Earthbound (SNES) - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

When the Nerd finds a copy of Nintendo Power exuding a belief that EarthBound was a rotten game, he later finds reviews that show how glamorous the game was and reveals a fanbase for a title he now has to play. So he does - via the Super NES Classic Edition - and provides an insight about the game's various flaws but well-thought out gameplay. This is Angry Videogame Nerd episode 156
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[@duckyducktm9197]

"Games are fun! What happened to you?" Is funny but a genuinely heartbreaking line...

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

@@thunderangelinfinity6865 uhh A: he obviously has B: you completely missed the point of his comment

[@WillCrafton]

titaniumvolthornet2000 you must work for LJN

[@ShinK_319]

Young Nerd: "Games are fun! What happened to you?" Nerd: "E.T. and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde happened..."

[@ratriri7947]

as soon as i read this comment young Nerd said that exact quote

[@_timetravels4528]

''Oh, you're busy''

[@mal0561]

He turned himself into a dungeon. Funniest shit ive ever seen

[@bagofporkchips8882]

I'M DUNGEON MANN

[@muufle]

I'M DUNGEON RICK MORTY

[@ttherexy1469]

777

[@zalshorock]

Hello SCP-1471

[@Momba121]

666 like 😎

[@SNESdrunk]

This is the absolute best endorsement of Earthbound there is

[@thatwritinggeek]

Never thought you would be here!

[@cuagg1]

i just saw you on the last video i watched lol

[@dirtytacos89]

I’m so surprised you haven’t commented sooner. Y’all both have such a passion that’s admirable and well articulated. Thank you for your content snesdrunk.

[@charris1200]

yooo snesdrunk :o. Seriously this is my favorite AVGN video

[@Dominicn123]

@@charris1200 lol me too I keep coming back to rewatch this a lot 😂

[@gamergirlelijah180]

“YOUR MOM HAS AN OVERSIZED BOX!!!” is too underrated of an avgn joke

[@nig3ldoug1as63]

I didn't even know it was *rated*

[@timmitny6310]

For anyone wondering, 10:07. There ya go.

[@1100GamesStudio]

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[@AttainTheGrain]

Heard it right as I read this

[@its_unbearable]

@@toptiergod7482your mom has an oversized box

[@Slaanash]

Earthbound's rated K-A because it makes children into adults.

[@bruhmoment-yr4fn]

Okay, that was pretty good

[@DaEdsta]

I think E for everyone has that covered.

[@LY45972]

I imagine a kids parents at the gigyas battle being like Be a MaN bOi

[@xXSpongeBroBrownPantzXx]

Slaanash ahah!

[@negin9664]

Slaanash xD

[@kipptt]

imagine going to a hospital and walking up to a nurse and tell them “hey uhm, my friends died how much do i need to revive them?”

[@fuziontonygaming]

Just $200

[@las4gna84]

@@fuziontonygaming and don't forget, *individually*

[@marksuckinbeard1419]

Let's dare angry game nerd to go to a hospital and ask how much to revive his friends

[@las4gna84]

@@marksuckinbeard1419 🎵He's the crazy hospital nerd🎵

[@reginahaxley2659]

666th like.

[@alexandernelson647]

Earthbound seems to be a game that's really a reflection of the youths of the programmers who pieced it together, along with their fears and memories. This in turn is a shared memory in their own way for the others who have played it by making them reflect on their own lives now that they are older.

[@The1ReviewBoard]

Graphically the game looks great. It holds up beautifully after 28 years. One of the best games on the SNES.

[@kylem1112]

You can really see how similar is to Pokemon, as the development team I'm pretty sure is closely affiliated.

[@The1ReviewBoard]

@@kylem1112 wouldn’t be surprised.

[@bergfruehling]

All of the SNES stuff aged better than N64 or PS1 :D

[@jasongrote9114]

@@kylem1112 ape inc the company for the mother games also made a lot of the poke'mon games.

[@nunyabidness3429]

@@bergfruehling debatable. If you consider snes an art style but consider n64/psx as attempting "realistic graphics" then you are right. But if you consider all three consoles as an art style of the times, they all hold up pretty well in that regard.

[@katchereye]

“YOUR MOM HAS AN OVERSIZED BOX!” Ok, that line was perfect.

[@nixomega8056]

10:07 I almost died

[@TheY2AProblem]

🤭

[@NuclearAngel570]

It's full of adoption papers

[@JohnLucPicard98]

Pistachio God I lost my shit

[@pingu4938]

My mom is dead.

[@bdinh3130]

As a kid I liked the photo guy for some reason. It was like a nice surprise and seeing all the photos at the end credit made me feel all kinds of emotions.

