Daily Classic: 25 Years Ago, Mother (aka EarthBound Zero) Skewered JRPGs, and America. While lacking the polish of its sequel EarthBound, Nintendo's first true RPG still marched to its own beat.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of EarthBound (known in Japan as Mother 2) and, according to the official X (formerly Twitter) page, plans are in place to celebrate the hefty milestone ...

Mother 2, or Earthbound, released on SNES in the West in 1995, amassing a cult following. Since then, the surrealist role-playing franchise has largely been absent for players outside of Japan, ...

If you’ve not yet travelled with Ness, beware of stray dogs, new-age retro hippies, and above all else, spoilers as we take you through our ten most memorable Mother-loving moments of Earthbound.

The company gave it another shot with the release of Mother 2 in 1994, which arrived in North America just short of a year later. Retitled EarthBound, the game introduced the overseas audience to ...

In the EarthBound piece – entitled 'ReBound' – Fox (who recently revealed that he offered to help make Mother 4) talks about how the fan base was instrumental in ensuring that EarthBound ...

EarthBound is actually Mother 2, a sequel to a Japanese trilogy of loosely connected role-playing games. (Demands for an official release for Game Boy Advance title Mother 3 are ongoing to this ...

In combat, Citizens of Earth will look instantly familiar to Earthbound fans, right down to the psychedelic backgrounds. But dig a little deeper and you will quickly spot the differences.