Difference between revisions of "EarthBound (series)"

The recognition began when Ness was included in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' on the Nintendo 64 and became a staple in the series. Ness's inclusion in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' was widely applauded and fans were excited to see him return. Throughout the years between the initial release of EarthBound and its virtual console rerelease, the series had a massive following that continued grow larger thanks to the representation of the series in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. A copy of the unreleased ‘’Earth Bound’’ localization surfaced online in 1998, which was eventually dumped on the internet later that year by a hacker group named Neo Demiforce (the title screen was also graphically altered to display “EarthBound Zero” to differentiate itself from ‘’EarthBound’’; ‘’EarthBound Zero’’ became the official term for the game within the ‘’EarthBound’’ fan community until the game was officially released by Nintendo as “EarthBound Beginnings”) further helped to stimulate the ‘’EarthBound’’ fan community and also simultaneously popularized the concept of unreleased video game preservation with one of the first Nintendo “prototype” titles. During the Wii era ''EarthBound'' was one of the most requested titles for the Wii Virtual Console. However due to legal issues regarding the music sampling, the game was never released despite its high demand. When Mother 2 was released on Japan's Wii U Virtual Console, the demand for ''EarthBound'' to be released in other countries grew all the more. Eventually when it was released, it was revealed that one of the main reasons for releasing it was because of the massive fan outcry on places like Miiverse.