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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Mother 3 is a game that's meant to make you question and think about the reality we live in and how fragile our lives are. The game is very subtle about all of this up, until the very end when it asks you if your world is going to be okay.

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quartzs @quartzs.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

new frutiger aero game to larp!

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

my Evangelion hyperfixation has returned.

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autumn @waveprism.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

girl you know you don't relate to evangelireligion girl, shut the hell up, seriously, shut up

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Surprise! I've put out a new video, this one is about Pop'n Music. Enjoy! youtu.be/hJug36kRH0g

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What the Hell is Pop'n Music?

YouTube video by DaEgg123

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Out of all the story related changes cut from the final version of Mother 3, this one always sticks with me. I have to wonder why they changed the end of chapter 7 to the Masked Man just flying off instead. Maybe they thought him being pushed to his limits and exploding was just too much?

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Having the fellas over for a kitty appreciation party. Photo from my collection, 1953.

Black and white photo of two white men on a couch, one in naval uniform, but both of their head are out of frame. The navy man is petting a shorthaired tabby cat on the coffee table in front of him.

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Pop'n Music is pretty freakin cool…

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JMV @jmanvelez.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

BONUS: Low key one of my fav pieces I've done is this Earthbound 64 fan art.

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

random EB64 observation: before I played Mother 3, I thought that this (unknown to me at the time) robo dinosaur was in front of some fire background. Only after playing Mother 3, I realised it's the scene of the Mecha-Drago collapsing after fighting Flint, & letting out a single tear before dying…

The Mecha-Drago in EarthBound 64, letting out a tear.

The same scene as per the GBA version of Mother 3.

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SnowWood @arseniccatnip.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

happy birthday mother 3

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Happy 20th Birthday, Mother 3. May the world learn from what you have to say. #MOTHER3 #MOTHER3_20th

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Ray♪ @dustiletto.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Welcome to the World of MOTHER 3

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Lone @lonechallenger.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Shogo Sakai has prepared a special short talking about his feelings regarding Mother 3's 20th anniversary! Has English subtitles! www.youtube.com/shorts/2RR7D...

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

20 years ago today… a ROM for Mother 3 leaked online, a mere day before the game's official Japanese release. Here's a video from the 19th of April 2006, of someone playing this leaked ROM. youtu.be/QmGHZ9ne48A

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MOTHER 3 BATTLE SCENE!

YouTube video by strongerbad

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katie @earthbound64.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

redrew this pic i saw

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Not so fun fact: Flint is mentioned in Lucas' trophy in Smash 4 in Japanese, but isn't in the English version.

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Biozilla @biozilla.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Relatedly, I was irritated when Toby Fox was the sole person whose message appeared at the MOTHER 2 anniversary concert. While I'm sure he's a fine person, I thought, "Come on, really?! Do I have to be reminded even here?"

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Biozilla @biozilla.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Undertale deserves its accolades, and I'm thankful for the encouragement it's given to independent developers. But it's not for me, and I'm frustrated that it's indelibly linked to the MOTHER series I cherish. I'd like a space to talk about MOTHER without UT/DT creeping in, but that's not possible.

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Saoirse - Wishlist on Steam @saoirsedevs.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

A group of people are trapped in an abandoned facility forced to play deathgames. Is there a reason they're kidnapped? #gamedev #indiegame #rpgmaker #indiedev #visualnovel

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Finally, another new demo booth photo of EarthBound 64 at Spaceworld '99 has surfaced! archive.org/details/fami...

A photo of the Spaceworld '99 booth for Mother 3 for N64. From left to right: Flint riding a Porkbean in the desert, Flint running around Tazmily village's Wellside Square, an enemy in the desert, and Flint in the cave area.

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

During an interview at E3 1997, Benimaru Itoh stated EarthBound 64 was once planned support multiplayer. However, it was scrapped early on due to technical complications. There is nothing viewable of this multiplayer build of the game online. web.archive.org/web/19971011...

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🌊 justin @psi64.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

It's wild to me that Benimaru Itoh and Toshinao Aoki didn't even get a special thanks credit in the final cut of Mother 3. Even if you despise how the N64 version looked, they still arguably laid vital groundwork for what the character and enemy designs would evolve into.

