You can trade with many of the town's people, and fellow farmers. If you link up a friend's Game Boy, you can trade items between players as well. The local stores supply plenty of items to help you in your quest, at a cost, of course. And if you have the time, you can go about the town in search of a little fun away from work.
The Game Boy version includes all new characters and background sprites in full color, but is also backwards compatible with the original Game Boy version. The game was released on January 1st, 1996.