[@stripedrajang3571]

Exactly. Well said.

[@21muhammadikram82]

I wonder what do you think to you when you fight giygas....

[@stripedrajang3571]

@@21muhammadikram82, it was "creepy" and "weird" lol.

[@wumpus976]

To me he’s just the main example of Earthbound’s humor. Just from out of the sky a man descends and stops everything, tells you to say “Fuzzy Pickles” and leaves back up into the sky.

[@timmyp6297]

His pictures compared to the end are accurately displayed too when the credits roll for the most part. If you miss a pic it wont be there. SOME of the photos maintain the entire context of the picture so if a character is facing the wrong way he or she would be at the end.

[@tomtrublu]

Giygas is actually an alien. According to mother 1 you see him as an alien. Only issue is that he is named differently in both mother 1 and mother 2. The story indicates that Giygas was raised by a human couple named maria and george. While maria sang to the baby giygas as if she was its mother, George secretly studied the ailen technology. Learning about PSI. After george escaped, Giygas swore revenge and started conquering multiple planets. Eventually he got so powerful that his body literally couldn’t hold it all and he became the embodiment of pure evil, Unable to think rationally anymore.

[@KlldbyCuriosity]

I’ve always liked to think of Earthbound as a metaphor…or maybe just literally growing up. Giygus is just a metaphor for losing your innocence. The game just makes me feel like a kid again and I love it

[@1100GamesStudio]

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[@ObviousTrollFrom2007]

And as an adult, you realize how "down to earth" the world truly is. For the better, AND the worst. Almost like you were born again.

[@ghostgoji9532]

TBH, the Giygas as a metaphor of losing innocence makes sense behind Earthbounds Giygas.

[@MMSkittles-zw7zn]

I agree. As someone who played Earthbound when I was 8, I didn’t understand it but as a 16 year old, I now understand that Earthbound is about growing up and childhood in general

[@karsixkiller3822]

Earthbound has the only “Dad” that cares.

[@romania5106]

Hey my dad cares....my step dad but that still counter

[@alejandromedrano6366]

Well, flint kinda cared until...stuff happened

[@chedaki]

Better than the Pokémon dads

[@chavesa5]

I hate that on a relative curve you're right

[@mariojudahsdad7333]

Not for me

[@TokuNorth]

"It's one of those.." That wasn't AVGN, that was James pure James

[@theprezydent6250]

What are the other ones

[@TokuNorth]

@@theprezydent6250 No one knows

[@AIM0STHERE]

Megaman x3 snes

[@toecheese9935]

read more

[@kravenraven3986]

@@theprezydent6250 Suikoden II on PS1

[@andrewvangils3112]

My cousin Jonathan passed away a little over a year ago, and one of my great gaming memories is playing Earthbound with him. Earthbound and FFXI were 2 games that I really only could share with him IRL.

[@bigchungus6223]

I'm sorry for your loss, but happy to hear that you could share those memories. That's what makes it all worth it.

[@piplupfan5106]

@@bigchungus6223 Thank you Mr. Chungus. You are very kind.

[@nkfics4311]

I'm sorry for your loss. My condolences. :(

[@zero1991]

FFXI in it's prime was some of the best online gaming ever created. I'll never forget those days.

[@kevinkingslayer2450]

Stay strong my guy....✌👍

[@TubbyFatfrick]

It should be noted that Giygas's "demonic appearance," when turned upside down, looks suspiciously similar to Giegue, from EarthBound Zero (aka EarthBound beginnings, and Mother 1), which leads many to suspect both of them to be the same being. Edit: this line of thinking, as I have learned, is canonically accurate, as Mother 2's subtitle is "Giegue Strikes Back!"

[@CrashMcCloudX29]

This just blew my mind. I went back and looked at it. That's exactly what it is!

[@AMIR-xo1cq]

Giygas is giegue who obtained infinite power and who got lost in pain hatred and sadness from marias death

[@trashbird8526]

The final boss of both Mother 1 and 2 is called the same in the Japanese originals: ギーグ (GiiGu), so it's just due to ambiguous translation that the names are different in the English versions.

[@dantecoates9513]

Earthbound is a combination of all of those dreams we had where random shit happens and often don't make sense that is somehow we barely remember parts of.

[@Midori_Sleazoid]

Don't be afraid to do more "positive" nerd episodes James, as this was one of the best ones you have ever done!

[@kevper0918]

Nah. It was a great one. But don’t really feel like hearing about bits and pieces from a game rather then a game that’s actually shit.

[@supercellonova]

He wouldn't be the ANGRY video game nerd anymore.

