EarthBound (series)

Mother is a series of role-playing video games published by Nintendo. There are three games in the series. Mother, Mother 2, and Mother 3 have been released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Game Boy Advance respectively. Only one game has been released outside of Japan. Mother 2 was released in North America where it is known as EarthBound. Characters, music, weapons, and locations from the series also appeared in the Super Smash Bros. series, with Ness and Lucas being playable characters.

Gameplay
The gameplay of the series involves the player traveling through an overworld screen. They can travel in any direction, provided it isn't blocked, and will be challenged by enemies, most of which will move toward the player. A new screen appears in fight. There are many options. Also listed is the amount of HP the character has left. If they beat the enemy, the fight will end and the game will return to the overworld screen.