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the quirky earthbound inspired indie rpg 

A term people often use to slander "quirky" indie turn-based RPG games that have similarities in terms of gameplay or themes that tackle mental health issues such as depression. Often used for indie games that are inspired or has the same vibe with the "Earthbound/MOTHER" series, hence the sentence.
Person A: Dude you should play OMORI, this game is so depressing.
Person B: Ah yes, the quirky earthbound inspired indie rpg.
Person A: bruh who cares about that! It's a great game anyway!

EarthBound 

The best SNES game ever. A boy named Ness and his friends go out to save the world from aliens and beat up the fathead Pokey Minch (but the little fatty runs away 'cuz he's scared).
EarthBound is the best. Who knew a dog can type?
EarthBound by King, Ness's dog August 21, 2007

earthbound 

A game about, a kid from Onett (Ness) who is told by an being from ten years in the future that he must save the world. And Ness eventually meets other kids and they save the world from an alien invasion.
There is no game better than Earthbound!
earthbound by Ness June 12, 2004

Earthbound 

The best game for the SNES. Period.
Earthbound is so much fun!!
Earthbound by Mr. GS December 26, 2004

earthbound 

The greatest game ever. Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo save the world from the evil Gigyas and the backstabbing Pokey. All other games pale in comparison to Earthbound.
New Aged Retro Hippie uses protractor.
New Aged Retro Hippie can now measure things easily.
Ness attacks. SSSMMMMAAASSSSHHHH!!!
New Aged Retro Hippie returns to normal. You have won!!!
earthbound by Sodomy August 2, 2004

Earthbound 

The most underrated RPG ever made. Released for the SNES back in the mid 1990's, it revolved around 4 kids that meet up with eachother throughout the course of the game to defeat an Alien (Gigyas) that plans to destroy the Universe in the future.

The game was known for it's off-beat humor (much of it being quirky Japanese portrayals of American culture), and ridiculously addictive gameplay, along with a great story. While it was very popular upon it's release in Japan, it didn't do so well in the US, despite massive promotion, since many people found the simple graphics a turn-off, and it was released later in the systems life, when the next generation of gaming consoles was beginning to break into the market (At the time, being Sega Saturn and Playstation).

The game later developed a massive cult following, as people who weren't exposed to it when it was new discovered just how great it is. A sequel, Mother 3, came out in Japan for GBA, but has seen no official US release.
#1

- "Dude, I'm so tired"
- "Why's that?"
- "I was up all night playing Earthbound again..."

#2

Since Earthbound is considered such a rare classic now, original cartridges of the game now go for small fortunes on Ebay!
Earthbound by FlightofIcarus March 24, 2010