Mother
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…
Mother is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Ape, released 27 July 1989 on Wii U and Family Computer.
What Mother is
Mother is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Ape and released in 1989. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Wii U and Family Computer.
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 first of 15 entries we hold in the Earthbound series. The next entry was EarthBound in 1994.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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