Intro Screen

The first noticeable difference occurs at the most out-of-place screen in the game:

This seems to hint that Giygas had attacked earlier, and is now seeking revenge. According to an interview with Shigesato Itoi, that’s exactly what happens, though story-wise, it doesn’t seem consistent. But that’s a whole ‘nother ball of craziness that other people can try to untangle.

By the way, why in the world is this screen part of the game?It doesn’t match the rest of the game very well, and I don’t ever remember UFOs flying around zapping gas stations. Supposedly, this picture is from the War of the Worlds (pre-Tom Cruise version) or inspired by it or something. I don’t know if this is true, so someone please enlighten me if it’s true or not.

Title Screen

The two title screens look very different.However, the letters fly in from both sides in both versions.The MOTHER 2 title screen looks like the MOTHER 1 title screen, with added effects, of course.

See a video of the intro screens here!

Wondering what the Japanese text says? It means something like, “Giegue/Gyiyg/Giygas Strikes Back”.

The Truth About Burglin Park

In the intro credits, we see that Burlin Park was originally known as Nusutto Park. “Nusutto” is Japanese for “burglar”.

Nintendo: Ultra-Protective

We also see that the cafe in Fourside was originally a bar in MOTHER 2. Did Nintendo of America really think children would start walking into bars all by themselves after playing EarthBound? Ay yai yai…

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