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Earth Bound

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game ever!!! It has a great story, and the game play is great!!! It is kind of crazy but yet fun, and exciting!!! This game should have a sequal or 10 like F.F. It is the Number 1 game of the Mellenium!!!

This is my favorite RPG of all time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've been an avid gamer since I was a very small child (4 to be exact when I first got my hands on an NES in 1988) and RPG's have been my genre since then. I have played and beaten countless RPG's on all different kinds of consoles since then... excluding all those I have played on PC and Mac, and for some reason even among world reowned classics such as FFVII and Chrono Trigger this game has stood profoundly out in my mind. Filled with compelling and mentally stimulating gameplay, if you're a true RPG fan, this is not a title you will soon forget. However, if old-skool RPG gaming to you is the that time last year when you beat FFVIII... forget it.

This game owns!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Earthbound is by far one of the best games I have ever played. You may say, "Ahh, it's for Super NES, it can't be all that great", but trust me, it is. It's not like some of those fantasy RPGs, it's more real-life, and that's what I like most. Like to regain health, you eat things like cookies, and hamburgers instead of elixers and things like that. Very good story and extremely addicting and fun to play. It's very VERY hard to find nowadays so if you ever find an opportunity to somehow get your hands on this game, take it. ... I also called Nintendo of America and asked if it might come out for GBA and they said it was a possibility! Anyway, very good game. 5 star material all the way.

Great RPG from the SNES days.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: July 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It's about time I found a listing for this on Amazon! I've been looking all over for this game. This is one of the best ones I played on the SNES, and I still like it today.

In terms of graphics, it's very cartoony, and the battles are done in Dragon Warrior style with some weird swirling color patterns in the background. The music in this game is pretty cool, though it gets weird at times. But, well, this game IS weird... that's the whole point of it.

The gameplay is much like the old Dragon Warrior style, and a few old features like limited inventories have come into play. I personally don't like that, but it certainly does add some challenge.

One of the best and most unique features of this game, also, is the battle system. First, there are no random battles. You must run into an enemy in order to fight it. If the enemy is stronger than or equal to you, it will come after you. If you're far stronger than they are, or you have already beaten their area, they will usually run away. Also, when you come into contact with an enemy, the beginning of the battle is determined by HOW you met them. If they caught up with you from behind, they get the first strike. If you caught them from behind, you get the first strike. And, if you met face to face, it's an equal start. One other feature of the battle system, which I truly like, is the ability to skip pointless battles. If you are far stronger than the enemy and they run into you, you will automatically win without even going into a battle screen. That is an excellent feature, and I don't know why it hasn't been implemented in other games. Final Fantasy certainly could use something like that.

This game is placed in modern times, which is another thing that makes it unique. Also, it is purposely comic, and I enjoy that a lot more than FF7's dark, gloomy overtones. I also like the interesting choice of weapons that the heroes use to fight bad guys. Baseball bats, frying pans (!), slingshots. This game is wacky, and it's not the least bit shy about that.

Unfortunately, it came out at a time when people were saying "If it didn't come from Squaresoft, it can't be any good," so as a result it was either overlooked or scorned. But, this is actually a great game. If you can get your hands on it, go for it.

Smells good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I own this one. Have not worn out my scratch and sniffs yet. A must for collector of SNES carts.

THE PERFECT GAME *note the monkeys* OoOoHh AaAaHhHh!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

(...) earthbound SNES is the best game EVER*echo**echo**echo* (...)

No better NES game available........ Trust me.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ok... people, this game OWNS!!! Look, you start out in your house and you hear a noise, it's a meteorite and your annoying next door neighbor, Pokey, is on the scene. you find out an evil dude called Gyggas is gonna destroy everything and you hafta stop him. You find 8 .... "Sanctuary" locations (basically, a big area with monsters and a boss, kill boss, get to the spot) You have a "Sound stone" that records part of a song that each location has. when you meet all your friends and find all locations, you beat the gyggas (and their assistant, Pokey) and live happily ever after, in a much less lame way than it sounds.

Best Game Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ok, talk about a masterpiece!!! This game is the best game from Nintendo! Just the whole story is great. I've played it twice before, and the first time, it took me about 3 months (probably because i couldnt get to that freekin' super star man guy...its really hard!!) But when i played it the second time, I got hooked...playing it for 6 hours a day can really get you to finish it early, lol.

Rockin' Game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I owned this game a few years ago, and have been looking for it ever since. It was and still is my favorite SNES game of all time. The graphics are a bit corny, but it's a great game. It's very addicting, though, so make sure you have LOTS of free time!! If you still own a SNES system, GET THIS GAME!!! You'll love it!!

Tight game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have played this game since 1995 and it still rocks. Its good for those rpg lovers, and even for those strategy players. Its good for when your down, it makes you feel good, it even makes your teeth whiter!
Really good game you should buy it!
I give it 5 STARS!

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