Video Games > Video Game Chat

Earthbound Beginnings

(1/4) > >>

CrossEyed7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxjOnl_Xkjo

As announced by Itoi himself right before the Nintendo World Championships, Mother 1 is available on the Wii U Virtual Console (not the 3DS one for some reason?) right now for $7.

While it has a new official name now, so far it doesn't look like anything was changed from the rom that's out there (not even the title screen). Still has the run button and everything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9_xJ_m8IHY
it's rated 3 in Europe, but it's T in Eagleland.

(also, the Onett Times community ("Your official source for the latest EarthBound news and information") still just has that one intro post from two years ago, which makes one wonder what the point of having that community ever was)

bobbysq1337:
Should I play this before Earthbound? From what I understand, it's not necessary to play Mother first, but is there anything I'm missing?

Weegee:
The name change seems a bit silly since most EarthBound buyers will know its precursor's original title, but hey.

BP:
EB0 is much like a college project and EB is much like the same thing with more money, more experience and better tech. Sure EB0's failings are a product of its time, but, that doesn't change the fact that the game is awful at conveying where to go or what to do or what most PSI does, or that the game is so horribly balanced (it's been said that Mt. Itoi was literally not playtested), or that it's incredibly rare for Lloyd or Ana to ever survive a battle. I'd recommend EB first, then M3, and then EB0... if you really want to.

Tavros:
Honestly, in my opinion, buy this. Don't play it, though. Get a rom and translation patch of Mother 1+2, and just play that instead. Tomato's translation and the inclusion of the Easy Ring makes it far superior.
EDIT: Also, this actually does seem to open up the possibility of Mother 3 getting an American release.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page