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English Mother 3 Patch Thread! It's go time!
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Davey Cakes
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Giygas is just a space alien with a grudge carried over from the events of Mother 1 that eventually frustrates it to the point being the embodiment of pure evil.
Or at least, I never considered Giygas to be more than that.
Or at least, I never considered Giygas to be more than that.
Its relevance to Mother 3 doesn't extend beyond its influence of Pokey/Porky, as I see it.
Sir Ilpalazzo
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gblues said:
There are multiple Franklin Badges, as seen in the original Mother.
The person that says that is just some random man in Threed, right? But the original Mother also goes into his origin - he's not a Magypsy and he didn't start out as a supernatural force.
Rash said:
I still say the final area of mother 3 looks like the final area of Earthbound, suggesting Mother 3 takes place in a future version of the lost underworld, a somewhat logical place to escape from what ever destroyed the world between Mother 2 and 3, and why that is where Porky got suck, since it is in the same Geographical location as his final appearance in Mother 2
VGChampion
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Teknoman said:
I hope so. I still regret not buying it. I figured I would wait until I had time to play the game and then I found out only the online version was available.
Teknoman said:
I think it might in the future, they sent an email a while ago that they were stopping production but I've lost it or deleted it since.
http://fangamer.net/products/m3-handbook
You can go here and subscribe your email when they do reprint it though.
IrishNinja
Member
Drkirby said:
was there ever any more detail/speculation on what caused the end? i recall a bit from the tall guy, but not much concrete.
that custom cart looks nice, great job on that. on that note: having beaten 2 & 3, what can you guys tell me about 1? ive had it on emulator forever but never really given it a go, and since then the only thing ive heard about it here on GAF is that its brutal. worth the effort for more of Itoi's world, or would you pass & replay 2/3?
Sir Ilpalazzo
Member
Mother is a good game and absolutely worth the effort. It's kind of hard to get into, but I think it helps to play with a controller and do whatever you can to make the experience as authentic-feeling as possible.
It's not brutally hard like some people have said, but it is harder than the other two.
It's not brutally hard like some people have said, but it is harder than the other two.
manueldelalas
Time Traveler
LTTP, but I finally got myself to finish (and start) this game.
Boy, was it a slow start; the introduction takes waaaaaaaay too long.
The story IMO is just a little worse than the story on Earthbound, there's A LOT of loose ties at the end (IMO the end kind of sucked).
I love the creators sense of humor "hey, I've got good and bad news to you" :lol :lol .
There's one story twist at the end that really got me (because most of the plot twists where very predictable), the last Tranny's identity :lol .
I've heard a lot of you that nearly cried with this game, none of that happened to me, I got much more connected with the story of the original Earthbound (Mother 1 doesn't exist =P) than with this, because I felt that the ending part was a little rushed.
The difficulty of the game is not much... I mean, it's harder than your average RPG, but once you get some PK powers you learn quickly to play this; this is the kind of game where your status powers are useful, and bosses aren't immune to everything. So for the experienced RPG player, it will be easy, but for the casual RPG player it will be difficult (in the way that you don't win the game by pressing the A button repeatedly without seeing the screen...
Very good game, my second favorite GBA RPG, I recommend everyone playing this; just endure the slow beginning.
Boy, was it a slow start; the introduction takes waaaaaaaay too long.
The story IMO is just a little worse than the story on Earthbound, there's A LOT of loose ties at the end (IMO the end kind of sucked).
I love the creators sense of humor "hey, I've got good and bad news to you" :lol :lol .
There's one story twist at the end that really got me (because most of the plot twists where very predictable), the last Tranny's identity :lol .
I've heard a lot of you that nearly cried with this game, none of that happened to me, I got much more connected with the story of the original Earthbound (Mother 1 doesn't exist =P) than with this, because I felt that the ending part was a little rushed.
The difficulty of the game is not much... I mean, it's harder than your average RPG, but once you get some PK powers you learn quickly to play this; this is the kind of game where your status powers are useful, and bosses aren't immune to everything. So for the experienced RPG player, it will be easy, but for the casual RPG player it will be difficult (in the way that you don't win the game by pressing the A button repeatedly without seeing the screen...
Very good game, my second favorite GBA RPG, I recommend everyone playing this; just endure the slow beginning.
A Link to the Past
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manueldelalas said:
The beginning was great.
MidnightRider
Banned
Thinking about buying this one.
Is the english patch pretty easy to do on a Micro????
Is the english patch pretty easy to do on a Micro????
MidnightRider
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MidnightRider
Banned
Kuran said:
Yeah I noticed all that. Probably should have quit reading when I saw Spoilers..... but I couldn't help myself.
POWERSPHERE
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Any decent GBA emulators on the iPhone?
I can't play emulators on touch screens in most cases. You can't hold B to run and press A to jump in Mario on a touch-screen. You need a fucking physical button. Unless the emulator has some settings like "Auto B" or something so you always run (Which I do anyway)
But I guess for games where you never really need to press two buttons at once, it would be fine. I'd love to jailbreak my iPod touch just to play this game on the go. Eventually you'd get used to the button placement.
The real question is there a GBA emulator for the iPhone that can play Mother 3?
