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The hack redrew all of the overworld sprites and character sprites to be more accurate to their clay models, and the enemy sprites were redrawn to bring out their character more (such as "goofy" enemies having a goifier appearence and "creepy" enemies having a creepier appearence).

The overworld itself has also recieved changes in order for players to not get lost as easily. The overworld is now more brighter and colorful aesthetically with more scenery akin to the other two EarthBound games. Several maps have been redesigned to balance out the game, for example the [[Duncan's Factory]] has been simplified to prevent the player from getting lost, and conversely shorter areas such as The [[South Cemetery]] and [[Magicant Underground]] have been lengthend to be more challenging.

Other minor tweaks were added to balance out the difficulty from the original: Enemy encounter rates have been reduced, and in turn the enemies now yield more experience points when defeated. When new party members are obtained they are now met at a higher level so that the player would not need to grind as long.

Alinivar then travels across the Solar System and meets three friends who join him to form the Applechasers: a Mr. Saturn named Colonel Saturn is an old Rock War veteran; Larice, a [[Starman]] who was formerly deactived until he wakes up aboard the Mothership, who then betrays the other Starmen to help Alivinar; and Zarbol, an incectoid ailien who is later revealed to be [[Buzz Buzz]]. The Applechasers travel across the Solar System to find the eight Points of Power, which are the eight pieces of the Apple of Enlightenment. A major character is Niiue, he is first introduced as the second in command of Giegue's army, he guides the Applechasers on their mission serving as a mentor. Later it is revealed that Niiue is actually a manifestation of Giegue's compassion and other human emotions, ejected from him following the latter's battle with Ninten and his friends on Earth. At the endgame the Applechasers reach the location of Giegue, but Niiue and Zarbol stay behind so that Zarbol can travel 10 years into the past to warn [[Ness|a child]] of the soon destruction of the world. The others battle their way through the barriers of Giegue's mind, and are once again joined by Niiue as they confront Giegue at the unfinished Devil's Machine.

Giegue begins to lose control, destroying his mind and physical form and becoming Giygas, the universal cosmic destroyer. From here the actions of the player determine the outcome: in the"'''bad ending'''" the Applechasers are all killed and the events of EarthBound unfold. The "'''good ending'''" occurs if the plsyer successfully reached the eight Points of Power. Alivinar learns PK Harmony, using it eight times will restore Giegue back to his sane state where he is no longer evil. He and Niiue then express their thanks and use a mysterious power to erase all of the evil actions of Giegue. There are also ther unique endings: a "paradox ending", a "joke ending", and a "severence ending".