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[Mattato of Eld]

Hey everyone?

I'm sure most of you know about a little SNES RPG called Earthbound, or at least the character Ness, who apears in SSB and SSBM.

So, thoughts on this amazing game?

[Saburo]

I've only got to play a little bit of it, but those few hours of RPG greatness will be remembered. I was surprised at how funny the game was. I got all the way up to when Jeff joins your group. I'd go far as to say this game is as good as Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy III. I cant wait till this comes out for VC.

The day this is released on Virtual Console, any fan of the genre who owns a Wii owe it to themselves to play this wonderful game.

[ex0du5]

I never completed it, but I really hope they do bring it out for the GBA or DS.

I don't really have the cash to go out and buy it right now for the SNES, and I'd be afraid of getting a dead battery along with the game.

Definately one of my favorite "gems" on the SNES, along with Lufia 2.

Though, my favorite game is still Final Fantasy VI .

Edited by ex0du5, 12 February 2007 - 10:02 PM.

[Bronson]

I've only got to play a little bit of it, but those few hours of RPG greatness will be remembered. I was surprised at how funny the game was. I got all the way up to when Jeff joins your group. I'd go far as to say this game is as good as Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy III. I cant wait till this comes out for VC.

The day this is released on Virtual Console, any fan of the genre who owns a Wii owe it to themselves to play this wonderful game.

I would say that these three games (Earthbound, Chrono Trigger and FF3/FF6) are arguably the greatest RPGs of all time.

[SwimOdin]

Find the Nintendo Power that had Earthbound scratch-n-sniff stickers in the back of it, smell them, and tell me whether you vomit or not.

Those things smelled TERRIBLE.

My brother's friend would come over and want to play SNES. I would make him scratch and sniff all the Earthbound things before he got to play. I was truly an evil child.

Edited by SwimOdin, 12 February 2007 - 11:03 PM.

[Saburo]

I watched a vid on youtube that shows the final battle in the game.

That has got to be the trippiest final boss battle ever..

Link

Edited by Saburo, 12 February 2007 - 11:35 PM.

[PlayerOneCJ]

Love the game, never finished it (seems to be a pattern with me though). I still have the SNES version and the player's guide that came with the game. That was an...interesting way of packaging that one.

I remember when they had dozens of copies at Best Buy clearanced at $4.99. I dunno why I didn't buy up a ton of them, but c'est la vie. I should've at least bought an extra one. Too bad the game didn't do well -- though I think that's because Americans just weren't down with its graphics.

I'd really like to see this one show up on the VC, because I think it'd do pretty well. And if it did do well, maybe Nintendo would give us Mother 1 and 3 via VC as well (if not regular release on DS or some such).

[Mattato of Eld]

That boss battle was soooooooooo trippy. i loved every second of it

[ex0du5]

Haha yeah CJ, I do the exact same thing. I've only beaten something like 3-4 of my PS2 RPGs, out of like 15-20 that I own. Action games, I tend to finish rather quickly, as they don't take too long. Devil May Cry 3 was awesome ;D.

But, I guess collecting them is half the fun, I know I will definately in the future go back to some of them and play them through. I always regretted not investing in a nice RPG collection on the SNES (other than Marios and Donkey Kongs, and maybe Mortal Kombat, the only worthwhile SNES games to get).

Edited by ex0du5, 13 February 2007 - 08:51 AM.

[Mattato of Eld]

Earthbound was one of the few RPGs that i was able to get entirely through. Maybe it was a combination of the music, story and humour. Crazy.
a good RPG to get into is Golden Sun.

[burgervan]

This thread makes me sad. I have the SNES cart sitting on my shelf, but it won't work. And the worst part is, I've had it for years but never got around to playing it. Then, the day I'm finally in the mood...dead. Same with my copy of LttP. And it's not a problem with my system, because Secret Of Mana works perfectly.

Edited by burgervan, 15 February 2007 - 01:03 AM.

[Losername]

dead battery, i'm assuming.

[tfg9000]

I approve of this thread <3

Earthbound is one of my favorite games. Everything about it just suits my tastes so well. This game has so much personality and heart and it is all delivered in a way so that it never comes off as being forced. If anyone has beaten the game and has some time I definately recommend reading this article. It's long but it must be read, it is just that good.

BONUS - http://www.wushuplay.../boundtogether/ - If you like the music then I highly recommend checking this link out. It's a great remix project.

[Mattato of Eld]

This thread makes me sad. I have the SNES cart sitting on my shelf, but it won't work. And the worst part is, I've had it for years but never got around to playing it. Then, the day I'm finally in the mood...dead. Same with my copy of LttP. And it's not a problem with my system, because Secret Of Mana works perfectly.

i don't really aprove of ROMs and emulators, but in this case, i'd say you should find it.

[Mattato of Eld]

that article is insane. it is what i would write about that game. except for the whole prostitute thing

Edited by Mattato of Eld, 15 February 2007 - 08:38 PM.