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MOTHER 3 Cockney Mice

August 20th, 2010 | MOTHER 3, Uncommon Knowledge | 29 Comments

In MOTHER 3 are some mice living in an attic who speak very strangely. If you’ve played the game, you’ve probably talked to them and said, “What????” If you haven’t seen them yet, here they are: Originally, these mice spoke in an incredibly difficult-to-understand dialect of Japanese, I think it was a Nagasaki dialect but I can’t remember off the top of my head...Read More »

“We Miss You” on Guitar

August 18th, 2010 | Audio Stuff, MOTHER 3, Videos | 10 Comments

Came across this nice version of the love theme from MOTHER 3: Nice and relaxing ...Read More »

MOTHER 3 Hard Mode

August 16th, 2010 | MOTHER 3, Uncommon Knowledge | 28 Comments

For the MOTHER 3 fan translation, Jeff and I added a couple new secrets and new features to the game. One of these is the inclusion of a “hard mode”. You could normally learn about its existence by fulfilling some other special requirements, but since it’s been almost two year since the patch’s release, it’s probably okay to spill the beans by now… besides, most...Read More »

MOTHER 3 Meets the Army

August 14th, 2010 | MOTHER 3, Uncommon Knowledge | 21 Comments

This is something most people probably know, but just for those who don’t, the cover of the MOTHER 3 Handbook is based off of the U.S. Army survival manuals: It’s obvious Jonk put a ton of work into designing the handbook, even down to the cover. Incidentally, I recommend checking out both books, they’re both filled to the brim with interesting info! ...Read More »

MOTHER 3 Boney Sludge Glitch

August 12th, 2010 | MOTHER 3, Uncommon Knowledge, Videos | 17 Comments

EelSlimeTime on the MOTHER 3 GameFAQs posted about a neat little bug in MOTHER 3 I never heard about anywhere before, so I made a video of it: Basically, go to Tanetane Island and get one of those fevers you get before learning a PSI technique. Go into the sludge pit and Boney won’t join you. Walk around until the fever goes away, then go into the PSI menu and then exit back out. Lucas will...Read More »

MOTHER 3 Fanfest

August 6th, 2010 | Events, MOTHER 3 | 18 Comments

Usually, Starmen.Net does a community playthrough of EarthBound every summer, but this summer they’re playing through MOTHER 3. It’s a combination of a community playthrough and an art/writing/music/etc. contest, and definitely worth checking out. I don’t think they have a site up for it just yet, but you can check out the M3 Fanfest site here. Even if you miss each day’s ...Read More »

Porky Needs You!

July 28th, 2010 | Fan Games, MOTHER 3, Videos | 16 Comments

Remember that Chimera Hunt game from a while back? Well, it’s been greatly upgraded/fixed and is now better than ever. And here is a propaganda video promoting it! Instructions on how to install it are included in the video details here. Thanks to Dorgannn for the tip! ...Read More »

Team Fortress Wess Dance

July 24th, 2010 | MOTHER 3, Videos | 18 Comments

Came across this the other day thanks to FinalstarmanDX: You just know someday a MOTHER 3 fan who knows engineering is gonna make a door that responds to that dance ...Read More »

Playable Pigmask in Kappa’s Trail

June 15th, 2010 | MOTHER 3, Videos | 23 Comments

In the past, I mentioned that an upcoming game called “A Kappa’s Trail” for the DSi had some MOTHER 3 references (see here). Well, the game was finally released the other day, and almost immediately people started sending me e-mails about how the Pigmask mask on the title screen had a surprise of some sort. Not having a DSi, I was left out in the cold about what everyone was talk...Read More »

MOTHER 3 in Under Six Hours

June 11th, 2010 | MOTHER 3, Videos | 24 Comments

Ross sent this in a little while back. We’ve seen some speed runs of MOTHER 3 before, but I think this is the fastest one so far. Just in case it’s not obvious, this is a tool-assisted speedrun, so it’s more like how the game would be played by a superhuman or someone who’s really, really, really good at games. This is currently the longest gaming or tool assisted video on ...Read More »