May 19th, 2012 | Hacking, MOTHER 1 | 12 Comments

H.S has put together another map for the EarthBound Zero remake hack, this time it’s the area north of Reindeer, which includes the house with the old man’s dentures nearby. Here’s a look at what H.S has: Because EarthBound maps have to be much smaller than EarthBound Zero maps, some simplifying and streamlining is always necessary. For reference, here’s the same area in t...Read More »

May 14th, 2012 | Fan Games, MOTHER 1, Videos | 24 Comments

Over the years there have been many attempts at recreating MOTHER 1/EarthBound Zero in a more modern format. As far as I know, none have the projects have reached completion yet, but I was recently shown this project that looks promising: There’s not much information, but it looks like it’s being made for Macs. See for more info and some screenshots. Now if someone would just make thi...Read More »

May 9th, 2012 | Merchandise, MOTHER 1, Uncommon Knowledge | 10 Comments

MOTHER Famicom cartridges are entirely red, but every so often you’ll come across one with a white label. When I first saw one myself, I was like, “Whoa, awesome, they must’ve released a special version of MOTHER back in the day!” But nope, the white labels are just really faded normal labels – there’s no difference between them and all-red cartridges. Still, t...Read More »

April 30th, 2012 | EarthBound, MOTHER 1 | 40 Comments

For years and years and years fans have been theorizing about how Ninten and Ness are related. A common theory is that Ninten is Ness’ father, but other fans are quick to point out that MOTHER 1 takes place in 1988 while MOTHER 2 takes place in 199X. That doesn’t give Ness, who’s apparently 12 in MOTHER 2, enough time to grow up. So unless you do some iffy math or say Ninten had ...Read More »

April 26th, 2012 | EarthBound, MOTHER 1 | 37 Comments

In the past, EarthBound and MOTHER stuff always dominated Nintendo Power’s polls, so there hasn’t been any EarthBound stuff for years. But a couple fans recently e-mailed me to let me know that Nintendo Power’s latest online survey has EarthBound stuff again: I have no doubt which answer will prevail there Anyway, if you’re interested in seeing the full survey, see here!...Read More »

April 17th, 2012 | Images, Merchandise, MOTHER 1 | 8 Comments

After I posted about the details of EarthBound cartridges, Stanley sent me this e-mail: Hey Mato, I saw your post today and thought you may find interest in this. I have had maybe 5 Mother famicom carts pass through my hands and all of them have had the sticker pictured on the right (on the attached picture). However, I recently got one that has a different sticker on the back. I was just wonde...Read More »

April 12th, 2012 | MOTHER 1, Videos | 14 Comments

At the recent PAX East, there was a thing called Retrogame Roadshow, which I guess was kind of like Antiques Roadshow except the panelists priced and discussed old and rare games. Good ol’ Roo was there with his Earth Bound NES prototype, to the surprise of many! You can check out the whole panel here, jump to 34:11 to see the Earth Bound stuff though: In case you missed it, Roo did some vi...Read More »

April 5th, 2012 | Audio Stuff, MOTHER 1, Videos | 12 Comments

Juanito recently sent this in: To Mato, There’s a creative phenomenon on Japanese video-sharing website Nico Nico Douga called “MIDI Animation”. It involves using a program that can graphically represent the contents of a MIDI file to display images and visuals within the music. These animations often involve songs from Japanese popular culture and video games. One popular MIDI A...Read More »

March 30th, 2012 | MOTHER 1, Uncommon Knowledge, Videos | 10 Comments

A good while ago, BB Gang Zombie informed me that there are two entries in EarthBound Zero’s enemy data that are unused – one for what we now know is Pippi (thanks to the recent, official figures) and one that is a pillow or something. Due to how EarthBound Zero’s enemy data and enemy group data works, some stuff will remain a mystery, like what these enemies’ names were, w...Read More »

March 26th, 2012 | Audio Stuff, MOTHER 1, Videos | 8 Comments

Juanito recently sent this: To Mato, I stumbled across this video just now. It’s a live performance from Bellarmine University of Pollyanna. It features two students, one playing the piano and one singing the lyrics from Catherine Warwick’s rendition. The piano player is even dressed like Ness. I wonder if anyone in attendance could appreciate the EarthBoundiness of all this ...Read More »

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