Earthbound and Inspiration - Nitro Rad

These days you see a lot of games that claim to be "inspired by Earthbound". Let's try and figure out what makes this game so inspiring.
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[@Metaluck768]

Snoopy inspired Mother. After Mother came Earthound (Mother 2). Earthbound inspired allllllllll these stuff all thanks to snoopy.

[@EmilXOM]

And then Snoop Dogg cameoed in Tekken

[@gregnes2000]

Snoopy is the Creator of All.

[@averyjenson]

all hail snopy

[@breloom657]

So Snoopy is the true 'Mother of Inspirtation!'

[@BreezeOfOnett]

what is Snoopy? do you mean Charlie Brown's dog?

[@saturnjr9136]

Itoi himself has said that the fetus shape in Giygas is merely a coincidence

[@deepspacedruid7673]

Who knows If thats true?

[@Francisco_P]

@@deepspacedruid7673 word of god. what he says, goes because hes the creator

[@emery-gaming]

Yeah, Giygas was literally inspired off of a rape scene that Itoi saw when he was young, even though it actually wasn't a rape scene.

[@gort1863]

@@deepspacedruid7673 Giygas represents the loss of innocence, hatred, and anguish. He may have been INSPIRED by a traumatizing event, but that doesn't mean he's a fetus. Again, Itoi said it was false.

[@Rioty1]

Giygas is actually based off a dismemberment scene Itoi falsely remembered as a rape scene. They share similar themes of course; denying someone their autonomy in a tragic way. That’s not to say the reading of Giygas as a fetus symbolizing a child’s loss of innocence playing a roll they don’t belong to and don’t understand is invalid of course; death of the author and all that. But it’s still important to note for both factual accuracy and because that could factor into someone’s own reading of earthbound.

[@JulesThePsion]

James. When you mentioned the first time you were scared by a video game as a kid, you just jogged a memory I'd LONG forgotten up until JUST right now. I remember being about 8. My grandparents had made a kind of devoted play area for me in the family room downstairs behind the sofa, and I'd play video games on my own little TV, or draw, or play while they watched television. I'd been playing StarFox64 all week and had finally reached Andross, the final boss. I remember coming face to face with this floating face and disembodied pair of hands and being slightly put off, but I kept playing still. It was at the end of this boss fight, when I thought I'd defeated him and beat the game only to have it revealed that he'd been some kind of robot the entire time. Something about seeing his skin disintegrate and leave behind this frantically writhing, animatronic skull was SOOOO traumatizing to 8 year old me. I shut off my N64 and REFUSED to go down into the family room unless at least one of my grandparents was downstairs too. Funny how we hold our childhood memories so dearly and can, in time, come to forget the not so good memories until something brings them back up like this almost two decades later.

[@Scorbutics]

Yeah I remember seeing that as a kid too, I was not really shocked a lot by the standard Andross form... until you realize the true Andross form is A FREAKING BRAIN WITH EYE GLOBES FLOATING ARROUND WITH ITS NERVES FIBERS AS TENTACLES But... Don't ever give up my son.

[@zombipl0x]

That ice cream / yogurt bit was literally the best way I've ever heard someone contrast one game to another, the simplicity of it really helped too.

[@jameslawrenson1208]

It's easy to understand!

[@hanniarachma6005]

"Nezz" "Paul" "Junk" "POOP" I love those names you gave. :")

[@PKSuperStar256]

Similar to the canon names.

[@nygelnutmeg]

My team names would be "Runmo" "Lolly" "AVGN" "Naul"

[@mertoslav4606]

@@nygelnutmeg Nate, Lilly, Dave and Turdy

[@paulajones9644]

•I don’t like my name...

[@paulajones9644]

•On that list.

[@SleepyAdam]

For me, what makes me love Earthbound so much is the fact it almost feels like kids creating their own adventure. Like it's what kids would imagine when they dress up in cardboard costumes with their friends and parade around their backyards creating characters and stories. The story is made up of little moments and usually the changes between parts of the game are dramatic and completely different then what we just saw. It's all over the place and the overall creativity of it reminds me of that.

