S4E06: Earthbound -or- Stranger Things? I hardly know her
Taylor Bartle from the Wild Mouse podcast is joining the party and taking a ride through the world of the legendary RPG EarthBound (SNES, 1994 and Mother2 in Japan) with Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!
In this episode, we talk about some of the best examples of gamifying theme park rides, how EarthBound’s Onett borrows Los Angeles Superior Court’s Spring Street Courthouse as a police station, and the confusion of first being introduced to Ness in Super Smash Bros for the Nintendo 64. We’ll also go over the massive 135 page player’s guide that was produced instead of a manual, how pricey this game was to get hold of for years, and Mike and Taylor will go head-to-head trying to get to the truth of EarthBound in Mother Myth-Busters.
Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!
Game on, everyone.
(0:00) Intro
(1:20) Welcoming Taylor from the Wild Mouse podcast
(6:42) EarthBound
(13:54) Mini-Game Minute: Mother Myth-Busters
(27:10) Earthbound (cont’d)
(1:05:40) NintenDO or NintenDON’T
All of Taylor’s theme park takes (and 3 Old SwitchAroo guest spots and counting) can be found on the Wild Mouse podcast: https://wildmousepodcast.com/
Or check out Taylor of Terror’s spooky speakings with SkeleTony on the Grave Plot podcast: https://graveplotpodcast.com/
EarthBound Player’s Guide: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAJE.pdf
South Park Creators Cite Earthbound as a Major Inspiration for Their Own Game by Thomas Whitehead | Nintendo Life: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/07/south_park_creators_cite_earthbound_as_a_major_inspiration_for_their_own_game
Origin Of The Mother Series' Title | MotherYouHadMe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAxDwc5S4bk
Octopi! Spinal Tap! How Cult RPG EarthBound Came to America by John Meyer | Wired: https://www.wired.com/2013/07/marcus-lindblom-earthbound/
Every musical reference in MOTHER2/EarthBound | Mary Stawberry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8aRgYyITao
