Mother

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1989 · Nintendo

Genresrole-playing video game

PlatformsNintendo Entertainment SystemGame Boy AdvanceWii UNintendo Switch

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EarthBound Beginnings, originally released in Japan as Mother, is a 1989 role-playing video game developed by Ape Inc. and Nintendo and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer. It is the first entry in the Mother series and was first released in Japan on July 27, 1989. The game was re-released in Japan along with its sequel on the single-cartridge compilation Mother 1+2 for the Game Boy Advance in 2003. The game follows a young American boy named Ninten as he uses his great-grandfather's studies on psychic powers to put an end to the paranormal phenomena spiraling the country into disarray.

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Type: Game
Release date: July 27, 1989
Genres: role-playing video game
Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Advance, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Created by: Nintendo
Countries: Japan