Mother
When included in the Mother 1+2 bundle, Mother (Earthbound Beginnings in the West) received an exclusive equippable item, the Easy Ring, available from the start, which makes the game more balanced (therefore…
Mother is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Ape, released 20 June 2003 on Game Boy Advance.
What Mother is
Mother is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Ape and released in 2003. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mother follows the young Ninten as he uses his great-grandfather's studies on psychic powers to fight hostile, formerly inanimate objects and other enemies. His adventure leads him to new friends and eventually uncovering an alien plot that must be stopped.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Earthbound series
Mother is the fifth of 15 entries we hold in the Earthbound series. It arrived 2 years after Super Smash Bros. Melee. The next entry was Mother 1+2 in 2003.
What it launched against
Mother launched on 20 June 2003, within three weeks of Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and Viewtiful Joe.
Released around the same time: Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Viewtiful Joe.
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