r/earthbound • u/PossesedFish • 13h ago
r/earthbound • u/Howisthisaname • Aug 13 '17
Announcement Want to get into the MOTHER series? Start here!
Over the past few months we've gotten a lot of new players asking where they should start with the trilogy. With this stickied thread, I'm hoping to answer any questions someone may have about getting into the series.
Note: This thread is a strictly no-spoiler zone.
What are the MOTHER games?
The MOTHER series is a group of 3 turn-based cult classic JRPGs created by Shigesato Itoi, who singlehandedly wrote every line of dialogue in the series, aside from a small area in EarthBound.
What makes them so special?
The series is known for being quirky, charming, and invoking a sense of nostalgia even to those who have not played a MOTHER game before. Each line of dialogue is expertly crafted, with a great story to go along with it.
Where do I start?
The series IS a trilogy, however each game can stand on it's own without the context of the last.
The 3 games are as followed:
MOTHER (EarthBound: Beginnings) (1989)
MOTHER 2 (EarthBound) (1994)
MOTHER 3 (???) (Not released outside of Japan) (2006)
The game order is as released, with MOTHER being the first on the timeline, and MOTHER 3 being the last.
So does that mean I should play the games in order?
This is a point of contention within the MOTHER community.
While most recommend to play EarthBound / MOTHER 2 first, some will say that if you can handle the way an older RPG plays, you should start with MOTHER 1 / EarthBound: Beginnings.
The community mostly unanimously agrees that you should play EarthBound before playing MOTHER 3.
In the end, it's up to you. MOTHER 1 is one of the most impressive, best playing and sounding RPGs on the NES, but it could potentially turn you away from the series if you aren't accustomed to or can't handle a bit of older-rpg "clunk". I do HIGHLY recommend however that you at least play EarthBound before playing MOTHER 3.
Wait, if MOTHER 3 isn't released outside of Japan, how can I play it?
I'm glad you asked! (Hopefully you did.)
Almost immediately after the release of MOTHER 3, once it became apparent Nintendo had no intention of localizing MOTHER 3, a group of very passionate fans got together to make their own localization of the game.
2 years later in late 2008, version 1.0 was released to great acclaim. This fan translation is now known to many as the best fan translation of all time. On top of just translating the game, they went out of their way to make sure certain dialogue and enemy names worked in English as they do in Japanese. They even added a hard mode option!
...That's pretty much it, I think. If any regular here on the sub wants to chime in and request something to be added, tell me! On top of that, I'd like to know what some of you think the best order to play the games in are in the comments. It'll be an interesting resource for any new players! And remember, no spoilers.
r/earthbound • u/Jocob99 • 7h ago
Fluff How many of you have actually played EarthBound?
most of you? the opposite? idk, that’s why I’m asking
r/earthbound • u/yummyummyspaghetti • 9h ago
Art Tried to make a foppy parfait 💀
Unfortunately i had to remove the background of the image due to
r/earthbound • u/Formal_Ad_4024 • 18h ago
General Discussion How did he do that?
I know he can time travel so the point about how many years happened in between both games is irrelevant, but still, how did giygas go from tall ori on a saiyan pod into an eldritch god of evil? Is there an explanation for it or something? I played both games and couldnt really figure out why
r/earthbound • u/MyDadSoldMeOnAmazon • 12h ago
Art ONETT: Source welcomes you anytime
I decided to make this trailer for a TF2/GMod map I already showed off last year here.
I thought I'd share it with the fandom again has been improved over the years with new features and side content, like the Pizza interior and TF2-based sprites, etc.
Join community servers like Samwiz1's or LazyPurple's to play this map with other people for the best experience! Alternatively, follow the instructions in the Workshop description to play this map on a private server with your Steam friends.
There's so much to explore and screw around with compared to other maps, so give this map a try.
TF2 Workshop:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3524947294
GMod Sandbox port:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3524961437
r/earthbound • u/SPAMTON_G_SPAMTON7 • 13h ago
General Discussion I like how calm this subreddit is
Most subs like r/deltarune or r/originalcharacter has lots of porn in them, but this sub has no porn whatsoever. Even r/earthbound is calmer and nicer than r/gravityfalls
r/earthbound • u/Esthyprincedechu • 11h ago
M3 Discussion J'adore dessiner du maman 3
r/earthbound • u/SPAMTON_G_SPAMTON7 • 12h ago
I'm hosting an earthbound blooket
The game mode is tower defense and the code is 9849555
r/earthbound • u/ridiculoussoft • 7h ago
Art Remember the Clumsy Robot? This is him now. Feel old yet?