[@MrAsaqe]

This, a good Earthbound inspired RPG would be about watching kids have their own creative adventure and finding themselves as they make their next step in life.

[@savedforlater7482]

I can now die happily after I've seen lord NitroRad hugging a Lucario.

[@NitroRad]

he is my favourite good boy

[@Slaanash]

"Banking" "dangerous places our parents tell us to stay away from" too real

[@Dr0dd]

Honestly, I feel like at this point describing an indie game as "inspired by Earthbound" is almost a cliché.

[@forteprotze]

DrOdd While it IS a bit of a cliché, yes, it doesn't inherently mean it's bad. It just depends on how you do it, like all clichés. However, there have been a lot of indie rpgs that sadly attempt to be Earthbound-like and fail; completely lacking the charm and soul that the series does so well.

[@Dr0dd]

+windy I wasn't trying to say it was necessarily bad, but just that it's a really noticable trend. It gets to a point where it's almost a meaningless phrase because it's repeated so often.

[@forteprotze]

Ah, well, in that aspect I can agree.

[@forteprotze]

***** Yeah- however there have been some games coming out that seem to live up to their claim of being Earthbound-like. YIIK: A Postmodern RPG for example.

[@forteprotze]

*****​​​ Well, it's hard to translate what the Mother series has into another different genre entirely. A lot of the things the games do can only really be accomplished in a RPG format. And, I think the reason why there isn't a whole lot of games that aren't doing something different every time is because they're drawing inspiration from Earthbound and ONLY Earthbound. It's the most popular Mother game- not only because it's gotten a VC release first, but because it was the only one released overseas, and is notorious for multiple reasons (overpriced carts, the final boss, the battle system, the setting, etc etc). If you were to compare the overall popularity to Mother 3's, you'd find that its VERY small, and even smaller when you compare it to Mother/Earthbound Beginnings. As such, people would take notes from what they know best. Did that make sense? Not sure. Basically, people take more inspiration from Earthbound because it's the most popular Mother game and is what most people know the most and have played the most. It sucks a little, but its understandable. wish that more devs start taking notes from the Mother series as a whole, though. I especially want more battle systems like Mother 3's. (and as a sidenote, the game i mentioned doesn't describe itself as just that, it takes notes from more rpgs like Persona and stuff)

[@TheRamblingSoul]

4:03 it's very possible to be a kid's version of confessing love. I remember doing this big confession of love to a girl I had a crush on at summer camp when I was a kid. Looking back now, it's cringy but back then it was just innocent imitation of what to do with these new weird feelings

[@zeipheil]

Wasn't the "Giygas is a fetus and the final fight is an abortion" theory debunked?

[@rayminishi689]

Alexander Potec Source for the debunk?

[@Kevai_]

MiNiSHi DoZA If memory serves correct, the creator actual said himself that it wasn't true.

[@EmilXOM]

It's not about the theory being right or wrong, it's the concept of something so disturbing being in such a charming game, and how that concept has inspired others.

[@movelea]

The concept is a lie, and most gamers who know wnough about Earthboud to make games based on it would know that.

[@CassieCollision]

While the theory itself is likely false, the symbolism is definitely there. It was something I think people took too literally, myself being guilty of it too.

[@foxplays_]

You've hit the nail on the head with this video, Earthbound really is an important game in regards to aesthetic, design and setting. One can only hope for more Earthbound clones, or even a Mother 4

[@movelea]

Do you not know? www.mother4game.com/

[@Xenoraze]

WINTER 2014

[@nuclear_blue]

WINTER 2014

[@kjone5086]

I dont like most of earthbound inspired games because where the backgrounds at?

[@dekucake4395]

Oddity: allow us to introduce ourself

[@lucynaaa]

I would give undertale a 100 for rating Earthbound? I would give that a 2 billion for rating.

