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EarthBound (1994)

EarthBound (1994)

Adventure First person Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS) Bird view / Isometric
Super Nintendo Entertainment System Game Boy Advance Wii U Super Famicom New Nintendo 3DS

Mother 2: Gyiyg no Gyakushuu, Mother 2, Mother 2: Giygas Strikes Back, マザー2, MOTHER2 ギーグの逆襲, 어스바운드

Release Date: 1994, August 27
Alternative Titles: Mother 2: Gyiyg no Gyakushuu, Mother 2, Mother 2: Giygas Strikes Back, マザー2, MOTHER2 ギーグの逆襲, 어스바운드
Countries: Japan, Japan, Japan
Publishers: Nintendo

Description:

A turn-based JRPG and sequel to then-Japan-only Earthbound Beginnings (1989) in which Ness, a young boy living in a land based on the USA, leaves home to go on an adventure through strange locations, get to know quirky characters and defeat an unknowable alien threat called Giygas while facing up to the realities of growing up and becoming familiar with the real world.

Storyline:

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.

Keywords:

martial arts saving the world time travel time machine damsel in distress kidnapping male protagonist ghosts darkness censored version turn-based party system status effects good vs evil mummy female protagonist insanity satire corrupt government leveling up aliens robots apocalypse cult male antagonist descendants of other characters self-referential humor invasion young protagonist fire manipulation multiple protagonists exploring yourself retroachievements religion psychic abilities teleportation save point new protagonist in sequel psychics cryokinesis ufo alien invasion submarine escaping imprisonment royalty white magic in-game anti-piracy effects meditation pizza dinosaurs corruption 1990s fan translation - spanish fan translation - italian fan translation - french fan translation - german real-time waiting prince virtual console fan translation - polish nintendo 3ds virtual console wii u virtual console fan translation - portuguese fan translation - russian fan translation - english battery save 20th century 2d fan translation - brazilian portuguese nintendo power 16-bit year x robot protagonist shigesato itoi