"Games are fun! What happened to you?" Is funny but a genuinely heartbreaking line...

@wisemankugelmemicus1701

3 жыл бұрын

@@thunderangelinfinity6865 uhh A: he obviously has B: you completely missed the point of his comment

@WillCrafton

3 жыл бұрын

titaniumvolthornet2000 you must work for LJN

@ShinK_319

3 жыл бұрын

Young Nerd: "Games are fun! What happened to you?" Nerd: "E.T. and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde happened..."

@ratriri7947

3 жыл бұрын

as soon as i read this comment young Nerd said that exact quote

@_timetravels4528

3 жыл бұрын

''Oh, you're busy''

“YOUR MOM HAS AN OVERSIZED BOX!” Ok, that line was perfect.

@nixomega8056

4 жыл бұрын

10:07 I almost died

@TheY2AProblem

4 жыл бұрын

🤭

@NuclearAngel570

4 жыл бұрын

It's full of adoption papers

@JohnLucPicard98

4 жыл бұрын

Pistachio God I lost my shit

@pingu4938

4 жыл бұрын

My mom is dead.

This is the absolute best endorsement of Earthbound there is

@thatwritinggeek

Жыл бұрын

Never thought you would be here!

@cuagg1

Жыл бұрын

i just saw you on the last video i watched lol

@dirtytacos89

Жыл бұрын

I’m so surprised you haven’t commented sooner. Y’all both have such a passion that’s admirable and well articulated. Thank you for your content snesdrunk.

@charris1200

Жыл бұрын

yooo snesdrunk :o. Seriously this is my favorite AVGN video

@Dominicn123

Жыл бұрын

@@charris1200 lol me too I keep coming back to rewatch this a lot 😂

I played this when I was a teenager and never really understood younger ness meeting older ness. I’m 45 now and midway through this video, I stopped what I was doing and played ball with my 2 year old and we laughed so much. That moment was irreplaceable.

@z64gionnoryu

2 жыл бұрын

You’re a great dad

@mmm-et2vf

2 жыл бұрын

🍪

@PantyLunatic

2 жыл бұрын

Wholesome af.

@ShaDHP23

2 жыл бұрын

That's honestly really heroic. Not exaggerating at all.

@b4ssfunk3d

Жыл бұрын

I have a 1 year old son and I feel the same way seeing him

He turned himself into a dungeon. Funniest shit ive ever seen

@bagofporkchips8882

4 жыл бұрын

I'M DUNGEON MANN

@muufle

4 жыл бұрын

I'M DUNGEON RICK MORTY

@ttherexy1469

4 жыл бұрын

777

@zalshorock

4 жыл бұрын

Hello SCP-1471

@Momba121

4 жыл бұрын

666 like 😎

imagine going to a hospital and walking up to a nurse and tell them “hey uhm, my friends died how much do i need to revive them?”

@fuziontonygaming

4 жыл бұрын

Just $200

@las4gna84

3 жыл бұрын

@@fuziontonygaming and don't forget, *individually*

@marksuckinbeard1419

3 жыл бұрын

Let's dare angry game nerd to go to a hospital and ask how much to revive his friends

@las4gna84

3 жыл бұрын

@@marksuckinbeard1419 🎵He's the crazy hospital nerd🎵

@reginahaxley2659

3 жыл бұрын

666th like.

“YOUR MOM HAS AN OVERSIZED BOX!!!” is too underrated of an avgn joke

@nig3ldoug1as63

Жыл бұрын

I didn't even know it was *rated*

@timmitny6310

11 ай бұрын

For anyone wondering, 10:07. There ya go.

@1100GamesStudio

11 ай бұрын

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@AttainTheGrain

10 ай бұрын

Heard it right as I read this

@its_unbearable

9 ай бұрын

@@toptiergod7482your mom has an oversized box

Graphically the game looks great. It holds up beautifully after 28 years. One of the best games on the SNES.

@kylem1112

2 жыл бұрын

You can really see how similar is to Pokemon, as the development team I'm pretty sure is closely affiliated.

@The1ReviewBoard

2 жыл бұрын

@@kylem1112 wouldn’t be surprised.

@bergfruehling

Жыл бұрын

All of the SNES stuff aged better than N64 or PS1 :D

@jasongrote9114

Жыл бұрын

@@kylem1112 ape inc the company for the mother games also made a lot of the poke'mon games.

@nunyabidness3429

Жыл бұрын

@@bergfruehling debatable. If you consider snes an art style but consider n64/psx as attempting "realistic graphics" then you are right. But if you consider all three consoles as an art style of the times, they all hold up pretty well in that regard.

As a kid I liked the photo guy for some reason. It was like a nice surprise and seeing all the photos at the end credit made me feel all kinds of emotions.