[@deaaronfox5]

1. Mother 3 2. LISA 3. Undertale 4. Oneshot 5. Mother 2 (Earthbound) easily my favorites

[@lucynaaa]

something anonymous never played it

[@deaaronfox5]

@@lucynaaa great game, play it, i think its only like 5/10 USD on steam

[@lucynaaa]

duck maybe, not really into RPGs much anymore since this comment was posted 2 years ago

[@deaaronfox5]

@@lucynaaa yeah i noticed, just a recommendation if you ever do play any more RPGs

[@BollyBibby]

I NEVER realized Lucy's psychiatric stand was a parody of a lemonade stand. Wow.

[@Dr0dd]

Also it's good that you point out the inspiration Mother took from Peanuts. Most people are aware of at least the visual inspiration for NPCs but often seem to overlook also the thematic similarities. In a way Peanuts really established this idea of children in mature and sometimes even philosophical situations for mainstream entertainment.

[@samvimes9510]

It makes me sad how much shit Undertale gets. It's a fantastic game that did some really unique things, but because of the cancerous fanbase, a lot of people immediately write the game off.

[@GuppytheCat]

I found the game pretty early on (a month after the full release, people in the EarthBound community and a few friends recommended it to me) before it pretty much went viral everywhere. It was a pretty comfy community before it started turning into a mess. I wish Undertale was an actual underrated title instead of the pinnacle of KZbin gaming content.

[@breloom657]

Yeah... It's not just UT either, tons of great games get a lot of backlash for the same dumb reason. People have to realize this: You can't judge a game based off of its followers AND you can't judge a game's followers as a whole based on a few obnoxious people. There's a lot of crazy people out there, and the more popular a game is, the more likely it is that some of those crazy people will find said game. People just have to learn to ignore those people and enjoy themselves more. This doesn't just apply to video games either.

[@ludwigii9329]

It's pretentious, unfunny, and overly preachy. I don't understand how people find it amazing at all.

[@samvimes9510]

+Ludwig II some people have different senses of humor, but if you didn't find it funny, that's fine. I didn't get any "preachy" vibes from the game though, so I'm not sure where you're getting that from. I can't think of anything pretentious about it either, so again, I'm not really sure what you could be talking about.

[@CynicalZielony]

Are you calling it pretentious by the word's actual definition or the internet's new meaning that's pretty much "This media attempted something different." I don't like Undertale either, but it's not hard to see what people like about it.

[@averyjenson]

I know the video is mainly focusing on the first two games, but you barely said anything about Mother 3; how do you feel about that game, dude?

[@WhatDoesDStandFor]

6:46 Nope, Nope nope Nitro, that was confirmed a coincidence multiple times. The image is representing the creators most traumatizing memory he could think of (I think watching a movie that had rape in it as a kid?). Not childbirth.

[@forteprotze]

Driad It wasn't a rape scene- Itoi mistook it for one as a kid.

[@lordgoopy9]

It was a sex scene turned murder to be exact

[@rayminishi689]

When I hear that Earthbound was an inspiration. In total honesty, the game is quirky and different from traditional JRPGs. But Mother 2 lacks development, while it may be a kid roaming around, he does not react to it. This is where Mother 3 shines the best because Lucas is put in situations and slowly grows from it. Unfortunately, the only sign of development from Lucas are cutscenes and the quote about Lucas "being unsure what to do" against before you-know-who kills himself.

[@forteprotze]

MiNiSHi DoZA IMO Tanetane Island was, in a way, a pretty big development thing not only for Lucas but for the entire party. Each of them had to confront their deepest fears and doubts head-on in a hellish, drugged out world.

[@NATE-op9tq]

Except Boney.

[@forteprotze]

Soarxisscared Yeah, except Boney.

[@frydfish4934]

Soarxisscared Hey! Boney is a important member of this family

[@ricochetffa3046]

You say that but Lucas spoke at one point his party spoke even his dog and it just felt awkward how Lucas didn’t after time skip earthbound on the other hand had none of the party memebers speaking consistently and we had enough information on all of them to gauge how they would react

[@BRANMiiNO_Animations]

dude you deserve WAY more subscribers for this quality content

[@IA-wr2hb]

Nitro Rad will always be one of my favorite youtubers because he puts so much effort into researching and making his videos! I've watched him since the beginning and he can only keep going up from here. He's up there with PBG and GameGrumps on my eyes (:

[@NiniTheGOAT]

I knew Ninten's side sprite looked like Charlie Brown in his baseball cap! PSI Grief Ω! Lucy took mortal damage!

