a Jell, Monol, or Disk to Rank S.
10 pts
Mach 1 Get a Tiger, Henger, Nya, or Ghost to Rank S.
10 pts
Outsmarted Get a Pixie, Suezo, or Gali to Rank S.
10 pts
Your First Exploration Begin your first expedition.
5 pts
The Magic Mirror Find a Magic Mirror during an expedition to Titus Temple.
5 pts
Gold Cup Champion Be invited to the A-Rank Gold Cup Tournament, held on wk. 4 of November, and win against Soro.
10 pts
Come on and Slam! Use an Old Mirror in Combination to create a Magic.
10 pts
Trial of the Ape Defeat Sonmu in the Trial Cup on wk.4 of October.
10 pts
Conquering the Ape Using a Monster whose sum of LIF, POW, DEF, SKI, SPD, and INT do not exceed 1700, defeat Sonmu in the Trial Cup on wk.4 of October.
10 pts
Potassium Is Magic Find a Magic Banana during an Expedition to Hartville Ruins.
5 pts
Spoiled beyond Belief Use a Magic Banana in Combination to create an Ape.
10 pts
Trial of the Dragon Defeat Maccam in the Trial Cup on wk.4 of April.
10 pts
Conquering the Dragon Using a Monster whose sum of LIF, POW, DEF, SKI, SPD, and INT do not exceed 2100, defeat Maccam in the Trial Cup on wk.4 of April.
10 pts
Dragon Tusk Invitational Champion Be invited to the A-Rank Invitational, held on wk.4 of August, and win against Megiras.
10 pts
How to Combine Your Dragon Use a Dragon Tusk in Combination to create a Dragon.
5 pts
We're All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This Unlock the "Scribble" Monster.
10 pts
I Made This! Use the "Scribble" Monster in a Combination to create a Doodle.
5 pts
Left Arm of the Robotic One Find a Doll Hand L during an expedition to Reno Ruins.
3 pts
Right Arm of the Robotic One Find a Doll Hand R during an expedition to Reno Ruins.
3 pts
Left Leg of the Robotic One Find a Doll Leg L during an expedition to Reno Ruins.
3 pts
Right Leg of the Robotic One Find a Doll Leg R during an expedition to Reno Ruins.
3 pts
Obliterate Gora Be invited to the Henger Invitational, held on wk.4 of February, and win against Gora.
10 pts
Henger, the Forbidden One Use a Clay Doll in Combination to create a Henger.
10 pts
Secretly a Blessing Use a cursed monster in Combination to create a Ghost.
25 pts
Nyaow You've Done It Use a Cat Doll in Combination to create a Nya.
50 pts
I'm Feline a New Trial Defeat Eza in the Trial Cup on wk.4 of July.
10 pts
Eza Game Using a Monster whose sum of LIF, POW, DEF, SKI, SPD, and INT do not exceed 2000, defeat Eza in the Trial Cup on wk.4 of July.
10 pts
An Egg From What Now? Find a Plant Egg during an expedition to Hartville Ruins.
25 pts
Life-Extending Fruit?! Find a Golden Peach during an expedition to Reno Ruins.
25 pts
Jurassic Park Record every unique breed of Dino in your Book.
5 pts
A Full Gali-lery Record every unique breed of Gali in your Book.
5 pts
No Stone Unturned Record every unique breed of Golem in your Book.
5 pts
Records of an Ambush Record every unique breed of Tiger in your Book.
5 pts
A Mischevious Bunch Record every unique breed of Pixie in your Book.
5 pts
Welcome to the Clew Record every unique breed of Worm in your Book.
5 pts
Jellatinous Record every unique breed of Jell in your Book.
5 pts
Getting an Eyeful Record every unique breed of Suezo in your Book.
5 pts
Some Hare-y Recordings Record every unique breed of Hare in your Book.
5 pts
An Aggressive Bunch Record every unique breed of Naga in your Book.
5 pts
Home Gardening Record every unique breed of Plant in your Book.
5 pts
Your Own Monol-opoly Record every unique breed of Monol in your Book.
5 pts
They're Placeholders, We Can Replace Them Later Record every unique breed of Doodle in your Book.
5 pts
Spectral Duo Record every unique breed of Ghost in your Book.
5 pts
They're Real Meowthfuls Record every unique breed of Nya in your Book.
10 pts
The Laziest Bunch Record every unique breed of Ape in your Book.
10 pts
A Magical Experience Record every unique breed of Magic in your Book.
25 pts
Accepting Our New Robot Overlords Record every unique breed of Henger in your Book.
10 pts
Rolling Deep Record every unique breed of Disk in your Book.
5 pts
Mythical Creatures Record every unique breed of Dragon in your Book.
25 pts
He's Learned His Lesson Record a star of Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness, Ardebaren, in your Book.
3 pts

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Monster Rancher frequently asked questions

How do I play Monster Rancher online with a friend?

Monster Rancher (PlayStation) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Monster Rancher on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Monster Rancher in the PlayStation library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Monster Rancher netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Monster Rancher have achievements?

Yes, Monster Rancher has 78 achievements worth 725 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Monster Rancher for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Monster Rancher on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.