[@Karanthaneos]

He could still be angry at the little stuff that taints a master piece. I think once in a while, reviewing a good game like when he did with Super Mario 3, it is a really nice change of pace and it would give him more material and stuff to work with.

[@Sheridan2LT]

lol k weirdo

[@Sheridan2LT]

@@Karanthaneos well yeah every nerd online does that LOL

[@justkon1789]

I’ve probably played this game 4-5 times it’s always a treat

I played on SNES mini 4 years before, and all i can say is awesome game

[@justkon1789]

@@cat_bound over the span of maybe 6 or 7 years haha, gotta get into the mindset lol

[@1100GamesStudio]

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[@Catswithouthats123]

I’m playing it! I would like to have tips on it! (I’m at the part where I need to save apple kid under stone henge (I think)

[@user-vr8gb9mt3x]

​@@justkon1789This game is adicting and when you beat it you just feel like you wanna do it again and it's amazing (except the monkey maze), I've like beat this game 10 times and currently on a new playthrough! But this was a span of 1 and a half years... Glad to share the same experience with someone else!

[@stmfolkblues]

27:40 Replaying Earthbound and realized that one of the things your mom can say to you over the phone is "you just keep on truckin'!" I wonder if it was a coincidence or intentional by AVGN now, because that would be some pretty high level detail

[@danielcolon979]

James, there is a reason why the Photo Guy appears.... He's actually a time traveller that was hired by Ness as a grown up to record his adventure because Ness forgot to do it himself and was forgetting details. Problem is that the game itself doesn't actually say it.

[@porkynator1685]

Is this canon?

[@BrokenSaintX]

Wow that sounds awesome.

[@frenchiestfry7458]

@@porkynator1685 this was stated by shigisato itoi when asked where the photo man came from.

[@theluigifan1]

You can thank Chuggaaconroy’s second playthrough of the game for making this well-known to more people.

[@hau6886]

Porkynator Yes as if you remember Buzz Buzz says that he is from 10 years in the future and in the future, there is time travel which explains why Buzz Buzz and the Photograph Man got to 199X

[@Emerald201]

1995 rating: K-A Todays rating (according to the 3DS eShop virtual console): T i can see why

[@klodinkediloni762]

👍

[@Carcosahead]

I don’t get it.

[@NeoGio87]

Giygas

[@angelzavala2254]

Blue KKK

[@Shane-el7wy]

@@Carcosahead you follow a prostitute into a hotel room

[@diaserinade7688]

Ness' Dad somehow managing to call him while Ness was literally unconscious and exploring his own mind destroys me 😂

[@Widembois]

33:25 all of this makes sense, seeing as how the series’ original title is literally “Mother”

[@maxpower4868]

The abortion theory is half true. You're not going inside Ness's mother to abort the baby. You're going inside her in the past to rid Giygas's evil inside the fetus of Ness.

[@whatdidusay4794]

“You don’t just tell me about a Creature from a Vegetable soup AND LEAVE ME HANGIN HERE” -Avgn 2018

[@redrasegarden]

I'm gonna be thinking about that for MONTHS!!!!!

[@zachthura8437]

In a perfect world, Studio Ghibli would make a Earthbound movie

[@zombienyuszi]

They made an Earthsea, that's close enough.

[@W.2026]

This game definitely looks like something ghibli would make

[@goofybutserious4807]

I can also imagine a live action Earthbound movie made in the 90s but not sh*tty like the Mario movie. More like Rocky or the Lord of the Rings with it's multiple parts and well done.

[@genericname2747]

Imagine a Studio Ghibli Giygas.

[@guerricdeveauxv.h4261]

YES

[@JNelsonArt]

I watched this when it came out, but I finally had a chance to play Earthbound on Switch so I had to come back and watch it again. What a weird yet charming game

[@scottjones9973]

I love this game. It's consistently weird and fun. I even love how they made it a challenge to teleport. Somehow it got my full attention with all the choices on the Mini SNES.

[@trsmcslamjam8371]

“You cannot grasp the true form of Giygas’ attack.” That is such a cool concept to me for an enemy. Just unfathomable.

[@itsjohfy]

Don't forget "What did Porky do?!" from MOTHER 3 as well. Basically the simplified version of "You cannot grasp the true form of Giygas' attack"

[@gardenosorno1951]

That its the same text in Mother 1 for Gyigue

[@EverDownward]

"If God had a favorite game, it might be EarthBound." I can't think of a more flattering compliment for a beloved game, from a beloved nerd.

[@jamesduncan6729]

I so agree, I thought it was a beautiful compliment ❤️

[@tyk6535]

Heh I spy a chuggaconroy lets play on the search tab lol

[@fuziontonygaming]

God looks down from Heaven nodding to this.