[@capsloccs4852]

*sees EarthBound is inspired by Peanuts *brain.exe has stopped working*

[@HTONY_YT]

Ikr

[@bowowoy803]

Earthbound Beginings is inspired by the Dragon Quest game

[@retrogamer7543]

Well ness design was similar

[@axelstrengers]

You deserve waaay more views and subs. The way you analyze things and create good arguments are very nice to listen to and also watch along with the right scenes and moments you pick from the game. Great content, keep it up!

[@mothtolias]

so goddamn sick of this abortion theory that has already been debunked by the creators

[@1ChibiNinja1]

Despite being a coincidence, I still find the baby head shape disturbing.

[@EmilXOM]

It's not about the theory being right or wrong, it's the concept of something so disturbing being in such a charming game, and how that concept has inspired others.

[@jmiquelmb]

I'm not saying you're wrong, but the creators could have debunked this theory just to avoid backslash and criticism from parents. It's already a too weird franchise for Nintendo's tastes.

[@movelea]

You think Shigesato Itoi lied about thinking a horror movie scene was a rape scene, for the press. Also, if it was too risque for Nintendo, why was it re-released in the (relaively) movern day? Surely they would want aborting a fetus burried int heir past for no one to find. Gigas is not a fetus, he is an alien driven insane. first by being torn between love and revenge, and then by the effects of the Devil's Machine that Porky gave him in a vain attempt to control him. He is not a fetus. Fetuses do not speak. There are very easy ways they could have conveyed such a level of innocence as that, and they didn't. So many non verbal enemy descriptions up to that point, it is absurd to think they failed to take this opportunity to describe a creature instinctively curling up, or making barerly audible cries/ Stop with the fetus theory. it's gone on too long.

[@funkyjoebob6121]

Kirblink Ness yeah fuck that theory

[@ChaosUnown]

This video does a substantially better job explaining the parallels between Earthbound and the games inspired by it than this one other video I watched, who tried to explain the same thing you did, but just ended up gushing about Undertale while barely drawing anything from Lisa, or even Earthbound.

[@shawesomegaming7672]

When you have Earthbound and Undertale, but somehow the computer won't run Yume Nikki or Lisa.

[@Apple_Bapple]

And I thought my computer sucked! o.o Sorry for ya dude. Yume Nikki runs just fine for me.

[@user-vg4on5cj8b]

@@Apple_Bapple Do you have the same problem with lisa ? If yes then press right click on lisa then click properties, then turn the game to the windows you use , because rpg maker mv games are for windos xp as deafult

[@Apple_Bapple]

I've never played Lisa nor do I plan to but thanks

[@user-vg4on5cj8b]

@@Apple_Bapple Oh.... anyway maybe there somebody who plan to play rpg maker mv game and it's didn't work for him will read this , because I was really frustrated until i figured it out yesterday

[@NeoCoreSaturn]

I could play all these games on muh phone

[@anselmgrun647]

I can't believe HOW much effort you put into your videos! They're so good, and I love that somebody is covering up my favorite games (especially Lisa) with great quality content. Please keep up the great work and I hope your interest lasts for a while :) Greetings from Germany, Aaron

[@ApprenticeNick]

It's been over a year and this is still my favorite video by you.

[@EBroxas72]

I feel like this is a much better version of that super bunny hop video. where they tried to talked about games based off of earthbound and only really talked about Undertale. Well done! I also noticed that every game coved is in my top 20 favorite games. with yume nikki is my second favorite and eathbound as my favrite game of all time at the moment. and lisa I am still trying to place now that I fished it.

[@NitroRad]

Super Bunny Hop is my second most inspiring youtube dude so telling me my video is better than his means a lot to me, thank you.

