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

Remembering gentleness and being kind in getting your message across no matter how unpleasant and hard to swallow your message is, is a true sign of heart, in my opinion.

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

A much more angry piece of art would insinuate that getting so invested in fiction is a failing on the part of the reader/player/viewer. I appreciate how Mother 3 can be gentle regarding such monumentally deep and uneasy topics.

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

But at the same time, they reassure you to remember that, doing something like having played this video game wasn't a waste of your time. Hence why the characters say you can see them again anytime.

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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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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Believe me, I'm not over it… but I'll get back to talking about it when I feel like it.

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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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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

A good example of a character being based on the likeness of a celebrity is with Bronson, very clearly based on the actor Charles Bronson!

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

not to "urm actually", but during development of the N64 version, it was mentioned at least once that many of the Tazmily villagers' likenesses were based on celebrities. Therefore, Flint probably *was* based on Clint Eastwood to some extent.

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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 · 14/03/2026

-purposes of producing a localisation prototype." Despite EB's reception in the US, they did seem to want to release Mother 3 in English too. Just… when it became a GBA game, they changed their minds.

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Interestingly, they did bother a little bit with Mother 3, back when it was being made for N64. They had pages on their website with an official localised name for it, and a former NoA employee even alleged that "At least two prototype copies were sent to Nintendo of America in early 2000, for the-

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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

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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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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

We did technically get a little better quality version a few years ago, but it's certainly not as good quality as the version Frank posted: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W_6...

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Off-Screen E3 '98 Sizzlereel - Earthbound 64 / MOTHER 3 N64

YouTube video by SnowWood

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Jonathan @daegg123.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Still funny that they couldn't think to maybe show a little bit more than just 3 seconds (particularly since they just recycled this footage from the previous year's Spaceworld)

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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 · 23/12/2025

Makes it all the more strange that only a couple years later, they were officially translating and hosting interviews in the lead up to the sequel… web.archive.org/web/19971011...

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Wayback Machine

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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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