2013 « EarthBound Central

Epic Game Music: Onett

May 20th, 2013 | Audio Stuff, EarthBound, Videos | 6 Comments

A couple fans have sent me links to this music video of the Onett theme: He’s done this with a lot of other game music too, like this! Check them all out here! ...Read More »

SaturnBound Zero Hack in Progress

May 18th, 2013 | Hacking, MOTHER 1+2 | 20 Comments

A fan by the name of broomweed has started on a hack of MOTHER 1+2 to make MOTHER 1 very Mr. Saturn-like, as inspired by comments years ago on EB Central! Here’s a description of the project: Hey, you! Do any of the following apply to you: Haven’t played Mother 1 because of the lack of Mr. Saturns in it Always wondered what the Mr. Saturns would be like in Mother 1 Love trying to deci...Read More »

Always Win Items in EarthBound Code

May 16th, 2013 | EarthBound | 30 Comments

For years and years, maybe even as far back as the late 90s, I always wanted to make a Game Genie code that would make enemies drop items 100% of the time. I always pushed it off for another day… until yesterday, when I was like, “You know, I think I’ll come up with that code today.” It took a few hours since I didn’t know what I was doing, but in the end I got it! ...Read More »

EarthBound in a Video Game Themed Restaurant

May 15th, 2013 | EarthBound, Food | 18 Comments

A fan by the name of Chris sent me an e-mail about a video game-themed restaurant/bar in Canada called “EXP”. It has Triforce Burgers, Super Smash Nachos, and all sorts of other stuff. It even has “Mach Pizza Fries”: If you’re in Vancouver, check it out and let me know how it is! The website and restaurant info is here. ...Read More »

Convincing People to Try EarthBound

May 14th, 2013 | EarthBound | 42 Comments

A little while back Chris Saturn sent me this about a podcast episode centered around EarthBound: So, I’m a long-time lurker in the EB community… been following this site since its inception (thanks to the links in the Mother 3 translation page), and Starmen.net for what feels like my entire adult life and some of my adolescence, but I never really gave anything back… mostly beca...Read More »

Itoi Tweets about Mother’s Day

May 13th, 2013 | EarthBound, Itoi, MOTHER 1 | 10 Comments

Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and to commemorate it Shigesato Itoi tweeted something MOTHER-related: The first town in MOTHER 2 is “Onet”, but the first town in MOTHER is called, yes, “Mothersday”. It’s nothing much, but I thought I’d share it anyway. I’m more surprised at his misspellings than anything, but it’s somewhat common for Japanese crea...Read More »

MOTHER 3 Translation Notes – Chapter 1, Part 2 Questions

May 11th, 2013 | MOTHER 3 | 13 Comments

I’ve been slowly updating my Legends of Localization site lately, and it’s time to get back into the swing of the MOTHER 3 translation notes too! Before I start major work on each section, I’ll probably ask fans what questions they might have for the next part of the game, that way I can be sure to cover the topics people might want to know about. I’m basically breaking t...Read More »

Japanese MOTHER 3 Video: Q-q-quiet!

May 10th, 2013 | MOTHER 3, Videos | 23 Comments

Here’s a look at a MOTHER 3 song and video put together by a Japanese fan: I’ll just leave it at that! ...Read More »

Touring Japan as an EarthBound Fan

May 9th, 2013 | EarthBound, Misc. | 10 Comments

Josh recently sent me this e-mail about visiting Japan: Hello, Mato! I am a long-time fan and reader of your work (over a decade now), and my friend and I will be taking a trip to Japan this summer. We are both big Earthbound fans. I know that you have some experience with Japan and Earthbound, so I was wondering if you might recommend anything Earthbound-related for us to see while we’re ...Read More »

Interest in an Orchestrated MOTHER Album

May 8th, 2013 | Audio Stuff, MOTHER 1 | 40 Comments

Skotein sent me this e-mail a while back and it sounds like a pretty neat project! Hi, Tomato! I’m a big fan of both Pokémon and MOTHER and have been running the Pokémon Reorchestrated project on YouTube and Facebook. Basically, I orchestrate and arrange music from the Pokémon games with emphasis on weaving a game’s story/narrative into the music itself. I’ve also enjoyed the ...Read More »