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Dark Aspects of MOTHER is back, with an analysis of the even darker storylines planned for the unreleased EarthBound 64! From reports of missing sailors to kidnapped children, there were lots of mysterious plot points proposed by official promotional material that never made it into the MOTHER 3 we know today.
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If you enjoyed this, please check out these other playlists & videos of mine!
► All MOTHER/EarthBound videos:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMUCWlptuIm-Z-aA8D420OAO
► Dark Aspects of MOTHER: The Complete Series Playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMXiQfu0qKOO_V-sb-Rs3Hkz
► How The Notebook Trilogy Inspired MOTHER 3:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMWLADwSKHrH3-N2tzEuXuhY
► The Meaning of MOTHER Spirits in Smash Ultimate:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMWmnkfPsXorVf49TMHuv4wY
► How MOTHER Inspired Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMVncnKwrISy41ySThaELPFa
► All Dark Aspects of Nintendo episodes:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMX_TMxnj___A1XDNkyC6-9M
Sources & further reading:
Translations, books, and articles
⍟ The 64DREAM '96 & '97 interview translations by Chewy
yomuka.wordpress.com/2011/11/05/the-64dream-november-1996
yomuka.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/itoi-miyamoto-interview-64dd
⍟ Nindori.com Itoi interview translation by Chewy
mother3.fobby.net/interview
⍟ The MOTHER 3 Times - Scans, translations, and summaries by Kody NOKOLO. Translations from The Cutting Room Floor by Echoes
mother4ever.net/the-mother-3-times
tcrf.net/Prerelease:Mother_3
⍟ MOTHER 64 interviews featuring Itoh, Sakai, and Miura archived by Mother Forever & TCRF
mother4ever.net/interviews-about-mother-64
tcrf.net/Prerelease:Mother_3
⍟ Dengeki N64 February 1997 interview archived by Mother Forever
mother4ever.net/dengeki-nintendo-64-february-1997
⍟ Shigesato Itoi & Satoru Iwata Famitsu June 1997 interview summary by Kody NOKOLO
mother4ever.net/famitsu-june-1997
⍟ Official EB64 cancellation interview translated by Chewy
yomuka.wordpress.com/2013/08/18/earthbound-64-cancellation-interview-itoi-miyamoto-iwata
⍟ About & History of MOTHER 64 articles by Mother Forever
mother4ever.net/about-mother-64
mother4ever.net/history-of-mother-64
⍟ 64 Dream 2000 interview translated by Mycom Inc.
mother4ever.net/64-dream-march-2000
⍟ Legends of Localization Book 2: EarthBound by Mato
fangamer.com/products/legends-of-localization-book-2-earthbound
⍟ Legends of Localization articles by Mato
legendsoflocalization.com/mother-3
legendsoflocalization.com/the-problem-with-l-r-and-other-letters-in-japanese-translation
Images
⍟ MOTHER 64 screenshots archived by Mother Forever. English translations by Mato & Lone, edited into images by SnowWood
mother4ever.net/mother-64-screenshots
⍟ All sprites used in this video were ripped by The Spriters Resource. Ness sprites ripped by M. Bison and Depressed Mario
spriters-resource.com
⍟ Cabbage 64DD magazine scan by Unseen64
unseen64.net/2010/10/17/cabbage-n64-dd-cancelled
⍟ Literal cabbage stock photos by Pumuki111 and ulleo
⍟ EB64 magazine scan by Mato
legendsoflocalization.com/media/site/games/earthbound-64-game.jpg
⍟ Haniwa photo by Daderot
⍟ Fried shrimp photo by allybally4b
⍟ Coffee & newspaper photo by markusspiske, photoshopped by me
Footage
⍟ Wii Would Like To Play uploaded by Foulowe59
youtube.com/watch?v=o20kxjz-IyE&ab_channel=Foulowe59
⍟ Doraemon movie clip uploaded by CartoonSeries YT
⍟ Shigesato Itoi gold mining TV special uploaded by 波多腰鉄治 and Kris Meagan
youtube.com/watch?v=Wg29EXha_nw&t
youtube.com/watch?v=6MLRGDgRkvA&t
⍟ Hobonichi Tour filmed by StephenVlog
youtube.com/watch?v=bXceshMHcmY&t
⍟ Chewy livestream by Fangamer
twitch.tv/fangamer/videos?filter=all&sort=time
⍟ Game Catalogue II Itoi Interview achived by Mother Forever
⍟ EarthBound 64 remastered trailer w/ English translation
By Echoes, Sam, Park, and Irikachana
⍟ EarthBound 64 trailer color corrected by Park
⍟ Spaceworld 1997 Footage recovered by Zen64
mother4ever.net/mother-64-videos
Sound FX
⍟ Crickets chirping by FunkApache
freesound.org/people/FunkApache/sounds/393389
⍟ Coughing by joedeshon
freesound.org/people/joedeshon/sounds/266019
⍟ MOTHER 1 and 2 sounds by Starmen
starmen.net/mother1/soundfx
starmen.net/mother2/soundfx
Follow me for channel updates on social media:
► Twitter - twitter.com/ThaneGaming
► Instagram - instagram.com/thanegaming
#mother3 #n64
Dark Aspects of MOTHER is back, with an analysis of the even darker storylines planned for the unreleased EarthBound 64! From reports of missing sailors to kidnapped children, there were lots of mysterious plot points proposed by official promotional material that never made it into the MOTHER 3 we know today.