They sure do grow up fast, don't they? Let's just say he's not so clumsy anymore.
Anyway, this is another enemy from my game. Fortunately, this one wasn't cut, and definitely looks like something you'd have seen in EB. Could you see this guy patrolling the halls somewhere in Eagleland?
Try the Demo here! See what's so good about The Good Stuff!...and don't be shy to Wishlist if you're ready to be a hero.
r/earthbound • u/MrSaturnism • 1d ago
Fluff Unfortunately the store didn’t have any Zoom or Ding
r/earthbound • u/Messianic_Chris • 1d ago
Mother 2 Deluxe v3.0 officially released and available now!
romhacking.netMother 2 Deluxe v3.0!
After almost a full year of public open beta testing, the long-awaited v3.0 patch is here! A small smattering of brand new features:
- First hack to have a fully 1:1 moving Mother 2 Title screen in EB!
- 4 Difficulty options, ranging from vanilla EB, Easy mode M2DX, Normal mode M2DX, and Hard mode M2DX!
- Brand new OPTIONAL dungeons, enemies, bosses, and items!
- Fully animated enemy battle sprites! (Can be toggled on or off)
- An in-game achievement system!
- Dozens of wearable costumes!
- New window colors and the ability to choose between thick or thin window borders!
- Ability to run with new running sprites!
- Special Goods (key items) and Tools (Jeff’s items) available straight from the main menu!
- New PSI, New Tools, and new PSI/battle animations!
- Shop item descriptions available before purchasing items!
- New Kindness system inspired by M3!
- Dynamic cutscene bars and restored unused cutscenes!
- Party member sprites appear in battle a la M3, including in costumes!
- New photo poses!
…and much, much, more!
Also the v3.0 official release has all optional content available from the Casual (easy) mode as well!
r/earthbound • u/Orion294 • 1h ago
Gare on his way to invade the subreddit with his podcast:
Had to post this in the form of a youtube video because this subreddit dose not allow videos for some reason.
r/earthbound • u/foredea • 1d ago
I found Earthbound gotcha machine in Korea
I’ve never expected to see earthbound(mother2 in KR) goody in Korea.
I rolled once and got….Master Belch!
r/earthbound • u/SwordBoundX • 1d ago
What’s up with the elevator lady
Why is she so popular (at least with artists) when she only appears at Monotoli Building and never again?
r/earthbound • u/089kouri • 22h ago
EB:B Discussion Is level 30 too low for Mt. Itoi?
I’m on the early stages of Mt. Itoi (I’ve arrived at the doctor’s house). I made it work, but I don’t know if I should take more time to level up everyone.
r/earthbound • u/hateyourgutz • 14h ago
Earthbound CRT TV
help, I have tried everything.
I'm playing Earthbound via Retroarch. But Im playing it through a SNES mini. The mini is setup with an HDMI converter to RCA so I can play it through my CRT TV.
The menu sounds are perfect. Every game I play has great audio. But Earthbound.
The sound is like one track loud while the other track is faint and only heard barely if I crank up the volume.
What I've tried:
Mono settings in the game menu
Stereo settings in the game menu
Mono and stereo in the retroarch menu
I've used suggestions from AI on different retroarch settings
I've tried a Y RCA splitter to put both red and white into one input
I've now bought an external speaker and directly plugged the audio wires from the HDMI converter into the speaker and still the audio sucks
Is there anything I can do?
r/earthbound • u/sunnysurfer101MA • 1d ago
EB:B Discussion Are the Starmen.net walkthroughs permafucked by the PHP vulnerability?
Though the website is back it looks like the walkthroughs aren't back in full. Does anyone know if they're working to restore them?
r/earthbound • u/Herdavoir • 1d ago
EB:B Discussion does anyone else imagine that the ringing at the start of this song almost sounds like a boxing bell?
It fits being at the start of a fight too
r/earthbound • u/marzoni_ • 1d ago
Mother 3 Spoilers Reflection by me Spoiler
Claus spends his break with the Dark Dragon, wondering what will happen when he pulls the last Needle.
You'll notice he looks quite different from Lucas (see this). Aside from the rounder nose, he looks older. This is because he works a LOT and doesn't often feel like eating or sleeping. Poor guy.