[@Shelbsei]

EverDownward what about MINECRAFT?

[@IAm-zo1bo]

@@Shelbsei EARTHBOUND

[@sleepytreeguy]

I just finished the game last night. This was possibly one of the greatest video game experiences I have ever had, and I'm in my 30's. I cried, laughed, and found myself transformed; it's a masterpiece. Thanks James. I have been watching you since 2008, and this video is by all means my favorite. When depressed, watching this 40 min video always helps. Love you, man.

[@pouncerminned863]

This is such a great game.

[@sleepytreeguy]

@@pouncerminned863 it so is. I even got a tattoo of a Ness after it!

[@lukemix6463]

You cried? Really?

[@BareBandSubscription]

@@lukemix6463 There are some really sincere moments of earnestness and heart in the game that I could see moving someone to tears, but not like in a sad way. By the end of it, you really feel like you’ve been on a personal journey, and the game itself just showers you with love and encouragement in a way I’ve never seen before. It’s a pretty special game, honestly.

[@taylormansonshadicstorm9008]

I believe I know the main message of Earthbound, that being, patience.

[@locustkllr]

All those dad interruptions were to keep those Japanese kids from playing for 30 hours straight and dying of dehydration. Like they are wont to do.

[@r3wcifer]

And the 3 min waterfall thing was pretty much the game saying "hey dummy, ya gotta learn to stop and enjoy the scenery!"

[@Novasky2007]

Subliminal pee break induced

[@nicholsjoshua15]

Just like Snake standing there smoking a cigarette (a Lucky Strike), so you can have a little while to go to the bathroom; get a drink; have a snack; or just walk around.

[@ProtoMario]

One of the best episodes ever.

[@davidalvaradoda]

@@efrenaguayo4109 what the fuck are you talking about?

[@dnj79]

@@davidalvaradoda Too many Earthbound snatch and sniff cards have been sniffed

[@mylifeismylife5056]

the Pepsi man episode is great too

[@pxza]

@@efrenaguayo4109 what the hell are you even saying?

[@edbartlett4455]

I definitely agree with you

[@mr.awesome3309]

My favorite episodes are when he reviews well-known and beloved games such as Earthbound and give it the "tough love" treatment. He really likes the fun and gives them a very detailed look but he will significantly highlight the overlooked or apparent flaws with the game. I would to see more formats like this in the future.

[@Retrovoider]

One of the undisputed classics of AVGN. An absolutely perfect review showing all of earthbound's quirks and flaws. Also loved the Metallica reference at 21:25

[@1100GamesStudio]

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[@Al-ok1lj]

I played this when I was a teenager and never really understood younger ness meeting older ness. I’m 45 now and midway through this video, I stopped what I was doing and played ball with my 2 year old and we laughed so much. That moment was irreplaceable.

[@z64gionnoryu]

You’re a great dad

[@mmm-et2vf]

🍪

[@PantyLunatic]

Wholesome af.

[@ShaDHP23]

That's honestly really heroic. Not exaggerating at all.

[@b4ssfunk3d]

I have a 1 year old son and I feel the same way seeing him

[@Nintentoad125]

Earthbound had some real bad marketing that didn't do the game justice

[@EdwardGutierrez90]

true, I didnt know about NES till Super Smash Bros featured him :/

[@mosshivenetwork117]

+Nintendoad your profile picture is scary.

[@cheesybrosgaming2167]

Tierrez you spelled Ness wrong

[@Frank_144]

@@mosshivenetwork117 nah, it's cute

[@mosshivenetwork117]

+Frank 144 whenever I see someone with an anime girl (etc.) as their profile picture I tell them it's scary.

[@VanillaSaysHi]

This review was honestly one of, if not, the coolest AVGN review ever.

[@zeldamenefee5008]

Imagine if he did a video on Mother 3

[@cyandeoidre2375]

Agree

[@ChattanoogaDan]

All those little nuances are what make the game so charming to me. It was my favorite game growing up and still my favorite game to this day. I've played it all the way through at least 25 times.

[@RenegadeOfFunk00]

seriously was not expecting the nerd to give such a deep theory/perspective on the final boss that i never even considered. great episode

[@lextavactchi]

Same tbh it makes some amount of sense too

[@sinajakelic]

well it IS called Mother...

[@5849_Nearl]

The theory that he made about Ness being reincarnated from Giygas can possibly be true.

[@EditDeath]

"If God had a favorite game, it might be Earthbound." Well, you do have to pray to win.

[@DjAtmaWeapon]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@BrickBuster2552]

Incidentally, that's also how lootboxes work.

