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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Sep 11

Early concept art of Ness, Paula, and Jeff with designs drastically different than in the final game.

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Aug 26

At 8:15 PM (JST) there will be a livestream for the Shape of MOTHER exhibit.
www.youtube.com/live/fjKDL6z...

「MOTHERのかたち。」を紹介します！糸井重里出演（MOTHER2 31st Anniversary!!）

YouTube video by ほぼ日 (ほぼにち) 公式

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Aug 26

Today is the 30th anniversary of MOTHER 2's release in Japan!

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Aug 21

Today marks the 25 years since the cancellation announcement of EarthBound 64.

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Jul 26

Today is MOTHER's 36th anniversary in Japan!

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Jul 25

The Shape of MOTHER event and MOTHER Shop have opened!
game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/...

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Jul 24

High quality figures based on the models have just been announced.
www.1101.com/mother_proje...

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Jul 2

New merch revealed! MOTHER 2 logo figure and Mr. Saturn flip clock. Releasing July 16 11 AM (JST).
www.1101.com/mother_proje...
www.1101.com/mother_proje...

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Jun 29

x.com/doseiyota/st...
archive.org/details/moth...
www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/a2uj/fut...

どせいようた on X: "MOTHERの粘土フィギュアといえばMOTHER1+2の発売イベントを思い出す。写真漁ったら出てきたけどネスとどせいさんは別物が展示してあったんだった。当時はオリジナルが見つからなかったのだろうか…… そしてトレーシーとよくないハエの並べ方よ。あと、ニンテンの前髪この時点では塗装剥げしてないな https://t.co/IQTUJtGGA3" / X

MOTHERの粘土フィギュアといえばMOTHER1+2の発売イベントを思い出す。写真漁ったら出てきたけどネスとどせいさんは別物が展示してあったんだった。当時はオリジナルが見つからなかったのだろうか…… そしてトレーシーとよくないハエの並べ方よ。あと、ニンテンの前髪この時点では塗装剥げしてないな https://t.co/IQTUJtGGA3

x.com

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Jun 29

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.

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Jun 25

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...

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Jun 5

Today is the 30th anniversary of EarthBound in the US!

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · May 5

www.reddit.com/r/tipofmyton...
www.reddit.com/r/earthbound...

No_Kaleidoscope_4359's comment on "[TOMT] Footage of 90s Nintendo ad with robot"

Explore this conversation and more from the tipofmytongue community

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · May 5

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.

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · May 4

www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1801/TR/JP-...
www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1801/TR/JP-...

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · May 4

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.

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Apr 24

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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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Apr 19

It is MOTHER 3's 19th anniversary in Japan!

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Apr 12

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.

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Mar 18

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...

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Mar 14

Discovered by togepi3
Ripped by @arseniccatnip.bsky.social

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Mar 14

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.

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Mar 13

Discovered by togepi3
Ripped by @arseniccatnip.bsky.social

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Mar 13

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.

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · Feb 7

A render of Fourside used in some Japanese guidebooks.

Scanned by @ biozilla
archive.org/details/moth...

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