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EarthBound

by Creatures Inc., HAL Laboratory, Ape

1994
Role-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Adventure

Fantasy · Sci-Fi · Time Manipulation · Turn-Based

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Exceptional

About

The story begins when Ness is awakened by a meteor that has plummeted to the earth near his home, whereupon he proceeds to investigate the crash site. When Ness gets to the crash site he discovers a police roadblock and Pokey Minch, his friend and neighbor, who tells him to go home. Later, Ness is woken up again by Pokey knocking at his door, demanding help to find his brother Picky. They find him near the meteor sleeping behind a tree and wake him up. Then the three encounter an insect from the meteor named Buzz Buzz who informs Ness that he is from the future where the "universal cosmic destroyer", Giygas, dominates the planet. Buzz Buzz senses great potential in Ness and instructs him to embark on a journey to seek out and record the melodies of eight "sanctuaries," unite his own powers with the Earth's and gain the strength required to confront Giygas.
Publisher
Nintendo
Modes
Single player
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Drama
Perspective
First person, Bird view / Isometric
Age Rating
T — Teen

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Release History

Aug 27, 1994SFC
Jun 05, 1995SNES
Jun 20, 2003GBA
Mar 20, 2013Wii U
Jul 17, 2013Wii U
Jul 18, 2013Wii U
Mar 03, 20163DS
Mar 04, 20163DS
Mar 23, 20163DS
Also Known As
マザー2MOTHER2 ギーグの逆襲어스바운드Mother 2 ギーグの逆襲

Language Support

2 languages
LanguageAudioSubtitlesInterface
English
Japanese