[@nicholasfoxwell1505]

Paula has to pray and Giygas make odd comments like it hurts

[@budsunny]

I remember buying Earthbound while it was on sale at my local Kmart. I bought it because I was looking for another RPG for my Super Nintendo after finishing Ogre Battle and Chrono Trigger. Amazing game with a beautiful soundtrack. I dare say it’s the best Super Nintendo game in my opinion right next to Chrono Trigger and Super Metroid.

[@deadygoon]

I rented this game back in the day on a whim from the box art and became hooked. Never beat it m, but was always drawn to how deep it was. It used to annoy me that you would get hot in the desert and could die just walking around, but also a cool mechanic I never experienced before as a kid. Love this game.

[@thundageon5962]

Undertale would never exist without this game. The developers had a problem, their development is very slow which could take 2 years. But then satoro iwata saved the day by helping the developers make the game for just six months. Iwata is a Nintendo legend

[@andrewlaporte5477]

And he took Masahiro Sakurai under his wing, who himself became a gaming legend with his hands in multiple franchises, who in turn MIGHT have become colleagues with Toby Fox, another genius who made Undertale! It's like One for All but in C++!

[@solidsnack352]

I wanna say bullshit but I can't disagree with this statement. An RPG that breaks all the norms. But I still wanna say that Undertale is still pretty original. It's just a phenomenon along with Cuphead. Originality with a hint of familiarity.

[@chorles3770]

@@solidsnack352 it is an insanely original game, but their are some major links between the two. Like how Toby Fox did work on the Mother 3 translation

[@gleepot]

What would the furries of the world do without Undertale

[@ohmygahdbilly]

@@chorles3770 and that one time he made a bad rom hack with swears for Earthbound.

[@kaorn7419]

*Nintendo Power:* You should totally play Dr.Jekyll & Mr.Hyde. it's a great game with a lot of interesting gameplay and story. *Nintendo Power:* Yo that Earthbound game? It stinks. Like vomit.

[@ripleyjlawman.3162]

Kaan Dagdas That’s part of the advertising campaign.

[@akeyrtainment8507]

You don't have to always trust the advertisements.

[@tomjackson1370]

DOES NOT COMPUTE!!!!

[@godchi1dvonsteuben770]

Lol...

[@dionwoollaston5717]

Akeyrtainment that's why I watch walkthroughs of games before buying them like the youtuber radbrad

[@Steve-mr4pu]

In the final area, you can stay alive by having Poo "mirror" the atomic bot. Defend with all people except Poo, and he'll regularly replenish HP to max for all your characters.

[@iamnotmrlebowski]

fun fact: this is matt stone & trey parker's favorite game. they said it was a huge influence on creating south park.

[@SpookusMcDoofus]

Now I can’t see Porky without thinking about Cartman

[@PadChennington]

fav AVGN episode ever

[@judeterry8579]

Thanks Chad Pennington

[@alw5431]

same here

[@DigitalFulcrum]

It really is nice for AVGN to a much deeper in depth review on a game instead of him saying he can't finish a game, uses cheat codes, still can't win and give.

[@alw5431]

@@DigitalFulcrum Really fitting for a great game

[@enraile]

This one is fantastic, I’m pretty partial to The Wizard / Super Mario Bros 3 one!

[@Shauntaro]

I remember back in 2010, all I wanted was for avgn to go a ep on earthbound. I'd say this was worth the wait honestly

[@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000]

I was wondering that back in 2015 that what if AVGN reviewed a mother/earthbound game

[@thomasedwardharrison2879]

Now let's wait for Mother 3

[@laboon344]

do*

[@amongredacted653]

@@thomasedwardharrison2879 mother 3 fixed all the problems from earthbound soooo

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

Really worth it. :)

[@swaryne]

Ive been watching you since i was a kid in 2007 and I think this is your magnum opus. Its not an angry review but its such a great love letter to earthbound and makes me want to play it again. Few reviews, positive or negative, actively make me want to pick a game up. Thanks for making it, and im sure im going to come back and watch it again for many years to come.

[@MoltoRubato88]

Earthbound is easily one of the best games that I have ever played from start to finish. It took me about 50 hours to complete because I did a lot of level grinding. And I didn't get the "Sword of Kings."

[@benjaminnanney1446]

Six months and six hours later I got the sword.

[@papagabbu]

wow this episodes already 2 years old, crazy cuz it feels like it just came out. such a good avgn episode

[@VanessaMagick]

It's the best AVGN to date and it's the last AVGN James himself made.

[@thatonedinosaur6939]

What what? Now I'm confused...

[@ben_retzer]

Same

[@MagicMaster667]

I still feel like some of the 2015 - '16 episodes just came out...

