MOTHER/Earthbound
This week's game series, and my all time favorite game series is...
MOTHER and/or EARTHBOUND series
First Appearance: MOTHER, Famicom 1988
Latest Appearance: MOTHER 3, Gameboy, 2006
Trivia: The MOTHER series can be found in all Super Smash Brothers games, showing almost every character in the series as either a trophy or sticker. Ness, Lucas and Jeff can appear in battles, Jeff as an assist trophy.
OK, where to begin? This series is amazing. Superb, well written story behind a fun to play RPG taking place in the 90s. The story in every game will make you laugh, tilt your head questionably, and cry almost all at the same time. For example...
MOTHER- You get attacked by smoking crows who steal items like your bread and your credit card. Funny.
A colony of birds awaits the arrival of a lost chick, and when that chick is found, they'll begin to sing a song that holds the fate of the universe. What?
I'm not even going to try to explain the final boss, but it's pretty sad, trust me.
The MOTHER/Earthbound series also has a great fanbase, Starmen.net/Fangamer.net, who are full of great, dedicated people. MOTHER 3, a game once only playable in Japanese, was translated solely by the fanbase, along with a huge guidebook full of handmade sculptures, art, and witty writing.
There's so much else I could say. But I won't! You must play the games yourself!
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