THIS is why EarthBound FAILED

#gaming #earthbound #mother2 #nintendo #retrogaming #shorts

[hilariousskullnamedcatzo]

I GET IT, always thought it was ness somehow piloting the star man, but it's actually a reflection

[marksmithwas]

I feel like the game would've sold in my country if they had actually made it available for purchase in my country 😅

[rompetexoh]

It's a meta-reference on the game's gameplay perspective. We all know the gameplay is based on turn-based combat, but Earthbound uses a first person perspective, that's why when in combat you see a full frontal image of the enemies. The cover is basically a first person view of Ness against a Starman, that's why you can see his reflection on the robot's visor.

[noeditbookreviews]

When I was a kid I thought Ness was riding inside the starman.

[Ninblasto]

Mother 2 was a massive success, because it was marketed as the sequel to the first Mother game of course, which was also a success. So naturally, Nintendo had to do something different in order to make it appeal to Americans so that it feels like a brand new franchise. The results were an amazing game that apparently stinks according to Nintendo of America.

[linSP.]

They probably thought a chubby kid on the cover wasn’t as eye catching as a robot

[flwwrsq]

When I first saw this box art as a little kid with no idea what earthbound was I thought the starman was a mech that ness was riding 😂

[Bryce_the_Woomy_Boi]

"This game stinks!" Was the marketing. I wonder why it wasnt popular

[AymenZero]

This is his reflection. But for some reason it kinda looks like he's controlling the starman.

[SueZQue]

I genuinely think it was a dope idea to have Ness in the reflection

[unclebugspayton]

Late 98, Toys r us had these in a "bargin" bin. 19.99. Bought mine from the bin with my sega nomad. Still have mine today

[NbuGry]

Imagine the boxart for the original Mother game if it made it to the States. It would probably include a giant rampaging robot that resembled the Statue of Liberty.

Cue the 3 Stooges going, "Hey fellas, I think we're in the wrong game!"

[Gabonation]

his face just expresses "ok lol"

[Ambipie]

It did succeed.
It didn't blow up on release day, but it's now in everyone's hearts. That's succeeding.

[Elburion]

I saved up for this one because the box was so unique and because it came with a free players guide, which somehow I still have. It just looked epic.

[Jurt]

What I want to know is why the fuck that’s the box art. That never happens in game, so…

[EricN]

I found it weird how nobody mentioned that you can see ness in the reflection of the star man’s eyes

[ChristianAlvey]

I always found the box cool because it was big and different from the rest but wasn't it expensive?

[thislittlelunatic]

Honestly I still can’t understand for the life of me how the box art didn’t contribute to the games sales. This is one of the most visually striking and eye catching game covers I’ve ever seen and should be one of the most instantly recognizable

[wumpus]

It also might’ve had something to do with Nintendo Power saying “this game stinks” and the game costing $70 back in the day.

Nowadays it may be a cult classic, but that doesn’t change the fact that it was a failure in Nintendo of America’s eyes. Which might be the main reason why Nintendo never translated Mother 3 in English. If Earthbound was a success, we probably would’ve had Mother 3 here in America back in 2006.