@stripedrajang3571

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Well said.

@21muhammadikram82

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what do you think to you when you fight giygas....

@stripedrajang3571

3 жыл бұрын

@@21muhammadikram82, it was "creepy" and "weird" lol.

@wumpus976

3 жыл бұрын

To me he’s just the main example of Earthbound’s humor. Just from out of the sky a man descends and stops everything, tells you to say “Fuzzy Pickles” and leaves back up into the sky.

@timmyp6297

3 жыл бұрын

His pictures compared to the end are accurately displayed too when the credits roll for the most part. If you miss a pic it wont be there. SOME of the photos maintain the entire context of the picture so if a character is facing the wrong way he or she would be at the end.

Don't be afraid to do more "positive" nerd episodes James, as this was one of the best ones you have ever done!

@kevper0918

6 жыл бұрын

Nah. It was a great one. But don’t really feel like hearing about bits and pieces from a game rather then a game that’s actually shit.

@supercellonova

6 жыл бұрын

He wouldn't be the ANGRY video game nerd anymore.

@Karanthaneos

5 жыл бұрын

He could still be angry at the little stuff that taints a master piece. I think once in a while, reviewing a good game like when he did with Super Mario 3, it is a really nice change of pace and it would give him more material and stuff to work with.

@Sheridan2LT

5 жыл бұрын

lol k weirdo

@Sheridan2LT

5 жыл бұрын

@@Karanthaneos well yeah every nerd online does that LOL

Earthbound seems to be a game that's really a reflection of the youths of the programmers who pieced it together, along with their fears and memories. This in turn is a shared memory in their own way for the others who have played it by making them reflect on their own lives now that they are older.

Giygas is actually an alien. According to mother 1 you see him as an alien. Only issue is that he is named differently in both mother 1 and mother 2. The story indicates that Giygas was raised by a human couple named maria and george. While maria sang to the baby giygas as if she was its mother, George secretly studied the ailen technology. Learning about PSI. After george escaped, Giygas swore revenge and started conquering multiple planets. Eventually he got so powerful that his body literally couldn’t hold it all and he became the embodiment of pure evil, Unable to think rationally anymore.

Earthbound is a combination of all of those dreams we had where random shit happens and often don't make sense that is somehow we barely remember parts of.

Earthbound's rated K-A because it makes children into adults.

@bruhmoment-yr4fn

5 жыл бұрын

Okay, that was pretty good

@DaEdsta

5 жыл бұрын

I think E for everyone has that covered.

@LY45972

5 жыл бұрын

I imagine a kids parents at the gigyas battle being like Be a MaN bOi

@xXSpongeBroBrownPantzXx

5 жыл бұрын

Slaanash ahah!

@negin9664

5 жыл бұрын

Slaanash xD

I’ve always liked to think of Earthbound as a metaphor…or maybe just literally growing up. Giygus is just a metaphor for losing your innocence. The game just makes me feel like a kid again and I love it

@1100GamesStudio

11 ай бұрын

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@ObviousTrollFrom2007

6 ай бұрын

And as an adult, you realize how "down to earth" the world truly is. For the better, AND the worst. Almost like you were born again.

@ghostgoji9532

4 ай бұрын

TBH, the Giygas as a metaphor of losing innocence makes sense behind Earthbounds Giygas.

@MMSkittles-zw7zn

2 ай бұрын

I agree. As someone who played Earthbound when I was 8, I didn’t understand it but as a 16 year old, I now understand that Earthbound is about growing up and childhood in general

It should be noted that Giygas's "demonic appearance," when turned upside down, looks suspiciously similar to Giegue, from EarthBound Zero (aka EarthBound beginnings, and Mother 1), which leads many to suspect both of them to be the same being. Edit: this line of thinking, as I have learned, is canonically accurate, as Mother 2's subtitle is "Giegue Strikes Back!"

@CrashMcCloudX29

2 жыл бұрын

This just blew my mind. I went back and looked at it. That's exactly what it is!

@AMIR-xo1cq

Жыл бұрын

Giygas is giegue who obtained infinite power and who got lost in pain hatred and sadness from marias death

@trashbird8526

Ай бұрын

The final boss of both Mother 1 and 2 is called the same in the Japanese originals: ギーグ (GiiGu), so it's just due to ambiguous translation that the names are different in the English versions.

"It's one of those.." That wasn't AVGN, that was James pure James

@theprezydent6250

4 жыл бұрын

What are the other ones

@TokuNorth

4 жыл бұрын

@@theprezydent6250 No one knows

@AIM0STHERE

4 жыл бұрын

Megaman x3 snes

@toecheese9935

4 жыл бұрын

read more

@kravenraven3986

4 жыл бұрын

@@theprezydent6250 Suikoden II on PS1

James, there is a reason why the Photo Guy appears.... He's actually a time traveller that was hired by Ness as a grown up to record his adventure because Ness forgot to do it himself and was forgetting details. Problem is that the game itself doesn't actually say it.

