Mother

Mother (1989)

by Ape, Nintendo
Genres:Role-playing (RPG)
Themes:Fantasy, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player
Story:The original Japanese version of EarthBound Beginnings, released only in Japan for the Famicom, had some gameplay, story and level layout differences from the later Western port. This original version was never released outside of Japan.
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The entire Mother/Earthbound trilogy needs to come to gog as part of the preservation program in its original glory! Completely untouched and unedited, except for language options.
user avatar@j502suser avatar@j502s
June 06, 2025
this game should have a lot more votes. i hope it makes it on gog. also earthbound and mother 3. i didnt know we could vote games that never came out for pc. thanks gog
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