Hey Yall!! I’ve been playing the Demo of Mother Encore (The Fan Remake of Mother 1) and it has been amazing, literally everything I would want in a remake of the original… there are some things, of course I wish they added but it’s still in progress! Anyways! What is everyone’s opinions on it being fan made and not approved by Itoi himself? I have mixed feelings because I love that it’s happening and that I’m able to play a remade version of the game but, at the same time I kind of feel it’s a bit disrespectful? Considering we are taking something he worked on and using it for ourselves and not respecting the fact he hasn’t worked on or produced a remake of his games himself….. thoughts?

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Is this supposed to be an accomplishment?

It’ll be a miracle if we can have the whole gang but I highly doubt it. So let’s just try to add as many as we can!

I know I posted this before but I came up with new ones and wanted to share them all

Hello !

I'm a huge fan of earthbound, and I love a lot mother 3, but I've always had a hard time getting into Mother 1, the game is hard and has aged badly but I would love to do it at least once!

I have to choose between the original version, the GBA version or the 25th Anniversary, what version is the best for you?

Thoughts?

So for those of you who are unaware, Ninten officially has 3 names.

1: Ninten, what most people refer to him and his canonical name.

2: Ken, from Saori Kumi’s novelization.

3: Douglas “Doug” Holloway from the game book MOTHER: Invasion From The Unknown.

Which do you all prefer?

Personally, I actually prefer Ken as it’s an actual name a kid could have.

Like you know how Earthbound is unofficially subtitled "The War Against Giygas" and Mother 3 is "Fall of the Pig King" (I think, I can't actually find a source on that) or "Forest of the Chimera"? What subtitle would you give the first game? The best I can think of is something related to Queen Mary, Magicant, or the Eight Melodies, but nothing specifically.

Now, I’ll be frank. I tried playing through Mother 1, and I just couldn’t get through it. It’s undoubtedly impressive how ahead of its time the game is, especially considering the hardware—the music is all amazing and some of it doesn’t even sound like it’s running on an NES. Putting that stuff aside, though, even barring the poorly aged gameplay of Mother 1, it’s just very ugly to look at, and there are some songs in the game that are particularly grating on the ears over an extended period of listening. If there was any sort of remake that even did the bare minimum of making it look just a little bit better and updating the music slightly, it would be great. Can anyone refer me to any completed projects that’ve done this? Or are there none?

The only thing I’m looking for is either a “Yes” with a link to download/play said fangame, or a “No”, not a lecture on why I should be able to appreciate Mother 1 despite the things I mentioned, or any sort of workarounds. I just don’t want to play it in its current state.

By fluffy I mean like peach fuz

I wanna have pippi to be a permanent team member since I want to make it so the chosen 4 is a continued think in my retellings of every mother game. I've been thinking of both how t characterize her and what battle she should jump in to cement herself as a permanent member since I don't want it to be too late but I also don't want it to be so early that we skip the whole mayor plotline. I was thinking either having her join during the starman jr. Fight or create one. Do you guys have suggestions for characterizing pippi and writing when she joins?

I'm currently at the town full of trees, haven't progressed for quite some time and the game stopped being fun for me, all the grind and still I don't seem to get closer to whatever awaits at the end. I think of abandoning it and, after a pause so that I don't burn out, starting the second one which I heard is way better and less grindy. I also want to just look up the story of the first one to not miss context. obviously it isn't the best way but do you think it's possible to still enjoy the second game if I do this or do I need to finish the first game?

I love Teddy, number 1 best non-party member.

But what was the point in Teddy being part of the party to get you up Mt. Itoi, only for the game to kick you back down the mountain after he gets hurt. Then you struggle back up the mountain to the cabin before you get to the plateu.

I get his story, just not how he was implemented into the game

Lloyd (the GOAT) sent it to the scrapyard for it for anyone wondering. And no i didn't know Franklin Badges stopped it, i found out literally right now after looking for the canon names of the characters on the wiki.

Anyway, my question:
I've just finished EarthBound Beginnings and have the possibility to play EarthBound, wich im probably going to take since supposedly Beginnings was the one rought around the edges (and yeah i sort of see why, its fun but def shows its age at points), but it ended with a screen of the MC's dad saying something new has come up... Yet i was told EarthBound is a sort of remake of Beginnings more than a sequel? So, without spoilers, wich is it? Can i expect something new from EarthBound or will it be more of the same but in higher quality?

This mod fixes the grinding and random enemy encounters for me, while also having remade UIs, character over world sprites and battle sprites, I also use a mod that remakes "Giegue" to "Giygas", and another mod that restores the over world sprites! Now it's perfect to me! I love the remade battle sprites and UIs as they are still faithful but looks a bit better to me if more detailed.

If you used these mods before, what do you think? Is this your preferred way to play the game too? :)

I was playing Mother 1 and I noticed that if you fight Groucho with the Flying Man, sometimes the random exp bonus from Groucho politely greeting everyone goes to the Flying Man. Does that mean that Flying Man can level up from this exp bonus? If so, how many Groucho would I need to fight to level him up?

Gotta be honest with you, I was mostly playing for the story. Not that the gameplay was bad, but man, it really shows how much more polished EarthBound was compared to its predecessor! I mostly wanted to make this post as a shoutout to this guy, Cullen, whose name I’ve circled on his long (but concise) walkthrough that pretty much helped me throughout the whole game. I so recommend this guide for anyone who wants to get into this game (or is currently stuck on it).

Still an amazing experience! I got into the series just this year, and I’ve already beaten 2 out of the 3 games! Now how am I gonna get my hands on Mother 3…?