@porkynator1685

5 жыл бұрын

Is this canon?

@BrokenSaintX

5 жыл бұрын

Wow that sounds awesome.

@frenchiestfry7458

5 жыл бұрын

@@porkynator1685 this was stated by shigisato itoi when asked where the photo man came from.

@theluigifan1

5 жыл бұрын

You can thank Chuggaaconroy’s second playthrough of the game for making this well-known to more people.

@hau6886

5 жыл бұрын

Porkynator Yes as if you remember Buzz Buzz says that he is from 10 years in the future and in the future, there is time travel which explains why Buzz Buzz and the Photograph Man got to 199X

My cousin Jonathan passed away a little over a year ago, and one of my great gaming memories is playing Earthbound with him. Earthbound and FFXI were 2 games that I really only could share with him IRL.

@bigchungus6223

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss, but happy to hear that you could share those memories. That's what makes it all worth it.

@piplupfan5106

Жыл бұрын

@@bigchungus6223 Thank you Mr. Chungus. You are very kind.

@nkfics4311

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss. My condolences. :(

@zero1991

Жыл бұрын

FFXI in it's prime was some of the best online gaming ever created. I'll never forget those days.

@kevinkingslayer2450

Жыл бұрын

Stay strong my guy....✌👍

Ness' Dad somehow managing to call him while Ness was literally unconscious and exploring his own mind destroys me 😂

Earthbound has the only “Dad” that cares.

@romania5106

3 жыл бұрын

Hey my dad cares....my step dad but that still counter

@alejandromedrano6366

3 жыл бұрын

Well, flint kinda cared until...stuff happened

@chedaki

3 жыл бұрын

Better than the Pokémon dads

@chavesa5

3 жыл бұрын

I hate that on a relative curve you're right

@mariojudahsdad7333

3 жыл бұрын

Not for me

"If God had a favorite game, it might be EarthBound." I can't think of a more flattering compliment for a beloved game, from a beloved nerd.

@jamesduncan6729

4 жыл бұрын

I so agree, I thought it was a beautiful compliment ❤️

@tyk6535

4 жыл бұрын

Heh I spy a chuggaconroy lets play on the search tab lol

@fuziontonygaming

4 жыл бұрын

God looks down from Heaven nodding to this.

@Shelbsei

4 жыл бұрын

EverDownward what about MINECRAFT?

@IAm-zo1bo

4 жыл бұрын

@@Shelbsei EARTHBOUND

I’ve probably played this game 4-5 times it’s always a treat

Жыл бұрын

I played on SNES mini 4 years before, and all i can say is awesome game

@justkon1789

Жыл бұрын

@@cat_bound over the span of maybe 6 or 7 years haha, gotta get into the mindset lol

@1100GamesStudio

11 ай бұрын

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@Catswithouthats123

10 ай бұрын

I’m playing it! I would like to have tips on it! (I’m at the part where I need to save apple kid under stone henge (I think)

@user-vr8gb9mt3x

10 ай бұрын

​@@justkon1789This game is adicting and when you beat it you just feel like you wanna do it again and it's amazing (except the monkey maze), I've like beat this game 10 times and currently on a new playthrough! But this was a span of 1 and a half years... Glad to share the same experience with someone else!

27:40 Replaying Earthbound and realized that one of the things your mom can say to you over the phone is "you just keep on truckin'!" I wonder if it was a coincidence or intentional by AVGN now, because that would be some pretty high level detail

1995 rating: K-A Todays rating (according to the 3DS eShop virtual console): T i can see why

@klodinkediloni762

5 жыл бұрын

👍

@Carcosahead

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t get it.

@NeoGio87

5 жыл бұрын

Giygas

@angelzavala2254

5 жыл бұрын

Blue KKK

@Shane-el7wy

5 жыл бұрын

@@Carcosahead you follow a prostitute into a hotel room

“You don’t just tell me about a Creature from a Vegetable soup AND LEAVE ME HANGIN HERE” -Avgn 2018

@redrasegarden

2 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna be thinking about that for MONTHS!!!!!

33:25 all of this makes sense, seeing as how the series’ original title is literally “Mother”

@maxpower4868

Ай бұрын

The abortion theory is half true. You're not going inside Ness's mother to abort the baby. You're going inside her in the past to rid Giygas's evil inside the fetus of Ness.

I love this game. It's consistently weird and fun. I even love how they made it a challenge to teleport. Somehow it got my full attention with all the choices on the Mini SNES.

