Comments on: Some Unused Text in EarthBound

By: Mato

Mato — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:03:36 +0000

No, they don’t appear in M1+2. I haven’t dumped the text/analyzed the data layouts to see if they might still exist in M1+2 in dummied-out form, I suspect that’s the case though.

By: Yure

Yure — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:51:33 +0000

Does the bugged NPCs work fine in MOTHER 1+2?

By: somepartsareme

somepartsareme — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:36:54 +0000

@Kyoo They were just caused by missing event flags. It’s all just silly little dialogue. Earthbound’s full of it already.

By: Kyoo

Kyoo — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:25:08 +0000

I don’t think this is a bug. I think Itoi made a decision to take these out of the game. and to make a patch that makes them visible is to play a game Itoi didn’t intend for us. Itoi was known for changing his mind a lot in the production of all mother games. I think this isn’t a bug. but a last second fix. much like the dog ladder animation. they were even coded. but… taken out for plot and story reasons. so this patch. I feel MIGHT be insult to Itoi’s work. and you’re making visible maybe what he never desired to be visible…. just a thought

By: Ice Sage

Ice Sage — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:46:48 +0000

The file is saved right after returning from the 3rd sanctuary. From everyone else’s comments, it looks like it should work…maybe it’s because I saved in Threed (off of ReddestDream’s idea).

By: Mato

Mato — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:34:32 +0000

Dunno what to say, but it might also depend on what time in the game you go look for those people. And I guess it’s possible a save file made after/before a certain point might not have them show up, I’d say it’s a low chance though.

By: Ice Sage

Ice Sage — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:42:03 +0000

That header tool didn’t help either. I have no idea what I’m doing wrong – I patched and ran Radiation’s Halloween hack just fine. I’ve tried redownloading the patch too in case the file was saved weirdly, but no difference. You’re supposed to patch the SMC file, right? Will it only affect save files made after patching the ROM?

By: Mato

Mato — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:52:47 +0000

Yeah, they’re missing in the Japanese version too.

By: Tansunn

Tansunn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:49:59 +0000

@Mato – Were these characters missing in the original Japanese version as well, or did something happen during translation that caused the bugs?

By: Elobo

Elobo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:38:15 +0000

Poor old dude is the last free range ghost in Threed now .