EARTHBOUND

[Guitar Woman]

Man, forget those mega noobs and their Halo Triple, Earthbound is where allllllllll the cool kids are at. :cool

This will be the thread where we all play Earthbound again, because it's a fucking awesome game. If you are a jerk and have never played it, this is a good time to start!

THIS IS WHERE I AM, AND HOW I AM DOING:

FUCKING FIRE BREATH :<


I think we should also use this time to start getting EXTRA GIDDY about the translation of Earthbound 2 (More commonly known as Mother 3) on the GBA, which is dangerously close to completion.

http://mother3.fobby.net/
I am expecting all of you to play this the SECOND it is finished.


We might also talk about that bastardly precursor Earthbound Zero in this thread, which is the most hardest game in the known universe.


Zombies are really snappy dressers.


If you're planning on playing this one, don't expect a lighthearted funtime happy adventure. I can't quite pinpoint what freaks me out about EB Zero, but it has a mega creepy vibe to it and just seems waaaaay darker than the SNES game. Also, due to crappy programming all the enemies are way overpowered and you have to grind until you cry. I heard there's a patch to fix the difficulty bugs, but I'm too lazy to be pressed to go find it. Play at your own risk!

[Cfr5]

Faintd

[DeadKennedys]

Is that the real Kraken, or one of the many before you fight Ness' Nightmare?

[Guitar Woman]

I only remember fighting one the last time I played, and it was the one you met on your way down to Scaraba by boat.

Which is this one.

[DeadKennedys]

Right. It ain't the last.

Protip: When you do see them again, you can farm them for the casey bat. Just like the Starmen Supers for the Sword of Kings (Poo's only equippable weapon)

[Fathom Zero]

If you love Earthbound so much, then why don't you marry it?

[Emu]

I have only once ever found the Sword of Kings.

Earthbound Zero is gr8.

[Guitar Woman]

I'm inside the Dungeon Man now. The game hit melt-your-face-off awesome at Scaraba and hasn't stopped yet!

I wonder why this is the only one without a "run" button.

[MarioRPG]

How many EB topics have there been?

But really, I love the game

[Supafly345]

Making an earthbound thread lets everyone in I-mock know how much you have in common with them.

[Guitar Woman]

Ha! Ha! I salute your hilarious joke, Supafly, because it is hilarious, in that I am considered something of an outcast on this site because I used to be a retard and also pretended to be a woman, and seemingly CRAVE APPROVAL from everyone! This is not why I lovingly and ever so tenderly put this thread into being, however, nor is it the reason I have configured my signature and avatar to be EARTHBOUND related.

No, it is because a several weeks ago, I was listening to the song "Where Eagles have Been" by retro rock and roll group "Wolfmother," and for whatever reason it made my thoughts stray to Moonside and I decided to play EARTHBOUND again. Also because I wanted to be up to speed by the time EARTHBOUND 2 rolled around. I am very excited for that game, and have changed my forum persona's visible aspects to reflect that!

GUESS I SHOWED YOU, FAG

[Supafly345]

Huh? I'm just the only person on the forum who doesn't like earthbound is all. BUT IF YOU WANNA GET PERSONABLE, THROW DOWN.

[Guitar Woman]

Oh, nevermind then.

SEE, PEOPLE BEEN PLAYIN ROUGH LATELY, I JUST GOTTA DEFEND MY SHIT KNAMEAN

[Guitar Woman]

ALSO WHY DON'T YOU GUYS LIKE EARTHBOUND


IT'S REALLY GOOD

[noob3]

best game ever to smoke weed & waste time playing (actually, out of the like 3 rpgs I've played through they were all good to get high & play ff3, ff7 & earthbound somone should reccomend me more rpgs. i play pokemon but does that count?)

can somone please link me to the music it plays in the desert fights? not the desert with the contact, the desert where you chase the really fast bug & he gives you shit tons of XPi need it for my ringtone if anyone can even just give me a name of that song..

[Fathom Zero]

It's in the thread Schmid started, I think. You just can't remember.

[Guitar Woman]

noob, you need to play Chrono Trigger and both Paper Marios sometime in the near future. I'd think Super Mario RPG would be a good one, too, but I tried to play it a few weeks ago and I just couldn't get into it.


Also: Stay away from any Tales games that aren't Phantasia if you value your sanity.

[MarioRPG]

But there are 3 paper marios!!!

[Guitar Woman]

Isn't Super Paper Mario more of a platformer?

[Emu]

Originally Posted by Guitar Woman

noob, you need to play Chrono Trigger and both Paper Marios sometime in the near future. I'd think Super Mario RPG would be a good one, too, but I tried to play it a few weeks ago and I just couldn't get into it.


Also: Stay away from any Tales games that aren't Phantasia if you value your sanity.

I still like Symphonia

and Super Mario RPG is great.

If you can find translated ROMs of Secret of Mana 2/Seiken Densetsu 3 and the Dragon Quest series those are OK too!

[DeadKennedys]

Paper Mario was a big "Meh" for me.

Mario RPG is second only to Earthbound and A Link to the Past in SNES games, IMO

[Guitar Woman]

Although I do think the game is horrible, I ultimately hate the people who play it and try to justify it's combination of lame graphics, horribly simple dungeon design, terrible writing, clumsy cutscenes, wooden characters, grating music, and baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad acting as OK to have in the game because it also has an action combat system that is, admittedly, fun to play. BUT IT IS STILL NOT ENOUGH TO JUSTFY ALL THE PREVIOUS CRAP, OK, THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE THE MOST FUCKING FUN I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE FOR ME TO FORGIVE SOMETHING THIS TERRIBLY MADE. AND IT IS NOT.

Had they given an option to play the game with Japanese voice acting and somehow upload my own soundtrack, MABYE I would have given the game a chance, but they didn't, so no fucking cigar.

I also hate it because the internet's constant praisal of the game tricked me into paying 20 dollars for something I couldn't stand. It's like a RickRoll, except more expensive! That was 20 dollars I could have spent on something NICE! But now I'll never be able to! Fuck you, Tales of Symphonia!

[DeadKennedys]

Try Suikoden I & II. Just stay the hell away from III

[Emu]

Originally Posted by Guitar Woman

Although I do think the game is horrible, I ultimately hate the people who play it and try to justify it's combination of lame graphics, horribly simple dungeon design, terrible writing, clumsy cutscenes, wooden characters, grating music, and baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad acting as OK to have in the game because it also has an action combat system that is, admittedly, fun to play. BUT IT IS STILL NOT ENOUGH TO JUSTFY ALL THE PREVIOUS CRAP, OK, THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE THE MOST FUCKING FUN I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE FOR ME TO FORGIVE SOMETHING THIS TERRIBLY MADE. AND IT IS NOT.

Had they given an option to play the game with Japanese voice acting and somehow upload my own soundtrack, MABYE I would have given the game a chance, but they didn't, so no fucking cigar.

I also hate it because the internet's constant praisal of the game tricked me into paying 20 dollars for something I couldn't stand. It's like a RickRoll, except more expensive! That was 20 dollars I could have spent on something NICE! But now I'll never be able to! Fuck you, Tales of Symphonia!

This is EXACTLY what I say about Kingdom Hearts except that the acting is admittedly very good.

[Angryhydralisk]

I love Earthbound. Most original RPG when it comes to theme. Somehow I've played this and the Metroidvanias multiple times but I can't get through a Final Fantasy game more than once.