“You cannot grasp the true form of Giygas’ attack.” That is such a cool concept to me for an enemy. Just unfathomable.

@itsjohfy

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget "What did Porky do?!" from MOTHER 3 as well. Basically the simplified version of "You cannot grasp the true form of Giygas' attack"

@gardenosorno1951

10 ай бұрын

That its the same text in Mother 1 for Gyigue

All those dad interruptions were to keep those Japanese kids from playing for 30 hours straight and dying of dehydration. Like they are wont to do.

@r3wcifer

4 жыл бұрын

And the 3 min waterfall thing was pretty much the game saying "hey dummy, ya gotta learn to stop and enjoy the scenery!"

@Novasky2007

4 жыл бұрын

Subliminal pee break induced

@nicholsjoshua15

4 жыл бұрын

Just like Snake standing there smoking a cigarette (a Lucky Strike), so you can have a little while to go to the bathroom; get a drink; have a snack; or just walk around.

I watched this when it came out, but I finally had a chance to play Earthbound on Switch so I had to come back and watch it again. What a weird yet charming game

One of the undisputed classics of AVGN. An absolutely perfect review showing all of earthbound's quirks and flaws. Also loved the Metallica reference at 21:25

@1100GamesStudio

11 ай бұрын

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"If God had a favorite game, it might be Earthbound." Well, you do have to pray to win.

@DjAtmaWeapon

6 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHA

@BrickBuster2552

6 жыл бұрын

Incidentally, that's also how lootboxes work.

@nicholasfoxwell1505

6 жыл бұрын

Paula has to pray and Giygas make odd comments like it hurts

Earthbound had some real bad marketing that didn't do the game justice

@EdwardGutierrez90

4 жыл бұрын

true, I didnt know about NES till Super Smash Bros featured him :/

@mosshivenetwork117

4 жыл бұрын

+Nintendoad your profile picture is scary.

@cheesybrosgaming2167

4 жыл бұрын

Tierrez you spelled Ness wrong

@Frank_144

4 жыл бұрын

@@mosshivenetwork117 nah, it's cute

@mosshivenetwork117

4 жыл бұрын

+Frank 144 whenever I see someone with an anime girl (etc.) as their profile picture I tell them it's scary.

This review was honestly one of, if not, the coolest AVGN review ever.

@zeldamenefee5008

Ай бұрын

Imagine if he did a video on Mother 3

@cyandeoidre2375

11 күн бұрын

Agree

I just finished the game last night. This was possibly one of the greatest video game experiences I have ever had, and I'm in my 30's. I cried, laughed, and found myself transformed; it's a masterpiece. Thanks James. I have been watching you since 2008, and this video is by all means my favorite. When depressed, watching this 40 min video always helps. Love you, man.

@pouncerminned863

Жыл бұрын

This is such a great game.

@sleepytreeguy

Жыл бұрын

@@pouncerminned863 it so is. I even got a tattoo of a Ness after it!

@lukemix6463

5 ай бұрын

You cried? Really?

@BareBandSubscription

5 ай бұрын

@@lukemix6463 There are some really sincere moments of earnestness and heart in the game that I could see moving someone to tears, but not like in a sad way. By the end of it, you really feel like you’ve been on a personal journey, and the game itself just showers you with love and encouragement in a way I’ve never seen before. It’s a pretty special game, honestly.

I remember back in 2010, all I wanted was for avgn to go a ep on earthbound. I'd say this was worth the wait honestly

@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering that back in 2015 that what if AVGN reviewed a mother/earthbound game

@thomasedwardharrison2879

2 жыл бұрын

Now let's wait for Mother 3

@laboon344

2 жыл бұрын

do*

@amongredacted653

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasedwardharrison2879 mother 3 fixed all the problems from earthbound soooo

@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398

2 жыл бұрын

Really worth it. :)

"You gotta be insane to come up with this." Or Japanese.

@disturbedrenegade9815

5 жыл бұрын

Actually you have to be Japanese to come up with this and actually make it work

@TooFurious4

5 жыл бұрын

Or on LSD

@josf1045

5 жыл бұрын

same thing

@Ironhold_Watch

5 жыл бұрын

Desu!

@Ale_LSH

5 жыл бұрын

Disturbed Renegade Grant Morrison disagrees.

My favorite episodes are when he reviews well-known and beloved games such as Earthbound and give it the "tough love" treatment. He really likes the fun and gives them a very detailed look but he will significantly highlight the overlooked or apparent flaws with the game. I would to see more formats like this in the future.

All those little nuances are what make the game so charming to me. It was my favorite game growing up and still my favorite game to this day. I've played it all the way through at least 25 times.

seriously was not expecting the nerd to give such a deep theory/perspective on the final boss that i never even considered. great episode

@lextavactchi

3 жыл бұрын

Same tbh it makes some amount of sense too

@sinajakelic

3 жыл бұрын

well it IS called Mother...

