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− | '''Mother''' is a quirky RPG that was originally released for the [[NES]] in 1989. | + | '''Mother''' is a quirky RPG that was originally released for the [[NES]] in 1989. It was originally released only in Japan. Alhough Nintendo had plans to release in America and even completed a translation with other changes, the game was delayed due to marketing issues and eventually was canceled as it reached the end of the NES's lifespan. A group known as Demiforce were able to obtain a pre-sell copy of the translated game and distributed to the emulation community while adding a Zero to the name, thus giving it the name '''Earthbound Zero''' to differentiate it from the sequel, ''[[Earthbound]]''. In the year 2015, an official translation was finally released via the [[Wii U]] [[Wii U Virtual Console|Virtual Console]], this time known as '''Earthbound Beginnings'''. |
− | + | ''Mother'' was unique among the RPGs of the time by doing away with the medieval setting in favor of a contemporary setting. | |
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=Story= | =Story= | ||
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=Gameplay= | =Gameplay= | ||
− | The game is quite different from other RPGs. | + | The game is quite different from other RPGs. The game has no overworld where the player moves in a map to reach towns, instead, everything is connected; the player can talk to people, search for items, and buy stuff in the same map where he fights enemies. In battle, the game used a turn based system. The player has the option to fight, use goods, attack with PSI (the game's equivalent of magic), and to run. There was also the interesting option of Auto, which lets the computer control your characters. |
=Legacy= | =Legacy= | ||
− | The | + | The Mother series is high praised for its soundtrack, which exploited the very cartridge of the NES, to have a big selection of music. The characters from the sequels, as music from all three games, also appear in the ''[[Portal: Super Smash Bros.|Smash Bros.]]'' games. |
==Sequels== | ==Sequels== | ||
− | ''Mother'' was followed by ''[[ | + | ''Mother'' was followed by ''[[Earthbound]]'' (''Mother 2'' in Japan) for the [[Super Nintendo]]. |
==Ports and Remakes== | ==Ports and Remakes== | ||
*In Japan, ''Mother'' was ported to the [[Game Boy Advance]] as part of the compilation game ''[[Mother 1 + 2]]''. | *In Japan, ''Mother'' was ported to the [[Game Boy Advance]] as part of the compilation game ''[[Mother 1 + 2]]''. | ||
− | *In June 2015, it was released for the Wii U Virtual Console as '' | + | *In June 2015, it was released for the Wii U Virtual Console as ''Earthbound Beginnings''. This was the first time an official English translation was made available. |
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[[Category: Video Games]] [[Category: NES Games]] [[Category: Earthbound Games]] | [[Category: Video Games]] [[Category: NES Games]] [[Category: Earthbound Games]] |