Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Mother

Title	Mother
First release	1989
Developer	Nintendo
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform	NES / Famicom
Genre	role-playing video game
Also known as	マザー · Mazā · EarthBound Beginnings
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E10+ Everyone 10+
Releases	NES / Famicom: 1989-07-27 (NTSC-J)
Wikidata ID	Q2323709

Battle zombies and crazed animals in the rural American town of Mother's Day to stop a mysterious force from dooming the Earth. This role-playing experience follows a young boy on an adventure to protect his home and loved ones through combat and exploration in a modern-style stage.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

Wikidata (Q2323709) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (nes/mother) · last updated 2026-10-25 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (7843) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-J release) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots, Artwork (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Image: Bryan Ochalla from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Mother Famicom cartridge.jpg”)

Image: Nintrendo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“MOTHER 1989 Boxart (Nintendo).png”)

Logo: Nintendo, Ape, Shigesato Itoi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Mother (1989) Logo.png”)

Logo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“EarthBound Beginnings logo.png”)

Sprites

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Videos

Earthbound Beginnings (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 7:18:09auto-matched
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