Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
An interview with EarthBound, USA producer Aaron Cargile! EarthBound, USA will be publicly available on November 27th, 2023, but I had the chance to see an exclusive early screening & speak with the movie's archival producer. We talk copyright & fair use (in YouTube and in film), Fangamer, and the EarthBound fandom!
NOTE: Aaron Cargile’s opinions are his own, and not necessarily representative of Fangamer.
Also, just my lines in this interview are re-recorded, largely due to an error with the source audio. Though mainly read from a script, I tried to approximate the original diction & intent.
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Sources & further reading:
⍟ EarthBound USA website: earthboundusa.com
⍟ Fangamer: fangamer.com
⍟ Legends of Localization Book 2: EarthBound trailer:
youtu.be/bv6tmRkhJhI?si=-X8CMz3eE3XEMOwQ
⍟ Legends of Localization website: legendsoflocalization.com
⍟ Voiceoverpete EarthBound clip uploaded by Violet: youtu.be/KtnvTNGLvF0?si=xMcMFn93GBkeWwze
⍟ EarthBound - AVGN: youtu.be/LZ5nX0FTH6Q?si=e695Pud5miA-LyeS
⍟ Fangamer commercials: youtube.com/@FangamerCom/videos
⍟ Curiomatic - Welcome to the World of MOTHER 3 youtu.be/1OGSXeko-iY?si=ol9Wy6c2FcB_gWol
⍟ Mother Forever: mother4ever.net
⍟ Mother Direct 2023: youtu.be/izZ6IsE4EvU?si=IoWwB-Nnlu9HcyMo
⍟ Bubsy The Woolies Strike Back trailer: youtu.be/wdu1hqEutjc?si=jXkRK9ftZgB9zvJR
⍟ THE POWER OF TERRY - An Old Spice 10th Anniversary Collaboration by Old Spice Collaboration Team: youtu.be/OYG8Ul276-w?si=Q0moSaRJ_WQmaXg_
⍟ MOTHER 3 Times articles: mother4ever.net/mother3-times
⍟ MOTHER 64 trailers: mother4ever.net/videos-mother64
⍟ Curiomatic - MOTHER 3 (GBA) vs. MOTHER 3: Tribute Comparison youtu.be/ZgEQqoHUjdk?si=jvluVlCRVvhDKckm
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Aaron's life & history w/ MOTHER
06:23 - Aaron's filmmaking background
07:56 - Thane's YouTube inspirations
08:41 - Fangamer as a career
11:05 - Aaron's role in EarthBound, USA
13:33 - Copyright & fair use
23:43 - The research process
29:11 - Deleted scenes
33:23 - Hardcore fans vs. casual audience
34:23 - What's your favorite thing?
35:33 - Is your own life MOTHER 4?
36:47 - What is Mayonnaise Hole?
38:39 - Props in EarthBound, USA
40:20 - Staff Easter eggs
42:34 - Bubsy's better than EarthBound!?
44:34 - Kickstarter backers
45:48 - Give us MOTHER 3!
49:20 - EarthBound 64
49:57 - The future of MOTHER
51:35 - EarthBound, USA's release
54:27 - Which flavor?
54:56 - EarthBound's text speed
56:29 - Film vs. YouTube
58:15 - Meeting Aaron
59:05 - Passing the torch
01:01:09 - Patrons & end slate
#EarthBound #MOTHER3 #earthboundusa
An interview with EarthBound, USA producer Aaron Cargile! EarthBound, USA will be publicly available on November 27th, 2023, but I had the chance to see an exclusive early screening & speak with the movie's archival producer. We talk copyright & fair use (in YouTube and in film), Fangamer, and the EarthBound fandom!
NOTE: Aaron Cargile’s opinions are his own, and not necessarily representative of Fangamer.
Also, just my lines in this interview are re-recorded, largely due to an error with the source audio. Though mainly read from a script, I tried to approximate the original diction & intent.
► Subscribe: youtube.com/c/ThaneGaming?sub_confirmation=1
Patreon: patreon.com/ThaneGaming
Sources & further reading:
⍟ EarthBound USA website: earthboundusa.com
⍟ Fangamer: fangamer.com
⍟ Legends of Localization Book 2: EarthBound trailer:
youtu.be/bv6tmRkhJhI?si=-X8CMz3eE3XEMOwQ
⍟ Legends of Localization website: legendsoflocalization.com
⍟ Voiceoverpete EarthBound clip uploaded by Violet: youtu.be/KtnvTNGLvF0?si=xMcMFn93GBkeWwze
⍟ EarthBound - AVGN: youtu.be/LZ5nX0FTH6Q?si=e695Pud5miA-LyeS
⍟ Fangamer commercials: youtube.com/@FangamerCom/videos
⍟ Curiomatic - Welcome to the World of MOTHER 3 youtu.be/1OGSXeko-iY?si=ol9Wy6c2FcB_gWol
⍟ Mother Forever: mother4ever.net
⍟ Mother Direct 2023: youtu.be/izZ6IsE4EvU?si=IoWwB-Nnlu9HcyMo
⍟ Bubsy The Woolies Strike Back trailer: youtu.be/wdu1hqEutjc?si=jXkRK9ftZgB9zvJR
⍟ THE POWER OF TERRY - An Old Spice 10th Anniversary Collaboration by Old Spice Collaboration Team: youtu.be/OYG8Ul276-w?si=Q0moSaRJ_WQmaXg_
⍟ MOTHER 3 Times articles: mother4ever.net/mother3-times
⍟ MOTHER 64 trailers: mother4ever.net/videos-mother64
⍟ Curiomatic - MOTHER 3 (GBA) vs. MOTHER 3: Tribute Comparison youtu.be/ZgEQqoHUjdk?si=jvluVlCRVvhDKckm
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Aaron's life & history w/ MOTHER
06:23 - Aaron's filmmaking background
07:56 - Thane's YouTube inspirations
08:41 - Fangamer as a career
11:05 - Aaron's role in EarthBound, USA
13:33 - Copyright & fair use
23:43 - The research process
29:11 - Deleted scenes
33:23 - Hardcore fans vs. casual audience
34:23 - What's your favorite thing?
35:33 - Is your own life MOTHER 4?
36:47 - What is Mayonnaise Hole?
38:39 - Props in EarthBound, USA
40:20 - Staff Easter eggs
42:34 - Bubsy's better than EarthBound!?
44:34 - Kickstarter backers
45:48 - Give us MOTHER 3!
49:20 - EarthBound 64
49:57 - The future of MOTHER
51:35 - EarthBound, USA's release
54:27 - Which flavor?
54:56 - EarthBound's text speed
56:29 - Film vs. YouTube
58:15 - Meeting Aaron
59:05 - Passing the torch
01:01:09 - Patrons & end slate
#EarthBound #MOTHER3 #earthboundusa
![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")
