EarthBound

EarthBound (Known as Mother 2 in Japan ) is a role-playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. It is the sequel to the Japan-only NES game, Mother. Earthbound was first released in Japan on August 27, 1994. The game was later released on June 2, 1995 in North America.

Story
The story of EarthBound starts with a young boy named Ness from the city of Onett. He hears about a recent meteor in the area. Going to the site, he is told to turn back and come later. Later that night, he is woken up by his neighbor Pokey, who requests for Ness's help to find his brother Picky. They go the site of the meteor, and find not only Picky, but a bee that came from the meteor. The bee introduces himself as Buzz Buzz, and tells Ness about a prophecy. This prophecy is about three boys and one girl going to save the world from Giygas. He then joins Ness, and in the middle of the adventure home, they meet Starman Junior, and a fight commences. Buzz Buzz protects the group with PSI Shield, and they manage to defeat Starman Junior safely. The group returns home, and Pokey and Picky are grounded. Buzz Buzz dies at this point, being killed by Pokey's mother. It is at this point that Ness returns home, tells his mother about his adventure, and takes off. A bit later, he enters the main part of the town of Onett. The town is being terrorized by a group known as the Sharks. Ness decides to help the citizens, and defeats the Sharks, including their leader Frank. For saving the town, be is allowed entry into Giant Step by the mayor. He defeats the Titanic Ant there, and is then stopped by cops. The cops attempt to kill him, though he beats all but one, which chickens out. He then defeats Captain Strong, who takes the place of that cop. Ness now goes on his way to Twoson.

Playable Characters
Ness is the protagonist of Earthbound. Ness is a boy from the town of Onett. Ness uses his psychic abilities to perform PSI Flash and PSI Rockin' attacks. In addition to PSI attacks, Ness uses various baseball bats as weapons.

Paula is a girl from Twoson. Paula is able to perform PSI Freeze, PSI Fire, and PSI Thunder attacks. Paula uses various fry pans as weapons.

Jeff is a boy from Winters. Jeff is unable to perform PSI attacks; instead, he relies on his high IQ to help the team. Jeff is able to repair certain items that would otherwise be unusable. To attack, he uses various types of guns. He is the son of the famous scientist Dr. Andonuts.

Poo is the oldest member of the team. Poo is a prince from Dalaam and a martial arts master. He is able to perform PSI Freeze, PSI Thunder, and PSI Starstorm. Poo specializes in a sword known as the Sword of Kings.