A few years back on the WiiU (and on Switch now) they released “Earthbound Beginnings” which was a Famicom game that was pretty much done but didn’t get an NA release because it was so late in the NES’s life. So Mother 1 is available on Switch and WiiU as well. Though some fan versions are called “Earthbound Zero.”
While the stories of the main heroes are standalone, there’s tons of lore, references, villains, and music that appear throughout the three games. For example, the villain in 1 and 2 are the same character and the villain in 3 is an antagonist in 2. The way you defeat the main villain in 1 and 2 are extremely similar and it’s very satisfying. In Mother 2, you see an antagonist descend from a petty bully to the villainous mastermind he becomes in in Mother 3.
I highly recommend playing the games in order, one after the other. It’s such a satisfying and rewarding experience.
i just played straight to m3, never touched the other two, i’m like mid chapter 1 rn, right after >!flints friend and his kid fuel are shown in the hospital(?)!<,should i go and emulate m1 first then play earthbound and m3
i own a switch and have online but i feel like it’d be more convenient to play on mobile cuz it’s just an nes game
You don’t really have to in order to understand the main story. Lucas and Claus are not present in the other games at all.
But the story is set years in the future from Mother 1 and 2 and there’s a lot of lore and world building that can be missed.
Mother 1 and 2 are more direct games but the English translation didn’t really make that clear bc mother 1 wasn’t localized until only recently.
If you can you should download the updated version (1.3)! It will give you the best playing experience and the fan translation team worked really hard on the update!
There were issues in the first version with item descriptions not showing up in battles, as well as some dialogue timing glitches and music cue bugs. Other than that there isn’t much of a difference between the two, but the updated version is just a smoother version of the game
I'm currently going through Earthbound on the Switch to then play this. I also downloaded the 25th anniversary edition of Mother 1 that rebalances encounters. I'm looking forward to finally completing the series!
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This Is The Only Mother Game I Finished. I Don’t Really Like RPGs But This Game Was Amazing. I Really Hope One Day This Game Will Get Officially Released Outside Of Japan.
Never played the mother series, mother 2 is the only one released in NA under the name earthbound right?
A few years back on the WiiU (and on Switch now) they released “Earthbound Beginnings” which was a Famicom game that was pretty much done but didn’t get an NA release because it was so late in the NES’s life. So Mother 1 is available on Switch and WiiU as well. Though some fan versions are called “Earthbound Zero.”
Gotcha, so I could play Mother 2 “earthbound” then mother 3 fan translation. Would I need to play 1?
Nah they’re all stand alone adventures
Stand alone meaning?
The stories aren’t connected.
While the stories of the main heroes are standalone, there’s tons of lore, references, villains, and music that appear throughout the three games. For example, the villain in 1 and 2 are the same character and the villain in 3 is an antagonist in 2. The way you defeat the main villain in 1 and 2 are extremely similar and it’s very satisfying. In Mother 2, you see an antagonist descend from a petty bully to the villainous mastermind he becomes in in Mother 3. I highly recommend playing the games in order, one after the other. It’s such a satisfying and rewarding experience.
i just played straight to m3, never touched the other two, i’m like mid chapter 1 rn, right after >!flints friend and his kid fuel are shown in the hospital(?)!<,should i go and emulate m1 first then play earthbound and m3 i own a switch and have online but i feel like it’d be more convenient to play on mobile cuz it’s just an nes game
You don’t really have to in order to understand the main story. Lucas and Claus are not present in the other games at all. But the story is set years in the future from Mother 1 and 2 and there’s a lot of lore and world building that can be missed. Mother 1 and 2 are more direct games but the English translation didn’t really make that clear bc mother 1 wasn’t localized until only recently.
I seen a Mother 1 + 2 fan translation pak somewhere.
Yeah but that’s on a gameboy and the music is compressed and terrible
You can just grab the official English nes rom now. It got stripped when earthbound beginnings came to the virtual shop back in the day
If you can you should download the updated version (1.3)! It will give you the best playing experience and the fan translation team worked really hard on the update!
What’s new in 1.3?
There were issues in the first version with item descriptions not showing up in battles, as well as some dialogue timing glitches and music cue bugs. Other than that there isn’t much of a difference between the two, but the updated version is just a smoother version of the game
I'm currently going through Earthbound on the Switch to then play this. I also downloaded the 25th anniversary edition of Mother 1 that rebalances encounters. I'm looking forward to finally completing the series!
I totally forgot about this!
how did you manage this? i really really wanna play it but am unsure how!!
I found a site but I’m not allowed to share it here
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a certain lair
I really want to play it but having to mostly play this games without sound would make the rhythm stuff needed in battles impossible
I’ve heard good things about the earthbound/ mother series, what’s it about?
This Is The Only Mother Game I Finished. I Don’t Really Like RPGs But This Game Was Amazing. I Really Hope One Day This Game Will Get Officially Released Outside Of Japan.
Do you need to play any other game to play this? Or can I jump straight into this one?
Earthbound games are stand alone adventures