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 13th, 2012 | Fan Games, Videos | 12 Comments

Over the past couple weeks there’s been a lot of talk about games being financed through Kickstarter – it seems like everyone and their dog has a Kickstarter game in the works Anyway, here are two EarthBound-y-ish ones that people have been discussing! Boot Hill Heroes First up is Boot Hill Heroes, which has already gotten a good amount of press. It’s described thusly: Take one...Read More »

April 22nd, 2012 | EarthBound, Fan Games, Videos | 26 Comments

TalentNinjaInc., qpringle1, and NorthofOnett have been working on a fan game called Super Smash Bound – from the name you can probably guess that it’s an EarthBound-themed Smash Bros.-type of game. Here’s some sample gameplay: A beta version of the game is available on the project page here, and progress can be more closely followed on the Starmen.Net forum thread here! ...Read More »

March 8th, 2012 | Fan Games, MOTHER 3, Videos | 10 Comments

Every time I see a video of that Ultimate Chimera Hunt Gmod, I’m amazed by something new. And even this particular video is pretty old by now, I’m still amazed by the way all these MOTHER 3 locations looks in 3D: I don’t have the stuff to play this myself, but my many hats go off to the fans who designed these awesome-looking levels and the neat little touches like turning into ...Read More »

November 25th, 2011 | Fan Games, Images | 17 Comments

Most fans by now know that there’s been a fan-made Mother 4 in the works for a while now. I check it out every now and again, and it seems to be coming along pretty well. Here are some recent screenshots: #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-1 img { border: ...Read More »

November 21st, 2011 | EarthBound, Fan Games, Images | 19 Comments

There’s apparently an old EarthBound-themed Half-Life mod that got abandoned. It looks pretty cool though: You can read more about it and see more screenshots here. I’d love to know more and see it in action, so if anyone can oblige, please do! ...Read More »

November 6th, 2011 | EarthBound, Fan Games, Videos | 13 Comments

This is a bit old by now, but there’s a really neat interactive Saved by the Bell game on YouTube, and it relies very much on EarthBound and MOTHER 3-style graphics and presentation: You basically get to make various choices and take branching paths while the Saved by the Bell gang gets into its usual hijinx. Here’s the starting video: I just finished watching the entire thing (well,...Read More »

October 31st, 2011 | Fan Games, MOTHER 3, Videos | 26 Comments

There’s a zillion Super Mario World hacks out there, as many probably know. There’s one called The Tale of Elementia. Part of it features a Tanetane-like place from MOTHER 3, and even includes hacked music to sound like Tanetane Island’s music: Juanito, who sent this video to me, also says: Also, upon reaching the goal, it plays part of the ending song from EarthBound. And one o...Read More »

October 29th, 2011 | Fan Games, MOTHER 3 | 15 Comments

Remember that Chimera Hunt fan game from a while back? It was a really cool-looking mod for Garry’s Mod, I’m sad I never got to try it out myself though. Well, it sounds like it eventually got dropped, but some other fans on Steam are hoping to pick up the slack and continue working on it! The project page is here if you’re interested! ...Read More »

October 24th, 2011 | EarthBound, Fan Games, Videos | 24 Comments

Last year, an EarthBound hacker by the name of H.S. released a high-quality Halloween-themed EarthBound hack called Hallow’s End. You might know H.S. from some of the recent work on the EarthBound Zero remake revival hack, so you know it’s some quality stuff! Besides the usual stuff like enemies and items, this hack features completely new text, scenarios, characters, and even new maps...Read More »