@5849_Nearl

Жыл бұрын

The theory that he made about Ness being reincarnated from Giygas can possibly be true.

*Nintendo Power:* You should totally play Dr.Jekyll & Mr.Hyde. it's a great game with a lot of interesting gameplay and story. *Nintendo Power:* Yo that Earthbound game? It stinks. Like vomit.

@ripleyjlawman.3162

5 жыл бұрын

Kaan Dagdas That’s part of the advertising campaign.

@akeyrtainment8507

5 жыл бұрын

You don't have to always trust the advertisements.

@tomjackson1370

5 жыл бұрын

DOES NOT COMPUTE!!!!

@godchi1dvonsteuben770

5 жыл бұрын

Lol...

@dionwoollaston5717

5 жыл бұрын

Akeyrtainment that's why I watch walkthroughs of games before buying them like the youtuber radbrad

I believe I know the main message of Earthbound, that being, patience.

I remember buying Earthbound while it was on sale at my local Kmart. I bought it because I was looking for another RPG for my Super Nintendo after finishing Ogre Battle and Chrono Trigger. Amazing game with a beautiful soundtrack. I dare say it’s the best Super Nintendo game in my opinion right next to Chrono Trigger and Super Metroid.

24:32 I'm surprised nobody mentioned the fact that his dad called him while he was dreaming in Magicant and continues on as if it was just a normal thing.

@evanmed301

5 жыл бұрын

stmfolkblues I was playing the game like wtf this doesn’t make sense

@XAntohax

5 жыл бұрын

It's because his father is supernatural entity too.

@dodgechallenger2116

4 жыл бұрын

That was pretty fuckin funny

@smartstuf1026

4 жыл бұрын

Called him to many times, now he’s literally in his head

@whattheactualfreak2410

4 жыл бұрын

stmfolkblues ayyyy yume nikki pfp?

"Your mom has an oversized box!" Is my favorite AVGN quote

In the final area, you can stay alive by having Poo "mirror" the atomic bot. Defend with all people except Poo, and he'll regularly replenish HP to max for all your characters.

I rented this game back in the day on a whim from the box art and became hooked. Never beat it m, but was always drawn to how deep it was. It used to annoy me that you would get hot in the desert and could die just walking around, but also a cool mechanic I never experienced before as a kid. Love this game.

Fun fact: the running teleport responds to controller input. This can be done to pull it off on an elbowed path, or to perform it diagonally.

@Dribin

4 жыл бұрын

Oh shit too bad the nerd didn't know that

@Someone-sb1xe

3 жыл бұрын

Yep I tried it and it worked. It also works with the circling teleportation. If you move it moves you to that input.

@trueblueryu5713

3 жыл бұрын

Still doesn’t give a whole lot of leeway. Don’t hit the button at the right time and you wasted your PP anyway.

@aeho7496

3 жыл бұрын

@@trueblueryu5713 "wasted your PP anyway." It's 03:35 in the morning and I think this is funny.

@looeegy

3 жыл бұрын

Also, how didn't he know that poo could teleport in a circle all along

wow this episodes already 2 years old, crazy cuz it feels like it just came out. such a good avgn episode

@VanessaMagick

3 жыл бұрын

It's the best AVGN to date and it's the last AVGN James himself made.

@thatonedinosaur6939

3 жыл бұрын

What what? Now I'm confused...

@ben_retzer

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@MagicMaster667

3 жыл бұрын

I still feel like some of the 2015 - '16 episodes just came out...

@Emerald29

3 жыл бұрын

Ye

Ive been watching you since i was a kid in 2007 and I think this is your magnum opus. Its not an angry review but its such a great love letter to earthbound and makes me want to play it again. Few reviews, positive or negative, actively make me want to pick a game up. Thanks for making it, and im sure im going to come back and watch it again for many years to come.

I love how he tried to act angry at the magazine. But you could tell he was gently setting it down to not ruin it lol

I have to confess, this is probably the best AVGN episode ever, it's a masterpiece. Started off as a funny episode, then ended up being quite philosophical and emotional. A true masterpiece. Thank you nerd.

@sinar212

6 жыл бұрын

VERY well said!

@Xxrooster138

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed

And most fans say James Rolfe doesn't work as hard because his AVGN videos don't come out as much as they used to ? Just read the information in the description box under the video, the fact that he spent the last 6 months making this whole thing that you're seeing right now, speaks for itself.

@ThisThingEaten

6 жыл бұрын

Quality over quantity, I always say.

