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Encyclopedia > EarthBound 64
Earthbound 64
Developer(s) Ape, Inc.
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Designer(s) Shigesato Itoi
Release date(s) cancelled
Genre(s) RPG
Mode(s) single player
Platform(s) Nintendo 64DD
Media Magneto-optical disc

Earthbound 64 (Japanese: Mother 3) was a cancelled game that was going to be released for the Nintendo 64 and then on the Nintendo 64DD. Several years later is was revealed that the project had started up again for the Game Boy Advance. It is not yet known how much is taken from the N64/64DD versions. However, pre-release information from Earthbound 64 involved a cowboy as one of the main characters, and pre-release screenshots of the GBA Mother 3 included the protagonistic cowboy, Flint and introduced many of the same characters that were planned to appear in the N64 version. Thus, it appears that some things have carried over from it. Also, it is not yet clear as to whether or not the GBA version will contain the same story. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... Ape, Inc. ... Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. ... Nintendo (Japanese: 任天堂, ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 ) is an international company originally founded in Japan on November 6, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. ... A game designer is a person who designs games. ... Shigesato Itoi. ... This is a listing of computer and video game genres with brief descriptions and examples from each genre. ... Computer role-playing games (CRPGs), often shortened to simply (RPGs), are a type of video or computer game that uses traditional gameplay elements found in pen-and-paper role-playing games. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... This article is about computer and video games. ... The Nintendo 64 Disk Drive The Nintendo 64DD is an expansion system for the Nintendo 64. ... !!! Double article, please see also Magneto-optical drive !!! Magneto-Optical disc is an optical disc format that uses a combination of optical and magnetic technologies. ... Mother 3, originally to be released for the Nintendo 64DD and then the Nintendo 64 (as EarthBound 64 outside of Japan) was cancelled in August 2000 after having been delayed numerous times. ... The Nintendo 64, commonly called the N64, is Nintendos third home video game console. ... The Nintendo 64 Disk Drive The Nintendo 64DD is an expansion system for the Nintendo 64. ... The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a handheld video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. ... A cowboy (Spanish vaquero) tends cattle and horses on cattle ranches in North and South America. ...


Development history

As stated earlier, Earthbound 64 was going to be released for the Nintendo 64DD. Shigesato Itoi's team ran into some trouble while developing this game, due to their inexperience with 3D games and the difficulty of developing for Nintendo 64 hardware. The final nail in the coffin, Nintendo 64DD's failure, destroyed all hope for the game. The Nintendo 64 Disk Drive The Nintendo 64DD is an expansion system for the Nintendo 64. ... Shigesato Itoi. ... The Nintendo 64, commonly called the N64, is Nintendos third home video game console. ... The Nintendo 64 Disk Drive The Nintendo 64DD is an expansion system for the Nintendo 64. ...


Though information on the characters was scarce, the main characters are as follows:

  • Flint - A cowboy
  • Lucas - A twin
  • Klaus - the other twin
  • Boney - the dog

The villains of the game consisted of the Pig Army, thought to be led by one of EarthBound's antagonists, Pokey Minch. There were also other returning characters like the Mr. Saturn and a picture of someone who clearly resembled Doctor Andonuts. In the Super Nintendo video game EarthBound, Pokey Minch is Nesss portly, cowardly next-door neighbour. ... Mr. ... Doctor Andonuts is a fictional character who appeared in EarthBound (Mother 2) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. ...


However, on August 21, 2000, Itoi officially confirmed the game's cancellation. August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...


It appears that Mother 3 for GBA is very heavily based upon EarthBound 64 for the Nintendo 64DD, although until the release of the game, this remains uncertain. The Nintendo 64 Disk Drive The Nintendo 64DD is an expansion system for the Nintendo 64. ...


External links

Mother/EarthBound series
Mother | EarthBound | EarthBound 64 | Mother 1 + 2 | Mother 3
Characters
Ana | Giygas | Loid | Jeff | Ness | Ninten | Paula | Pokey | Poo | Mr. Saturn | Teddy
Locations
Magicant

  Results from FactBites:
 
EarthBound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2968 words)
EarthBound breaks the escapist, fantasy-oriented tendencies and themes of most RPGs by placing the action in a modern day world, much like Shin Megami Tensei but without the dark overtones of that series.
One of the most unusual elements of EarthBound may be the fourth-wall-breaking inclusion of the player as an active participant within the story itself, which is in great contrast to the plots of other console RPGs that usually never reference the player behind the controller, let alone incorporate him or her into the story.
EarthBound follows the same basic plot as its predecessor, but Giygas (or Gyiyg) is the only returning character.
EarthBound 64 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (327 words)
Earthbound 64 (Japanese: Mother 3) was a cancelled game that was going to be released for the Nintendo 64 and then on the Nintendo 64DD.
However, pre-release information from Earthbound 64 involved a cowboy as one of the main characters, and pre-release screenshots of the GBA Mother 3 included the protagonistic cowboy, Flint and introduced many of the same characters that were planned to appear in the N64 version.
It appears that Mother 3 for GBA is very heavily based upon EarthBound 64 for the Nintendo 64DD, although until the release of the game, this remains uncertain.
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