July 30th, 2013 | EarthBound, Images | 10 Comments

A reader by the name of Nathan sent this the other day: I recently picked up the daily newspaper and found something interesting! I apologize for the poor quality of the article, but the description reads: “EARTHBOUND was a cult classic 20 years ago and its devoted fans have made it one of the most requested titles for the Wii U. But its release at long last has not been without controversy...Read More »

July 27th, 2013 | EarthBound, Images | 24 Comments

meleemario sent me this e-mail: Hi Tomato, So I picked up today’s copy of the Boston Herald, and I was reading through it as normal, when I stumbled upon the Earthbound review by surprise, and I just knew I had to share it with Earthbound Central! It’s been like 18 years since EarthBound got in any print newspapers! Actually, here’s a look at one old article from 1995. It’...Read More »

March 14th, 2013 | EarthBound | 17 Comments

I’ve slowly been on a quest to find newspaper and non-gaming magazine reviews of EarthBound from 1995. Here’s one that I’ve known about for a long time, from a publication called the Youngstown Vindicator: _Nintendo_ Earth Bound is child’s play in the best sense *Light-hearted graphics present the adventure and the enemies faced in a non-threatening manner. By Joel Easley S...Read More »