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[[File:Earthbound-firstpage.png|thumb|left|A screenshot from the game.]]
'''EarthBound''' is an [[RPG]] for the [[SNES]]. 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 the [[Game Boy Advance]] along with [[Mother]] (the first game) as [[Mother 1+2]]. On April 20, [[2006]] [[Mother 3]] was released in Japan on GBA.
'''EarthBound''' is an [[RPG]] for the [[SNES]]. 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 the [[Game Boy Advance]] along with [[Mother]] (the first game) as [[Mother 1+2]]. On April 20, [[2006]] [[Mother 3]] was released in Japan on GBA.


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.
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.


<gallery>
File:Earthbound-firstpage.png|A screenshot from the game.
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{{Mother}}
{{Mother}}

Revision as of 04:21, 8 April 2023

Box artwork for EarthBound.
Box artwork for EarthBound.
EarthBound
Developer(s)HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Year released1994
System(s)SNES, Nintendo Power (SNES), Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
Preceded byMother
Followed byMother 3
SeriesMother
Japanese titleMother 2
Genre(s)RPG
Players1
ModesSingle player
Rating(s) ESRB Kids to Adults
ESRB TeenPEGI Ages 12+MatureCERO All ages
LinksEarthBound ChannelSearchSearch

EarthBound is an RPG for the SNES. 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 the Game Boy Advance along with Mother (the first game) as Mother 1+2. On April 20, 2006 Mother 3 was released in Japan on GBA.

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.

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