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New Footage of Earthbound 64 Surfaces from SpaceWorld 1996
- Thread starter Lady Bow
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Credit to @kunta_ and their youtube channel for the footage:
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Man, I love seeing elements of what would eventually become Mother 3 on the GBA even in this early version of the game. I remember a small blurb about Earthbound 64 in a Nintendo Power and it was enough to keep me hopeful about the 64 even during some really bleak release schedules.
N64 was not great for JRPG, so an Earthbound 64 would have at least helped out in that department.
Still we get Mother 3 for GBA, which is an amazing game. Anyone who enjoyed Earthbound needs to play it. The fan translation was well done.
Still we get Mother 3 for GBA, which is an amazing game. Anyone who enjoyed Earthbound needs to play it. The fan translation was well done.
I wish this was too
Agreed.
I would rather take a "dimensional downgrade": Good 2D >>>>[x1million]>>>>> Bad 3D.
This is great, one of the best shots of regular gameplay on just a regular map we've seen so far from this
I wish this was too
Ahh the N64 FF6 tech demo. What could have been. :(
It wasn't, at least, not for the original vanilla hardware at first. It was designed for the 64DD, which had an extra 4 MB of RAM to work with (which later just became the Expansion Pak) and 64 MB floppy disk thing (which carts eventually reached that size for a decent price). Later footage of Mother 3 64 doesn't look too different than this early build, maybe a bit more detailed.
Damn, maybe so.
The thing is that N64 was a console completely devoid of jRPGs* in an era where jRPGs were arguably the ascendant genre of the moment. It really could have used a good A+ RPG.
* Unless you count Quest 64, or want to have that weird argument over whether or not Zelda is an RPG. Ogre Battle arguably counts but it's a subgenre of jRPG and came out super late... etc.
Woooow. Early footage of this and Zelda 64 was what kept my imagination running during those days...
Yeah, the bar/lounge scene seems really busy for an N64 game and the cinematography in the woods shot is pretty amazing.
Oh wow, actual new footage! That's awesome!
While it would have been great if this version we're completed, ultimately I'm happy with the version we got. The sprites are a lot more charming than the models, anyway. I also remember reading that the ending in the N64 version was supposed to be even darker...
While it would have been great if this version we're completed, ultimately I'm happy with the version we got. The sprites are a lot more charming than the models, anyway. I also remember reading that the ending in the N64 version was supposed to be even darker...
Ditto. As impressive graphically as this Mother 64 would be at the time, the Mother 3 we got ages like fine wine.
I remember seeing screenshots of Ness in the jungle, back in the day. Did we ever find out what was up with that? Most shots of Earthbound 64 could be roughly placed in Mother 3, but that always stood out.
Part of the mushroom trip on Tanetane island, maybe?
Part of the mushroom trip on Tanetane island, maybe?
Pretty much this. As cool as it would have been on the N64 back in the day, it would have aged terribly.
Mother 3 on the GBA will look good forever.
So funny, I was at my parent's house a while ago, thumbing though Next Generation mags of mine still there, seeing pics of this.
The rhythm battling is what makes mother 3 so good, earthbound 2 has been around
Earthbound 64 is my ULTIMATE what if game so I'm sitting here poring over this footage like mind blown by these 13 seconds or so of new footage while totally drunk and trying to drunkenly explain to my roommate why these few seconds are so exciting.
Super strongly disagree! The timing attack stuff in Mario RPG was bad enough. That kinda thing doesn't belong in rpgs like at all! They're supposed ta be chill, not stressful an disappointing when your regular old attack isn't doing as well as it could cause ya fudged timing ~_~
M64 will always been a fascinating what if, but for what it's worth, I think we got a game that aged better than it ever would.
Earthbound still looks great imo
I like the idea more than the execution
I remember these screenshots in Nintendo Power as a kid. Also very weird to see the OOT footage, it's like seeing those screenshots I dreamt about as a kid come to life. So weird.
I still long for a 3D Earthbound.
I still long for a 3D Earthbound.
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You can see what appears to be Ness(?) flash by for a couple frames in the video.
Also worth noting that right after the Mother 3 footage is beta footage of Ocarina of Time that's not new but the highest quality seen on the internet so far. Very interesting.
You can see what appears to be Ness(?) flash by for a couple frames in the video.
Also worth noting that right after the Mother 3 footage is beta footage of Ocarina of Time that's not new but the highest quality seen on the internet so far. Very interesting.
For those saying that a 2D version was for the best, it may be true, but "Zelda 64" not quite a looker at this stage of development either, so a hypothetically-finished EB64 could also be hypothetically-improved. I don't think it would have been "N64's FF7" though, since that game had a cool-factor that Mother games don't aim for. Probably would have sold more than Earthbound on SNES though.
Anyway, it was neat to have a look at that Spaceworld, and the TV host's energy was fun to see.
Anyway, it was neat to have a look at that Spaceworld, and the TV host's energy was fun to see.
The timed hits in Mother 3 are really just bonus damage. You could play through the game without worrying about them and still make it through just fine.
So weird, I would never go to a show like Spaceworld with my parents.
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