{"id":128871,"date":"2022-10-13T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-139195"},"modified":"2022-10-13T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T19:30:00","slug":"random-this-earthbound-themed-rube-goldberg-machine-is-packed-with-references","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/13\/random-this-earthbound-themed-rube-goldberg-machine-is-packed-with-references\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: This EarthBound-Themed Rube Goldberg Machine Is Packed With References"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Musical Rube Goldberg machines \u2014 you know, where the marble knocks over the teapot and then bounces down a staircase made of xylophones (which sounds insane if you haven’t seen the videos) \u2014 used to be the realm of engineering and musical geniuses only, like the incredible Wintergatan Marble Machine<\/a> or the OK Go music video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At some point, people figured out how to make these machines in 3D modelling software, like Blender, and suddenly the process was a little more accessible. Instead of needing all the crafting skills of a carpenter, a musical engineer, and a marble magician, all you needed was… the ability to create 3D art, animation skills, and impeccable timing in order to match up the animations with the music. Okay, maybe the barrier to entry was just a different shape<\/em>, rather than lower.<\/p>\n

Anyway<\/em>. All that is to say that this particular addition to the very specific 3D-modelled-Rube-Goldberg-musical-machines genre has an extra hook: It’s themed entirely around Mother 2, or EarthBound<\/a>, as it’s known over here, and it plays “Eight Melodies<\/a>“, the lullaby at the heart of EarthBound.<\/p>\n

Check it out:<\/p>\n