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

These aren't new to the internet or anything but I just dug out these Mother 3 screenshots from 1997, I heard Bluesky likes Mother 3

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I've uploaded something new, check out the story of how the EB64 community helped to preserve lots of EarthBound 64's concept art! youtu.be/EfBawpDCWvg

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The Bizarre Case of EarthBound 64’s Lost Concept Art

YouTube video by DaEgg123

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I've uploaded something new, check out the story of how the EB64 community helped to preserve lots of EarthBound 64's concept art! youtu.be/EfBawpDCWvg

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The Bizarre Case of EarthBound 64’s Lost Concept Art

YouTube video by DaEgg123

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Pkdotts @pkdotts.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

eb64 in the style of breath of fire 4 #Pixelart #Earthbound #Earthbound64 #Mother3 #Animation

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GSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com · 18/01/2026

cmon, Skeleton-T hits his first documented 8-chain in ~30yrs and you couldn't let him have that (xcancel.com/ShiromaNavi/status/2012…)

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Please enjoy this nearly three seconds of footage from the original Mother 3, newly captured off of a tape we're working with

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Obscure EarthBound Facts & Media @obscuremother.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Various pieces of EarthBound 64 related artwork drawn by Benimaru Itoh, the game's lead art designer, during E3 1997.

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I began playing Paper Mario Master Quest Jr. the other day, it's tough as one would imagine, but it's certainly exactly what I wanted out of a purposely more-difficult replay of the game. The base game is a bit too easy after having played through it more than once…

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

New video!!! Watch if you're interested in Mother 3, or just translations in general. youtu.be/LyKbGGAw3qk

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Lost in Translation: Mother 3's Intricacies

YouTube video by DaEgg123

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

If i had a nickel for everytime they took something that has nothing to do with sonic, they made a sonic version of said thing, and then said sonic version completely obscures the existence and validity of the original thing outside of Japan, id have at least two nickels

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Shoutouts to the Mercari seller who included this drawing with these buttons I bought.

The drawing as mentioned, with the buttons I ordered, of Draco and Lagnus.

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I have another new Mother 3 out for you all. Please watch it, if you'd like. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyG9... #MOTHER3

The thumbnail to my video. Duster is looking angry, with text pointing out as much next to him. There's a forlorn looking Claus in the corner too.

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

they make cookie dough that's safe to eat raw?

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I have another new Mother 3 out for you all. Please watch it, if you'd like. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyG9... #MOTHER3

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Back sometime around 2012, Nintendo World NY had on display, among lots of merchandise for other Nintendo franchises, some MOTHER series items, including some fan merch. Allegedly, this was from an employee's personal collection, that the other staff allowed for them to temporarily put on display.

Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/juusio/7683393612/

Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetmilktea/7245977532/

Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/suikaman/7831177992/

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I've been playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl a lot lately. I know this isn't a ground breaking revelation, but the single-player content it has makes me more inclined to play it these days over something like Smash Ultimate. I'm getting pretty close to beating every challenge the game has.

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

They swapped around Lucas and Flint's names. Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder.

In the captions for these two, the arrow saying "Flint" is pointing to Lucas, and the arrow saying "Lucas" is pointing to Flint.

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Another new video from me: It's about who I think is Mother 3's most underrated character. Enjoy it! Watch it here: youtu.be/rXanHFZxZ8g #MOTHER3

The thumbnail to my video. It features a silhouetted character in centre while Duster and Wess crouch, ready for an attack.

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Something interesting I didn't touch upon in my new video: The Claymen design that we can see for the 2002 GBA version of Mother 3 is pretty close to the N64 version's design and not like the final GBA one at all (the only 2002 design with this distinction). At least, I think it's interesting…

The Claymen, as they would have appeared in Mother 3 for N64 (EarthBound 64).

A concept drawing for a Clayman for Mother 3 on GBA, circa 2002.

The Clayman's final design for Mother 3 on GBA

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Another new video from me: It's about who I think is Mother 3's most underrated character. Enjoy it! Watch it here: youtu.be/rXanHFZxZ8g #MOTHER3

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🌊 justin @psi64.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

happy 24th birthday to one of my all time favourite albums: humanistic by abandoned pools!

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I'm back! And I finally have a new video that I've posted. It's a new analysis on Flint from Mother 3! Shares appreciated :) youtu.be/Jpo92A-ksz4 #MOTHER3

The thumbnail to my new video, "Mother 3's Most Misjudged Character". Flint, Lucas and Boney watch as papers blow away with pictures of Flint, and a few with Hinawa, Lucas, Claus and Boney. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/Jpo92A-ksz4

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I really hope DYKG remakes this video someday. It's filled with lots of false information and since so much about Mother 3's history has been uncovered and better documented in the time since this was made, I think a new video on it would be a huge improvement.

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