Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Another MOTHER 3 playthrough and 24 hours worth of reading later...

Ever since MOTHER 3's inception -all the way back when it was supposed to be released on N64- it's been known that Ágota Kristóf’s "Le Grand Cahier" (known in English as "The Notebook") trilogy inspired Shigesato Itoi in creating MOTHER 3. So much, in fact, that the twin brothers Lucas and Claus are based on the twin narrators of the same name. I finally got around to reading all three novels, and documented every other potential inspiration I could find. Some of this information has been shared online already, but a lot of it might surprise you as the novels are very... upsetting and disturbing. Topics include the similar fates for the boys' family, the reform of Tazmily village/war occupation, and a link between the novel's characters to Duster & Kumatora.

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UPDATE: I rewrote and condensed my scripts for a page on MOTHER Forever here: motherforever.net/the-notebook-and-mother-3/. I still recommend watching these videos first, but if you want a compact summary with some newly added information, be sure to give this a look!

MUSIC USED (MOTHER 3 OST):

0:00 - ♫ Alec's Log House
1:03 - Red-Green-Yellow-Yellow
2:02 - Let's Begin
2:36 - Tatsumarii Village (EarthBound 64)
3:52 - Absolutely Filthy Apartments
4:35 - The Peddler's Grand Speech
5:06 - Under Construction
6:03 - It's Over
7:34 - Long Shadow
9:38 - Like Looking for Dropped Pickles
10:32 - Mind of a Thief
12:35 - Happy Town
13:24 - Burst-In Rock 'n' Roll
14:50 - Refreshing Toilets

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