This video is so nostalgic to me. I remember watching it like ten years ago. It probably is what finally got me to play the series.
@starbeam65213 жыл бұрын
yea thats the same for me as well. i think i was nine at the time when i first watched these series of videos, and my mind was blown away. if it wasnt for roo, ssff and chuggaaconroy, i dont think my interest in video games would be here today, especially when it comes to the mother series.
@grahf42156 жыл бұрын
Speaking from first hand experience, another reason for this game not selling well is that retailers didn't actually let anyone buy the game. I only remember this vaguely as I have a somewhat bad memory for no reaso but I was at my grandmother's house for my twelfth birthday and my father took me to some place (I think Sears although it could've been the Big Apple or the Staten Island Mall) that had a video game section and told me to pick something out. I had remembered the ads for Earthbound from wherever and so that's what I picked. Except that the clerk told me that they didn't have any in stock and that they never had any in stock. Yet the box was in my hands and I was telling him that it was right here. He kept arguing with me that it was just one of the oversized display boxes. Soon my father, brother and uncle were all yelling at me to pick something else as well. As you can imagine, I was so frustrated and that's what I remember most about what happened. That all of these people were not listening to me when I kept telling them that what I was holding was the game and that if they just opened the fucking box they'd see for themselves. That somehow I was a complete idiot because I was twelve and they were all adults so they knew more than me. I don't know how long the arguing went for but it felt like an hour although it was probably about five to ten minutes. Finally one of them opened the box to see that I was right the entire fucking time and that there was in fact a game in the box. So I while I did get the game, I never met another person who ever owned one. We moved around many times and nobody I ever knew had it. They all had or played other RPGs and like me, that was all they played for the most part but I seemed to be the only one who ever had that game. That could be a result of the strange marketing or the price of the game but it could also be that many copies were just thought to have been oversized display boxes due to the game coming with the full sized strategy guide. Fuck, I'm frustrated just remembering that whole debacle. If the me then was like the me now, I would've thrown the fucking box at someone's head to get them to listen because they were all being too fucking belligerent to listen to a kid. Hell, I probably should've just taken the box since the asshole employee thought it was empty anyway.
@Maniac5364 жыл бұрын
There’s a life lesson in there that I think the general public isn’t taught enough. Age doesn’t mean you’re smart. I was smarter than both my parents since I was 9...
@towermoss10 жыл бұрын
i remember renting Earthbound from Blockbuster Video over and over until I completed it. Sometimes I got it just to read the included guide again. It was a golden age...
@baserocks110 жыл бұрын
thats how i bout it
@facerip3568 жыл бұрын
That's what I did too. Summer of 1995. I even remember fighting with my Mom to let me keep it day after day because I wanted to beat it. And we were getting charged late fees for every extra day I kept it. I saw so many advertisements for EarthBound but really didn't know anything about it. I can still remember the experience of playing that game. It was like nothing else.
@GamerSketch2 жыл бұрын
12 years later and were still waiting for Mother 4 / Oddity. I don’t know how much longer I can contain my hype
@JohnyTheWizKid5 ай бұрын
If that game were to be on any physical format, what console would it be on?
@Gorlokk6669 жыл бұрын
Man, I remember in 2010 when I was going to buy a copy of EB for around $90 and thinking "Nah, that's just too much, it will go down eventually." And now it goes $200+, even with the virtual console release. Guess the only way I'll get this game is if I find it hidden in a pile of stuff at a flea market or something lol.
@cupofjoe22516 жыл бұрын
Gorlokk i got a full box copy taunting me and im dirt poor with kids.
@anonymous0s0egion14 жыл бұрын
The fact that NOA never interfered with the translation project of mother 3 makes me immensely happy. It shows that they hold a respect for the fans of that particular franchise, yet still hold their stance that releasing it wouldn't have made business sense. Plus I got a free game out of it all, although I did purchase a copy of the japanese version to show my support and have never owned a GBA. This series of videos was an amazing and insightful watch, thank you. Subbed by the way.
@edgarchpa13 жыл бұрын
That friggin'! "I Miss You..." at 8:05 always makes crack a little tear
@sexycavetroll27885 жыл бұрын
I love these videos. miss having roo around on youtube. hope everyone is doing well
@austenlangford12 жыл бұрын
I find myself keep coming back to your videos over and over again even though they are old..... you are great at reviewing a games history keep it up
@jojutlamoon14 жыл бұрын
wow! your knowledge of the history of these games is encyclopedic. i've been a fan of this series for 15 years, and you just made my week.
@crazy111111111114 жыл бұрын
very well said...this series is truly a hidden gem. the journey us fans had to take inorder to achive the ability to play mother and mother 3 was long, but in the end we where able to get what we deserve
@JPLC14 жыл бұрын
Excellent video series. As a long time Earthbound fan, it's nice to see that word is still being spread about the game. Keep up the great work.
@birjman14 жыл бұрын
It's great to have a concise and entertaining source of Mother history for people new to the series. I thought the articulation was top notch and everything was very cohesive. Also, nice touch adding in Jared(BlkhtRaven)'s 3D Mother title Screen. He's got new stuff coming down the pipeline.
@ClanOfTheGrayWolf14 жыл бұрын
Thanks, blkhatRaven. And in case you couldn't tell, I really loved the redone Mother intro that you made recently. Amazing work.
@Krains123_12 жыл бұрын
I feel so sad hearing the history of this... I literally shed a tear. Knowing that there are so many fans who got screwed over, but they still stand strong. Its inspiring.
@GOREFESTS12 жыл бұрын
I'm just so glad Ness and Lucas was included in Brawl, it really helped let people know about the games. But seriously this video was amazing, big thanks from a Mother fan in Mexico!
@oonemesisoo133712 жыл бұрын
this whole 3 part series dropped a nostalgia bomb on me and warmed my heart... im glad to see others got the same feeling from the game as me and my brothers.
@SkyTowerKurogane12 жыл бұрын
Amazing how a exposition heavy video such as tis can be so entretaining to watch.Congrats.
@vdogaymer12 жыл бұрын
I loved the original and knew about the heartache of the other games never being released. To add insult to injury was the Smash Bros, teasing us with characters never released here in the U.S. I appreciate how thorough you are with your documentaries. TY
@Feelin_DanDy12 жыл бұрын
The credits music made me shed tears!! I love Mother sooo much...WAAAaaaaaa *sob sob*
@bigglewings10 жыл бұрын
Mother 4 is looking nice. I like the touch where the level up songs for the characters harmonize with each other.
@JohnyTheWizKid5 ай бұрын
And it would be dubbed in the West as Earthbound 3, yes?
@battlinjoe259211 жыл бұрын
The fact that Earthbound is finally comin' to the US again puts a smile on my face.
@chalie09189213 жыл бұрын
Wow. This may be the greatest game review I've ever seen. Great work.
@AmrasFelagund14 жыл бұрын
Nevermind. I just saw in the credits. Good job, and many thanks, for such an awesome Retrospective!
@RPGtourguide8 жыл бұрын
1:38 I imagine the dialogue bubbles are the exact word-for-word conversation about Mother 3's development. :P
@GreenPrinceRukio11 жыл бұрын
This is really my fav RPG of all time plus the songs are amazing
@groom_of_the_stools14 жыл бұрын
I have to say, this was a very well-put together review. Why you don't have more views really doesn't make sense. I'm an RPG fan, but I've never played Earthbound. Though I am being prodded by a buddy to play it, I am considering it more than I was before. Again, props on the fantastic retrospective.
@UuOwOuU10 жыл бұрын
i remember seeing all the adds in nintendo power about earthbound and it got me pumped. it was the first RPG i got into. little did i know that the genre would become my favorite. i bought earthbound in like 1992? and it's still one of my favorite games.
@Hendrix132611 жыл бұрын
I don't care how much I have to cough up, when I have the extra cash, I will be buying another EarthBound cart for myself in the future. Simply awesome game, transcendent!
@DarkHari11 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I'm fortunate enough to own a copy of Earthbound AND Earthbound Zero. I fell in love with the Mother series. Favorite Series of all time...
@mikigirl1814 жыл бұрын
Boy is Mother 3 heart wrenching. Without spoiling anything, it's simply a phenomenal story.
@mirrorpiece13 жыл бұрын
mother 3 had the most original ending of all time.. and marked the ending of one of the best trilogies ever. Thats what makes the earthbound franchise so great. They are so different from all other games. Even though myself being part of the fan base, its still touching to see how many peoples lives got changed by these games. I am european myself, but very proud owner of a Earthbound cartridge, and soon owner of a complete mother 1 + 2, and mother 3.
@Lifesuit14 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these videos. I'm crying a little.
@TheOnlyRounder13 жыл бұрын
I got EarthBound a few days ago well for christmas and im happy I like how your EarthBound is in mint condition and you have the guide
@Saskidan12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this man, really enjoyed your presentation of the history of eb.
@EarthToJapan11 жыл бұрын
Watched the whole thing; it was informative and funny to watch. Thanks for this.
@Ardhamon50007 жыл бұрын
Aaaannd Mother 4 is being rebranded.... such a shame..
@RPGtourguide6 жыл бұрын
Ardhamon5000 Definitely a shame, but I’d rather they go this route than have the project be shut down entirely.
@SeekoGT12 жыл бұрын
This was amazing. So much information I never knew about my most favorite game of all time. Thank you very much for this.
@JohnEveryfan11 жыл бұрын
There is a Mother 4! There is a temporary website for it at the moment but in 9 days on 13/8/13 the official website, were you find "big updates" to the project and eventually download the game itself, WILL LAUNCH. It is the very fan made game mentioned in this video.
@ClanOfTheGrayWolf13 жыл бұрын
@Maniac536 I certainly wouldn't mind anyone linking to this video. Thanks very much for the offer. Anything that can be done to spread the word of EarthBound is ok in my book!
@DemitriosX3 жыл бұрын
I've been enjoying your videos years after you've retired from making them. Thank you so much all the work, it really was something to experience. I have a favor to ask: could you tell me who sang the version of Pollyanna at the end of this video?
@Geothro14 жыл бұрын
Dude, amazing job! this video is about 100,000 views shy of what it deserves.
@ivanorozco967311 жыл бұрын
and the remixed music that jake kauffman arrange is incredible jake's arrangment of the moon theme is fantastic ^_^
@Pendy55512 жыл бұрын
For many years I felt the same kind of pain when it came to Dragon Quest. I still do to a certain extent when it comes to certain side games/re-makes. Keep up the good fight!
@Corshba11 жыл бұрын
It's sad that Nintendo hasn't had any plans for the Mother series, but at least recently, Itoi tweeted that he's working on expanding the Mother series but stated that it's not Mother 4. He just wants to "make Mother playable." I'm praying each night for a trilogy release on Wii U and/or 3DS!
@ImmacHn12 жыл бұрын
This video made me cry >.> I have been watching this 16 bit gems one after another and had a breakdwon after this one.
@Xineal13 жыл бұрын
Part of me wishes I had been exposed to EB a long time ago so I could be part of some of those incredible petitions. I feel so grateful now that I am able to play the Mother series freely thanks to this awesome fanbase.
@Myrope11 жыл бұрын
Man, I remember when I first found that song used at the end... Hearing it at the end of this review made me feel just so... satisfied!
@MacDaddyNook14 жыл бұрын
Great job, I learned so much. I think the ending worked very well. God, I swear I always get misty-eyed when I hear Pollyana. XD
@millieman7611 жыл бұрын
I've played all 3 Mother titles. Each was a great game. Earthbound 2 was a bit of a surprise with Gyigas and the lost cave. But Mother 3 for me, hands down, was the best RPG I have played in my entire life. No other game now or to come will ever change that
@frogmaster8211 жыл бұрын
We are getting it over here too. They brought it up in a Nintendo Direct last month and I nearly shat myself.
@Videogamer8011 жыл бұрын
Hell I wanst even alive for earthbound and this touches my heart
@marcdaniel032113 жыл бұрын
Stellar job man. Excellent work!
@ClanOfTheGrayWolf14 жыл бұрын
I have to admit, I was a bit surprised at the Magypsies when I first played Mother 3, but I really don't see why NoA should have much of a problem with them nowadays (if they can put out stuff like GTA: Chinatown Wars, RE4, and Conker's Bad Fur Day)
@Synicade12 жыл бұрын
At 9:57 he states "I'll see you in the next part of this video" This video has ben rumored for years, with no word from ClanOfTheGrayWolf. Fans have speculated for ages what this next "video" would have been.
@HAMMlicius14 жыл бұрын
6:38 epic rhyming for poo, matches what happens when you first play as him petty much exactly
@abloogywoogywoo12 жыл бұрын
An excellent history series. The only thing I wished you had gone into a little more detail was the aftermath, you give Ness featuring as a character in Brawl which was great, but specifically you could have also given a mention to Ape becoming Gamefreak, and thereby creating the Pokemon Mew/Mewtwo as a throwback to their antagonist Giegue/Gyiyg from Mother 1 & 2. Not to mention the subtitles "Giygas strikes back" and the Pk movie "Mewtwo strikes back" means Nintendo does acknowledge Mother. :D
@ClanOfTheGrayWolf14 жыл бұрын
@TolaMacarino It's called "Fun Naming", by Katon on the Rock Candy 5 Album from Starmen *dot* Net. You can find the titles to all the music I used in the credits, by the way.
@RPGtourguide5 ай бұрын
“No way Nintendo could ignore their fans in the west when it comes to (Mother 3), right?” All the years later, still getting ignored. 😔
@tukkek6 жыл бұрын
Can you please upload a single-segment version of this episode? I'd love to favorite and share it.
@anton199013 жыл бұрын
09:58, okay, that is seriously the best version I've ever heard of Pollyanna, WHERE DO I FIND IT??!
@DarkSimonX11 жыл бұрын
Your best video game review so far and i really enjoyed earthbound it was very different.
@KryztalKitsu13 жыл бұрын
This was an excellent review! I really want to play it now! XD Super Smash Bros. is the first time I've heard of Ness and I remember thinking, "Who on Earth is that guy??" Ever since then I've wanted to play his game and wondered why I had never heard of it before, but now I know why. Thank you for your insight. ^_^
@AlexChama11 жыл бұрын
Wow... that story was touching. I'm happy to have found you via vsauce, saw you had some retro gaming videos, got hooked up to this game though within half an hour, never having heard of it before (always pondering who the f*** this Nes is in the Smash games... :,D) Thank you so much, I guess I just fell in love with the game and the community. I'll grab any ROM I can get and try to buy any version's game that's reasonably priced. As a side note: Thank you eBay for making such purchases easier!
@pjcreations14 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this! It was really well made! I wonder what ever happened to Ben Landis? He was a good piano player...
@ClanOfTheGrayWolf14 жыл бұрын
It's a 3D rendering of the Mother intro by blkhatRaven. You can find it on KZfaq by searching for "mother 3d intro".
@SakuraofLyoko12 жыл бұрын
not just Earthbound, the whole series!
@UnboxedtvNet14 жыл бұрын
This is the video that sold me on you guys, Earthbound saw even less love her in Australia as we didnt even get that game, or Chrono Trigger or Super Mario RPG. I dont know why but Aussie seemed to have a hatred for RPGs in the 90's
@ryan48914 жыл бұрын
I'm relatively new to the Mother series. Of course I heard about Earthbound when it came out and how good and cool it was. For one I didn't own a SNES and 2 I had no idea where they even sold games at the time. I got the EB rom years later and it just sat there until I finally decided to buckle down and actually finish it. I loved it and I loved Mother 3 which I finished this week. It's really too bad that NOA has had a dismissive attitude toward the series it's great and now I know why.
@VideoGameLogic13 жыл бұрын
Just Bought a Repo of Earthbound Zero!!! Can't wait to play it!
@ivanorozco967311 жыл бұрын
the name of that acapella song is called fun naming which is part of the fan-made earthbound album called rock candy just type rock candy 5 katon fun naming on the youtube search bar to find that song i hope that awnsers your question
@scottmonahan87059 жыл бұрын
Thanks and good job ive always wondered the story behind Earthbound and y we never got Earthbound 64. I remember playing for hours on my snes as a kid and wanting more lol.
@NeonFoxLetsPlays12 жыл бұрын
The American Mother fan-base = "You won't give us fan translations and new games Nintendo? Fine. We'll make them ourselves."
@lostone1314 жыл бұрын
I have been playing earthbound for a while I just beat again last week why oh why can they not make more games like this.... Greatest epic game EVER!!!!!
@zackschilling437611 жыл бұрын
I remember FF2 and chrono Triggeer being 69.99 at toys r us and Earthbound being more like 90 dollars. It always interested me but I never bought it cuz of the price. Since then I ve enjoyed it and ur vids . Roo keep up the good work
@PixiePulse_12 жыл бұрын
Don't ya' just absolutely LOVE everything?
@ClanOfTheGrayWolf14 жыл бұрын
@Perroramirez Actually, it's taken from the song "Smiles and Tears" at the end of Mother 2 / EarthBound. You should be able to find a wav of it somewhere using the Google.
@wesleyhall131810 жыл бұрын
Supposedly, that Mother 4 project will finally be released this December. But there's not been much word from the team in months, so who knows if that's true or not.
@zacotb9 жыл бұрын
Wesley Hall 10 months later, still nothing.
@Jordan3DS9 жыл бұрын
That Mother 4 game is coming out this year, and ironically enough I just found out about it today :D
@pixelatednoose39997 жыл бұрын
aaaaaand its gone
@TheHornet7911 жыл бұрын
There is a fan game of Mother 4 that may come out this year. If its really made by dedicated die hard fans then I will certainly buy it.
@SlobbyMcSlob14 жыл бұрын
Great documentary. I really hope someday Mother 3 gets to America, even if they have to remake it for DS. The Magypsies (blamed for a lack of release) really aren't that bad.
@CriticalFlaw11 жыл бұрын
4:17 Perfectly explains why Nintendo re-released Earthbound on the WII U, given how much it's under performing compared to the WII
@Freakyman90114 жыл бұрын
lol @ the end! "unassuming local guy" xD
@hiro66114 жыл бұрын
why is there a little voice in my head screaming, " Nintendo release it NOW *Sirens go off* You shall make S*** Tons of money! GO GO GO!" ._.
@icarus21200111 жыл бұрын
Earthbound has been confirmed recently to finally be coming out on the US and EU Wii U virtual console!
@mikeJRthe2nd11 жыл бұрын
Itoi tweeted it around the end of last year. He wasn't allowed to say much, but they are remaking mother, specifying that it was not a Mother 4. Probably meaning the whole franchise or the first mother game. Starman.net should have more detail on it now.
@ivanorozco967311 жыл бұрын
that song you heard at the end is a fan remixed version of the mother 1 song pollyyanna which the name of the fan remix is called home again you can find this song on youtube by typing earthbound home again ocremix on the youtube search bar i hope that awnsers your question
@ivanorozco967311 жыл бұрын
thanks for forgiving me i owe you one
@TheScorpion008111 жыл бұрын
I can definitely see where you are coming from, and I already know that the story isn't going to warm up to everyone. That said, just because you don't like the series, doesn't mean that the game isn't going to sell. There is a substantially large fan base for the game in the US, and most playthroughs of the game here have become very popular. You aren't apart of that base and that is fine. But don't doubt the game or insult its fanbase. Let's see what happens first then decide.
@doger2357 жыл бұрын
Secrets of Evermore is also an rpg with a similar feel as Earthbound.
@barrelrollers597110 жыл бұрын
Maybe now that Nintendo knows how much fans really care about Mother/Earthbound, because they didn't interfere with the fan translation, they might start releasing more Mother related things here.
@SpeedyLemon35811 жыл бұрын
The Mother 4 fan game is supposed to be opening downloads this month on the 13th.
@skarmachild6 жыл бұрын
thank you reggie for finally releasing mother 3 in 2018. oh wait.
@SnickaBa11 жыл бұрын
"home again" on the overclocked remix compilation
@ThatOneSeong12 жыл бұрын
@wyatt8740 thx for pointing out the obvious to those who watched chuggas playthrough!
@zacotb9 жыл бұрын
Mother 1 has been released as Earthbound Beginnings. Let's hope this trend continues and Mother 3 is also released.
@Goolian7619 жыл бұрын
***** Looking at best belling titles on the eshop last week, I saw EB Beginnings/Mother 1 as the top selling game on the Eshop, not top selling VC game. Overall Top selling of all games (Beating Splatoon of all things). This HAS to send a message to Nintendo that there is a LARGE following of Earthbound now and from a business standpoint, releasing Mother 3 would be very beneficial despite the amount of effort to translate the game for a western audience. I believe we're getting Mother 3 in some form or another in the West in the near future.
@zacotb9 жыл бұрын
Goolian Well, most of Splatoon's sales have been retail. EB beginnings isn't anywhere near the number of Splatoon sales.
@Goolian7619 жыл бұрын
YoungOTBWY Ah, I forgot about retail purchases, my bad.
@zacotb9 жыл бұрын
Goolian It's cool. Either way, EB beginnings is selling really well. Let's hope Nintendo gets the clue and releases Mother 3.
@thequeenundisputed11 жыл бұрын
Allright, you've convinced me. I'll play earthbound.
@ivanorozco967311 жыл бұрын
oh and i should mention that i download earthbound on the wii u virtual console and did you saw the trailer of the fan-made mother 4 it looked fantastic and the music of mother 4 stays faithfull to the music of the first 3 mother games osts ^_^ and i must say the purple hair girl maryl is pretty cute ^_^