[@Emerald29]

Ye

[@PhirePhlame]

Fun fact: the running teleport responds to controller input. This can be done to pull it off on an elbowed path, or to perform it diagonally.

[@Dribin]

Oh shit too bad the nerd didn't know that

[@Someone-sb1xe]

Yep I tried it and it worked. It also works with the circling teleportation. If you move it moves you to that input.

[@trueblueryu5713]

Still doesn’t give a whole lot of leeway. Don’t hit the button at the right time and you wasted your PP anyway.

[@aeho7496]

@@trueblueryu5713 "wasted your PP anyway." It's 03:35 in the morning and I think this is funny.

[@looeegy]

Also, how didn't he know that poo could teleport in a circle all along

[@Bazury]

Fun fact:in the teleport l you can move your characters you don't need to go in a one direction you can just move like in the teleport ll

[@LeftyCrankmann]

I now want a psychological horror AVGN game because of this

[@jendouglas9781]

We already got one. The polybius episode.

[@LeftyCrankmann]

@@jendouglas9781 game, not episode

[@walnzell9328]

"You gotta be insane to come up with this." Or Japanese.

[@disturbedrenegade9815]

Actually you have to be Japanese to come up with this and actually make it work

[@TooFurious4]

Or on LSD

[@josf1045]

same thing

[@Ironhold_Watch]

Desu!

[@Ale_LSH]

Disturbed Renegade Grant Morrison disagrees.

[@stmfolkblues]

24:32 I'm surprised nobody mentioned the fact that his dad called him while he was dreaming in Magicant and continues on as if it was just a normal thing.

[@evanmed301]

stmfolkblues I was playing the game like wtf this doesn’t make sense

[@XAntohax]

It's because his father is supernatural entity too.

[@dodgechallenger2116]

That was pretty fuckin funny

[@smartstuf1026]

Called him to many times, now he’s literally in his head

[@whattheactualfreak2410]

stmfolkblues ayyyy yume nikki pfp?

[@timmytschudi7622]

I love how he tried to act angry at the magazine. But you could tell he was gently setting it down to not ruin it lol

[@frogglen6350]

This episode honestly deserves an award

[@softfemboybf]

Its kinda funny to see James actually enjoying a game for once. A breath of fresh air, just like Earthbound was for RPGs. I dig it.

[@SilentRealm6677]

I have alternative version of earthbound on my 3ds instead of saying war against gygas it says gygas strikes back because of consistency improvement

[@chadryan9900]

No he still complains about it.

[@davidturcotte831]

The game Nintendo Power said stinks was a breath of fresh air.

[@Rgoid]

You call THAT enjoying?

[@mightymoth777]

@@Rgoid he said he likes the game though??

[@ethancopeland7148]

Replaying the game as an adult, I realized the dad phone calls in EarthBound are just like the dad phone calls in real life. He knows you're calling because you just need one minor thing, but you still need to visit on the phone for a minute to let him know you're doing alright.

[@titmaus7732]

Ethan Copeland I felt it like he had absent father

[@reservoirfrogs2177]

But why put awkward family conversations as the save system?

[@dr.octagon1303]

Ku Ku Klock to make it awkward

[@pancakethewaffle3054]

✌ yeah just like real life

[@keanelimusic]

The happy town music is such a thing, which makes evil hiding in Kakariko Village so haunting and memorable.

[@cbthomas909]

One of the best games on SNES and one of the best games ever in general. I actually liked the marketing of this game. I remember seeing the scratch and sniff advertisements in my EGM magazines and wanting this game lol. It was also the only game I can remember that actually gave you the entire strategy book with the game.

[@lordsupersucc]

10 years from now, this video will age like a fine wine.

[@fishseason101]

Nice

[@fishseason101]

That's what games will trend to be

[@PoochieCollins]

Following.

[@doom5895]

like the previous avgn episodes

[@mrmeek5421]

You deserve my applaud

[@jerelminter]

And most fans say James Rolfe doesn't work as hard because his AVGN videos don't come out as much as they used to ? Just read the information in the description box under the video, the fact that he spent the last 6 months making this whole thing that you're seeing right now, speaks for itself.

[@ThisThingEaten]

Quality over quantity, I always say.

[@jbfarley]

No, most fans don't say that at all. Don't use dumbasses on KZbin as a metric, an overwhelming majority are smart enough to not get upset

[@tysonthewolfe93]

180MPH Slap in the Face Anyone

[@T1k3mys0n]

Agree, it's a good one, and while watching it I thought he played this game a lot since he can say a lot about the game and pointed them out in the vid, but turns out he never plays the game before, that shows the many hours spent on it

[@ryan-levy]

The Polybius video also counted as being a great one that took a while too.

