Awesome documentary! Only thing worth to mention at 1:16: beside SMB1 the other Shigesato Itoi's love was, ofc, for Dragon Quest. The real series that inspired him to make Mother.
Thanks! I had it written in that his initial pitch was for something along the lines of "dragon quest in a contemporary setting" but it felt a bit wordy in the script and I ended up cutting it out
i feel if the build for earthbound 64 was leaked i think a lot of old fans would come together and bring the hype back for the earthbound series (i mean there is a recreation thats been in development for a while but a break through to the actual game would make history imo)
I'm genuinely curious how much of it was actually done. Miyamoto, Itoi and Iwata said that it was almost there but they were essentially having problems with the last mile. It was probably ieft as a buggy unstable mess
Man that was such a great video! I always knew the Mother series has had a tumultuous development history, but I didn't know it was this bad at times! So have you played Mother 1 and Earthbound? If so, how have you not been driven enough to play the fan translated Mother 3?!
I played Earthbound, but I haven't finished beginnings. In all honestly I rarely play games on my PC so I tend to emulate less than ever these days. I'd love to but I don't currently have the time to play it at my desk. Hence I want it on NSO or something! Anyways, I appreciate the kind words. Thanks!
@@RuztyNails33 You're welcome! Yeah I hardly ever emulate games as well! Actually the one time I beat a game through emulation was actually when I played Earthbound for the first time, but that was on my modded PSP! That's a great way to play Mother 3 (fan translation) if you have one and can mod it. Though for Mother 3 I actually bought an actual GBA cat which has the fan translation rom on it, and just played that on my GBA. I also own the original game from Japan, so I already own it officially and figured that squares things up in that regard!
By all accounts I recall Tomato, the guy who translated Mother 3, stating that an anonymous email he received that purported to be from someone inside Nintendo, that the fan translation all but guarenteed the game wasn't coming to the West. But on top of that, I think many people have stated that said translation is about as close to official as you're going to get and that it's very polished. You seriously might as well just download and play it, not really sure how one could say they're a fan of a series with all but 3 games and skip out the last one.
I've never understood why we need a Mother 3 localization. If you're reading this comment, you have the means and the method to play Mother 3 in English. You've had it for a very long time now. And you will continue to have it. Mission accomplished. It's time to move on to the next thing. It's been time for a very long time now. Why can't we simply leave well enough alone and be grateful for what we have? At what point do you realize you're simply swimming upstream to achieve... what, exactly? To find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow you've had the entire time? It just doesn't make sense.
I hear ya, but I personally disagree. I'm not saying you're wrong. I think you're right, but I prefer to play games on a console because if I'm on my computer I'm working on something and I'm awful at modding hardware. Additionally I don't know that I'd call myself a fan of the series either. I played 2, enjoyed it, and I hear 3 is incredible. That's where I stand, and I'm okay with it. If Nintendo wants me to play 3, I'll gladly jump in, but I'm not going out of my way for the fan translation. That's not to speak on it's quality or anything, it's just my personal preference
Certainly, but there is a large population unable, unwilling, or unable to play the fan translation whereas if it dropped on NSO tomorrow, they'd be more likely to jump in. It wouldnt be for the hardcore fans, it would be for the casual ones.
@@RuztyNails33 Unable to? Don't BS me. Who doesn't have a computer these days? And not even a -strong- computer. How do you even know about Mother 3 in the first place if you don't have an internet connection? If you're not willing to play what's right there in front of you, then I'm sorry, but it's your own problem. If you haven't played Mother 3 in English, then at this point, you just don't want to. And it's fine if you don't want to. But it's also kind of on you by now, not Nintendo.
Everything about this video is absolutely wrong. It's LITTERED with very bad conjecture, misinformation, very bad research, and forced bias with no credible sources. What an awful video, be ashamed of yourself.
I used several primary sources, mostly archived interviews with the people mentioned in the video speaking about their experiences. While there is certainly a bias I don't feel ashamed of that. My information is accurate and I'm proud of my work. I will say however that I do not appreciate the belligerent nature of your comment, but the engagement is always good. So thanks, but maybe consider being less hostile in the future :)
Hey, its the PK Fire guy from Smash!
Stop! Stop! You're bringing up my trauma from the war
You dumb. This is Sans
God I'm so glad MOTHER 3 exists, even if its not translated officially. That game was a whole ass experience.
Just the 1st chapter made me notice they weren't messing around with this plot. It goes HARD
@@RuztyNails33 The problem is that Mother 3 has so much copyrighted music that Nintendo could get in trouble.
What do you call it when Ness runs?
Nesquik
I’m here all week folks
Now this is what I call peak comedy
Okay.
Awesome documentary! Only thing worth to mention at 1:16: beside SMB1 the other Shigesato Itoi's love was, ofc, for Dragon Quest. The real series that inspired him to make Mother.
