<s>
officially	O
known	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
as	O
EarthBound	B-Application
Beginnings	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1989	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ape	O
and	O
Pax	O
Softnica	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Mother	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
modeled	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
20th-century	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
fantasy	B-Application
genre	O
contemporaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
follows	O
the	O
young	O
Ninten	B-Application
as	O
he	O
uses	O
his	O
great-grandfather	O
'	O
s	O
studies	O
on	O
psychic	O
powers	O
to	O
fight	O
hostile	O
,	O
formerly	O
inanimate	O
objects	O
and	O
other	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
copy	O
of	O
this	O
prototype	O
was	O
later	O
found	O
and	O
circulated	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
under	O
the	O
informal	O
title	O
EarthBound	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
globally	O
as	O
EarthBound	B-Application
Beginnings	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2015	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
sold	O
about	O
400,000	O
copies	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
"	O
score	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
and	O
its	O
simultaneous	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
tropes	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
many	O
considered	O
its	O
sequel	O
Mother	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gīgu	I-Application
no	I-Application
Gyakushū	I-Application
(	O
known	O
outside	O
as	O
EarthBound	B-Application
)	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
and	O
a	O
better	O
overall	O
implementation	O
of	O
Mother	B-Application
gameplay	O
ideas	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
polarizing	O
critics	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
balance	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
wrote	O
that	O
Mother	B-Application
importantly	O
generated	O
interest	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
emulation	O
and	O
the	O
historical	O
preservation	O
of	O
unreleased	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
single-cartridge	O
compilation	O
Mother	O
1+2	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
,	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
slightly	O
offbeat	O
"	O
,	O
late	O
20th-century	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
interpreted	O
by	O
Japanese	O
author	O
Shigesato	O
Itoi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
deliberately	O
avoids	O
traits	O
of	O
its	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
game	O
contemporaries	O
:	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
genre	O
and	O
only	O
enters	O
science	O
fiction	O
for	O
its	O
final	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Ninten	B-Application
,	O
is	O
about	O
12	O
years	O
old	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Mother	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
random	O
encounter	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
press	O
a	O
button	O
to	O
have	O
Ninten	B-Application
"	O
check	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
talk	O
"	O
with	O
nearby	O
people	O
,	O
animals	O
,	O
and	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shares	O
similarities	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
EarthBound	B-Application
:	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
save	O
option	O
through	O
using	O
a	O
phone	O
to	O
call	O
Ninten	B-Application
's	O
father	O
,	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
store	O
items	O
with	O
Ninten	B-Application
's	O
sister	O
at	O
home	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
automated	O
teller	O
machine	O
for	O
banking	O
money	O
(	O
ATM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
members	O
of	O
Ninten	B-Application
's	O
party	O
are	O
all	O
visible	O
on	O
the	O
overworld	O
screen	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
analogous	O
to	O
EarthBound	B-Application
party	O
members	O
in	O
style	O
and	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
world	O
map	O
does	O
not	O
keep	O
locations	O
separate	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
connects	O
all	O
areas	O
(	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
game	O
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
begins	O
as	O
Ninten	B-Application
discovers	O
a	O
music	B-Application
box	I-Application
and	O
receives	O
the	O
journal	O
of	O
his	O
great-grandfather	O
,	O
who	O
studied	O
psychic	O
powers	O
nearly	O
a	O
century	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninten	B-Application
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
household	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
ventures	O
outside	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
crazy	O
world	O
with	O
hostile	O
everyday	O
objects	O
and	O
other	O
odd	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
begins	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
,	O
married	O
,	O
American	O
couple	O
who	O
mysteriously	O
vanish	O
from	O
their	O
small	O
,	O
rural	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
1988	O
(	O
changed	O
to	O
an	O
ambiguous	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
in	O
later	O
releases	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
American	O
boy	O
named	O
Ninten	B-Application
is	O
attacked	O
at	O
home	O
in	O
a	O
paranormal	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
father	O
explains	O
that	O
Ninten	B-Application
's	O
great-grandfather	O
studied	O
psychic	O
powers	O
,	O
and	O
asks	O
Ninten	B-Application
to	O
investigate	O
a	O
crisis	O
occurring	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
an	O
invading	O
alien	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
resolving	O
crises	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Mother	B-Application
's	O
Day	O
(	O
Podunk	O
in	O
later	O
translations	O
)	O
,	O
Ninten	B-Application
is	O
warped	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Magicant	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
land	O
's	O
ruler	O
,	O
Queen	O
Mary	O
,	O
asks	O
Ninten	B-Application
to	O
rediscover	O
a	O
song	O
that	O
appears	O
in	O
her	O
dreams	O
by	O
collecting	O
the	O
parts	O
and	O
playing	O
them	O
