While we normally open any article with an introduction setting context, in this case we're going to keep it brief and say that Nintendo's Official EarthBound webpage has a wonderful piece of writing ...

What exactly is the game known as Earthbound? It’s a question I still find quite difficult to answer. Children can get dolls, no longer needed tableware, leftover bolts and nuts found in toolboxes, ...

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This article is part of our new experimental series, Backlog Club, where we (Nintendo Life!) pick a game that's likely to be on our list of "games we should get around to playing", and then we (NL + ...

For most of the genre’s lifespan, “role-playing” was synonymous with fantasy—warriors swinging swords, wizards casting spells, dungeons full of monsters and treasure, et cetera. But one deeply unusual ...

It’s not as easy to ignore the impact of the 1995 SNES RPG EarthBound as it used to be. Released in America to low sales and a somewhat confused fanfare, including a Monty Pythonesque ad campaign ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A British writer who specializes in indie gaming. On this day in 1995, the Western world received one of the most incredible games ...

A few weeks ago, Marcus Lindblom logged onto TwitchTV. He found someone playing Earthbound, and he watched them stream for a while. Every time they smiled in the right place or laughed at the right ...

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