EarthBound

 

Game Overview

Essentials

Genre(s)

Traditional RPG

Platform(s)

Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii U, Super NES Classic Edition, Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Developer(s)

Ape, HAL Laboratory

Publisher(s)

  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo

Release Date(s)

  • June 5, 1995
  • July 18, 2013

Also Known As

Mother 2 (JP)

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Game Reviews

Review Author Platform Score
EarthBound Zach Wilkerson Nintendo Switch
92
EarthBound Andrew DeMario Super Nintendo Entertainment System
88

Music Reviews

Review Author Released
Mother 1+2 midi Piano Version Kyle E. Miller May 27, 2006
Mother 1+2 Original Soundtrack Kyle E. Miller August 20, 2003
Mother 2: Gigya’s Counterattack Vincent T. J. Sier Chorley November 2, 1994
Orchestral Game Concert 2 Patrick Gann November 28, 1992
Orchestral Game Concert 3 Eric Farand December 22, 1993
Retro Remix Revue Vol. 2 Neal Chandran November 1, 2009

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