EarthBound 64: Difference between revisions

[[File:E64 Ness lookalike.png|left|thumb|A Ness look-alike character that was created specifically for the Space World 1996 showcase event, meant to "make the world of “MOTHER” easier to understand."<ref>https://mother4ever.net/mother64-misinfo/</ref>]]

The story was intended to consider one place changing over time, and day by day seeing how the area changes, and consistently changing "town gossip" was an idea in place as a plot device. Each enemy was supposed to have its own perspective, no matter how minor.  

Little is known about the other chapters that were cut. [[Flint]] was meant to be playable for longer during the game, as evidenced by a battle shown in the trailer depicting a party of Flint, [[Kumatora]] and [[Lucas]], along with Flint replacing Kumatora when the party grabs onto the [[Mother Porkship]]. A mine-cart scene was displayed in a trailer that included Lucas and [[Claus]] together in the [[Spectacular Cave]], a location cut from the GBA version. <ref>https://tcrf.net/Prerelease:Mother_3/Differences#Locations</ref> This took place during [[Chapter 1]], when the twins are escaping the Sunshine Forest's fire and right before the twins wash up in the river, suggesting Claus was to be in your party for a longer period of time. In addition, the search for Hinawa was spread over a period of a day, beginning with the Sunshine Forest fire in Chapter 1 and ending with the campfire scene the next evening; the Game Boy Advance version instead has Hinawa's search taking place during a single evening. <ref>Space World 1999</ref> <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GP27jxBupA</ref> The [[Fierce Pork Trooper]] originally fought Wess and Duster at the end of [[Chapter 2]] instead of a [[Clayman]] in the final version; the presence of "Unfounded Revenge" within the Chapter 2 section of ''Mother 3''{{'}}s sound player suggests that this was a late revision. The story of the game would have begun with the Tazmily villagers gazing at a massive pile of Kraken waste, which was completely cut along with the rest of the Kraken subplot in the Game Boy Advance version. <ref>The ''EarthBound 64'' section in the Space World 1999 booklet</ref> <ref>''MOTHER 3 Times'' Volume 10</ref>

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{{gallery/cell|Marukatsu Shonen.png|560px|A Japanese magazine named ''Marukatsu Shonen'' covered ''EarthBound 64'' in a 1997 issue before the magazine was cancelled. Other magazines, such as [[Nintendo Entertainment System#Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]], also covered ''EarthBound 64'' until the game's cancellation in August 2000.}}

{{gallery/cell|Mother3sw99booklet.jpg|285px|The ''Mother 3''/''EarthBound 64'' section from the Space World 1999 booklet, featuring promotional model art for Lucas, Claus, Flint, and Boney.}}

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{{gallery/cell|Forest-of-Strange-Creatures-Logo-2.png|300px|The title screen for the November 1997 prototype build of ''EarthBound 64''. The subtitle underneath reads "Forest of Strange Creatures".}}

{{gallery/cell|Title-Screen.jpg|300px|The title screen for the August 2000 prototype build of ''EarthBound 64'' before it was cancelled.}}

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==Trivia==

*In the reformed-Tazmily/New Pork City screenshot, the [[Onett]] billboard, burger shop, and [[Monotoli Building]] can be seen collapsing.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' borrows many elements from this game, including:

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