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|developer      = [[Ape Inc.]]<br>[[HAL Laboratory]]<br>[[Brownie Brown]]

|publisher      = [[Nintendo]]

Unfortunately, Nintendo of America would once more decline to localize the game for Western audiences, once again apparently because of fears that its inconvenient timing at the end of the commercial lifespan of the platform it was based on would negatively affect its sales. The fansite Starmen.net made headlines in October 2008 when it released its own English translation patch that could be applied to a copy of the ROM image of ''Mother 3''. This monumental translation effort was spearheaded by professional translator Clyde "Tomato" Mandelin and the patch received over 100,000 downloads from the website in the first week of its release. Despite the project not being completely legal, it became one of a handful of unofficial video game localization projects that officials in the video game industry did not formally object to, but instead expressed admiration for. In the meantime, the ''Mother'' series has regularly appeared in every subsequent ''Super Smash Bros.'' game to date, including ''Mother 3'' being focused on in 2008's ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', though Itoi has announced that he has no plans to direct a fourth ''Mother'' game and reaffirmed this statement several times. In the years to come, developers large and small would create role-playing games that would draw heavy inspiration from the world, humor, and battle system of the ''Mother'' series, including the critically-acclaimed {{uvm3|Undertale}} in 2015 by [[Toby Fox]], and more recently ''{{iw|wikipedia|Omori|video game}}'' in 2020 by omocat. Although the series is seldom referenced directly by Nintendo, the rights held to it by Itoi have enabled the continued development of merchandise and other projects honoring its legacy, such as a collaborative tribute book and a rearranged version of the first game's studio album.

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''==

===Fighter===

*[[File:NessIcon(SSBM).png|50px|right|link=Ness (SSBM)]]'''{{SSBM|Ness}}''' ([[Starter character|Starter]]): Ness is still the only playable ''EarthBound'' character in the game, but he now has [[PK Flash]] for his neutral special. As a result, his previous neutral special, PK Fire, has been moved to his side special. Despite his flaws in ''Super Smash Bros.'' like his recovery, Ness has suffered an overall nerf, countering most of his buffs. As a result, Ness is currently ranked 23rd out of 26 in the tier list, similar to his ''Smash 64'' tier placement.

===Music===

*'''{{SSBMMusicLink|Mother}}''': Despite being known as "Onett" in ''Smash 4'', it is not actually heard in the town of Onett or in ''EarthBound'' for SNES overall, and is instead a combination of two tracks first heard in ''Mother''. The first is ''Bein' Friends'', which is the overworld theme whenever Ninten has more than one character in his party, and the second is the ''Eight Melodies'' that Ninten collects throughout the game. Finally a small portion of title theme is played before the song finishes its loop. The music also ends with an enemy encounter tune, which appears in both ''EarthBound Beginnings'' and ''EarthBound'' - albeit only for bosses in the latter. It is heard on [[Onett]]. It is Song 19 in the [[Sound Test]].

*'''{{SSBMMusicLink|Mother 2}}''': The song's real title is ''Pollyanna''. This is a quaint soft rock remix of the overworld theme in ''Mother'' whenever Ninten is the only character in his party. A slightly abridged remix also appeared in ''EarthBound'' whenever [[Ness]] returns to his house during his quest, with the intro to the original version also being used in that game in Onett when the sun rises. It also appeared in ''{{s|wikibound|Mother 3}}''. It is used as a secondary track on [[Onett]]. It is Song 35 in the Sound Test.

*'''[[Victory theme#EarthBound (Mother) Victory Theme|Ness's Victory]]''': The victory theme of [[Ness]] is an orchestrated version of the last four notes of the Eight Melodies that Ness collects throughout his journey. It is Song 47 in the Sound Test.

===Stages===

*[[File:Icon-newporkcity.gif|right|link=New Pork City]]'''[[New Pork City]]''' ([[Starter stage|Starter]]): An enormous stage akin to ''Melee''’s [[Temple]] stage. Based on the locale from the Japan-only ''Mother 3'', a beast known as the [[Ultimate Chimera]] makes an appearance here and can [[one-hit KO]] players with its bite.{{clr}}

==Media with elements appearing in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==

===''{{s|wikibound|Mother}} / {{s|wikibound|EarthBound Beginnings}}''===

*Stickers:

**{{gameIcon|SSBB}} Jeff, {{s|wikibound|Master Belch}}, Mr. Saturn, Ness, Paula, Poo, and Porky appear as stickers.

*Spirits:

**{{gameIcon|SSBU}} {{s|wikibound|Buzz Buzz}}, {{s|wikibound|Dungeon Man}}, Jeff, Master Belch, Mr. Saturn, {{s|wikibound|Ness's Father}}, Paula, Poo, and Ramblin' Evil Mushroom appear as spirits.

**{{gameIcon|SSBU}} A Mr. Saturn appears on ''Ultimate''{{'}}s panoramic character artwork.

*Music:

**{{gameIcon|SSBB}} "'''{{SSBUMusicLink|EarthBound|Humouresque of a Little Dog}}'''": The arrangement includes an extra line that comes from this version.