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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qezniWLWxEA Well, it happened. After years of clamoring to re-release it, Earthbound has been released for the Wii U's Virtual Console worldwide. It costs a little extra than a normal SNES game, but rest assured, it's worth it. What makes Earthbound so special? Well, it's...different. Most RPGs take place in fantastic settings. Earthbound takes place in the present day, where fire hydrants and paintings are enemies. Unlike most RPGs, Earthbound is funny. Earthbound is infused with pop culture references, from the Beatles to Mr. Baseball, a Tom Selleck movie you've probably never seen. You'll travel by bus, by spaceship, and by monster. I never played Earthbound until a few years ago, when I decided I wanted to play the Mother series back-to-back-to-back. Earthbound, the middle game, is the only one released in the United States and (now) Europe. It is also the most popular of the series, given Ness' appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series. Why did it take so long for Earthbound to get the Virtual Console treatment outside of Japan? Well, it wasn't music rights issues as previously thought. It turns out Nintendo just didn't know how many people wanted to play it. Seriously. Only until they found out about the petition that starman.net put out to re-release the game did they figure, "hey, maybe we should sell this game". Sales have proven strong since its release, only behind Donkey Kong, which literally costs 30 cents this month. I don't own a Wii U ($8 an hour does that to a person), but I would spend the  for it if I had the chance.(Thanks to Rhinoceraptor for the rest of the OP) ----------------------------------- THREAD GUIDELINES
This game is old sure, but plenty of people still haven't played it. Let's do them a courtesy and discuss major plot points in the [spoiler] tags, alright? We all know which theory I'm talking about. THAT theory has been discussed to death whether you subscribe to it or not, and unless you have a really amazing insight into it, let's try not to bring it up. Because Saturn is the 6th planet. Q&A How much is it? It's only , and purchasing it will help to show the bigwigs at Nintendo of America that there's money to be made in this series again.You said it's a sequel, do I need to be familiar with the first game? Not really. The connections between games are more thematic than anything else. There is an overarching storyline, but it's like the story between Ocarina of Time and Wind Waker in that either can be played independently of the other. Besides, the first game, though good, is an '80s NES RPG and hasn't really aged well gameplay-wise. You Should really only play it as supplemental material if you really enjoyed the second and third games. Why is the kid in the hat not fighting? Sometimes Ness (as seen in Super Smash Bros.) gets homesick during the adventure and will randomly be unable to perform actions in battle. This can be frustrating since he will be your main healer and hitter for the bulk of the game. The only way to cure homesickness is to call your mother on the phone or visit her directly. (CaptainYesterday note: a baby chick also does the trick.) Which is better, the Yo-Yo, or the Slingshot? Neither, buy a baseball bat. --- VIDEOS! Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGOEMCG2Ll4 NOA promotion EarthBound at Comicon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uinZ2wn3qF4 A Nerd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT8ZDZf7gw0 MOTHER RESOURCES (Thanks, Rhinoceraptor from last year!) Official Site Travel Guide -- This came boxed with the original game! A lot of work was put into it, and it's more of a companion book than a strategy guide.  NO LONGER SCRATCH 'N' SNIFF Starmen -- The Internet's biggest MOTHER fan community. Lots of fanart and such. EarthBound Central -- A blog or various EB related stuff. MOTHER 3 Translation Project -- A fantastic translation patch of MOTHER 3 to English. MOTHER 4 Fan Game Project -- A Fanmade Sequel Project, still under development. MUCH cooler than you would expect. MOTHER Remake Hack -- A recreation of Earthbound Zero using Earthbound's engine is also in the works. Edward Mass fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Jul 25, 2013 |
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Rhinoceraptor posted:Beaten by minutes... Sure! I'll add it in.
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TheRationalRedditor posted:Are there any known changes for better or wosre to this new version? No epilepsy-educing flashes anymore.
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Jul 25, 2013 02:40
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Rhinoceraptor posted:
You are doubly welcome. Adam Bowen posted:I have no idea what you're talking about, and I've played the hell out of Earthbound. Care to explain? Search 'Giygas theory'.
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I didn't even know this! I'm going to have to try this on my next playthrough!
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Bleusilences posted:While I liked Earthbound a lot a tried to play Mother 1 and found it a boring slug. Is it just me ? It's definitely the weakest like of the series. There have been ROM hacks to speed it up.
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Ascetic Crow posted:What's your favorite crazy-rear end Earthbound theory? Mine is the one where the entire game is just Ness, Paula and Jeff playing pretend and that Poo is imaginary. That's one messed-up game of pretend.
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Of course, there's already a prototype translation to Earthbound Zero thanks to Phil Sandhop, so It'd be much, much easier to release in the English-speaking world than Mother 3.
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SereneCrimson posted:Tonight on the WiiU VC, Mother 1 will be released in NA/EU as "EarthBound Beginnings" We're 2/3 the way there! C'mon, "EarthBound 2"!
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EarthBound Advanced.
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