The Mother series, and most notably EarthBound on the Super NES and now Wii U Virtual Console, remains a cult favourite for plenty of Nintendo fans. Off the wall and riddled with peculiarities and referential jokes, these games remain a source of inspiration for many.
Fans often bemoan that the series has effectively drawn to a close, with no notable progress on any fresh entries in recent times. Supporters of the series have stepped up, however, and that means that the fan-made Mother 4 is now close to a summer release on PC and Mac. In a sign of generosity and perhaps to try and avoid problems with Nintendo, it's entirely free and has never been crowdfunded. As the official website says - "Mother 4 is made for fans, by fans."
The group has now released the longest trailer yet to show off the upcoming release - it's predictably full of zany moments and peculiar characters, as would be expected. Check it out below and let us know what you think.
[source mother4game.com]
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"Sweet MOTHER of Ness!" That looks pretty awesome! Incredible what fans can achieve
So the combat system is rhythm based..?
@TobiasAmaranth wasn't it rhythm based in mother 3 too? never played it.
Would love a cart version for the gba or ds of this but I guess that will never happen . this type of game I'll never play on my laptop, pity.
Seems pretty good actually and the price is right lol. Might be worth trying in lieu of any other Mother/Earthbound games.
I'm surprised Nintendo has done nothing with the franchise since their constant inclusion in Smash. Let's hope we see a new one released.
seeing this, I really want them to finish it .... but I also want Nintendo to make an official Mother 4 sooo badly ^^"
I have high hopes for this game.
It looks amazingly amazing! Reminds me alot o' EarthBound!
@TobiasAmaranth Mother 3 had rhythm based action commands in the combat. It looks like may have been a bit more refined for this game.
This game looks really interesting. I fear it might be channeling Earthbound/Mother 2 a little too much. Mother 3 was such a fresh experience as a follow up. Going backwards seems like a really fan thing to do.
Why won't Summer get here any faster!?
It's free, so I don't care about it not being a Mother game. IT'S FREE!
Now I will be obliged to play Mother 3 somewhere...
Looks really sharp! I hope I get the chance to play it.
I wish this would JUST COME OUT ALREADY.
'Come on Reggie, give us Mother 4'
I want a true Mother 4 (EarthBound 2), not this fan-made wet dream.
Its to bad that the property owner and these fans couldn't come to some sort of agreement to release this or other fan made games onto home console Shops. It looks good. There are a lot of good fan made games out there. It would be neat to see them get released if a company is not intent on releasing their property. Of course a monetary decision must be made but heck a real good fan made game why not just hire the creators as employees then release the game on whichever console.
Will there be a production Cartridge of it? I'm not handy with emulators
@readyletsgo: I agree. I just picked up an english version of mother 3 for my gba. Can't wait to play it!
This is so exciting! The music sounds really great so far too :3
@Windy Knowing Itoi, he probably would be tickled by the idea, but Nintendo themselves would probably have to give it their blessing. Then again, stranger things have happened.
Waiting since 2010 has never paid off more. This trailer looks incredible. This IS the real Mother 4.
I hope you can donate to the people that created this. This look like something Itoi himself would make if he thought about continuing the Mother series. Because of that I'm really willing to give the developers 30$ or more. My hype gauge have blown up into a million pieces after this trailer.
@Chaozrush21 I'm pretty sure the devs will not accept any donations directed towards completing the game since that would entail them making money off of an intellectual property they do not own, and that is how many of these fan games get C&D'd. That or Ninty gets a wild hair to start perusing google for fan games and throw lawyers at them.
@KnightRider666 did you? A physical copy? Where?
@readyletsgo: I got it on ebay. The seller has a bunch, but ebay won't allow him to sell anymore of them because of copyright issues. He's selling them on amazon now though: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00K96ENRQ/ref=sr_1_1_twi_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1424936346&sr=8-1&keywords=mother+3+gba+english His seller name is Collectorkoopa. I should have it in my hands hopefully by this Saturday. I'll let you know how cool it is when I get it;)
@Windy: Do you have a GBA? You can get Mother 3 in english here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00K96ENRQ/ref=sr_1_1_twi_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1424936346&sr=8-1&keywords=mother+3+gba+english
@Gorlokk It's not a real Mother game if it wasn't made by the same creator.
@KnightRider666 thanks man! Yup I have a gba sp and micro and a ds. Just had a look on amazon.co. uk there, 2 copies, just bought one and worked out to €28 including post.
Now it says it's new but I have a feeling it won't come in the ds box and be second hand but yippy, I get to play Mother 3 real soon too!😊
@readyletsgo: Awesome. I doubt it will be be brand new sealed in a box with instructions, but I'm sure it will be mint cart only though;) I've never played Mother 3, but I'm sure it will be great. I'm just waiting for Mother 1+2 to be both fully translated. I've seen copies that have Mother 1 fully translated, and only parts of Mother 2 translated.
@LavaTwilight we won't
Wow no C&D order yet? I still think they should change the name. Nothing wrong with a fan work but don't pretend that it is a part of the original.
https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/other_gaming/mother_4_fan_game_coming_winter_2014?start=20
yer welcome nl
Okay, this does look cool. I try to avoid fan-projects no matter what the quality, but this might be too hard to resist...
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