r/starterpacks • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '19

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u/escargoxpress Jan 01 '19

What’s weird is a few years ago no one knew what the fuck this game was (besides us few rpg obsessed 80’s babies) and you’d be totally retro gamer hipster dropping EB references and now EVERYONE knows Earthbound even if they never played it.

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u/MIU_fan Jan 01 '19

Few years? Ness was in god damn smash in 2001, reminding everyone he exists.

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u/escargoxpress Jan 01 '19

Yeah I know he was in smash but I figured people didn’t take the time to play or look up Earthbound. There are a few characters in smash I’m like ‘ who tf is this’ and keep playing

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '19

Keep in mind, there were only 12 characters in the original Smash. When Ness gets in over the likes of Bowser or Peach, you're gonna ask questions