@jbfarley

6 жыл бұрын

No, most fans don't say that at all. Don't use dumbasses on KZread as a metric, an overwhelming majority are smart enough to not get upset

@tysonthewolfe93

6 жыл бұрын

180MPH Slap in the Face Anyone

@T1k3mys0n

6 жыл бұрын

Agree, it's a good one, and while watching it I thought he played this game a lot since he can say a lot about the game and pointed them out in the vid, but turns out he never plays the game before, that shows the many hours spent on it

@ryan-levy

6 жыл бұрын

The Polybius video also counted as being a great one that took a while too.

Earthbound is easily one of the best games that I have ever played from start to finish. It took me about 50 hours to complete because I did a lot of level grinding. And I didn't get the "Sword of Kings."

@benjaminnanney1446

Жыл бұрын

Six months and six hours later I got the sword.

The happy town music is such a thing, which makes evil hiding in Kakariko Village so haunting and memorable.

In a perfect world, Studio Ghibli would make a Earthbound movie

@zombienyuszi

3 жыл бұрын

They made an Earthsea, that's close enough.

@W.2026

3 жыл бұрын

This game definitely looks like something ghibli would make

@goofybutserious4807

3 жыл бұрын

I can also imagine a live action Earthbound movie made in the 90s but not sh*tty like the Mario movie. More like Rocky or the Lord of the Rings with it's multiple parts and well done.

@genericname2747

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine a Studio Ghibli Giygas.

@guerricdeveauxv.h4261

3 жыл бұрын

YES

Fuck, i spoiled myself the intirety of a game I started to play a week ago, which came out 26 years ago because of a 2 year old video, I'm such a fool...

@StarmenRock

3 жыл бұрын

Just play mother 3 blind then

@dixinmayas938

3 жыл бұрын

@@StarmenRock fair enough

@KaibaSeto.

3 жыл бұрын

@@dixinmayas938 Tell me that you also spoiled that one,it'd be hilarious

I remember someone saying Giygas used to be Giegue from Mother 1 but Giegue became too evil to the point where he lost his physical form

@Roiq978

24 күн бұрын

Its canon

@Skeletone56

23 күн бұрын

​@@Roiq978let's go

I am so jealous of your near-mint Nintendo Power collection. I spilled cereal milk on so many of mine while growing up in the 80’s and eventually had to throw them all out.

In that case, you might really like Mother 3 considering all of the flaws you pointed out in this video are basically non-existent in that game. On top of that, Mother 3 has a phenomenal story and more emphasis on character development. If EarthBound freaked you out or weirded you out, then Mother 3 will make you cry. EarthBound is all about fighting against the things that are preventing you from moving forward, and Mother 3 is about letting go of all the things tying you back.

@Dribin

4 жыл бұрын

How can I play mother 3 in English

@MartletBestGirl

4 жыл бұрын

YouTubular to bad you need a good translator

@SnowVGMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Dribin download the English translated version rom or patch the translation to the game.

@aeho7496

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dribin download a English rom

@reubenc0039

3 жыл бұрын

Buy an English GBA cartridge! You can find them easily online, I’ve had one for years now and it goes everywhere with me haha

Its kinda funny to see James actually enjoying a game for once. A breath of fresh air, just like Earthbound was for RPGs. I dig it.

@SilentRealm6677

2 жыл бұрын

I have alternative version of earthbound on my 3ds instead of saying war against gygas it says gygas strikes back because of consistency improvement

@chadryan9900

Жыл бұрын

No he still complains about it.

@davidturcotte831

Жыл бұрын

The game Nintendo Power said stinks was a breath of fresh air.

@Rgoid

Жыл бұрын

You call THAT enjoying?

@mightymoth777

Жыл бұрын

@@Rgoid he said he likes the game though??

6:09 i have played earthbound countless times, and even though at this point im starting to remember which npc says which dialogue and stuff like that, i like to talk to every npc i see because of this, i never get tired if Earthbound's dialogue

25:00 lol pause it

Replaying the game as an adult, I realized the dad phone calls in EarthBound are just like the dad phone calls in real life. He knows you're calling because you just need one minor thing, but you still need to visit on the phone for a minute to let him know you're doing alright.

@titmaus7732

5 жыл бұрын

Ethan Copeland I felt it like he had absent father

@reservoirfrogs2177

5 жыл бұрын

But why put awkward family conversations as the save system?

@dr.octagon1303

5 жыл бұрын

Ku Ku Klock to make it awkward

@pancakethewaffle3054

5 жыл бұрын

✌ yeah just like real life

One of the best episodes ever.

@davidalvaradoda

5 жыл бұрын

@@efrenaguayo4109 what the fuck are you talking about?