[@EBroxas72]

NP! Keep up the awesome work! and so if bunny hop is seconded who is the most inspiring youtube dude?

[@NitroRad]

SomeCallmeJohnny

[@EBroxas72]

I dig him alot. No wonder you are my favorite youtube reviewer right now. you are a big mix of awesome inspiration.

[@ryanmachell7581]

Fantastic video. I love seeing a great analysis caused from overthinking themes and expression. Love to see this sort of analysis become a series

[@actualdin8458]

Excellent work! It really kinda irritates me that your channel hasn't caught on yet considering the insane amount of work you seem to put into each of your videos. On the other hand, it's also kind of refreshing to see someone creating interesting content because they enjoy it and are passionate about it, rather then because the audience demands it and you need to make a living. Regardless, thanks for all this.

[@ilovecody7514]

I was just thinking about how I wanted another NitroRad upload!!!!

[@WatarouDesiderus]

I feel like I'm missing out on these classics and the lessons they teach however forunately I'm being taught by people like Nitro on said experinces. Thanks Nitro for making great content for us so we can learn.

[@thatonepakidood99]

Huge fan of you! can't believe I didn't see you sooner! keep making some quality mate

[@SuperViolaBros]

Magisent. MAGISENT. ECH

[@NitroRad]

That's how I've always said it.... Is it "Magi-cant"??? SRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@NitroRad]

pls respond

[@walrustv8047]

I thought it was magisent too, honestly, but I'm a failed abortion, so.

[@zeipheil]

...Not really something to joke about...

[@walrustv8047]

Sir, abortion is a thing, I can joke about it if I want.

[@forteprotze]

Amazing video, man. However, that Giygas/fetus thing isn't actually true, was inspired (lol) from Itoi's memory of a movie scene he saw as a child when he walked into the wrong theatre, and confused it for a rape scene. (it actually wasn't one, though- just a sex scene that ended in murder.) The dialogue was even taken a bit from what he had remembered running through his mind at the time. If you took the actual battle background, you'll find its just Giygas' sprite from Mother 1, distorted a bit and flipped upside down. Just wanted to clear that up-again, this was a very good video!

[@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind]

The fact that itoi was inspired by a trauma doesn't in any way debunk the fetus theory. You people have a really awful logic if you think that by being inspired by something, it means that the by product of inspiration has to be equal..

[@IndieAnjelo]

very insightful my dude.

[@TheOverTaker2]

Nice video, beautiful quality, you deserve more!

[@LittleVolii]

dude nitrorad this is a WONDEFUL video 10/10 excellent job

[@angelhernandub1029]

This video is beautifully done. Good shit Nitro 🙂

[@thawthorn7605]

I honestly thought this video was amazing. After seeing so many videos pretending to be this, but only praising one game, it was refreshing to see a video with equal attention to each title, and the inspiration for them. Great Video!

[@FruitSnackMatt]

Oh, right, that's why I subscribed. You're one of the best analytical game reviewers on the site, my friend.

[@vcrbetamax]

Damn good video and an excellent point Nitrorad.

[@LuigiLitoLL]

I hope that this won't be the only Earthbound video. I'd truly love to see you go fully analytical on Earthbound, it would probably be one of the best Earthbound reviews on KZbin (and I've seen a lot of them).

[@briandisalvo669]

This is one of my favorite review channels. Not only does it put obscure freeware games in the spotlight. But its like having a very nerdy art curiator talk about these games from both a technical as well as a creative standpoint. Most other channels just stop at, "Undertale is deep"

[@ThirdPartyController]

Great input as always James. It's a surprised you'd dare touch the subject of Undertale again.

[@jay-walker8539]

dude your videos are so good

[@dapper.mcdonald2526]

Another lovely video.

[@UrbsNG]

Good vid, I never even realized those deeper similarities between the Mother series and Peanuts.