for	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninten	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
Earth	O
and	O
befriends	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
,	O
Roido	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
Roid	O
,	O
Loid	O
,	O
or	O
Lloyd	O
in	O
later	O
translations	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
being	O
bullied	O
at	O
Twinkle	O
Elementary	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ana	O
tells	O
Ninten	B-Application
she	O
saw	O
him	O
in	O
a	O
vision	O
,	O
and	O
joins	O
the	O
party	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
finding	O
her	O
missing	O
mother	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finding	O
multiple	O
parts	O
of	O
Queen	O
Mary	O
's	O
song	O
,	O
Ninten	B-Application
is	O
harassed	O
at	O
a	O
karaoke	O
bar	O
by	O
Teddy	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
local	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teddy	O
surrenders	O
after	O
battling	O
Ninten	B-Application
in	O
a	O
fistfight	O
,	O
and	O
joins	O
Ninten	B-Application
's	O
party	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
to	O
avenge	O
the	O
deaths	O
of	O
his	O
parents	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
killed	O
at	O
Holy	O
Loly	O
Mountain	O
(	O
Mt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
cottage	O
at	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
Holy	O
Loly	O
Mountain	O
,	O
Ana	O
pulls	O
Ninten	B-Application
aside	O
and	O
asks	O
him	O
to	O
always	O
be	O
by	O
her	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
Teddy	O
warns	O
the	O
party	O
of	O
a	O
strange	O
noise	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
giant	O
robot	O
attacks	O
Ninten	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
take	O
a	O
boat	O
out	O
on	O
Holy	O
Loly	O
Lake	O
and	O
a	O
whirlpool	O
pulls	O
them	O
into	O
an	O
underwater	O
laboratory	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
find	O
a	O
robot	O
who	O
claims	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
built	O
by	O
George	O
to	O
protect	O
Ninten	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
this	O
melody	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
travels	O
back	O
to	O
Magicant	O
,	O
where	O
Ninten	B-Application
sings	O
the	O
melodies	O
he	O
had	O
learned	O
to	O
Queen	O
Mary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
recalls	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
,	O
thus	O
teaching	O
Ninten	B-Application
the	O
eighth	O
and	O
final	O
melody	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
and	O
reminisces	O
about	O
an	O
alien	O
named	O
Giygas	O
that	O
she	O
loved	O
as	O
her	O
own	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
translations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Ninten	B-Application
first	O
visits	O
George	O
's	O
grave	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Holy	O
Loly	O
Mountain	O
,	O
where	O
George	O
's	O
spirit	O
teaches	O
Ninten	B-Application
the	O
final	O
melody	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
that	O
cave	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
an	O
area	O
with	O
human	O
prisoners	O
including	O
Ana	O
's	O
mother	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
need	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Mother	B-Application
Ship	O
to	O
free	O
the	O
prisoners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alien	O
expresses	O
its	O
gratefulness	O
to	O
Ninten	B-Application
's	O
family	O
for	O
raising	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
explains	O
that	O
George	O
stole	O
vital	O
information	O
from	O
its	O
people	O
that	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
betray	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
proceeds	O
to	O
accuse	O
Ninten	B-Application
of	O
interfering	O
with	O
their	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giygas	O
offers	O
to	O
save	O
Ninten	B-Application
alone	O
if	O
he	O
boards	O
the	O
Mother	B-Application
Ship	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
Ninten	B-Application
to	O
decline	O
,	O
leading	O
Giygas	O
to	O
attack	O
Ninten	B-Application
's	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giygas	O
swears	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
meet	O
again	O
and	O
flies	O
off	O
in	O
the	O
mother	B-Application
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
then	O
ends	O
with	O
Ninten	B-Application
,	O
Ana	O
,	O
and	O
Lloyd	O
facing	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
the	O
credits	O
roll	O
behind	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teddy	O
recovers	O
from	O
his	O
injuries	O
and	O
becomes	O
a	O
singer	O
,	O
Lloyd	O
is	O
now	O
treated	O
like	O
a	O
hero	O
among	O
his	O
classmates	O
and	O
Ana	O
is	O
shown	O
receiving	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Ninten	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninten	B-Application
goes	O
to	O
bed	O
as	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
appear	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
before	O
the	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
credits	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
freezes	O
on	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
,	O
presumably	O
Ninten	B-Application
's	O
father	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
call	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
know	O
that	O
boy	O
is	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ape	O
and	O
Pax	O
Softnica	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
thought	O
the	O
setting	O
would	O
be	O
unique	O
for	O
its	O
incongruence	O
with	O
role-playing	O
genre	O
norms	O
,	O
as	O
daily	O
life	O
lacked	O
the	O
pretense	O
for	O
magic	B-Application
powers	I-Application
and	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
simply	O
give	O
the	O
child	O
characters	O
firearms	O
as	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
outside	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
U.S.	O
release	O
as	O
Earth	B-Application
Bound	I-Application
in	O
late	O
1991	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Phil	O
Sandhop	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
Mother	B-Application
localization	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
LostLevels.org,	O
"	O
the	O
Mother	B-Application
project	O
and	O
localizing	O
it	O
really	O
opened	O
up	O
a	O
few	O
eyes	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
