February 3rd, 2012 | EarthBound, Uncommon Knowledge | 23 Comments

Over on deviantART, Akatsuman132 posted this interesting similarity of Giygas and the movie poster for “Pink Floyd – The Wall”: Given the sheer amount of Western pop culture references in MOTHER 2/EarthBound (reference 1, reference 2, reference 3) it doesn’t seem too farfetched. What do you guys think? Thanks to yp95 for the tip! ...Read More »

February 1st, 2012 | MOTHER 3, Uncommon Knowledge | 14 Comments

Dr. Fedora helped translate some of the MOTHER 3 stuff very early on in the fan translation project. He recently posted some of his thoughts and translation notes, which you can check out here! Here’s a sample: Fassad’s English name has a surprisingly unexciting origin. The Japanese name Yokuba/ヨクバ is basically derived from the word for “ambition” or “greed” (“yokubari”/�...Read More »

January 28th, 2012 | EarthBound, Hacking, Uncommon Knowledge | 15 Comments

Whenever I play EarthBound, I always avoid getting Lucky Sandwiches since they’re pretty meh and I don’t like gambling with limited inventory space. But I’ve never really known how these Lucky Sandwiches actually work – all I knew was that they have random effects. A few years ago some skilled hackers dug into the ROM and found out a bunch of technical stuff, including how ...Read More »

January 22nd, 2012 | MOTHER 3, Uncommon Knowledge | 1 Comment

When working on the MOTHER 3 fan translation, Jeffman and I realized that a number of unused menu systems exist in the game. We managed to make one accessible (hold L and R when entering the Status screen). But there are two others we know about that we never managed to get access to. Outside Debug Menu This text data for this menu is in a peculiar isolated block of text. Given what the text says,...Read More »

January 20th, 2012 | MOTHER 3, Uncommon Knowledge | 11 Comments

A little while back I was browsing Reddit when I came across a site that delves into some connections, references, and similarities found in MOTHER 3. The site is called Flint’s Doorknob. Some of it might just be coincidence, but some of it definitely seems to be on the mark. Check it out if you’re a Twin Peaks fan, Evangelion fan, or just a fan of MOTHER series trivia! ...Read More »

January 16th, 2012 | EarthBound, Uncommon Knowledge, Videos | 14 Comments

earthdyedred recently shared something he found – if you hug the bottom area of the first floor of the Fourside Department Store, you can leave the building without triggering the blackout event where Paula gets kidnapped. Here’s a video of it: Of course, you still need to trigger it at some point to continue with the story, but if you find yourself in there sometime but want to leave...Read More »

January 15th, 2012 | EarthBound, Uncommon Knowledge, Videos | 34 Comments

Many years ago the Happy Video Game Nerd posted a really cool and in-depth video about EarthBound. He recently revised it and added lots more info – grab a sandwich or something and check it out here or check it out below! It was actually when I was writing an e-mail to him yesterday that I remembered that weird MOTHER 3 e-mail from 2008. I guess maybe he can add that to his next revision i...Read More »

January 14th, 2012 | MOTHER 3, Uncommon Knowledge | 94 Comments

Just before we released the MOTHER 3 translation patch back in 2008 – like the night before or something like that – a mysterious e-mail was sent to the address I list on my online resume but don’t use for anything else. I haven’t posted this anywhere before, but Reid’s talked about it on camera a few times (such as here). So here it is, for your reading glory. (more...Read More »

January 11th, 2012 | Audio Stuff, EarthBound, Uncommon Knowledge | 23 Comments

Back in my old post about EarthBound and its Virtual Console issues I asked people more knowledgeable about copyright law to chime in on the subject. I recently got an e-mail from a fellow named Brandon who did just that. Here’s what he has to say: (more…) ...Read More »

December 21st, 2011 | EarthBound, Uncommon Knowledge, Videos | 11 Comments

After you defeat Giygas in EarthBound, you’re free to explore the world and see how it’s been changed. There are so many changes though that many players don’t get to see them all – so here’s a handy video courtesy of Ikariamology showcasing most of them! It looks like chuggaaconroy’s ending FAQ is being used as the base here. I seem to recall when working on t...Read More »

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