Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I’m back with Dark Aspects of the MOTHER series! This time, I’m looking at the second game—the SNES cult classic, EarthBound. This is a remake of my earliest video on the channel analyzing the infamous Giygas theory. Before we get there though, I’m going to see how far the game is willing to go in tackling the scary, shocking, and suggestive. Topics of today include Pokey/Porky’s family life, Prince Poo’s Mu training, and Moonside…

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Sources & further reading:

⍟ Most of the information and facts from this video can be found in Clyde Mandelin’s book Legends of Localization Book 2: EarthBound. You can purchase the hardcover version here: fangamer.com/products/legends-of-localization-book-2-earthbound
⍟ Clip of Marcus Lindblom from the EarthBound, USA Trailer by Fangamer
⍟ All EarthBound footage by me, recorded from a SNES Classic.
⍟ MOTHER 2 footage by YouTube channels "GAME yuna :)" and "ゆうしゃ."

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Music used:

0:00 - ♫ Mother Earth - EarthBound Beginnings
0:09 - A Bad Dream - EarthBound
0:46 - Get on the Bus
1:53 - Pokey's House
2:38 - Pokey's Theme
3:24 - The Monkey Maze
4:20 - Welcome Home
5:16 - Dr. Andonuts' Lab
5:39 - Cave of the Present
6:25 - Dead-End Chaos Theatre
7:08 - Happy Happy is Blue
9:19 - Ran Ran Ru MAD (McGiygas)
9:24 - The Floating Kingdom of Dalaam
9:50 - Mu Training
10:56 - The Metropolis of Fourside
11:39 - Moonside Swing
12:15 - Giygas' Lair
12:41 - Giygas Intro

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