[@MP2066]

GREAT VIDEO Nitrorad is the best

[@eliotguerin192]

I’m sure in the year 2100 Earthbound will still be inspiring lots of indie game devs every year. It reminds me of the oft-repeated quote about the album Velvet Underground & Nico-“They only sold 30,000 copies, but everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band”

[@DoodleWill]

One of my most favorite things about Kirby is the random tone shifts in its games. A good 90% of the game plays its cute charms and relaxing settings and child like senarios to a T. Oh no a evil penguin stole all the food, oh no a cute fairy girl needs our help, oh no a evil ufo is turning everything into robots! But that last 10% is what makes people come back. Dark aliens which can possess people, White huge eyeballs which bleed in a realistic unstylised fashion, creepy jesters and mages who work behind your back in order to take over the world. The more you look into Kirby the more depth you can see. Heck I wont even get into the whole Amazing Mirror lore and theroys.

[@dognation3013]

Hell yeah. I remember playing Planet Robobot and when I realised that Suzy was not only part of an experiment gone wrong, but also her farther didn't even recognise her was just something I didn't expect to happen. And I remember seeing a few pieces of dialogue in the menu when you pause on a boss. Some of it was way darker than expected

[@idklol4197]

glad there wasnt any lisa spoilers i noticed because thats the one game in this video i havent beat

[@DanielNotFake]

6:54 the fetus theory was confirmed to be wrong. The picture is actually gigue. After Mother 1, Gigue started gaining power. He gained too much power that he couldn't even contain himself. He turned into Gygyus. Proof: first of all, with the image, if you flip it, it shows a distorted Gigue. Second of all, in the Japan intro, it says Gigue strikes back.

[@no64256]

One thing about MOTHER's art style that I just recently noticed was how the X axis along with diaganal angles seem to feel consistent and welcoming while a line going directly on the Y axis feels foreign and unsettling

[@Rossy167]

Well, it seems fitting that this video reminds me of exactly why I consider Nitro Rad one of my greatest inspirations.

[@insomniacdev5916]

Peanuts was my childhood. I certainly love how it was mentioned and praised in this video.

[@brog4037]

"We're not talking about vanilla ice cream vs. chocolate ice cream, we are talking about vanilla ice cream vs. vanilla yogurt." -Nitrorad 2017

[@mementosamael]

Yume nikki may have references to the mother series but its core gameplay, npcs, and much of its visuals (that feel like Osamu Sato's art) are inspired by LSD.

[@skittrokerwarior]

what a wonderful video :')

[@seacliff217]

I'm really glad you covered this subject, as someone who was disappointed by I am Setsuna's presentation. It was not a Chrono Trigger successor by any means. Rather, it felt more like a watered down FF10. And while more controversial, I feel the same way about Bravely Default when compared to FF5. I don't even have any nostalgia for FF5, I even played it after Bravely Default. Anyways, I'm not a huge fan of Earthbond, but I'm still glad it exists for the many great games it inspired.

[@NitroRad]

Yeah dude. I Am Setsuna was aight, I enjoyed it. But like MAN, they did not hit a single note they tried to with the Chrono formula.

[@KisekiFox]

While I agree on the I am Setsuna part, as a huge fan of FF5 (it's my fav of the SNES era) Bravely Default was perfect to me. It was like 5 but expanded and even better. I can't get enough of the cast, music, and gameplay of that game. How do you feel anything from Bravely Default was watered down compared to 5 when it took all the gameplay mechanics and expanded on them in really interesting ways, with the job system being a lot better/easier to manage and the brave/default mechanic being a fun way of shaking up the turn based formula

[@seacliff217]

