5,838
edits
WikiBound:Nomenclature: Difference between revisions
updates
mNo edit summary |
(updates) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
The following should serve as the guideline for English nomenclature from the Mother series: | The following should serve as the guideline for English nomenclature from the Mother series: | ||
*The first game in the series is to be referred to as "{{vg|Mother}}" for all purposes except for distinguishing among the original Japanese version ("Mother"), the American prototype's ROM ("Earth Bound" or "EarthBound Zero"), and the Japanese re-release ("Mother 1+2"). | *The first game in the series is to be referred to as "{{vg|Mother}}" for all purposes except for distinguishing among the original Japanese version ("Mother"), the American prototype's ROM ("Earth Bound" or "EarthBound Zero"), said ROM's Wii U Virtual Console release ("EarthBound Beginnings"), and the Japanese GBA re-release ("Mother 1+2"). | ||
**English nomenclature is to follow that of the EarthBound Zero American protoype ROM, as translated by Phil Sandhop. | **English nomenclature is to follow that of the EarthBound Zero American protoype ROM (and its Wii U VC release), as translated by Phil Sandhop. | ||
*The second game in the series is to be referred to as "[[EarthBound]]" for all purposes except for distinguishing among the original Japanese version ("Mother 2"), the American release ("EarthBound"), and the Japanese re-release ("Mother 1+2"). | *The second game in the series is to be referred to as "[[EarthBound]]" for all purposes except for distinguishing among the original Japanese version ("Mother 2"), the American release ("EarthBound"), and the Japanese re-release ("Mother 1+2"). | ||
**Again, English nomenclature is to follow that of the commercially available EarthBound release. | **Again, English nomenclature is to follow that of the commercially available EarthBound release. | ||
*The third game in the series (GBA) is to be referred to as "[[Mother 3]]" for all purposes. | *The third game in the series (GBA) is to be referred to as "[[Mother 3]]" for all purposes. | ||
**English nomenclature is to follow that of the most up-to-date version of the [http://mother3.fobby.net/ Mother 3 fan translation] (at the time of this being written, version 1. | **English nomenclature is to follow that of the most up-to-date version of the [http://mother3.fobby.net/ Mother 3 fan translation] (at the time of this being written, version 1.2). | ||
*The planned third game in the series (N64) is to be referred to as "[[EarthBound 64]]" for all purposes except for distinguishing from the planned Japanese title ("Mother 3"). | *The planned third game in the series (N64) is to be referred to as "[[EarthBound 64]]" for all purposes except for distinguishing from the planned Japanese title ("Mother 3"). | ||