Over three decades ago, one of Nintendo's best RPGs launched in North America -- and the time is finally right for a revival.

New secrets about the SNES game EarthBound have been uncovered thanks to efforts of the Video Game History Foundation. In 2018, former Nintendo of America employee Marcus Lindblom (and the guy ...

EarthBound, the endearing Japanese role-playing game from the Super Nintendo era, delivers a very particular brand of surreal humor and sentimentality. It’s part of a series known as Mother in Japan, ...

A few weeks ago, Marcus Lindblom logged onto TwitchTV. He found someone playing Earthbound, and he watched them stream for a while. Every time they smiled in the right place or laughed at the right ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A British writer who specializes in indie gaming and LEGO. On this day in 1995, the Western world received one of the most ...

The concept of motherhood in gaming has changed drastically over the last few decades, but especially over the last two, as the industry entered what has been dubbed the "dadifcation" era of gaming ...

We’ve already linked you to a lovely collection of Super Nintendo game manuals that Nintendo uploaded in honor of the SNES Classic Edition’s launch. But it’s important to highlight that EarthBound’s ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. EarthBound and EarthBound Beginnings–first released as Mother in ...

Tripp Papineau has been freelancing in the industry for over five years and is passionate about movies (especially horror), survival-horror games, and how games evolve throughout the years. His ...

Super Nintendo continues to be for many the best console in the history of the Japanese company thanks to a catalog that continues to resonate strongly to this day and that was able to stand out at ...