16-Bit Gems #10: EarthBound - A History [1/3]

This is part 1 of 3 in our comprehensive retrospective of the EarthBound (Mother) series.

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHKnwAihIro
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enx7nXRHcJw

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For his 10th 16-Bit Gem, Roo celebrates by taking a thorough look at the history of perhaps the most overlooked video game series of all time. He'll explore the twists and turns of how a poor-selling, quirky Japanese RPG gained a massive following - culminating in perhaps the most devoted video game fanbase on the internet. Be sure to also look for our next episode, which will be a review of EarthBound itself. For now, enjoy the in-depth story of the EarthBound series.

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[LinguistTroubadour]

Yup. THE most underrated.

[PsiClausandHyrule]

MOST EPIC COMMERCIAL EVER

[SirenoftheVoid]

oh and i'm talking about Mother 2,not the first.back when i was a kid,i looked at the box cover at the video club and dismissed it cause it didn't look good enough for me.i was a kid,how could i have known graphics weren't everything?end result,i missed out but it's still a good game it seems

[SirenoftheVoid]

heh,i have only played half of it and took a break from the game since but...i remember the music and enjoy it.and this is coming from a guy who only discovered the game last year!

[LemonCrushMusic]

Earthbound is the BEST game ever made. MAYBE tied with Ocarina of Time.

[Catetas]

You shocked me when you said "OMG EARTHBOUND!"

[annliationmonkey5]

ah EarthBound.... I just re-popped this game in my SNES and loved it... it took like 10 or 15 years for me to re-play it... Damn Giygas

[perun1nj]

Haha! That reaction to the Iron Chef clip made laugh my ass off...

[Overheat118]

Nice Ness ''transformation''

[TheReasonWhyGuy]

I have a little story about earthbound

When I was a kid my mom would rent games to see if we wanted to buy them...

So one day while at the rental store, I saw a game which I think was eye candy for me, and that was the BIG FUCKING EARTHBOUND box. Looking at it, I knew I wanted it, but I had to convice my mom who, because of it's cost, was a little on the fence, but I eventually convinced her and after trying it, we went back a bought it.

We still have that game... worth the same$ now as then...

[ByronIsTheBestEver]

lmao 5:41 wtf!

[ByronIsTheBestEver]

lol jus comes out as ness