Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media
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Posting facts, media, unused content, and information about the EarthBound/MOTHER series.
Sprite sheets from the Secrets of MOTHER2 revealed that the Skelpion was originally going to have a much more frightening design.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sprite sheets from the Secrets of MOTHER2 revealed that the Skelpion was originally going to have a much more frightening design.
👻🎃Happy Halloween🎃👻
👻🎃Happy Halloween🎃👻
E3 2010 3DS demos, discovered by James-Money, reveal that the 3D Classics line had many more games planned. "Earth Bound Zero" is one of them, showing that there was already internal interest in releasing the localization build and that Nintendo used the fan name to refer to it.
October 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
E3 2010 3DS demos, discovered by James-Money, reveal that the 3D Classics line had many more games planned. "Earth Bound Zero" is one of them, showing that there was already internal interest in releasing the localization build and that Nintendo used the fan name to refer to it.
More new MOTHER 3 concept art posted by Akiyuki Suzuki (@/pipi_tan) on Twitter!
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October 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
More new MOTHER 3 concept art posted by Akiyuki Suzuki (@/pipi_tan) on Twitter!
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Akiyuki Suzuki has posted more MOTHER 3 concept art on his Twitter @/pipi_tan
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Akiyuki Suzuki has posted more MOTHER 3 concept art on his Twitter @/pipi_tan
New MOTHER 3 concept art posted by Akiyuki Suzuki @ pipi_tan on Twitter!
October 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New MOTHER 3 concept art posted by Akiyuki Suzuki @ pipi_tan on Twitter!
Early concept art of Ness, Paula, and Jeff with designs drastically different than in the final game.
September 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Early concept art of Ness, Paula, and Jeff with designs drastically different than in the final game.
At 8:15 PM (JST) there will be a livestream for the Shape of MOTHER exhibit.
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「MOTHERのかたち。」を紹介します！ 糸井重里出演（MOTHER2 31st Anniversary!!）
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August 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
At 8:15 PM (JST) there will be a livestream for the Shape of MOTHER exhibit.
www.youtube.com/live/fjKDL6z...
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Today is the 30th anniversary of MOTHER 2's release in Japan!
August 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Today is the 30th anniversary of MOTHER 2's release in Japan!
Today marks the 25 years since the cancellation announcement of EarthBound 64.
August 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Today marks the 25 years since the cancellation announcement of EarthBound 64.
Today is MOTHER's 36th anniversary in Japan!
July 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today is MOTHER's 36th anniversary in Japan!
The Shape of MOTHER event and MOTHER Shop have opened!
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July 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Shape of MOTHER event and MOTHER Shop have opened!
game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/...
game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/...
High quality figures based on the models have just been announced.
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July 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
High quality figures based on the models have just been announced.
www.1101.com/mother_proje...
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New merch revealed! MOTHER 2 logo figure and Mr. Saturn flip clock. Releasing July 16 11 AM (JST).
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July 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
New merch revealed! MOTHER 2 logo figure and Mr. Saturn flip clock. Releasing July 16 11 AM (JST).
www.1101.com/mother_proje...
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Recently, Twitter user doseiyota shared photos they took at the MOTHER 1+2 release event. In one of them, you can see the second iteration of Paula along with the replacement Mr. Saturn, both of these models are extremely rare. But there is also a Ness model that has never been documented before.
June 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Recently, Twitter user doseiyota shared photos they took at the MOTHER 1+2 release event. In one of them, you can see the second iteration of Paula along with the replacement Mr. Saturn, both of these models are extremely rare. But there is also a Ness model that has never been documented before.
It was just announced that there will be an event dedicated to the original models made for MOTHER 1 and 2 from July 25 - September 8, with all 180 of them being on display. Lots of merchandise featuring the models will also be released.
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June 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It was just announced that there will be an event dedicated to the original models made for MOTHER 1 and 2 from July 25 - September 8, with all 180 of them being on display. Lots of merchandise featuring the models will also be released.
www.1101.com/mother_proje...
www.1101.com/mother_proje...
Today is the 30th anniversary of EarthBound in the US!
June 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Today is the 30th anniversary of EarthBound in the US!
The actress who played Ana in the commercial for MOTHER 1 may have been identified. User on Reddit, u/No_Kaleidoscope_4359, claims that their mother was the one in the role.
May 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The actress who played Ana in the commercial for MOTHER 1 may have been identified. User on Reddit, u/No_Kaleidoscope_4359, claims that their mother was the one in the role.
An early version and the final version of the MOTHER logo from patent filings. Registered on October 21, 1988 and March 23, 1989. Taken in high, pixel-perfect quality from the pdf documents.
May 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
An early version and the final version of the MOTHER logo from patent filings. Registered on October 21, 1988 and March 23, 1989. Taken in high, pixel-perfect quality from the pdf documents.
If you live in the US and haven't bought the new plush set yet then you're not gonna be able to get them for a while.
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April 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you live in the US and haven't bought the new plush set yet then you're not gonna be able to get them for a while.
www.1101.com/store/techo/...
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It is MOTHER 3's 19th anniversary in Japan!
April 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It is MOTHER 3's 19th anniversary in Japan!
The 1996 music software SimTunes features Benimaru Itoh as one of its artists. The gallery notes of the software lists the various artists along with a short description. Benimaru Itoh's description references him currently being involved in an N64 RPG, most likely EarthBound 64.
April 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The 1996 music software SimTunes features Benimaru Itoh as one of its artists. The gallery notes of the software lists the various artists along with a short description. Benimaru Itoh's description references him currently being involved in an N64 RPG, most likely EarthBound 64.
Concept art of Dr. Andonuts' lab. Nearly every aspect of what is seen in this art differs greatly from the final game.
(Original scans below)
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(Original scans below)
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March 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Concept art of Dr. Andonuts' lab. Nearly every aspect of what is seen in this art differs greatly from the final game.
(Original scans below)
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
(Original scans below)
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Another example of Picross 3D reusing EarthBound 64 concept art can be seen with this map background that has the concept art of the tree cafe placed as a landmark. It is also worth noting that the map has other landmarks that may also be recycled (and undocumented) concept art.
March 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Another example of Picross 3D reusing EarthBound 64 concept art can be seen with this map background that has the concept art of the tree cafe placed as a landmark. It is also worth noting that the map has other landmarks that may also be recycled (and undocumented) concept art.
Picross 3D reuses concept art from EarthBound 64 as backgrounds of some of its levels. This jungle background is reused concept art of the Shimedori Forest. The version used in Picross 3D has much more of the full image and is also in color, however with the animals edited out.
March 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Picross 3D reuses concept art from EarthBound 64 as backgrounds of some of its levels. This jungle background is reused concept art of the Shimedori Forest. The version used in Picross 3D has much more of the full image and is also in color, however with the animals edited out.
A render of Fourside used in some Japanese guidebooks.
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Scanned by @ biozilla
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February 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A render of Fourside used in some Japanese guidebooks.
Scanned by @ biozilla
archive.org/details/moth...
Scanned by @ biozilla
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