But I guess for games where you never really need to press two buttons at once, it would be fine. I'd love to jailbreak my iPod touch just to play this game on the go. Eventually you'd get used to the button placement.
The real question is there a GBA emulator for the iPhone that can play Mother 3?
POWERSPHERE
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Yeah, I guess it'd kinda suck. I just want a good viable way to play this without having to buy a flashcart for my micro.
BobTheFork
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O-ofnmore1 said:
Splash Wave
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Question regarding the rhythm-based attacks: how necessary are they as the game goes on? I'm finding it impossible to do them consistently due to emulation's inability to always run at full speed (the issues seem to be stemming from audio slowdown mostly, I can't tell if the actual game speed is being effected). Or, what's the trick to improving performance with Visual Boy Advance on OSX?
Unfortunately, the rhythm system is off on all emulators. Mednafen with the sound buffer option turned down all the way is the best result I've seen. There's. GS code that makes them easier. As for how necessary they are... I would say they're significant but you can beat it without them.Jimmy Stav said:
Splash Wave
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Aeana said:
So then how has anyone played it effectively (with the patch)? Is everyone in this thread having a compromised experience?
Davey Cakes
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Well, chapter 7 is the longest chapter. Chapter 8 is about on level with chapter 4/5, I think?
If you're just starting chapter 7 then you have over 1/4 of the game ahead of you.
My playthrough was about 23 hours.
If you're just starting chapter 7 then you have over 1/4 of the game ahead of you.
My playthrough was about 23 hours.
Rash said:
Ah, cool thanks. Enjoying it but since it has felt small (and I knew how many chapters there were going into it) I've been worrying about it being over before it felt like it really started.
Since I haven't played Earthbound in many years, I will probably give that another playthrough once I've finished this to see if the perceived difference in size of both games is in my head or not.
That little (potential) gripe aside, I'm really impressed with the game (and translation!) and still hope Nintendo one day releases it in some fashion in the U.S.
Oh man, I'm sorry I never responded to this. I actually got a tip from Jeremy Parish on how to get it made for me. There is a guy in canada who has all the hardware to re-flash games, so I just had to provide the cart and cash ($25 + shipping) and he mailed the game back to me. I had to make sure and buy an old cartridge with the correct board in it though. That was very easy, as he had a list of common games that have the needed boards.mattiewheels said:
When I get to a computer I'll post a link to his site. He also does cart flashes of tecmo super bowl with the most current NFL rosters and stats according to whatever the new madden is. I can't wait for that. I'm pumped about getting Tecmo Super Bowl 2012. Matt Ryan on the Falcons? Hells yeah.
EDIT: Found the website -- http://www.nesreproductions.com/ -- Looks like he's not taking any more orders until September... oh well. If you scroll down the site you can see all the games he offers to flash for you. If you click on the circuit board next to the game you want it will tell you what game you need to purchase and ship to him in order to have it flashed. There is an extra charge if the cart has a battery and you want to replace it or have to add to a game that had no battery in the first place (I paid this for Earthbound Zero because I wanted to save). I have gotten both Earthbound Zero, and Rockman Exile (a hacked / harder version of Megaman 2) and they both work great. I've currently got an old copy of "Where in Time in Carmen Sandiego" that I'm going to send in for the eventual 2012 Tecmo Update.
Davey Cakes
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If you're impressed now, I think you'll like the rest of the game. It ends on an interesting and somewhat thought-provoking note.LaneDS said:
I always figured Giygas was just some weird ambiguous force of evil, not meant to make much sense but after reading about his backstory in the first game now he now kind of just depresses the hell out of me, in a good way (if thats even possible). That and the name of the game.
Poor guy.
Poor guy.
It's insane. They've been launching DQ games like crazy at the US trying to win us over but one Mother game bombs in the 90s and they don't want us to have anything to do with it anymore.Snaku said:
Davey Cakes
Member
I'm pretty sure it's not about that. It's more about legal issues, as Earthbound includes potentially copyright-infringing aspects.Dr. Chaos said:
Been having the itch like crazy to play Earthbound, so many beloved childhood moments with that game.
I don't think theres been a single thing released by anybody since that could compare to the experience.
Looked up prices on Amazon, somebody wants 400 bucks for a copy. Bastards are holding the happiest moments of my young nerd life hostage.
I might buy Mother 3 out of desperation down the line along with watching an english playthrough as sort of some guide on youtube along with some gamefaqs stuff, wouldn't patch it though. Ever. Too fucking scared to ever mess with stuff like that.
I don't think theres been a single thing released by anybody since that could compare to the experience.
Looked up prices on Amazon, somebody wants 400 bucks for a copy. Bastards are holding the happiest moments of my young nerd life hostage.
I might buy Mother 3 out of desperation down the line along with watching an english playthrough as sort of some guide on youtube along with some gamefaqs stuff, wouldn't patch it though. Ever. Too fucking scared to ever mess with stuff like that.
you have probably broken the law more times than you could ever know, be it out of ignorance or because there is some antiquaed law on the books that isn't enforced anymore (like, say, using an oil lamp after 6 PM when traveling on roads or something)Dr. Chaos said: