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The Return Of Earthbound For GBA
warmgun writes "One of the biggest cult video game series ever is getting a second chance at stardom for a new generation. The games are the console RPGs Mother 1 and Mother 2. Mother 2 was released in the US as Earthbound on the Super Nintendo, and stars Ness, more recently known for appearing in Super Smash Bros. More info on the games and their currently Japanese-only GameBoy Advance re-release can be found at Starmen.net. Help the site convince Nintendo to release this gem Stateside!"
Screen shots from the Mother 1+2 commercial.
Looks pretty much unchanged from the original NES version.
No need to wait for a US release. Gameboys don't have region coding so you can get the Japanese version through your favorite importer and play it on your US or Euro Gameboy.
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Yeah, you can get it imported, but like any Japanese RPG, knowing the language makes it ALOT better, otherwise its not much fun.
...you think it will make more sense after it's been translated to a language you understand?
There was supposted to be an Earthbound 3 for N64, but Nintendo scraped it.
Now there's rumors that the Earthbound title for N64 is going to hit gamecube.
Kind of like how Star Fox Adventures was originally an N64 title, but them moved onto the Gamecube.
I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo waited until their next console to release Earthbound, so all the fans would pick up the next console. Kind of like how Metroid skipped the N64.
Check out this link
It shows all of the music that Hiro Tanaka has made for games.
The last tune that he composed was for Earthbound.