We used to dream

We used to dream, but now we worry about dying. -Japandroids, “Young Hearts Spark Fire” Whenever I hear Earthbound’s walking around music, I feel like I’m discovering something. That’s my favorite feeling in video games: the joy of discovery. That’s

I ain't afraid of no Phantasmaburbia

It’s long been my opinion that indie developers should latch onto an obscure but happily received classic and run with its ideas. The indie platformer community has done this with Super Mario Brothers 2 (or Doki Doki Panic) and I’ve

Ness and the Space Invaders

If I was forced to make a list of my favorite games, I wouldn’t pick Earthbound, but I’d really want to. Even after sixteen years, Earthbound is the strangest game in my collection. Even its sequel, the incomparable Mother 3,

Want Earthbound figures? Want a plush Mr. Saturn?

THEN WANT NO MORE! Banpresto, makers of fine Japanese toys and games, are releasing, over the next half year or so, a massive collection of figures and plushies based off of the Mother series of games. No Mother 3, alas,

We Don't Understand Change

Brief life story moment: at present, I’m replaying both Golden Sun games. We’ve just got to the point where we’ve input the password into Golden Sun: The Lost Age. So, I remember these games *very* well, because the first one