@dnj79

5 жыл бұрын

@@davidalvaradoda Too many Earthbound snatch and sniff cards have been sniffed

@mylifeismylife5056

5 жыл бұрын

the Pepsi man episode is great too

@pxza

5 жыл бұрын

@@efrenaguayo4109 what the hell are you even saying?

@edbartlett4455

5 жыл бұрын

I definitely agree with you

The arm and leg reference about one by metallica was epic dude. 😂

38:14 the fraction of a second of dead silent and the screen freezes, that personally made me feel very uncomfortable

"Your MOM has an oversized box!!!" ROFL! Perfect delivery James.

@Whistler112

3 жыл бұрын

This is my favourite line in the entire series.

@yamman225

3 жыл бұрын

What does rofl mean

@eren7350

3 жыл бұрын

@@yamman225 rofl

@PrintOmnivore20

3 жыл бұрын

@@yamman225 rolling off for lucas

@raxid09

3 жыл бұрын

@@yamman225 no he just misspelled Rolf with rofl

10 years from now, this video will age like a fine wine.

@fishseason101

4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@fishseason101

4 жыл бұрын

That's what games will trend to be

@PoochieCollins

4 жыл бұрын

Following.

@doom5895

4 жыл бұрын

like the previous avgn episodes

@mrmeek5421

4 жыл бұрын

You deserve my applaud

One of the best games on SNES and one of the best games ever in general. I actually liked the marketing of this game. I remember seeing the scratch and sniff advertisements in my EGM magazines and wanting this game lol. It was also the only game I can remember that actually gave you the entire strategy book with the game.

Fun fact:in the teleport l you can move your characters you don't need to go in a one direction you can just move like in the teleport ll

I love this game because it taught me back then about how to spend your money appropriately. I lost 20k on Summers hospital only to realize that its only $50 to revive your friends on Onett and teleportation only costs 2PP and a bit of my patience. Truly a life changing experience. It still hurts but it does drill in the point.

@lenderzconstable

Жыл бұрын

There was one of the later levels that had an area in the corner on the map but I never found out how to get there.

@Sodium_Slug

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't you revive them with healing at thar point? Maybe it was later on in the game but it definitely was the best option.

@1100GamesStudio

11 ай бұрын

Official Invitation To LOST|DREAMS Community! We Are Looking For Mother Series Fans To Help Us To Develop A Truly Amazing Mother 1 Spiritual Successor Thanks To Your Valuable Insight On Our Project Game LOST|DREAMS Weekly Updates! Thank you so much for your attention!

I now want a psychological horror AVGN game because of this

@jendouglas9781

8 ай бұрын

We already got one. The polybius episode.

@LeftyCrankmann

8 ай бұрын

@@jendouglas9781 game, not episode

I genuinely think this is the final episode of the Angry Video Game Nerd for me. This is the 'Jumping the Shark'-one. It never got any better beyond this one.

the dad constantly asking if you want to take a break is the developers way of trying to teach kids to take a break and go do something else, like go outside

@mjc0961

6 жыл бұрын

Magna Ryuu Doesn't matter, it's still obnoxious bullshit when you're just trying to enjoy a game.

@ArcRay20

6 жыл бұрын

and 20-ish years later all the newer Nintendo games added in "take a break" reminders.

@MtiClkewlla0

6 жыл бұрын

kekekeke

@animatedawesome5550

6 жыл бұрын

They may do it due to a lawsuit they got.

@TinNovaKiin

6 жыл бұрын

TehFreakPlays EVERYTHING'S LINKED

fav AVGN episode ever

@judeterry8579

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chad Pennington

@alw5431

3 жыл бұрын

same here

@DigitalFulcrum

3 жыл бұрын

It really is nice for AVGN to a much deeper in depth review on a game instead of him saying he can't finish a game, uses cheat codes, still can't win and give.

@alw5431

3 жыл бұрын

@@DigitalFulcrum Really fitting for a great game

@enraile

3 жыл бұрын

This one is fantastic, I’m pretty partial to The Wizard / Super Mario Bros 3 one!

This is what Undertale wishes it could be

cool man this was awesome! never watched a video game review before but the way you kinda went from goofy to being more serious at the end to really drive home the depth of the game was cool

"abortion exorcism" that in itself, if done and handled the right way, could be a grotesque but brilliant film idea.

@fuziontonygaming

4 жыл бұрын

And time travel

@spookymulder945

3 жыл бұрын

Found the name to my new metal band!

@patrickduffin7912

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like that could apply to a Rosemary's baby sequel, ya know?

@SaltyEike

3 жыл бұрын

Silent Hill 3 (the ps1 game)

@parker-boy98

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

That's the thing about Earthbound: some of those fights are in tents.

@raml3thal

3 жыл бұрын

hehehehe in tents hehehehe

@mikekazz5353

3 жыл бұрын

Or is a tent.

