Earthbound....

[benderx]

I can't wait for nintendo to re-release this on both ds and wii. considering there is going to a movie. it will end the madness on ebay.

[AmishSamurai]

I can't wait for nintendo to re-release this on both ds and wii. considering there is going to a movie. it will end the madness on ebay.

It's a general consensus that Earthbound will never be re-released ever because of the bajillion copyright issues.

[Czernobog]

I can't wait for nintendo to re-release this on both ds and wii. considering there is going to a movie. it will end the madness on ebay.

It's a general consensus that Earthbound will never be re-released ever because of the bajillion copyright issues.

I always here it's because of the music, but plenty of other early Nintendo console games that have been re-released also had music that are 8 or 16-bit versions of popular copyrighted songs. I've never played Earthbound, are there other copyright issues that come up in the game?

[AmishSamurai]

I can't wait for nintendo to re-release this on both ds and wii. considering there is going to a movie. it will end the madness on ebay.

It's a general consensus that Earthbound will never be re-released ever because of the bajillion copyright issues.

I always here it's because of the music, but plenty of other early Nintendo console games that have been re-released also had music that are 8 or 16-bit versions of popular copyrighted songs. I've never played Earthbound, are there other copyright issues that come up in the game?

The hospitals use the red cross logo, the Runaway Five look a lot like the Blues Brothers (this was revised in the American version), one of the enemies is based on a painting that in itself is under a legal firestorm of who owns it, and a few more things I can't think of that Nintendo would prefer just not dealing with.

[Czernobog]

The hospitals use the red cross logo, the Runaway Five look a lot like the Blues Brothers (this was revised in the American version), one of the enemies is based on a painting that in itself is under a legal firestorm of who owns it, and a few more things I can't think of that Nintendo would prefer just not dealing with.

Oh, wow, that sounds like it is a lot of issues. I guess all we can do is cross our fingers and hope Nintendo at some point believes the advantages outweigh the hassle, but I doubt that will every happen.

[YoshiEgg25]

I can't wait for nintendo to re-release this on both ds and wii. considering there is going to a movie. it will end the madness on ebay.

It's a general consensus that Earthbound will never be re-released ever because of the bajillion copyright issues.

I always here it's because of the music, but plenty of other early Nintendo console games that have been re-released also had music that are 8 or 16-bit versions of popular copyrighted songs. I've never played Earthbound, are there other copyright issues that come up in the game?

http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/02/ea ... al-issues/

When you name an area "Grateful Dead Valley" (from the Japanese version) and have a bunch of Beatles references, it kinda makes it a bit obvious.

[Breetai]

Am I the only person that thinks Earthbound is ridiculously over-rated?

Nope. I also think this. I enjoy it, but other 16-bit RPGs like FFIV, VI, Chrono Trigger, PSIV, Lunar 1 & 2, etc. blow it away in my opinion.

And yes, $450 for a complete Earthbound is a complete joke. $200 for it fully complete is about right. Maybe slightly more, if the US dollar is crap.

[Xeogred]

Haha, guess I'm not alone around here then. I'm not a fan of it at all honestly. And its fanbase is pretty notorious so I'm used to getting shit about it or jokes from friends.

[Ziggy]

Am I the only person that thinks Earthbound is ridiculously over-rated?

Nope. I also think this.

It's not a bad game, but I too think it's over-rated.

[glynnahab]

Am I the only person that thinks Earthbound is ridiculously over-rated?

BOING!

Yeah, you're cool. Whatever!

KAY-O!