Thanks! I had it written in that his initial pitch was for something along the lines of "dragon quest in a contemporary setting" but it felt a bit wordy in the script and I ended up cutting it out
I didn't believe Shigesato Itoi's Number 1 Bass Fishing was actually real, so I googled it and wow. Just wow.
You know what they say, a bass in the bush...
Keep this series alive, people!
And for those asking, Sans is STILL NOT NESS!
Louder for the folks in the back!
SNES UNDERBOUND?!
i feel if the build for earthbound 64 was leaked i think a lot of old fans would come together and bring the hype back for the earthbound series (i mean there is a recreation thats been in development for a while but a break through to the actual game would make history imo)
I'm genuinely curious how much of it was actually done. Miyamoto, Itoi and Iwata said that it was almost there but they were essentially having problems with the last mile. It was probably ieft as a buggy unstable mess
This editing is really good
I appreciate it dawg
ngl Iwata lookin kinda creepy in that Smash trailer
I mean, he looks better than his puppet
Hell yeah another Rusty upload!
Man that was such a great video! I always knew the Mother series has had a tumultuous development history, but I didn't know it was this bad at times! So have you played Mother 1 and Earthbound? If so, how have you not been driven enough to play the fan translated Mother 3?!
I played Earthbound, but I haven't finished beginnings. In all honestly I rarely play games on my PC so I tend to emulate less than ever these days. I'd love to but I don't currently have the time to play it at my desk. Hence I want it on NSO or something! Anyways, I appreciate the kind words. Thanks!
@@RuztyNails33 You're welcome! Yeah I hardly ever emulate games as well! Actually the one time I beat a game through emulation was actually when I played Earthbound for the first time, but that was on my modded PSP! That's a great way to play Mother 3 (fan translation) if you have one and can mod it. Though for Mother 3 I actually bought an actual GBA cat which has the fan translation rom on it, and just played that on my GBA. I also own the original game from Japan, so I already own it officially and figured that squares things up in that regard!
What's EarthBound?
Yeah, for sure for sure
I agree
By all accounts I recall Tomato, the guy who translated Mother 3, stating that an anonymous email he received that purported to be from someone inside Nintendo, that the fan translation all but guarenteed the game wasn't coming to the West. But on top of that, I think many people have stated that said translation is about as close to official as you're going to get and that it's very polished. You seriously might as well just download and play it, not really sure how one could say they're a fan of a series with all but 3 games and skip out the last one.
I've never understood why we need a Mother 3 localization.
If you're reading this comment, you have the means and the method to play Mother 3 in English.
You've had it for a very long time now. And you will continue to have it.
Mission accomplished. It's time to move on to the next thing.
It's been time for a very long time now.
Why can't we simply leave well enough alone and be grateful for what we have? At what point do you realize you're simply swimming upstream to achieve... what, exactly? To find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow you've had the entire time?
It just doesn't make sense.
I hear ya, but I personally disagree. I'm not saying you're wrong. I think you're right, but I prefer to play games on a console because if I'm on my computer I'm working on something and I'm awful at modding hardware. Additionally I don't know that I'd call myself a fan of the series either. I played 2, enjoyed it, and I hear 3 is incredible. That's where I stand, and I'm okay with it. If Nintendo wants me to play 3, I'll gladly jump in, but I'm not going out of my way for the fan translation. That's not to speak on it's quality or anything, it's just my personal preference
@@RuztyNails33 Then you're your own obstacle to that, that's all I'm saying.
Certainly, but there is a large population unable, unwilling, or unable to play the fan translation whereas if it dropped on NSO tomorrow, they'd be more likely to jump in. It wouldnt be for the hardcore fans, it would be for the casual ones.
@@RuztyNails33 Unable to? Don't BS me. Who doesn't have a computer these days? And not even a -strong- computer. How do you even know about Mother 3 in the first place if you don't have an internet connection?
If you're not willing to play what's right there in front of you, then I'm sorry, but it's your own problem. If you haven't played Mother 3 in English, then at this point, you just don't want to.
And it's fine if you don't want to. But it's also kind of on you by now, not Nintendo.
Everything about this video is absolutely wrong. It's LITTERED with very bad conjecture, misinformation, very bad research, and forced bias with no credible sources. What an awful video, be ashamed of yourself.
Pretty much all of this video includes facts which I've heard across different sources through the years.
Which parts don't seem credible to you?
I used several primary sources, mostly archived interviews with the people mentioned in the video speaking about their experiences. While there is certainly a bias I don't feel ashamed of that. My information is accurate and I'm proud of my work. I will say however that I do not appreciate the belligerent nature of your comment, but the engagement is always good. So thanks, but maybe consider being less hostile in the future :)
I didn't want them to make it either, it fucking sucks
Now that's a take. You have my respect and my fear.