598
edits
EarthBound: Difference between revisions
From WikiBound, your community-driven EarthBound/Mother wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
m
→Gallery: lowercase
(→Characters: there we go) |
m (→Gallery: lowercase) |
||
| (6 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
|system=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]<br>[[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]] ([[Virtual Console]]) | |system=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]<br>[[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]] ([[Virtual Console]]) | ||
|genre=Roleplaying video game | |genre=Roleplaying video game | ||
|rating=[[wikipedia:ESRB|ESRB]]: | |rating=[[wikipedia:ESRB|ESRB]]: K-A<small>(SNES)</small><br />ESRB: T <small>(Wii U Virtual Console)</small><br />[[wikipedia:CERO|CERO]]: A <small>(All Japanese VC rereleases)</small> | ||
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | |publisher=[[Nintendo]] | ||
|developer=[[Ape]]<br />[[HAL Laboratory]] | |developer=[[Ape]]<br />[[HAL Laboratory]] | ||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
|eureleasedate=July 18, 2013 <small>(Wii U Virtual Console)</small><br/>March 3, 2016 <small>(New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console)</small> | |eureleasedate=July 18, 2013 <small>(Wii U Virtual Console)</small><br/>March 3, 2016 <small>(New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console)</small> | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{StrategyWiki}} | |||
'''''EarthBound''''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ＭＯＴＨＥＲ２: ギーグの逆襲|Mazā Tsu: Gīgu no gyakushū}}''' ''Mother 2: {{tt|Gyiyg|Giygas}}'s Counterattack'') is a 1994 role-playing video game developed by [[Ape]] and [[HAL Laboratory]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. It is the second entry in the [[EarthBound (series)|''EarthBound'' series]] succeeding 1989's Japan-only ''[[EarthBound Beginnings|Mother]]'', and the first installment in the series to be released worldwide. Set in a fictionalized and hyperbolized version of [[Eagleland|America]], ''EarthBound'' involves four children led by the brave [[Ness]], prophesied to save the world by collecting eight melodies strewn across the world. | '''''EarthBound''''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ＭＯＴＨＥＲ２: ギーグの逆襲|Mazā Tsu: Gīgu no gyakushū}}''' ''Mother 2: {{tt|Gyiyg|Giygas}}'s Counterattack'') is a 1994 role-playing video game developed by [[Ape]] and [[HAL Laboratory]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. It is the second entry in the [[EarthBound (series)|''EarthBound'' series]] succeeding 1989's Japan-only ''[[EarthBound Beginnings|Mother]]'', and the first installment in the series to be released worldwide. Set in a fictionalized and hyperbolized version of [[Eagleland|America]], ''EarthBound'' involves four children led by the brave [[Ness]], prophesied to save the world by collecting eight melodies strewn across the world. | ||
After a difficult and long development period of five years, ''EarthBound'' was published in Japan and the United States. English localization was led by [[Marcus Lindblom]], who helped translate ''EarthBound''’s goofy tone. While successful in Japan, ''EarthBound'' was a commercial disappointment in the United States, where a $2 million advertising campaign was held to promote the game. Additionally, ''EarthBound'' received lukewarm reception. ''Mother 2'' was packaged in the Japan-only rerelease ''[[Mother 1+2]]'', then it recieved Japan-exclusive sequel, ''[[Mother 3]]'', which was published in 2006 for the Game Boy Advance. ''EarthBound''’s protagonist, Ness, would also be featured in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] as a playable character. | After a difficult and long development period of five years, ''EarthBound'' was published in Japan and the United States. English localization was led by [[Marcus Lindblom]], who helped translate ''EarthBound''’s goofy tone. While successful in Japan, ''EarthBound'' was a commercial disappointment in the United States, where a $2 million advertising campaign was held to promote the game. Additionally, ''EarthBound'' received lukewarm reception. ''Mother 2'' was packaged in the Japan-only rerelease ''[[Mother 1+2]]'', then it recieved Japan-exclusive sequel, ''[[Mother 3]]'', which was published in 2006 for the Game Boy Advance. ''EarthBound''’s protagonist, Ness, would also be featured in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] as a playable character. | ||
''EarthBound'', and the ''Mother'' series as a whole, amassed a cult following of fans, mostly through Internet forums such as Starmen.net. Retrospectively, it has received acclaim, with critics highlighting its varied soundtrack, script, and tone. On March 20, 2013 ''EarthBound'' was rereleased on the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan, and then internationally on July 18, 2013, which notably marked the debut of the game | ''EarthBound'', and the ''Mother'' series as a whole, amassed a cult following of fans, mostly through Internet forums such as Starmen.net. Retrospectively, it has received acclaim, with critics highlighting its varied soundtrack, script, and tone. On March 20, 2013 ''EarthBound'' was rereleased on the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan, and then internationally on July 18, 2013, which notably marked the debut of the game and the overall series in PAL regions. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
| Line 284: | Line 284: | ||
| [[Twoson]]<br>[[Happy Happy Village]] | | [[Twoson]]<br>[[Happy Happy Village]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File: | | style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Lil UFO EB sprite.png]] | ||
! [[Li'l UFO]] | ! [[Li'l UFO]] | ||
| style="text-align:center;" |82 | | style="text-align:center;" |82 | ||
| Line 866: | Line 866: | ||
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. | ''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. The game appeared in the North American and European variants. | ||
==Music Sampling Controversy== | ==Music Sampling Controversy== | ||
| Line 899: | Line 899: | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{gallery|galleryname=Title screens|color=EB}} | {{gallery|galleryname=Title screens|color=EB}} | ||
{{gallery/cell|EarthBound title.png|200px|English | {{gallery/cell|EarthBound title.png|200px|English title screen}} | ||
{{gallery/cell|Mother2 title.png|200px|Japanese | {{gallery/cell|Mother2 title.png|200px|Japanese title screen}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
| Line 907: | Line 907: | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [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] | ||
