EarthBound

Earthbound is an RPG for the Super Nintendo. It had good success in Japan as Mother 2 and Nintendo ported it to the US with a big advertising campaign, but failed to sell as well as in Japan. Later, in Japan, it was re-released on a GBA cartridge along with Mother (the first game). Mother 3 was just announced for Japan on GBA for a release date of April 20, 2006.

The game is often dubbed a "sequel" to the original Mother, an NES title released only in Japan. In practice, however, the games largely exist as "stand alone" titles, with similar themes and storylines, but little plot or character continuity.