EarthBound (game)

EarthBound
Developer(s)	Ape, Inc., HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Shigesato Itoi
Released	Template:Japan August 27, 1994 Template:NA June 1, 1995
Genre(s)	Console role-playing game
Ratings	ESRB: K-A (Kids to Adults)
Platform(s)	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Media	24 megabit cartridge

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EarthBound (MOTHER 2 ギーグの逆襲, Mazā Tsū Gīgu no Gyakushū, lit. "Mother 2: Gyiyg Strikes Back") is a role-playing video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the second game in the Mother series, following the Famicom game Mother which was not released outside Japan, and therefore its status as the second game in the series was left unreferenced in its US title. The game is only loosely connected to Mother, in that it shares neither the primary protagonists nor the primary setting; one of the few notable connections is Giygas, the primary antagonist of both games, here seemingly executing the revenge he swore to uphold against the planet Earth at the end of Mother. It was not released outside of Japan or the United States.

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A screenshot of EarthBound, including Ness, Paula, Jeff, Poo and some Mr. Saturns.

In Super Smash Bros.

Ness, the main character of EarthBound, is unlockable in the game.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Characters

Ness returns as a starter character in Melee.

Items

Mr. Saturn is an item which can be picked up and thrown at opponents, dealing very low damage and knockback, though it's effective at breaking shields.

Stages

Onett, the first town from the game, becomes a starter stage complete with the meteor in the background and a "Runaway Five" bus. Curiously, the music is not from EarthBound, but from Mother. The metropolis of Fourside is unlockable after doing a certain amount of matches. It contains skyscrapers, a UFO and even Porky Minch's helicopter. Its music is a soft rock version of the Fourside theme.

Trophies

• Ness
• Ness Smash 1
• Ness Smash 2
• Mr. Saturn
• UFO
• Starman
• Jeff
• Poo
• Paula

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Masterpieces

EarthBound is one of the Masterpieces, but it is only available in Japanese version of the game.

Characters

Ness returns as an unlockable character.

Stages

Onett returns as a Melee Stage and is almost identical, except for a smaller warning alarm and a lack of the meteor in the background.

Assist Trophy

Jeff Andonuts is now an Assist Trophy. He fires Multi Bottle Rockets at opponents in several waves of five, the number of waves being random per summoning.

Items

Mr. Saturn returns as an item, identical in function to his role in Melee. The Franklin Badge, a lightning-repelling badge which Ness receives in Happy Happy Village, also becomes an item.

Bosses

Porky Minch is a boss in the Subspace Emissary, although his design is taken from Mother 3.

Trophies

EarthBound trophies include:

• Ness (SSBB)
• PK Starstorm (Ness),
• Jeff
• Porky
• Mr. Saturn
• Franklin Badge.

Stickers

• Jeff [PK] Attack +24
• Master Belch [Bite] Attack +9
• Mr Saturn - Carry Mr Saturn
• Ness [PK] Attack +33
• Paula [PK] Attack +10
• Poo [PK] Attack +9
• Porky [PK] Attack +15
• Starman [PK] Attack +10

Music

Data was found in indicating that four songs from the EarthBound series, three from EarthBound itself, were intended to be used in the game but ultimately did not appear. The reason for this has not been clarified, but in the case of one of the songs it may be related to a copyright issue which is generally theorised to be the reason for the ongoing lack of a release of EarthBound on the Virtual Console.

• Because I Love You
• Smiles and Tears
• Hippie Battle Medley

Trivia

• EarthBound is one of two Masterpieces not available on Virtual Console in the United States, and the only Masterpiece that is not available anywhere in the world.