Why Do Kids Keep Playing Earthbound?

Say Fuzzy Pickles! This week Jorge shares his experience at the 30th Anniversary Mother 2 Exhibit in Japan. Kyle accounts some bewilderment when meeting a tween who's favorite game in the world is Earthbound. Why does the Mother series keep attracting newer generations of kids and what do we think about the future of the Mother franchise? We share the history and *our* history with Mother because our favorite series isn't dead, it's complete! 

 

Kyle - Cute Monster Props

Jorge - JMV

Edited By David Pinckney

 

THINGS DISCUSSED:

 

(0:00:42) Why do kids keep playing Earthbound?

(0:00:51) Jorge's Earthbound Japan Trip 

Hobonichi Mother 2 Exhibit

(0:17:11) What did it mean for you as an artist to see Earthbound in such a rough, unfinished state?

Metroid Dread

(0:21:29) Kyle Encounters an baby Earthbound Mega fan. 

Earthbound Doesn't Care, The Angry Video Game Nerd (The angriest gamer you ever heard)

(0:28:32) What is the History of the Mother Franchise?

Megame Tensei, Shin Megame Tensei, Mother 1, Mother 2, Mother 3, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy 4, 

(0:44:18) What is *your* history with the Mother Series

Breath of Fire, Super Mario RPG, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, The Legend of Zelda, Kingdom Hearts, Snes9X, Chrono Trigger, FF6, Terranigma, Illusion of Gaia, Seiken Densetsu 3, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy Legend, Smash Bros Brawl, Smash Dojo, Starman DOT net, Oceanity - Twitch

(1:04:20) What's Mother 1 even about?

(1:14:43) What's Mother 2 about?

(1:22:04) What is Mother 3 about?

(1:34:02) What Mother inspired games have resonated the most with you?

Undertale, Deltarune, Lisa, Why am I Dead at Sea, Hylics, Knuckle Sandwich, Eastward, Omori, YIIK,  Yume Nikki, Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass, Space Funeral, Off, Earthbound Halloween, Moon: Remix RPG

(1:52:30) What is the future of Mother?

Oddity, Mother 4, Homestuck 

(1:57:25) Closing Thoughts 

(2:02:45) Rec room 

G.O.D. (SNES), Okage the Shadow King, DQ Remakes, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG, Linda^3, Stand By Me, Geno7 Mother Type Beats,

(2:11:50) The Question Zone 

If earthbound is a game about experiencing the outside world and it's wonders, why are so many Earthbound inspired games about depression and darkness? - Peanut cheesy bread 

(2:17:18) If you could change the secondary market for video games in any way how would you? - David bunch

(2:20:45) Outro and Contact Information