Nanabi Ashiro This wasn't about gameplay, I do think Bravely Default does improve on the core mechanics of FF5 bringing a unique battle system and more strategical battles. This was an issue of bringing similar feelings. I'll go over Bravely Defuatl's characters first. Ringabel and Edea are well written characters and are definitely deeper than anyone in FF5. But Tiz was boring and forgettable (kept forgetting that he had a dead brother, honestly) and Anges comes off as annoying . I also didn't care for many of the Asterisk bosses, outside of a couple plot-important ones like Alternis or Braev Lee, they mostly came off as one-note personalities that were just there because they had to represent their class. However, it's ultimately the game flow of both games that makes me chose to like FF5 more. Both stories were simple and predictable, but Bravely Defualt's story only happened because of the unbelievable ignorance of the characters that could have been resolved if Braev Lee simply just told the good guys his plans instead of complaining all the time he was in the just. And just to kill two birds with one stone, if Braev just did that much at least the repetitive second half of the game wouldn't need to exist. FF5 brought new dungeons, enemy types, and obstacles throughout the entire journey. On the other hand, Bravely Defualt's second half had you go through the same dungeons several times just to fight the same bosses where the only difference is that they have higher stats, that is the definition of padding and it's half the game. I'll admit I got into a rant along the way, that's mostly because those issues were really all I could think about after finishing the game. I have no hatred towards Bravely Default. It's a great game even with it's flaws, being held up with it's deeper gameplay. However, when it comes to the pacing, writing and the overall cast of characters, I still prefer FF5.

[@KisekiFox]

I can understand that. I never got bothered by a lot of the problems people had with the game's story and characters (heck, Tiz was my favorite out of the bunch, I love him in both default and the sequel) But I do agree with the whole "Hey Braev you should've told them your plans ya know"

[@tawnieburke9792]

I want to show this to every Mother fan that hates Undertale tbh

[@deltathedummy2303]

i'm doing that

[@literallyglados]

your average commenter you are above average, change that username

[@confedgymclasswaterloop4047]

The only thing I hate about Undertale is the fanbase

[@admiralmage1544]

8:26 >Looks it up anyways >Closes tabs and deletes browser history >breaks phone with hammer >sets phone on fire >blows up phone

[@vermojonson8835]

What... What did you see? What did you see when you stared into the abyss?

[@qrtrx4]

@@vermojonson8835 he saw the deformed abyss stare back

[@Endbeats]

Wow, awesome analysis video! I never knew mother was inspired by peanuts.

[@MrFrank-ch8fs]

I really like the color grading on this video.

[@brianvaira486]

I love James reviews, but I wish he would do more video essays like these more often.

[@8bitsniper568]

I love the Mother Trilogy! I played them in a completely wrong order though, I started with 3 since it was the first game I heard of with a Fan-made English Patch, and I decided to play a translated ROM of Mother 3, and really enjoyed it, I then played EarthBound/Mother 2 on the Virtual Console for New 3DS and the SNES Classic, and am still playing through Mother 1/EarthBound Beginnings.

[@nathanielhanlon1083]

Personally, I'm not the biggest Mother fan, but I like the game bit. But it created some of my favorite games- LISA and Undertale- And everything that stemmed from those. Because of this, Earthbound has a special place in my heart.

[@winar4815]

I Already Completed LISA The Painful Its A Pretty Good Game. I Love The Character,The Unique Skill,Story,And The Decision. There Are Not Good Choice In That Game Which Makes This Game Unique. Love The Humor Though. Time For Score! Undertale - Good Lisa The Painful - Great Earthbound - 10/10 Mother 3 - 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999

[@UrielCzarny]

There is a game called Oddventure which is in early development stage but has a strong Earthbound vibe and simillar art-style. Maybe we will see another mother-inspired or even mother-like game, soon.

[@tempest6027]

the way you described mother 1 reminds me of the book that was written based on it

[@Michirin9801]

I kinda want to replay the Mother trilogy, it's been years and there are things about it that I want to re-familiarise myself with... But my massive gaming backlog and the fact that I have things to work on which tightly limit my gaming time makes it unreasonable to replay games that I've already played more than once, I have plenty of other things that I also want to experience so I can't keep on dwelling on the same thing like I used to... It's a great series, I have loads of fond memories of it, but for better or for worse, I don't see myself returning to it anytime soon...

[@pennynotpenelope4907]

This makes me really want to play Earthbound. I've wanted to before but even more so now

[@TheKamikazeReaper]

Should make a video on Tak and the Power of Juju, used to be one of my favourites growing up and seems to be right in your wheelhouse being a 3d platformer.

