06-06-2020, 10:41 PM
Anniversary: EarthBound Turns 25 In The USA, And A Whole Generation Feels Old
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<p>As time continues to march on relentlessly, it’s time for another significant video game anniversary – and today’s is a particularly nostalgic one. It’s 25 years to the day since Shigesato Itoi’s lovely <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/snes/earthbound">EarthBound</a></strong> first arrived on US shores and gamers in the West got to take on Giygas with Ness and his band of young heroes on the SNES.</p>
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<p>They grow up so fast.</p>
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<p>Yes, the English language version of <strong>Mother 2</strong> now has a quarter-century under its belt, and we don’t know about you, but it’s making us feel rather… <em>seasoned</em>. The anniversary comes amid <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/05/official_mother_tribute_comic_revealed_more_news_expected_to_follow">various Mother-related announcements</a> coming from Japan, although sadly nothing related to a new entry in the beloved RPG series.</p>
<p>The game’s enduring mix of traditional RPG mechanics in a modern setting blends with brilliant writing, eclectic music and an off-the-wall daftness to give the 16-bit classic a thoroughly unique flavour that really sticks with you. EarthBound didn’t initially set the world alight–at least not in sales terms–but it gained a cult following over the years. The fervent desire to see the Japan-only Game Boy Advance sequel localised and released in the West has become a gaming in-joke these days, to the point where it’s groan-worthy to even mention it. One of the perks of <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/10/reggie_is_glad_he_no_longer_has_to_deal_with_people_asking_him_about_mother_3">ex-Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé’s retirement</a> was apparently to have escaped the perennial <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/gba/mother_3">Mother 3</a></strong> questions!</p>
<p>Of course, we Europeans had to wait until Nintendo officially released EarthBound on Wii U’s Virtual Console in <em>2013</em> (unless you were an intrepid importer of NTSC goodies), with the NES original localised and released for the first time in the West two years later as <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nes/earthbound_beginnings">EarthBound Beginnings</a></strong>. So, round these parts SNES EarthBound is only about seven years old.</p>
<p><em>Ah, that makes us feel better!</em></p>
<p><em>Share your memories of this great game in the comments below.<br /></em></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/06/...feels-old/
<div><div class="media_block"><a href="http://images.nintendolife.com/9b68b700e3558/large.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/9b68b700e3558/small.jpg" class="media_thumbnail"></a></div>
<figure class="picture strip"><a title="EarthBound SNES" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/9b68b700e3558/earthbound-snes.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/9b68b700e3558/earthbound-snes.900x.jpg" alt="EarthBound SNES"></a></figure>
<p>As time continues to march on relentlessly, it’s time for another significant video game anniversary – and today’s is a particularly nostalgic one. It’s 25 years to the day since Shigesato Itoi’s lovely <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/snes/earthbound">EarthBound</a></strong> first arrived on US shores and gamers in the West got to take on Giygas with Ness and his band of young heroes on the SNES.</p>
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<div class="img"><a title="NESS" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/d6b2b777495c3/ness.large.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/d6b2b777495c3/ness.900x.jpg" alt="NESS"></a></div>
<p>They grow up so fast.</p>
</aside>
<p>Yes, the English language version of <strong>Mother 2</strong> now has a quarter-century under its belt, and we don’t know about you, but it’s making us feel rather… <em>seasoned</em>. The anniversary comes amid <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/05/official_mother_tribute_comic_revealed_more_news_expected_to_follow">various Mother-related announcements</a> coming from Japan, although sadly nothing related to a new entry in the beloved RPG series.</p>
<p>The game’s enduring mix of traditional RPG mechanics in a modern setting blends with brilliant writing, eclectic music and an off-the-wall daftness to give the 16-bit classic a thoroughly unique flavour that really sticks with you. EarthBound didn’t initially set the world alight–at least not in sales terms–but it gained a cult following over the years. The fervent desire to see the Japan-only Game Boy Advance sequel localised and released in the West has become a gaming in-joke these days, to the point where it’s groan-worthy to even mention it. One of the perks of <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/10/reggie_is_glad_he_no_longer_has_to_deal_with_people_asking_him_about_mother_3">ex-Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé’s retirement</a> was apparently to have escaped the perennial <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/gba/mother_3">Mother 3</a></strong> questions!</p>
<p>Of course, we Europeans had to wait until Nintendo officially released EarthBound on Wii U’s Virtual Console in <em>2013</em> (unless you were an intrepid importer of NTSC goodies), with the NES original localised and released for the first time in the West two years later as <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nes/earthbound_beginnings">EarthBound Beginnings</a></strong>. So, round these parts SNES EarthBound is only about seven years old.</p>
<p><em>Ah, that makes us feel better!</em></p>
<p><em>Share your memories of this great game in the comments below.<br /></em></p>
</div>
https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/06/...feels-old/