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EarthBound
Creatures Inc., Ape, HAL Laboratory
August 26, 1994
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Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), AdventureDevelopers
Creatures Inc., Ape, HAL LaboratoryRelease Date
August 26, 1994 (30 years and 7 months ago)Publishers
NintendoContent Rating
T
Franchises
Earthbound
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A turn-based JRPG and sequel to then-Japan-only Earthbound Beginnings (1989) in which Ness, a young boy living in a land based on the USA, leaves home to go on an adventure through strange locations, get to know quirky characters and defeat an unknowable alien threat called Giygas while facing up to the realities of growing up and becoming familiar with the real world.
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), AdventurePlatforms
Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii U, Super Famicom, New Nintendo 3DSDevelopers
Creatures Inc., Ape, HAL LaboratoryRelease Date
August 26, 1994 (30 years and 7 months ago)Publishers
NintendoContent Rating
T
Franchises
EarthboundMore from developers
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