Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
An analysis of the Ágota Kristóf story that inspired MOTHER 3 (The Notebook, The Proof, and The Third Lie). This is the harrowing tale of Lucas and Klaus.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:15 - The Notebook
6:03 - The Proof
9:31 - The Third Lie
Sources & further reading:
► The Notebook and MOTHER 3 article mother4ever.net/mother3-thenotebook
► How The Ágota Kristóf's Novel Trilogy Inspired MOTHER 3 (bulleted list write-up)
docs.google.com/document/d/1G61xMzlGrwCoVJVid9Kj-g_cXQ0vDqmz89thfBn8jwU/edit?usp=sharing
► MOTHER 3 sprites ripped by Crash, Darkshot, Filler, Food_Eater, PiraticOctopus, Random Talking Bush, redblueyellow, Sonik, and Tonberry2k
spriters-resource.com/game_boy_advance/mother3
► MOTHER 3 Game Boy Micro faceplate edited by me from scan by jeffman19
postlmg.cc/5Y2tgFgw
► LE GRAND CAHIER Trailer | Festival 2013 trailer by TIFF Originals
youtu.be/0DPfzdQ-SFQ
► Théâtre : « Le Grand Cahier » au Fort Antoine footage by MonacoInfo
youtu.be/wKmL02VxsXM
► Amazon listing for The Notebook trilogy omnibus
amazon.com/Notebook-Proof-Third-Lie-Novels/dp/0802135064
► Itoi interview by Nintendo Dream
mother3.fobby.net/interview
► Itoi interview from 64 Dream by Mycom Inc & TCRF
tcrf.net/Prerelease:Mother_3/2000
► Hinawa alternate cutscene by Mother 3 Ita
youtu.be/3GP27jxBupA
► All stock photos used are free for commercial use via Pixabay
pixabay.com
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An analysis of the Ágota Kristóf story that inspired MOTHER 3 (The Notebook, The Proof, and The Third Lie). This is the harrowing tale of Lucas and Klaus.
⍟ Subscribe: youtube.com/c/ThaneGaming?sub_confirmation=1
Consider supporting me on patreon! patreon.com/ThaneGaming
0:00 - Introduction
1:15 - The Notebook
6:03 - The Proof
9:31 - The Third Lie
Sources & further reading:
► The Notebook and MOTHER 3 article mother4ever.net/mother3-thenotebook
► How The Ágota Kristóf's Novel Trilogy Inspired MOTHER 3 (bulleted list write-up)
docs.google.com/document/d/1G61xMzlGrwCoVJVid9Kj-g_cXQ0vDqmz89thfBn8jwU/edit?usp=sharing
► MOTHER 3 sprites ripped by Crash, Darkshot, Filler, Food_Eater, PiraticOctopus, Random Talking Bush, redblueyellow, Sonik, and Tonberry2k
spriters-resource.com/game_boy_advance/mother3
► MOTHER 3 Game Boy Micro faceplate edited by me from scan by jeffman19
postlmg.cc/5Y2tgFgw
► LE GRAND CAHIER Trailer | Festival 2013 trailer by TIFF Originals
youtu.be/0DPfzdQ-SFQ
► Théâtre : « Le Grand Cahier » au Fort Antoine footage by MonacoInfo
youtu.be/wKmL02VxsXM
► Amazon listing for The Notebook trilogy omnibus
amazon.com/Notebook-Proof-Third-Lie-Novels/dp/0802135064
► Itoi interview by Nintendo Dream
mother3.fobby.net/interview
► Itoi interview from 64 Dream by Mycom Inc & TCRF
tcrf.net/Prerelease:Mother_3/2000
► Hinawa alternate cutscene by Mother 3 Ita
youtu.be/3GP27jxBupA
► All stock photos used are free for commercial use via Pixabay
pixabay.com
___
► Twitter - twitter.com/ThaneGaming
► Instagram - instagram.com/thanegaming
#mother3 #earthbound #gameboyadvance
![EarthBound Anti-Piracy Crash Showcase [Photosensitivity Warning]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tu_C2mvkoWs/mqdefault.jpg "EarthBound Anti-Piracy Crash Showcase [Photosensitivity Warning]
A showcase of EarthBounds infamous end game anti-piracy measures! If a software pirate/hacker manages to bypass all other copy protection layers in a bootlegged cartridge, the game will freeze at a specific point during the Giygas fight and delete all save data.
Theres been plenty of fake anti-piracy videos surfacing on YouTube recently, so I thought itd be interesting to show off EarthBounds very real copy protection measures...specifically this last layer of protection against pirates whove overcome all of the games other defenses (like significantly increasing enemy spawn in the overworld). When the game freezes here, it glitches in random ways that can be funny and/or creepy right before deleting the save data.
This stuff has been well known to fans for a long time, but many similar documented videos are several years old. I wanted to compile all of the most interesting/unique game crashes I could experience, so these are my results after about an hour of attempting to find new glitches!
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⍟ EarthBound Central article for more information about the games copy protection: http://media.earthboundcentral.com/2011/05/earthbounds-copy-protection/index.html
Game Genie code to try the Giygas crashes out for yourself: 2DE2-546E
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0:00 - Example 1 - Glitchy reset
0:34 - Example 2 - Garbage corruption, creepy isolated Giygas breathing
1:13 - Example 3 - You Win! but in an endless loop so you never win
1:32 - Example 4 - You Gained a Level! but in an endless loop so you never level up
1:47 - Example 5 - Scary kill-screen anthem
2:07 - Example 6 - Abstract glitch art
2:16 - Example 7 - Prayer failed, game over
2:29 - Example 8 - Barrage of random glitchy sound effects
3:52 - Example 9 - Green screen startup
3:16 - Example 10 - Earth[]ound startup fail
3:47 - Example 11 - Earth[]ound corrupted naming screen playthrough
#EarthBound #Nintendo #antipiracy")