⍟ Subscribe: youtube.com/c/ThaneGaming?sub_confirmation=1
Consider supporting me on Patreon! You'll receive a special shout-out in the credits, and access to exclusive behind-the-scenes stuff! patreon.com/ThaneGaming
If you enjoyed this, please check out these other playlists & videos of mine!
► All MOTHER/EarthBound videos:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMUCWlptuIm-Z-aA8D420OAO
► Dark Aspects of MOTHER: The Complete Series Playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMXiQfu0qKOO_V-sb-Rs3Hkz
► How The Notebook Trilogy Inspired MOTHER 3:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMWLADwSKHrH3-N2tzEuXuhY
► The Meaning of MOTHER Spirits in Smash Ultimate:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMWmnkfPsXorVf49TMHuv4wY
► How MOTHER Inspired Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMVncnKwrISy41ySThaELPFa
► All Dark Aspects of Nintendo episodes:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMX_TMxnj___A1XDNkyC6-9M
Sources & further reading:
Translations, books, and articles
⍟ The 64DREAM '96 & '97 interview translations by Chewy
yomuka.wordpress.com/2011/11/05/the-64dream-november-1996
yomuka.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/itoi-miyamoto-interview-64dd
⍟ Nindori.com Itoi interview translation by Chewy
mother3.fobby.net/interview
⍟ The MOTHER 3 Times - Scans, translations, and summaries by Kody NOKOLO. Translations from The Cutting Room Floor by Echoes
mother4ever.net/the-mother-3-times
tcrf.net/Prerelease:Mother_3
⍟ MOTHER 64 interviews featuring Itoh, Sakai, and Miura archived by Mother Forever & TCRF
mother4ever.net/interviews-about-mother-64
tcrf.net/Prerelease:Mother_3
⍟ Dengeki N64 February 1997 interview archived by Mother Forever
mother4ever.net/dengeki-nintendo-64-february-1997
⍟ Shigesato Itoi & Satoru Iwata Famitsu June 1997 interview summary by Kody NOKOLO
mother4ever.net/famitsu-june-1997
⍟ Official EB64 cancellation interview translated by Chewy
yomuka.wordpress.com/2013/08/18/earthbound-64-cancellation-interview-itoi-miyamoto-iwata
⍟ About & History of MOTHER 64 articles by Mother Forever
mother4ever.net/about-mother-64
mother4ever.net/history-of-mother-64
⍟ 64 Dream 2000 interview translated by Mycom Inc.
mother4ever.net/64-dream-march-2000
⍟ Legends of Localization Book 2: EarthBound by Mato
fangamer.com/products/legends-of-localization-book-2-earthbound
⍟ Legends of Localization articles by Mato
legendsoflocalization.com/mother-3
legendsoflocalization.com/the-problem-with-l-r-and-other-letters-in-japanese-translation
Images
⍟ MOTHER 64 screenshots archived by Mother Forever. English translations by Mato & Lone, edited into images by SnowWood
mother4ever.net/mother-64-screenshots
⍟ All sprites used in this video were ripped by The Spriters Resource. Ness sprites ripped by M. Bison and Depressed Mario
spriters-resource.com
⍟ Cabbage 64DD magazine scan by Unseen64
unseen64.net/2010/10/17/cabbage-n64-dd-cancelled
⍟ Literal cabbage stock photos by Pumuki111 and ulleo
⍟ EB64 magazine scan by Mato
legendsoflocalization.com/media/site/games/earthbound-64-game.jpg
⍟ Haniwa photo by Daderot
⍟ Fried shrimp photo by allybally4b
⍟ Coffee & newspaper photo by markusspiske, photoshopped by me
Footage
⍟ Wii Would Like To Play uploaded by Foulowe59
youtube.com/watch?v=o20kxjz-IyE&ab_channel=Foulowe59
⍟ Doraemon movie clip uploaded by CartoonSeries YT
⍟ Shigesato Itoi gold mining TV special uploaded by 波多腰鉄治 and Kris Meagan
youtube.com/watch?v=Wg29EXha_nw&t
youtube.com/watch?v=6MLRGDgRkvA&t
⍟ Hobonichi Tour filmed by StephenVlog
youtube.com/watch?v=bXceshMHcmY&t
⍟ Chewy livestream by Fangamer
twitch.tv/fangamer/videos?filter=all&sort=time
⍟ Game Catalogue II Itoi Interview achived by Mother Forever
⍟ EarthBound 64 remastered trailer w/ English translation
By Echoes, Sam, Park, and Irikachana
⍟ EarthBound 64 trailer color corrected by Park
⍟ Spaceworld 1997 Footage recovered by Zen64
mother4ever.net/mother-64-videos
Sound FX
⍟ Crickets chirping by FunkApache
freesound.org/people/FunkApache/sounds/393389
⍟ Coughing by joedeshon
freesound.org/people/joedeshon/sounds/266019
⍟ MOTHER 1 and 2 sounds by Starmen
starmen.net/mother1/soundfx
starmen.net/mother2/soundfx
Follow me for channel updates on social media:
► Twitter - twitter.com/ThaneGaming
► Instagram - instagram.com/thanegaming
#mother3 #n64
