Earthbound

[Dr. Crasger]

Well Yea.. But what i mean by "dead" is no game's that are original have been made (that aren't ROM Hack's or fan made.)

I don't think it counts as dead if there aren't new games.
"Quit while you're ahead" as they say.
Look at some game franchises out there, they're still dishing out new games, and some are growing tired of it.
I'm pretty glad now that Mr. Itoi decided to end the series after the 3rd game.
It'll be dead when the world will have forgotten about it.

My favorite song's being

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this and this.

Well, the entire game's soundtrack was pretty funky.

[SmashTheEchidna]

As long as there's an active Earthbound topic here, anyone ever read "The Chosen Four"?
It's probably the best Earthbound comic out there, and even more probably the longest running one to date. Starting off, it doesn't look all that great, but over the years the art has improved drastically. Compare these two pages to see what I mean. (Yes, the second one is in fact, an entire page.)

It's definitely worth a look.

[Dr. Crasger]

As long as there's an active Earthbound topic here, anyone ever read "The Chosen Four"?

Oh I remember this.

I'll read it all eventually.

I love the way the art improves.

[Watzup7856]

As long as there's an active Earthbound topic here, anyone ever read "The Chosen Four"?
It's probably the best Earthbound comic out there, and even more probably the longest running one to date. Starting off, it doesn't look all that great, but over the years the art has improved drastically. Compare these two pages to see what I mean. (Yes, the second one is in fact, an entire page.)

It's definitely worth a look.

I've read that before.

There was an Earthbound comic I've kept up with for awhile, but it hasn't updated for over a year. It's called The Fall of the Pig King. It takes place 3 years after the events of Earthbound.

There is a finished Earthbound comic I know of that takes place 12 years after Earthbound and it's called Mother 2: Harmony. I suggest reading both.

[SmashTheEchidna]

I've read both of those, actually! I really enjoyed them and I hope the former gets continued eventually.

[Mr.Galaxy Derp]

Has anyone heard about Mother 4? I would love to see that somehow, Porky broke out of the Absolutely Safe Capsule and made yet another appearance as the main antagonist. I just loved Porky and hate to see him stuck forever.

[coolcat7022]

I, for one, would rather see a non-alien/non-alien-related (Pokey/Porky worked with Giygas) antagonist for this.

[SmashTheEchidna]

Well, this looks nice. As far as visuals go, this could probably pass as an official thing. Though it's obviously based off of Mother 3's general design, they did a good job working up from there. I'd love to play it when it comes out.

[Dr. Crasger]

Has anyone heard about Mother 4?

Yes, I mentioned it earlier.

You mentioned it earlier, too.

[Zard1084]

ahhhhh! i just beat Mother 3 and the feels were hitting me hard through the entire game! plus i hate porky with a passion now! now i need to play and beat mother 2 aka earthbound!

[Dr. Crasger]

i need to play and beat mother 2 aka earthbound!

And you won't regret it-- unless you've got a pirated cartridge.

[Swordkirby]

http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/10/ea ... ween-hack/
This is one of my favorite rom hacks ever. I won't spoil the plot or anything because you need to discover this amazing rom hack. It is also a plus to homestuck fans because it was created by Radiation (the guy who makes the music). Oh, and and a certain plot point where you go after the monster in the machine, press the b button!

[Knux]

Porky broke out of the Absolutely Safe Capsule and made yet another appearance as the main antagonist.

I saw the trailer for the game, and I think it looks pretty cool and all, but still...

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They shouldn't break the plot of the previous game like that after it was VERY specifically stated that the capsule cannot be opened in any way. I'd have been fine with Porky having a role in the game as long as that part of the story wasn't horribly butchered. Honestly, I think the story is one of the most appealing aspects of the Mother/Earthbound series, and it shouldn't be underestimated with that poor an excuse for a plot.

I'll still play the game when it's out because it looks nice, if nothing else, but the fact that they twisted the plot in such a terrible manner will probably leave a bitter taste unless they come up with a legitimately good explanation (which I don't think exists, but we'll see.)

[Swordkirby]

I, for one, would rather see a non-alien/non-alien-related (Pokey/Porky worked with Giygas) antagonist for this.

Giygas/Giegue is an alien though  :? .

[LlamaHombre]

@ Knux
I don't think what Mr. Galaxy Derp said is actually the case, but rather just a wish of sorts. Then again I know nothing of the plot so Iunno. Mother 4 seems like a pretty cool project though and I'll be looking forward to trying it out.

Also, since this wasn't mentioned earlier, this recently came out. Haven't gotten a chance to play it yet, but I love Mother 1 to death and a lot of the small little changes here and there seem really cool. Once things slow down a little over here, I intend on trying it out.