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[[File:Earthbound Zero Prototype Cartridge.jpg|thumb|right|180px|The TK-69 cartridge that was dumped online in 1998 by Neo Demiforce. The ''EarthBound'' fan community raised $400 dollars for Neo Demiforce to temporarily own the cartridge for dumping as the cartridge was owned by an unknown buyer named Kenny Brooks, who had purchased it from film producer [[Greg Mariotti]] for $125.]]
[[File:Earthbound Zero Prototype Cartridge.jpg|thumb|right|180px|The TK-69 cartridge that was dumped online in 1998 by Neo Demiforce. The ''EarthBound'' fan community raised $400 dollars for Neo Demiforce to temporarily own the cartridge for dumping as the cartridge was owned by an unknown buyer named Kenny Brooks, who had purchased it from film producer [[Greg Mariotti]] for $125.]]


Despite this, the game began to receive recognition because of Ness, the protagonist of ''EarthBound'', receiving representation in the 1999 [[Nintendo 64]] title ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and its successors. Because of this, the game began to receive a large following on internet fan sites such as Starmen.Net (originally EarthBound.Net) and EarthBound Central. In addition, a copy of the English version of ''Mother'' was found on {{wp|eBay}} and was eventually dumped online by the hacker group Neo Demiforce in 1998 as "EarthBound Zero" (17 years before the game would be officially released by Nintendo as ''EarthBound Beginnings''), bolstering the [[''EarthBound'' fan community]] even further and simultaneously popularizing the concept of preserving unreleased video games with one of the first unreleased first-party "prototype" titles. Retrospectively, ''EarthBound'' became a massive success, with critics calling it not only one of the best RPGs of all time, but also the most original. The game received praise for its quirky humor and its many parodies of American culture. The Wii U Virtual Console release of the game was the first time the game was released in PAL regions, it was one of Nintendo's most popular downloadable games of all time.
Despite this, the game began to receive recognition because of Ness, the protagonist of ''EarthBound'', receiving representation in the 1999 [[Nintendo 64]] title ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and its successors. Because of this, the game began to receive a large following on internet fan sites such as Starmen.Net (originally EarthBound.Net) and EarthBound Central. In addition, a copy of the English version of ''Mother'' was found on {{wp|eBay}} and was eventually dumped online by the hacker group Neo Demiforce in 1998 (17 years before the game would be officially released by Nintendo as ''EarthBound Beginnings''), bolstering the [[''EarthBound'' fan community]] even further and simultaneously popularizing the concept of preserving unreleased video games with one of the first unreleased first-party "prototype" titles. Retrospectively, ''EarthBound'' became a massive success, with critics calling it not only one of the best RPGs of all time, but also the most original. The game received praise for its quirky humor and its many parodies of American culture. The Wii U Virtual Console release of the game was the first time the game was released in PAL regions, it was one of Nintendo's most popular downloadable games of all time.


[[File:Tazmily-Square.png|thumb|200px|[[Flint]] standing in the Idobata Square in [[Tazmily Village]] from ''EarthBound 64''.]]
[[File:Tazmily-Square.png|thumb|200px|[[Flint]] standing in the Idobata Square in [[Tazmily Village]] from ''EarthBound 64''.]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:EBB Ninten Clay Model.png|thumb|right|100px|[[Ninten]]'s papier-mâché model.]]
[[File:EBB Ninten Clay Model.png|thumb|right|100px|[[Ninten]]'s clay model.]]
*The first two games in the ''Mother'' franchise have papier-mâché models of the main protagonists, some side characters (only for ''Mother 2''), and most of the main enemy roster for each respective game.
*The first two games in the ''Mother'' franchise have clay models of the main protagonists, some side characters (only for ''Mother 2''), and most of the main enemy roster for each respective game.


==References==
==References==

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