Marcus hails from Pender Island. He enjoys writing about the lore surrounding the Warhammer 40K universe. He has an affinity for chocolate and manga. Earthbound is a goofy JRPG that casts us as Ness, ...

It’s not as easy to ignore the impact of the 1995 SNES RPG EarthBound as it used to be. Released in America to low sales and a somewhat confused fanfare, including a Monty Pythonesque ad campaign ...

In 1995, I clutched an abnormally large box in my hands, wondering at the images and text on its back. I crinkled up my nose at the Master Belch scratch and sniff, unable to fathom what hellish ...

Earthbound, which came out in Japan 30 years ago today, knows that personal connection is the most sacred thing.

Ness will begin to wake up from his dream, the Sound Stone he once had is now gone, and his friends will be standing over him tying to get him up. Saturn Valley is where you need to go, Ness and his ...

Earthbound is charming little game that is deviously unsettling when you actually stop to think about it all. From terrorist cults, police brutality and various references to sexual crimes, the game ...

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally circa 2010. If he was forced to pick a favorite ...

On April 17 2013, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced via a Nintendo Direct video conference that Earthbound is coming to the Wii U Virtual Console. But when he said "later this year," we didn't ...