years	O
,	O
a	O
completely	O
localized	O
ROM	O
file	O
was	O
found	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
distributed	O
online	O
under	O
the	O
fan-coined	O
title	O
EarthBound	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Mother	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
via	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
under	O
the	O
official	O
title	O
EarthBound	B-Application
Beginnings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
from	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
,	O
Lucas	B-Application
from	O
Mother	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
EarthBound	B-Application
Beginnings	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
alongside	O
its	O
sequel	O
EarthBound	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
was	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
composer	O
working	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
composed	O
for	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
while	O
Suzuki	O
was	O
a	O
composer	O
and	O
musician	O
for	O
bands	O
of	O
many	O
different	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
contained	O
mostly	O
vocal	O
arrangements	O
in	O
English	O
and	O
was	O
likened	O
by	O
RPGFan	O
reviewer	O
Patrick	O
Gann	O
to	O
compositions	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Beatles	I-Application
and	O
for	O
children	O
's	O
television	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
sold	O
about	O
400,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
"	O
score	O
of	O
31/40	O
from	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarities	O
with	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
and	O
its	O
simultaneous	O
"	O
parody	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
tropes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
EarthBound	B-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
very	O
similar	O
and	O
a	O
better	O
implementation	O
of	O
Mother	B-Application
gameplay	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
USgamer	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
mild-mannered	O
parody	O
(	O
"	O
between	O
satire	O
and	O
pastiche	O
"	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
role-playing	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
Mother	B-Application
,	O
like	O
many	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
emulated	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
style	O
:	O
the	O
windowed	O
interface	O
,	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
differed	O
in	O
its	O
contemporary	O
setting	O
and	O
non-fantasy	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parish	O
commented	O
that	O
Atlus	O
's	O
1987	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
was	O
similarly	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
modern	O
day	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
devolved	O
into	O
science	O
fiction	O
and	O
fantasy	B-Application
in	O
ways	O
Mother	B-Application
did	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
"	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
wonder	O
and	O
magic	O
realism	O
...	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
childhood	O
imagination	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
Ninten	B-Application
can	O
feel	O
more	O
like	O
someone	O
"	O
pretending	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Dragon	O
Quest-style	O
hero	O
than	O
a	O
hero	O
in	O
his	O
own	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parish	O
said	O
this	O
makes	O
the	O
player	O
wonder	O
which	O
game	O
events	O
are	O
real	O
and	O
which	O
are	O
Ninten	B-Application
's	O
imagination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
she	O
found	O
Mother	B-Application
"	O
surprisingly	O
complex	O
...	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
its	O
story	O
superior	O
to	O
(	O
but	O
less	O
"	O
wacky	O
"	O
than	O
)	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
especially	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
EarthBound	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parish	O
felt	O
that	O
Itoi	O
's	O
pedigree	O
as	O
a	O
writer	O
and	O
copywriter	O
was	O
well	O
suited	O
for	O
the	O
space-limited	O
,	O
8-bit	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
medium	O
,	O
which	O
privileged	O
Mother	B-Application
ahead	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
written	O
by	O
non-writers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Parish	O
said	O
Mother	B-Application
script	O
was	O
"	O
as	O
sharp	O
as	O
EarthBound	B-Application
"	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
game	O
mechanics	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
lacked	O
the	O
"	O
rolling	O
HP	O
counter	O
"	O
and	O
non-random	O
encounters	O
for	O
which	O
later	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
known	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamer	O
Ramos	O
similarly	O
found	O
balance	O
issues	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
battles	O
,	O
difficult	O
enemies	O
,	O
reliance	O
on	O
grinding	B-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
oversized	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parish	O
wrote	O
earlier	O
for	O
1UP.com	O
that	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
EarthBound	B-Application
,	O
Mother	B-Application
is	O
"	O
worse	O
in	O
just	O
about	O
every	O
way	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
clone	O
where	O
its	O
sequel	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
satirical	O
deconstruction	O
of	O
RPGs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
was	O
rereleased	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
the	O
single-cartridge	O
Mother	B-Application
1+2	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starmen.net	O
hosted	O
a	O
Mother	B-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Fanfest	O
in	O
2014	O
with	O
a	O
livestream	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
film	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
54&O	O
Productions	O
developed	O
a	O
fan-made	O
documentary	O
entitled	O
Mother	B-Application
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
documentary	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
to	O
Mother	B-Application
's	O
localization	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
interviews	O
with	O
key	O
people	O
behind	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
