mother 3 / earthbound 64 do you think someone will get ahold of the spaceworld demo

[takeshi385]

i have heard people say that they didn't even get as far as making the game playable , which is absolutely false as there was a playable demo at space world 1999. even if in the future if we get ahold of this game it would be fun to play even as a demo ,hackers could work with the demo and add levels like they do with super mario 64 . i mean can you imagine playing earthbound 64 aka mother 3 on the n64 , it would be freaking great. also some say that the build of mother 3 was on the 64dd , wich i wish it was but that is not true as the spaceworld demo was on one of those gint towering development n64 cartridges.

[Keiji Dragon]

As someone who's writing a documentary on this very subject, I too would like to know if any such playable prototype could exist outside Nintendo's hands.

Last December, I interviewed the only non-Japanese debugger for MOTHER 3 (The GBA version; he was not involved in the Fan Translation), Brenden Setcher, for information on his involvement on the game, for my docu that I plan on finishing soon in the neat future.

As the Q&A progressed, I ask about his familiarity with MOTHER 3 on N64. He had some interesting things to say about it, to say the least.

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*Were you ever told of Mother 3 being on a different console once before?

...If you are eluding to the Mother 3 prototype for the N64 developed by HAL, it was floating around the office and used for inspiration. The GBA version of Mother 3 is the same game made by a different developer for a different platform. Let's just say the development cycle for this game was very, very long.

Very interesting information so far! Yes, I especially know how long it took for the game to come out (14 years!). It was first made for the Super Famicom, then on the Nintendo 64, then cancelled in 2000 after 8 years! It seems you are familiar with the N64 version. =) Did you ever actually played that prototype, and if so, do you think it's still around their offices? How much do you know about it?

Well, the president of Brownie Brown said that if I want to try out the N64 prototype, it's in the meeting room. I wasn't a Mother fan, but I was trying be enthusiastic about my position there, so I tried it out. As far as I can recall, it was most of the first chapter (with a very Flintstones feel) and some cut scenes. The game crashed toward the end of the chapter.

When I was looking for the link to event I attended, I saw some screenshots of the N64 version that I didn't remember. Either I have a faulty memory, or there was more to that prototype than I thought. In any case, it was clearly the same vision as the GBA game. I suspect it is in a drawer or a box at Brownie Brown, unless HAL or Nintendo repossessed the cart.

So you have played N64 build, that's fascinating man! Could you please elaborate more about that particular build?

*Was it running on a stock N64 or was it on 64DD hardware?

Brownie Brown had a stock N64 in their meeting room. The game was stored on what appeared to be a rewritable N64 development cartridge.

The program on the cart appeared to be very much an alpha build. If it had been moderately ready for a release, I suspect it would have been released for the N64. As things were, the GBA version of Mother 3 was pushed out the door as the platform was being buried. I'd say chances are slim to none that the public will ever get to meet the N64 prototype.

Yes, chances are slim to none that we'll see any official elaboration from Nintendo about MOTHER 3 on N64.

But I still want to know if any prototypes of the N64 version are out in the wild, and if so, I would love to seek it out! =)

The entire interview can be found here if you are interested on the full thing: http://earthboundcentral.com/2010/12...er-3-debugger/

[takeshi385]

wow i am reading the interview and it seems to be amazing!!!!!

[Barc0de]

MOTHER 3’s Appearance on CD-ROM?

— So what’s this about a CD-ROM?

Itoi Ah, yeah, we’re going to do one. It’s decided. We’ve been thinking about it alongside this game. We’ve also decided what kind of game we’re going to make. Whether it’s going to be MOTHER 3, I’m not sure, but it’s going to be awesome. I thought of it in the middle of the night—it was enough to make me rush and call my friend about it. Plus there’s sort of a hint to it in MOTHER 2. I can’t name any specifics because it’s about the next game, but we’re doing a CD-ROM. For the Super Famicom.

http://yomuka.wordpress.com/2009/04/...itsu-06191992/

let it be known then, M3 on the Play Station in some alternate universe.

[takeshi385]

oh btw does anyone know about mother 3.5 , the add-on to mother 3 that was supossed to be on the 64dd?

[willcrook]

It'll get out, but not for a good while.

[takeshi385]

i hope it does get out one day hopefully soon.

[takeshi385]

i just realized that an appropriate base rom for hacking and editing to create mother 3 for the n64 would be quest 64. it has the appropriate engine. i just wish i knew how to hack n64 roms and i would do it.