'Earthbound'/MOTHER

[The Admiral]

Earthbound carts are at least $100 these days, sometimes over $200. And there's a lot of fakes running around. If you're looking to buy one, read this.

Holy Palutena! That's way too pricy for my pocket. Way too pricy.. I am not a game collector, so I am not willing to spend that much money on a game.

Then again, a Super Metroid PAL cart for 600$. As much as I love SM, I don't want to buy such an expensive pack.

And these prices are exactly why emulation and piracy are so prevalent. That and entitlement on the parts of some people, I mean, but that's a matter of general piracy. I mean, fine, there are rights issues in the MOTHER series, but I think those could be sussed out and the game reissued (presumably ported) and, if the internet community is any sign, it'd be like printing money. Kind of like re-releasing, oh, say, Ocarina of Time.

Also, there will probably never be a MOTHER 4, because Itoi doesn't want to make one.

 

[Fabulous Ampharos]

I've played Mother for the NES in Japanese ....it was fun :3

 

[Thecatteam]

I've never played Earthbound, but I have seen a playthrough on YouTube. It looks really good!
Although Mother 3 is my one true love. Knowing all the Earthbound references gave it a whole extra dimension!

 

[teamaquagrunt]

Earthbound is amazing! I used to love the soundtrack when I was like 10, but now it sounds god-awful to me so I have to mute it and play other music on top of it XD Weird how that happens.. I recommended it to my big bro at that time and was shocked that he hated the music so much but now I understand. haha. (not that I'm telling him that :/ )
But it's still a pretty amusing game and I like the cartoony graphics.

 

[Zibdas]

Earthbound is amazing! I used to love the soundtrack when I was like 10, but now it sounds god-awful to me so I have to mute it and play other music on top of it XD Weird how that happens.. I recommended it to my big bro at that time and was shocked that he hated the music so much but now I understand. haha. (not that I'm telling him that :/ )
But it's still a pretty amusing game and I like the cartoony graphics.

There are so many things wrong with this post

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

Breaking News: Shigesato Itoi is hinting at a Mother re-release, sounds a bit dubious for the moment.

 

[lindsy95]

I was wondering when someone would bump this.

A Mother re-release/remake? The world is ending...

 

[woot21]

Breaking News: Shigesato Itoi is hinting at a Mother re-release, sounds a bit dubious for the moment.

Can we just get the entire series on one disc for the Wii U in HD? Just do that please.

 

[Liltwick]

Can we just get the entire series on one disc for the Wii U in HD? Just do that please.

I agree, and please have it localized. I mean, seriously, we need that localized now, I don't care about 3 being Rated M. Though, I do hope he's hinting at re-releasing the series, and not at something else.

 

[Auraninja]

Can we just get the entire series on one disc for the Wii U in HD? Just do that please.

Why HD? The graphics are fine as they were. How much can you render this game?

 

[woot21]

Why HD? The graphics are fine as they were. How much can you render this game?

Because I want to see if I can comprehend the true form of Giygas's attack in HD.

 

[The Admiral]

Any sort of release would be nice, but I'd really hope it's available on 3DS/eShop.

(Then again, I'm fairly sure they could port any SNES game to the 3DS eShop.)

 

[Thecatteam]

(Then again, I'm fairly sure they could port any SNES game to the 3DS eShop.)

Yeah, if they can release Gameboy games, SNES shouldn't be a problem at all.

So anyway, yeah, this is exciting news! I hope that Earthbound (and *gasp* maybe even Mother 3?!?!??!) sees the light of day. While I'm still alive.

 

[Chaos Rush]

I'm a HUGE Mother fan, so allow me to get fanboyish for a moment.

This is a ridiculous hope, but I'm hoping for:
*Mother 1, 2, 3 Compilation on 3DS
*Released worldwide
*Mother 1 receives a new translation, using all the same names as Mato's translation (meaning Giygas, not Giegue)
*Mother 2 receives a new translation, retaining all the EarthBound names, except Pokey should be changed to Porky
*Mother 3 receives an official English translation, retaining continuity with the new M1 and M2 translations, and unlike Mato's translation, there are no "engrish" sounding people/places, meaning names like Murasaki Forest and Kumatora would receive more English-friendly names
*Mother 2 will NOT be called EarthBound, they should just pretend it was always called Mother 2 (which is true in Japan's case)
*Mother 3 will NOT be called EarthBound 2

Ridiculous to hope for, but a man can dream...

 

[Plus side down side]

I'm clinging onto the small hope of an eshop release. I've only been able to play the Earthbound games on emulators, and I want to play it for real! There's a copy of it down at my local thrift shop, but it's $200.

 

[Silver Bolt]

I really hope this means Mother 1-3 remakes. I can't bring myself to replay Mother on the NES anymore. I liked it when I played it again, sure, but good grief. It looks so lifeless and terrible. Even compared to other NES games.

 

[Ditto B1tch]

I couldn't play Earthbound for more than one hour. Those battles were too boring. It needed some animations on.

 

[~Kingdom of Earth~]

I hope they will re-release it, being born in 1999, I never got to play any of them, but I have watched lets plays of all three games and want to play them myself.