Finding the curious creator behind the unusual development and history of MOTHER and EarthBound Beginnings, 2 names for 1 game.
Mother
Like the Zen-est of trees falling in the forest, MOTHER 3 does make a sound, surely, for those with ears to hear and emulators to play it.
Because I feel that, in the Heavens above
The angels, whispering to one another,
Can find, among their burning terms of love
None so devotional as that of ‘Mother’
-Edgar Allen Poe
The point of me writing on this game over 25 years after its initial release is not to determine if it’s a good game or not, but rather, to spark discussion on its context in the wider setting of digital play, how its heartfelt story might resonate with players across cultures and generations, what its themes are trying to communicate.
“There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.”
-Aldous Huxley
“The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” -James Truslow Adams, Epic of America
