The Mother series is one of the most beloved franchises in gaming history. Known as Earthbound in the west, the series is renowned for its quirkiness, unique graphics, and nontraditional RPG gameplay, but it hasn't always had great success. Jason Capp is here to discuss whether it is worth bringing the franchise back to life... or not.
IGN writes: Mother 3 is one of the most hotly-desired RPGs ever, having never received an official translation in North America despite the cult popularity of its predecessor, Earthbound. But over all these years, series creator Shigesato Itoi has never weighed in on the discussion - at least until now."
A translated version of this game on Switch Online would be nice, and it would add a lot value to the Expansion Pak service.
I would love to see an Earthbound game just redone with 3D-ish models and characters. Just having a remaster for Switch Online would be awesome!
Did you ever see the Earthbound 64 concept/materials? That actually looked really good, but I'd also take a HD-2D remake as well.
Nintendo seems very whimsical about what they give they're fans, sometimes they'll give them a bone (e.g. Mario RPG, Thousand Year Door for the Switch), and other times, they just give them little to nothing (agh, the Zelda anniversary).
When you consider the cost of gaming back then and even now, no excuses when costs are involved.
The long-awaited documentary, which highlights the online community that's built around cult SNES RPG EarthBound over the years. It's an examination of the power of online communities and fandom, and the impact that Shigesato Itoi's series has had on its fans.
EarthBound is bona fide classic and part of gaming royalty that somehow still feels like a hidden gem.
The odd game does have die hard fans out there. There is a NES and a SNES game Nintendo dropped the SNES port onto the SNES mini the cart alone fetches a pretty penny on Ebay. I have to get around to playing Earthbound on my SNES mini I tried it out from what I played I liked it. If Nintendo made a new game I would probably grab it wish Nintendo made a new Star Tropics as well.
Hell yes it is.