@RobertSeeJen

3 жыл бұрын

Bomp womp! Lol

@aionicthunder

3 жыл бұрын

Or you have a tent play music for you by playing sound effects in rhythm. Or teleport you to a cafe. Or qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq

Been playing Earthbound since it came out in the 90s, it's always been my favorite rpg. As a teenager back then, the ending blew my mind.

Fun fact Toby Fox took inspiration from Earthbound and Mother 3 when creating Undertale and Deltarune

Good to see the Big Rigs commercial guy again.

@djcrossdown5928

5 жыл бұрын

Mint sauce is that smell

@tobiramasenju627

5 жыл бұрын

Ikr he's always winner

This episode felt like an adventure!

@archangelsupreme4963

6 жыл бұрын

Kick ass and take names nerd!

@EviePontecorvo

6 жыл бұрын

Nick Clark Right? I laughed, I cried, I think I came a little bit.

@SammeLagom

6 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite episodes.

@xFATMAN192x

6 жыл бұрын

This episode WAS an adventure!

@Tvalentino01

6 жыл бұрын

certaintly

This episode honestly deserves an award

8:29 My best achievement is being in a AVGN video

@favoritemustard3542

Жыл бұрын

👋⛽

Fun fact: the names MILLY, LILLY, BOB and OLIV were chosen by James' oldest daughter.

@superspectacularstubby

5 жыл бұрын

How do you know? Did you check the AVGN wiki? That's pretty interesting.

@srbarkerchan

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, I read it on the episode's IMdB page.

@superspectacularstubby

5 жыл бұрын

@@srbarkerchan thanks.

@jbfarley

5 жыл бұрын

@@superspectacularstubby it's also right in the description of the video and he has said it before on camera, just saying

@superspectacularstubby

5 жыл бұрын

@@jbfarley Do you really expect me to read all that?

I'm watching this while waiting at the waterfall

@PabloM02

4 жыл бұрын

Nice avatar

@Procastinado

4 жыл бұрын

Me in happy happy town bcaus idm how to pass xD

@nakamanga5412

4 жыл бұрын

Same here

@LemonyPep

4 жыл бұрын

@@Procastinado Walk into EVERY HOUSE. You'll find a cult room. Wait, I'm a month late fuuuHUUUU-

@flippy101mph9

4 жыл бұрын

What water fall undertale

"Your mom has an over sized box" remains one of the best insults in human history

21:00 moral: do not say yes to any of these questions

Undertale would never exist without this game. The developers had a problem, their development is very slow which could take 2 years. But then satoro iwata saved the day by helping the developers make the game for just six months. Iwata is a Nintendo legend

@andrewlaporte5477

4 жыл бұрын

And he took Masahiro Sakurai under his wing, who himself became a gaming legend with his hands in multiple franchises, who in turn MIGHT have become colleagues with Toby Fox, another genius who made Undertale! It's like One for All but in C++!

@solidsnack352

4 жыл бұрын

I wanna say bullshit but I can't disagree with this statement. An RPG that breaks all the norms. But I still wanna say that Undertale is still pretty original. It's just a phenomenon along with Cuphead. Originality with a hint of familiarity.

@chorles3770

4 жыл бұрын

@@solidsnack352 it is an insanely original game, but their are some major links between the two. Like how Toby Fox did work on the Mother 3 translation

@gleepot

4 жыл бұрын

What would the furries of the world do without Undertale

@ohmygahdbilly

4 жыл бұрын

@@chorles3770 and that one time he made a bad rom hack with swears for Earthbound.

“If God had a favourite video game, it might be Earthbound” Hello new favourite AVGN quote

This video was recommended to me by KZread 4 years ago.. I never heard of AVGN. now I have probably watched this entire series probably 4 or 5 times by now..

I keep coming back to this video. It's such a beautiful episode.

AVGN dropped a masterpiece this time

@bostoncook3405

3 жыл бұрын

I 100% Agree. All Of His Negative Thoughts Didn’t Really Bother Me So it Was Like The Perfect Game For Me

@jamesCondon6

3 жыл бұрын

as he does always

@faketoddhoward7280

3 жыл бұрын

As always

@kylem1112

2 жыл бұрын

This is one of those games where i think the story line and experience, is more paramount to the gameplay itself.

I know you’re the Angry Video Game Nerd but I really enjoy the reviews of actual good games like this one.

I love when james brings in characters and references from his other episodes and shows. It makes it like a huge Cinemassicre multiverse. There should be an episode about that, i think lol.

I am playing EarthBound on the SNES Classic Edition too and you are the best legend Nerd. 👍

‘Ness rides a Nessie-type creature on your SNES’ *INCEPTION AT IT’S FINEST*