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This Is Not A New Mother (AKA Earthbound) Game Announcement — Well, Not Yet

In Real Life

12 months ago

This Is Not A New Mother (AKA Earthbound) Game Announcement — Well, Not Yet

Brian Ashcraft

The ‘Mother 4’ Fan Game Is Now Called Oddity, Still Looks Amazing

In Real Life

1 year ago

The ‘Mother 4’ Fan Game Is Now Called Oddity, Still Looks Amazing

Gita Jackson

Why The First EarthBound Wasn’t Released Outside Japan

In Real Life

2 years ago

Why The First EarthBound Wasn’t Released Outside Japan

Greg Melo

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When Nintendo released it as Earthbound Beginnings on the Wii U, the innovative, beloved role-playing game Mother finally made it to the West. But back in the early 1990s, Nintendo had every intention of launching it for the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System in America. It just didn’t work out.

The Mother Series 30th Anniversary Event In Smash Bros. Ultimate Is Too Cruel

Nintendo

2 years ago

The Mother Series 30th Anniversary Event In Smash Bros. Ultimate Is Too Cruel

Ethan Gach

My Liner Notes For Mother, EarthBound Beginnings’ Vinyl Soundtrack

In Real Life

4 years ago

My Liner Notes For Mother, EarthBound Beginnings’ Vinyl Soundtrack

Chris Kohler

In 2015, the indie record press Ship To Shore Phono Co. put out an officially-licensed pressing of the soundtrack to Nintendo’s beloved RPG Mother, which had just been released that year in the West as EarthBound Beginnings.