Know what makes Halko Momoi so damn cool? It's not only that she changed her first name's spelling because of 2001's HAL 9000 and the Nintendo game maker, Hal. It's not only that she does voice acting for a bunch of games and anime or that she records saccharine music.

The hard-working kids at Starmen got in touch to let us know that today - July 27, 2009 - is the 20th birthday of the MOTHER series, otherwise known in the West as Earthbound. Happy birthday!