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Mother, [b] officially known outside of Japan as EarthBound Beginnings, is a 1989 role-playing video game developed by Ape Inc. and Nintendo and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer. It is the first entry in the Mother series and was first released in Japan on July 27, 1989.
Mother [a] (known as EarthBound outside Japan) is a video game series that consists of three role-playing video games: Mother (1989), known as EarthBound Beginnings outside Japan, for the Family Computer; Mother 2 (1994), known as EarthBound outside Japan, for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System; and Mother 3 (2006) for the Game Boy Advance.
EarthBound was released on June 5, 1995, in North America. [35] The game sold about 140,000 units in the United States, [37] for a total of approximately 658,000 units sold worldwide. EarthBound ' s poor sales in the west were attributed to its satirical marketing campaign, based on gross-out humor. [38] [39] [40] [41]
Mother 3 is set in the fictional Nowhere Islands, an unknown length of time after the events of Mother 2. [6] The game begins with twins Lucas and Claus and their mother Hinawa preparing to return home to Tazmily Village after visiting Hinawa's father, Alec, who lives in the northern reaches of the Islands.
The character serves as the main antagonist and final boss of Mother and its sequel, Mother 2/EarthBound. In the series, he invades Earth in an attempt to wipe out humanity in Mother, and returns in EarthBound where he conquers the world and sends his forces into the past to prevent protagonist Ness from defeating him. The battle against Giygas ...
This is a list of best-selling Eastern role-playing game franchises. For inclusion on the list, a franchise must have sold or shipped at least one million copies. For the purpose of this article, an Eastern role-playing game is defined as a franchise which: (1) is considered a role-playing game by reliable sources and was made in Asia or (2) made in another country, but otherwise the franchise ...
EarthBound: SNES: Nintendo: The only title in the series to be localized until Mother was released in the United States as EarthBound Beginnings in 2015. Also introduces Ness. August 31: The Need for Speed: 3DO: Electronic Arts: Launched one of the most successful racing game franchise of all time. September: Master of Magic: DOS: MicroProse ...
Mother (EarthBound Beginnings) Final Fantasy II: Tetris: Chase H.Q. Future Wars: Best Game Company Namco — — — Ocean Software: Special Award CP System — — — — — Best Originality / Original Game — — Final Fantasy II: Tetris: Populous: Best Character / Character Design Valkyrie (Valkyrie no Densetsu) Quinty (Mendel Palace)