EarthBound

Discover Games

Summary

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), Adventure

Platforms

Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii U, Super Famicom, New Nintendo 3DS

Developers

Creatures Inc., Ape, HAL Laboratory

Release Date

August 26, 1994 (30 years and 7 months ago)

Publishers

Nintendo

Content Rating

Franchises

Earthbound

Community

Wikipedia Fandom Twitch

More from developers

Games metadata is powered by IGDB.com

EarthBound News

1/1/16

The Year In JRPGs, 2015

At the beginning of 2015, I announced that my four-year-old JRPG column, Random Encounters, was coming to an end.…

Jason Schreier

PublishedJanuary 1, 2016

12/17/15

Well Here's A Good Opportunity For Nintendo To Release <i>Mother 3</i>

Well Here's A Good Opportunity For Nintendo To Release Mother 3

Today, Mother 3 is out for Wii U Virtual Console in Japan. Now it’s time for America to have its day too.

Jason Schreier

PublishedDecember 17, 2015

11/29/15

Prank Phone Calls, Cut Content And Other Fun Facts About <i>South Park: The Stick Of Truth</i>

Prank Phone Calls, Cut Content And Other Fun Facts About South Park: The Stick Of Truth

A massive vampire battle, ginger doll thieves and an entire town dedicated to Christmas—these are just some of…

Mike Fahey

PublishedNovember 29, 2015

11/12/15

Mother 3 is coming to the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan on December 17, Nintendo announced today. That same day, Nintendo is also releasing a Lucas Amiibo in the country.

Brian Ashcraft

PublishedNovember 12, 2015

Culture