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Mother 3 Finished After 11 Years

Posted by Zonk on from the coming-home-to-roost dept.

reidman writes "The unusual Japanese RPG Mother 2 (later released as "EarthBound" stateside) was a huge success in Japan. Hints about the development of the game's sequel were everywhere (even in the game itself). Originally developed for the ill-fated 64DD, the sequel was downgraded, delayed, and eventually cancelled. The fans, however, were too obsessed to let it be - and the game was quietly picked up again. Earlier this month an official announcement was finally made - the obsessive pursuit of the fans has made Mother 3 a reality (in Japan, at least) - it will be released on April 20, 2006 for the GBA! Now to get it translated..."

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  1. What are the chances... by Gr33nNight · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I dont see much hope in NOA bringing this state-side. Mother 1+2 has been on the GBA in Japan for a long time, with no word on bringing that here to America. They took a chance with Fire Emblem, take a chance with Mother Nintendo. I own the SNES version and it was excellent.

    1. Re:What are the chances... by shoptroll · · Score: 4, Insightful

      My hope is to see Mother 1+2 released in anticipation of Mother 3, like it was done in Japan (although they released it in Japan to coincide with the annoucnement of Mother 3's continued development on the GBA... which in hindsight really jumped the gun to some degree). They already have a good translation for Mother 2 (although I wouldn't object to loosening up the 90's era self-censoring enforced by NOA), they really only need to tidy up Mother 1 if the prototype NES cart dump that has floated around the net has anything to show for itself. Not really in terms of readibility, but there really needs to be some work done to liven up the script.

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  2. Sweet... by mikeisme77 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Earthbound is one of my favorite RPGs of all time. While gameplay-wise it may not be that innovative, the quirkiness of the story and the characters made a unique and memorable experience. Since RPGs (to me) are more about the story and characters any way, this is definitely on my list of must haves... Too bad it'll probably be quite a wait before the translated version.

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  3. Parking meters! And you're walking around! by Captain+Spam · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Call me cynical, but after eleven years and endless delays and a cancellation, I'm not going to be happy until I've got a copy of it (yes, I mean a US copy) sitting cheerfully in my GBA, waiting to be played. Granted, I WILL be significantly happy once that DOES happen, but still...

    I will say, though, that Earthbound remains one of my all-time favorite RPGs. Nintendo's localization crew has a LOT to live up to from that once they start translating Mother 3.

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  4. Re:Parking meters! And you're walking around! by Xerxus · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The localization team did a pretty good job with Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Paper Mario 2. If they retained that level of quality, I will be damn glad.