
The "EARTH BOUND" text above the "WAR AGAINST GIYGAS!" screen is higher in the prototype in comparison to the final.The final game's anti-piracy checks aren't implemented.Despite having debug enabled by default, the "banana" debug menu isn't included even though it can be hacked back in. A debug menu can be activated while holding down the L trigger while the game is booting up.
The dump itself was created using a SuperNT and has been verified multiple times.
Any graphical or sound related glitches are inherent to the prototype itself and are not caused by a bad dump.
Note, the checksum specified in the ROM matches the output. As such, the final US build date cannot be determined. The final Japanese version’s build date originates from the Boot debug menu that remains unchanged in the final US version. The ROM's build date is specified in the ROM's header as well as written on the EPROMs themselves. This hack will also feature much quicker battle text courtesy of vince94. Over 1400 lines of text have been altered to create connections with the rest of the series, improve clarity and shorten reading time. DragonDePlatino’s goal in creating this hack was to make Mother less challenging, but still quite difficult.Īnd last but not least, this hack uses Tomato’s official Mother 1 + 2 translation, adapted for the NES. The “Dangerous Foe” battle theme is used less often and party members will be met at a higher level. Enemies will yield slightly more exp and the encounter rate has been readjusted. There are also a lot of changes under the hood. On the other hand, tiny areas like the Cemetery or Snowman have been expanded. There is more scenery, areas are more colorful and confusing areas like Duncan’s factory have been simplified. The overworld has been tweaked to be much less bleak and repetitive, so it’s harder to get lost. A shiny new font and title screen was added, too! The goofy enemies are goofier and the creepy enemies are creepier. Mother: 25th Anniversary Edition aims to make Mother much more enjoyable for both Earthbound fans and those playing it for the first time.Īll enemy graphics, NPC sprites and tiles are be redrawn from scratch to be more faithful to the clay models.