[@p.m9525]

I am currently playing mother 3 and that game just keeps getting better

[@CloseingStraw97]

hey nitro rad, will you do any cosplay with the next LISA: the pointless with your friend that comes on? Because i am sure you and him would make a wonderful Joel and Alex duo.

[@Pridetoons]

This video is way better than Super Bunny Hops video!

[@scatterbrainstudios1143]

Earthbound has also given me inspiration,i wanted to create some video games inspired by it within this decade

[@666ZX]

Itoi or somebody else who was on the Mother development team said the similarities to The Peanuts was unintentional.

[@starpower1884]

An Earthbound Video! Yes!!!!

[@marinanicole5693]

everytime you mention the fetus theory mr itoi cries

[@Tarodenaro]

oh lol i noticed David Benoit's distinct piano style before i remember he also worked on jazz for peanuts.

[@bloodgolem9702]

Yo nitro, check out darkwood! I know you usually don't review modern non-rpgmaker games, but it does seem to go right up your alley either way.

[@ashkirby8896]

8:26 OMGOSH, YUME YUKKI IS SIMILAR TO EARTHBOUND!

[@kiesarisunny13]

Me: -plays a RPG Maker Game like these 3 games- +Sad

[@riniBSAA]

Did you get a new camera Nitro?? love the quality

[@NitroRad]

same camera I've been using since the first video on this channel

[@SomeSunshineOutside]

oh snap I played undertale already but actually finished earthbound a mere couple of hours ago. what a blast! now onto Lisa before I can watch this video!

[@TheFatMoeChannel]

Well put

[@CozyPawsRae]

awesome shovel knight amiibo

[@TruffleMonkey]

This is a great video, but the notification woke me up and I need to get to sleep

[@miseryfell6417]

Felt Suit Where do you live? (not asked in a stalkerish way pls) Where I live it's only 6:42.

[@mwimwits5104]

starting it OFF with a BANG.

[@BeltDragon95]

I wish to play these games, but I am not good at RPG's though I am trying to play them the best I can. I'm currently playing Chrono Trigger and Pokemon Red. Doing well so far, but still have a long way to go. I also feel I won't be interested in Undertale because I heard from everyone who's played it that. If you make certain mistakes Flowy will destroy your chances of playing the game again, oh gosh I'm not risking that! Though maybe The Mother series at some point. Awesome video Nitro Rad!

[@half6023]

Whatever you heard about "Flowey destroying your chance of playing again" is false. Although, I can confirm that doing certain decisions can permanantly change one of the endings in a minor way

[@BeltDragon95]

Halfaeg ok

[@breloom657]

Excellent! You really hit the nail on the head as to why so many games as of recent seem to be inspired by EarthBound. EarthBound, and the games inspired by it, are all really something special despite not looking like much graphically. Also because I'm a huge nerd: Shigesato Itoi, the creator of Mother, has debunked the fetus theory, saying that Giygas looking like a fetus is purely coincidental ;) **EDIT** I now realized that like 20 other people already pointed out that the fetus theory has been debunked. Well at least I was nice about it XD

[@Metaluck768]

I'd say, if I became famous on KZbin, I'd definitely thank you. Your content inspires me. Deserves way more attention. ^^

[@goofybutserious4807]

4:06 My shipping heart: SHUT UP ಠ_ಠ

[@seanscudder5428]

that thing with the loucarion plushe was that a dead straninding ref

[@luiszuniga4779]

Love your narrating voice lol

[@goldensp3038]

No OFF or Space Funeral?

[@GuppytheCat]

What's Space Funeral?

[@goldensp3038]

Poniko gamejolt.com/games/space-funeral/3492

[@saturnjr9136]

Егор Надеин I love Space Funeral!

[@isaacargesmith8217]

I don't think they were really inspired by earthbound?

[@saturnjr9136]

Isaac Argesmith OFF definitely was

[@theancientpyramhynx9679]

I was taking this video very seriously until I noticed that you named the main characters Nezz, Paul, Junk and POOP. I died at that moment.

[@princesspasta]

That last line was very clever