[@J_PIK]

I am so jealous of your near-mint Nintendo Power collection. I spilled cereal milk on so many of mine while growing up in the 80’s and eventually had to throw them all out.

[@chaseaustinmusic]

38:14 the fraction of a second of dead silent and the screen freezes, that personally made me feel very uncomfortable

[@megugu2155]

I love this game because it taught me back then about how to spend your money appropriately. I lost 20k on Summers hospital only to realize that its only $50 to revive your friends on Onett and teleportation only costs 2PP and a bit of my patience. Truly a life changing experience. It still hurts but it does drill in the point.

[@lenderzconstable]

There was one of the later levels that had an area in the corner on the map but I never found out how to get there.

[@Sodium_Slug]

Couldn't you revive them with healing at thar point? Maybe it was later on in the game but it definitely was the best option.

[@1100GamesStudio]

Official Invitation To LOST|DREAMS Community! We Are Looking For Mother Series Fans To Help Us To Develop A Truly Amazing Mother 1 Spiritual Successor Thanks To Your Valuable Insight On Our Project Game LOST|DREAMS Weekly Updates! Thank you so much for your attention!

[@SkywalkerSam64]

"If God had a favorite game -- *it might be **_EarthBound_** !* " --James Rolfe, 2018

[@nikolaikolev8252]

Joke

[@spindalis79]

If god actually existed. Keep in mind there is no substantial evidence that a god even exists.

[@nikolaikolev8252]

@@spindalis79 I dont believe in such a thing too.

[@leonardocarpezano7265]

@@spindalis79 The whole world already knows God exists. You just missed the boat haha!!

[@kirbtarokujo1015]

@@spindalis79 jeez man, he was literally just quoting James. No need to make this a serious religious discussion...

[@bottomfeederzz]

6:09 i have played earthbound countless times, and even though at this point im starting to remember which npc says which dialogue and stuff like that, i like to talk to every npc i see because of this, i never get tired if Earthbound's dialogue

[@johnnythewalrus]

Been playing Earthbound since it came out in the 90s, it's always been my favorite rpg. As a teenager back then, the ending blew my mind.

[@antaine1916]

That's the thing about Earthbound: some of those fights are in tents.

[@raml3thal]

hehehehe in tents hehehehe

[@mikekazz5353]

Or is a tent.

[@RobertSeeJen]

Bomp womp! Lol

[@aionicthunder]

Or you have a tent play music for you by playing sound effects in rhythm. Or teleport you to a cafe. Or qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq

[@JerodimusPrime]

I have to confess, this is probably the best AVGN episode ever, it's a masterpiece. Started off as a funny episode, then ended up being quite philosophical and emotional. A true masterpiece. Thank you nerd.

[@sinar212]

VERY well said!

[@Xxrooster138]

Agreed

[@segaoldschoolsega925]

25:00 lol pause it

[@hearthatbird]

This is what Undertale wishes it could be

[@CinnamonGhost_Crunch]

"Your mom has an oversized box!" Is my favorite AVGN quote

[@Azure1013]

In that case, you might really like Mother 3 considering all of the flaws you pointed out in this video are basically non-existent in that game. On top of that, Mother 3 has a phenomenal story and more emphasis on character development. If EarthBound freaked you out or weirded you out, then Mother 3 will make you cry. EarthBound is all about fighting against the things that are preventing you from moving forward, and Mother 3 is about letting go of all the things tying you back.

[@Dribin]

How can I play mother 3 in English

[@MartletBestGirl]

YouTubular to bad you need a good translator

[@Midna_VGMusic]

Dribin download the English translated version rom or patch the translation to the game.

[@aeho7496]

@@Dribin download a English rom

[@reubenc0039]

Buy an English GBA cartridge! You can find them easily online, I’ve had one for years now and it goes everywhere with me haha

[@amangere3009]

21:00 moral: do not say yes to any of these questions

[@Skeletone56]

I remember someone saying Giygas used to be Giegue from Mother 1 but Giegue became too evil to the point where he lost his physical form

[@Roiq978]

Its canon

[@Skeletone56]

​@@Roiq978let's go

[@MagnaRyuuDesigns]

the dad constantly asking if you want to take a break is the developers way of trying to teach kids to take a break and go do something else, like go outside

[@mjc0961]

Magna Ryuu Doesn't matter, it's still obnoxious bullshit when you're just trying to enjoy a game.

[@ArcRay20]

and 20-ish years later all the newer Nintendo games added in "take a break" reminders.

[@MtiClkewlla0]

kekekeke

[@animatedawesome5550]

They may do it due to a lawsuit they got.

[@TinNovaKiin]

TehFreakPlays EVERYTHING'S LINKED

[@cassert24]

Good to see the Big Rigs commercial guy again.

