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'''EarthBound''' (Japanese: '''ＭＯＴＨＥＲ２ ～ギーグの逆襲～''' ''Mother 2: {{tt|Gyiyg|Giygas}} Strikes Back'', occasionally rendered as '''マザー２''') is an RPG released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1995; it was developed by [[Ape Inc.]] and [[HAL Laboratory]] and published by [[Nintendo]]. It is a sequel to the original ''{{vg|Mother}}'', later released in the US as ''EarthBound Beginnings''; rather than featuring the protagonists who appeared in ''Mother'', ''EarthBound'' features a different set. | '''EarthBound''' (Japanese: '''ＭＯＴＨＥＲ２ ～ギーグの逆襲～''' ''Mother 2: {{tt|Gyiyg|Giygas}} Strikes Back'', occasionally rendered as '''マザー２''') is an RPG released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1995; it was developed by [[Ape Inc.]] and [[HAL Laboratory]] and published by [[Nintendo]]. It is a sequel to the original ''{{vg|Mother}}'', later released in the US as ''EarthBound Beginnings''; rather than featuring the protagonists who appeared in ''Mother'', ''EarthBound'' features a different set. | ||
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Furthermore, in March of 2016, ''Earthbound'' was re-released again in all three regions for the New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console service. | Furthermore, in March of 2016, ''Earthbound'' was re-released again in all three regions for the New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console service. | ||
''Earthbound'' was included as one of the games on the Super NES Classic Edition (known as the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe and Oceania and Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom in Japan), released on June 26, 2017. | |||
==Music Sampling Controversy== | ==Music Sampling Controversy== | ||
''EarthBound'' | ''EarthBound'' has been noted to feature a number of samples/homages to other songs. For example, the Onett trumpet player plays Symphony No.9 Movement 2, the music that plays while fighting [[Frank]] or a [[New Age Retro Hippie]] bears some resemblance to the beginning of ''[[wikipedia:Johnny B. Goode|Johnny B. Goode]]'', and the Megaton Walk sounds remarkably like a segment from [[wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]]' ''[[wikipedia:Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''. These samples of music caused controversy for Nintendo of America when the company tried to approve the game for digital distribution on the Wii's Virtual Console. Hirokazu Tanaka stated in an interview, "The sampling issue is a little sensitive because, well, I don't know for sure, but it sounds like that is one of the reasons ''EarthBound'' is not able to come out in America." During the Nintendo Direct announcing ''EarthBound'''s approval for the Wii U Virtual Console, Satoru Iwata mentioned the fan outcry being one of the reasons. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The ESRB, the American rating system for video games, rated ''EarthBound'' for the Wii Virtual Console. This rating, however, was a mistake.<ref>[http://www.infendo.com/no-earthbound-for-vc-esrb-rating-a-mistake/ Article of the Wii's VC's Earthbound ESRB rating]</ref> The game was later confirmed for a Wii U Virtual Console release, scheduled for late 2013.<ref>[http://earthboundcentral.com/2013/04/earthbound-on-virtual-console-coming/ EarthBound Central's Article on the Wii U's VC's EarthBound release]</ref> | *The ESRB, the American rating system for video games, rated ''EarthBound'' for the Wii Virtual Console. This rating, however, was a mistake.<ref>[http://www.infendo.com/no-earthbound-for-vc-esrb-rating-a-mistake/ Article of the Wii's VC's Earthbound ESRB rating]</ref> The game was later confirmed for a Wii U Virtual Console release, scheduled for late 2013.<ref>[http://earthboundcentral.com/2013/04/earthbound-on-virtual-console-coming/ EarthBound Central's Article on the Wii U's VC's EarthBound release]</ref> | ||
*''EarthBound'' had an infamously odd marketing campaign in North America, which included the tagline "This game stinks!" (a reference to the included scratch-and-sniff cards). | *''EarthBound'' had an infamously odd marketing campaign in North America, which included the tagline "This game stinks!" (a reference to the included scratch-and-sniff cards). | ||
*All of the game's areas are connected to each other. Using a glitch to walk through otherwise impassable objects and off the map, players can walk to Giygas' lair in the [[Cave of the Past]]. | *All of the game's areas are connected to each other. Using a glitch to walk through otherwise impassable objects and off the map, players can walk to Giygas' lair in the [[Cave of the Past]]. | ||
*The game has several checksum to avoid abusing the previously mentioned map glitching to complete the game. The player must fall down the hole in [[Lumine Hall]], and must have defeated [[Ness' Nightmare]]. | |||
*''EarthBound'' takes place in a fictional land called [[Eagleland]]. Many fans think this is a parody of the United States of America, but Shigesato Itoi stated that the game is not necessarily set there. This is why party members like [[Poo]] appear to come from different cultures. | *''EarthBound'' takes place in a fictional land called [[Eagleland]]. Many fans think this is a parody of the United States of America, but Shigesato Itoi stated that the game is not necessarily set there. This is why party members like [[Poo]] appear to come from different cultures. | ||
*''Mother 2'' was available as a downloadable game for the [[Nintendo Power (cartridge)|Nintendo Power]], a Japan-only flash-memory cartridge that allowed owners to purchase Super Famicom games at a lowered price. | *''Mother 2'' was available as a downloadable game for the [[wikipedia:Nintendo Power (cartridge)|Nintendo Power]], a Japan-only flash-memory cartridge that allowed owners to purchase Super Famicom games at a lowered price. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==External | ==External links== | ||
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGOEMCG2Ll4 Wii U Virtual Console release trailer] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGOEMCG2Ll4 Wii U Virtual Console release trailer] | ||
* [http://www.gamehiker.com/wiki/index.php?title=EarthBound Article] at [http://www.gamehiker.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page GameHiker's Nintendo Wiki] | * [http://www.gamehiker.com/wiki/index.php?title=EarthBound Article] at [http://www.gamehiker.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page GameHiker's Nintendo Wiki] | ||
{{Games}} | {{Games}} | ||
[[Category:EarthBound|*]] | [[Category:EarthBound|*]] | ||
