Mother 3 - PATCH IS OUT! FUCKIN DOWNLOAD IT!

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as some of you folks may know, Nintendo currently have no plans to release Mother 3 (the sequel to the cult classic RPG Earthbound) in English, and i think it is an absolute travesty. many magazines have cited this game as one of the greatest RPGs of all time, but because of the poor sales Earthbound got in america, it is likely that it will never be officially translated

Mother 3 tells the story of a happy family... Lucas and Claus, the twin brothers, with their aloof father Flint, loving mother Hinawa, and loyal pet dog Boney. throughout most of their lives, things were peaceful... until a mysterious group called the Pig Army arrived. using their weird technology, they begin to corrupt nature, turning innocent animals into machines for no apparent reason, and modernizing the world with technology, without any regard for the consequences. Lucas, the primary protagonist of the game, witnesses the simple life he loves being torn apart before his very eyes...

i probably havent convinced anyone to try this game out, but i do recommend seeking it out and having a look. if you're not willing to play a japanese game (you will need a FAQ, like i used, and maybe the menu patch), but are interested anyway, keep your eye on the translation patch being made by the starmen.net team. the story was translated by professionals, and it should be an incredible game once it's done

mother 3 patch blog (updated regularly) - http://mother3.fobby.net/

video of translated game prologue (watch this!) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkcUQzDDGJQ

discuss mother 3 and the rest of the Earthbound series here !
 
It's a shame they won't release it here (it was made for Game Boy Advance, i doubt it stand a chance now). I don't know if they would release it on the VC, first of all there is not GBA games yet, and i doubt they care to translate it.

Earthbound (Mother 2) was a incredible RPG, i expected less from that game at first, but i got surprised by the core of the game.

I think they will do a great job with the translation :D, i will definitely play it once the translation is finished.
 
I'm somewhere in the middle of Earthbound, and I can tell already that I want to play the sequel. It really is sad that it'll probably never make it here, especially when (as far as I know) there aren't any legal barriers preventing it from making it to the US, unlike with many SRW games, Jump Ultimate Stars, and such. And playing the game in Japanese with just a translation guide means you'd miss out on the game's quirky (and awesome) sense of humor.

Ah well, I'll just be eagerly waiting for the translation. Or maybe I'll have learned enough Japanese to play it by that point.
 
Its just too bad that its not going to be released in English. Oh well, I guess I can still hope. Super Robot Taisen OG 1 took 3 years to be released in America. I suppose that even if it isn't released, someone WILL make a patch. Here's to hoping it'll happen.
 
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I really, really want to play this game, i havent played any of the earthbound games, maybe they could to a transition of Mother 3 to DS and add some extras, I hate when Nintendo does crap like not bringing games to america
 
i am proud to say i got the box set of earthbound that came with the strategy guide. hell some days i just read through the guide for all the little fake newspaper bits at the beginning of each section.

i hope during winter vacation i can get going on mother 3, school's been busy :(
 
Ugh, I know I so would love to have Mother 3 in English.

I hope pretty soon they release Earthbound on the VC. I never got a chance to get the SNES cartridge and I don't like playing ROMs.
 
When the patch for Mother 3 is finally released, that will be a truly historical moment indeed. Earthbound is an awesome game. Its music is awesome, great gameplay, and not to mention the addicting background Earthbound battles have.
 
I really wanted this game to come out, it has an amazing story (I succumbed to temptation and read a story translation on gamefaqs :( well worth the read though). I'd really like to play this game once it's fully translated. The idea of doing more damage based on the rhythm of the battle music is just too cool
 
I wouldn't doubt it if they ended up releasing Mother 1 (Translated) on the VC along with Earthbound. Mother 3 would be awesome, sucks that the VC prolly won't have GBA games. Might have GBC games though (RBY PKMN FTW).
 
I'll get Earthbound on VC and if I like that I'll go through the patched version. I have some friends who keep recommending it to me and the internet just won't ever shut up about it!

Dunno why they're so reluctant to release these games as Ness in SSB64 really gave it a lot of exposure. They should have capitalized on it when everybody used Ness, unlike SSBM and SSBB where nobody gives a damn about him.
 
Greatness!, i will play it for sure.

I love Earthbound (Mother 2) i have gone through it twice and will do again when it comes to VC. I agree with Firestorm.
 
So do we know earthbound is coming to VC? If so when?
Nintendo suggested it at a meeting between the people at starmen.net (the Mother equivalent of Smogon/Smashboards/etc) saying that Mother 3 won't be released in the US unless Earthbound gets great Virtual Console sales (and only maybe if that.) Someone found out that Nintendo had EB rated by ESRB a couple weeks ago, so it must be coming pretty soon. Nobody knows the date though.
 
Either that or via WiiWare/VC probably, although there's no way to really know (I don't really think it's likely to happen at all really...)
 
yay... the main hacking is all done! check out this info, along with sweet gameplay footage

http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/05/23/main-script-hacking-mostly-done/#more-660

that means theres still some script drafting and small bug fixes to go, as well as bug testing. they reckon its gonna take roughly 4 more months to finish, although i predict it will be done sooner than expected, since the main hacking was finished earlier than scheduled anyway

let the salivation commence!
 
I won't lie Dan, every time I see this thread's title I think of your hostmask.

I should probably finish Earthbound before messing with this one.
 
Yeah, I was reading that thinking "it won't be playable until after the summer?" but it'll probably be done in August or something, those dates are usually really, really conservative.

Can't wait.
 
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