“Unearthed” ROM Hack Making Progress

January 27th, 2015 | EarthBound, Fan Games, Hacking

The creator of the impressive Hyperbound EarthBound hack has been working diligently on one of the biggest EarthBound hacks ever, called Unearthed. It’s a little bit different from your standard EarthBound hack, though:

Unearthed is centered around a fairly simple plot – one that draws influences from Labyrinth, Cave Story, Fraggle Rock and many other sources. Through a series of unlikely events, Mitchell (our protagonist) is thrust into an underground world in search of his younger brother Chase. There he encounters strange creatures and exotic locations, and gets caught up in the trials and tribulations of this newly discovered realm.

Unearthed hit a milestone the other day – all 140 new enemies have been implemented and added to the hack. You can see a little bit of them in this recent video:

If you’re interested and would like to keep up with the project, follow the creator’s Twitter account here!