[@djcrossdown5928]

Mint sauce is that smell

[@tobiramasenju627]

Ikr he's always winner

[@blasphemy666]

The arm and leg reference about one by metallica was epic dude. 😂

[@tomjackson6077]

29:27 you get these symptoms from playing games such as: Ghosts n Goblins Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Street Fighter 2010 Silver Surfer Ninja Gaiden The Famicom Transformers Ikari Warriors

[@yammers7496]

I'm watching this while waiting at the waterfall

[@PabloM02]

Nice avatar

[@Procastinado]

Me in happy happy town bcaus idm how to pass xD

[@nakamanga5412]

Same here

[@LemonyPep]

@@Procastinado Walk into EVERY HOUSE. You'll find a cult room. Wait, I'm a month late fuuuHUUUU-

[@flippy101mph9]

What water fall undertale

[@Yoyomo124]

I know you’re the Angry Video Game Nerd but I really enjoy the reviews of actual good games like this one.

[@tamaskosa4456]

23:25 The snowman's line got me 😢

[@mikeike2177]

23:25 love the snowman part *big feels*

[@dixinmayas938]

Fuck, i spoiled myself the intirety of a game I started to play a week ago, which came out 26 years ago because of a 2 year old video, I'm such a fool...

[@StarmenRock]

Just play mother 3 blind then

[@dixinmayas938]

@@StarmenRock fair enough

[@KaibaSeto.]

@@dixinmayas938 Tell me that you also spoiled that one,it'd be hilarious

[@IMP3TIGO]

What's the hidden "3D" image in the Geygas scene? I tried for a while and couldn't see anything.

[@Robo-pump]

8:29 My best achievement is being in a AVGN video

[@favoritemustard3542]

👋⛽

[@Jm-ki4su]

"abortion exorcism" that in itself, if done and handled the right way, could be a grotesque but brilliant film idea.

[@fuziontonygaming]

And time travel

[@spookymulder945]

Found the name to my new metal band!

[@patrickduffin7912]

Sounds like that could apply to a Rosemary's baby sequel, ya know?

[@SaltyEike]

Silent Hill 3 (the ps1 game)

[@parker-boy98]

Thanks

[@srbarkerchan]

Fun fact: the names MILLY, LILLY, BOB and OLIV were chosen by James' oldest daughter.

[@superspectacularstubby]

How do you know? Did you check the AVGN wiki? That's pretty interesting.

[@srbarkerchan]

Actually, I read it on the episode's IMdB page.

[@superspectacularstubby]

@@srbarkerchan thanks.

[@jbfarley]

@@superspectacularstubby it's also right in the description of the video and he has said it before on camera, just saying

[@superspectacularstubby]

@@jbfarley Do you really expect me to read all that?

[@macaryl95]

Best episode ever

[@JayDeeIsMyName]

I genuinely think this is the final episode of the Angry Video Game Nerd for me. This is the 'Jumping the Shark'-one. It never got any better beyond this one.

[@TAGstunts]

AVGN dropped a masterpiece this time

[@bostoncook3405]

I 100% Agree. All Of His Negative Thoughts Didn’t Really Bother Me So it Was Like The Perfect Game For Me

[@jamesCondon6]

as he does always

[@faketoddhoward7280]

As always

[@kylem1112]

This is one of those games where i think the story line and experience, is more paramount to the gameplay itself.

[@yuui9183]

I remember playing Earthbound when I was pretty young and even now, I'm still unsure as to whether or not my memories of the game weren't part of some messed up fever dream.

[@Chaos89P]

Maybe play it again?

[@ohmygahdbilly]

Ironically something like that happened to itoi once when he was young, I believe he used that as inspiration for giygas or something.

[@justaspectator9762]

@@ohmygahdbilly he walked into a wrong theater, which ended up being a scene of someone being raped

[@timrosswood4259]

@@justaspectator9762 It wasn't a rape scene. It was a scene where a woman gets hacked to pieces.

[@mrnukes797]

I had to stop playing at the mole maze but finished it

[@temerson2]

This being in the top list of popular AVGN episodes proves that we come here for James just as much as we come here for the angry nerd.

[@user-ys4wp1wt3s]

The bike thing was the ultimate tease.

[@Mandalore06]

"Your MOM has an oversized box!!!" ROFL! Perfect delivery James.

[@Whistler112]

This is my favourite line in the entire series.

[@yamman225]

What does rofl mean

[@eren7350]

@@yamman225 rofl

[@PrintOmnivore20]

@@yamman225 rolling off for lucas

[@raxid09]

@@yamman225 no he just misspelled Rolf with rofl