Encyclopedia MOTHER: Goods Catalog

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[1989: pp. 108–116]

[2003: pp. 112–120]

GOODS CATALOG

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SPORTS GEAR

PETS

VARIETY

WEAPONS

DRUG

ACCESSORIES

FOOD

KEYS, CARDS, etc.

ARTIST PROFILE: Hiromi Kanai

VEHICLES

[NOTE: I add to the direct Encyclopedia text here, by including some of the other names each item has gone by in the English-speaking world. Items are introduced in this structure:

My personal translation

Japanese item name as it appears in inventory

Blue text: Item name as it appears in inventory in EarthBound Beginnings (LOOK: expanded name, if any, when choosing LOOK)

Red text: Item name as it appears in inventory in Mato's MOTHER 1+2 translation (INFO: expanded name, if any, when choosing INFO)]

(On Icons and Abbreviations:)

 = Get from a present

 = Sold at a store

 = Get from a person

 = Get from an enemy

★ = Shows how effective it is (on a scale from 1 to 5)

E = Who can EQUIP it

U = Who can USE it

N = Main Character (N for Ninten)

A = Ana

L = Lloyd

T = Teddy

ALL = Everyone

SPORTING GOODS

BATTERED BAT

ボロのバット

Plastic Bat

Cracked Bat

It holds the honor of being the first weapon the protagonist obtains, weathered though it is. No doubt he used this thing to play baseball once upon a time. Is it a memento of someone?

★

E = N

$80

ORDINARY BAT

ふつうのバット

Wooden Bat

Teeball Bat

A wooden bat you can buy at the Department Store's sports counter. I could go for some good ol' baseball if possible, but the Earth is in the middle of a crisis. Let's make a weapon out of this and give it our all.

★★

E = N

$500

GOOD BAT

いいバット

AluminumBat (LOOK: Aluminum Bat)

Sandlot Bat

This is one powerful bat, which they say gets used in the Big League. Stand up to tough foes with all the techniques and strength you've tempered! Get out a good swing and knock 'em out of the ballpark!

★★★

E = N

$1000

BEST BAT

さいこうのバット

Hank's Bat

HallFameBat (INFO: Hall of Fame Bat)

The ultimate of the weapons the protagonist can equip. This is a metal bat that, to be frank with you, is banned from use in the Big League. Something about it making every ball fly too far. You know what that means — it's just as super-powered in weapon form. When you're using this, I bet your body and spirit are both getting quite a bit stronger.

★★★★★

E = N

NOT FOR SALE

BOOMERANG

ブーメラン

[Same name across the board]

A weapon the Aboriginal Australians have hunted with. If you listen carefully when you use it, you can hear it whirring through the air... or maybe not.

★★★

E = ALL

$1100

SLINGSHOT

スリングショット

[Same name across the board]

You might call this an American-made pachinko. It's rather more intricately-fashioned than the Japanese kind, so its accuracy rate is high and its impact force is heavy. Normally you have fun targeting high-up tree branches, but this is its debut as a weapon. It's super handy because anyone can easily use it. A team player for the Reasonable Weapons.

★

E = ALL

$120

PETS

BABY CANARY

カナリアのこども

CanaryChick (LOOK: Canary Chick)

Baby Canary

You get it at the Mother's Day pet shop. Hurry and deliver it to the Songbird Laura. It has nothing to do with battling, but this is a super-essential item.

★★★★★

U = ALL

$85

FLEAS AND LICE

ノミとシラミ

Flea Bag

Flea Bomb (INFO says it's "[f]illed with fleas and lice")

You obtain these from someone in Reindeer with a sort of pitiable air about them. Able to lower an enemy's Offense and Defense when you use these on them (they'll be beside themselves with itching).

★★★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

VARIETY

FRYING PAN

フライパン

Frying Pan

Frypan

An iron frying pan two millimeters thick that you can get at the JACK Shop. It's crazy to imagine cookware becoming a weapon; the thought might even take Ana by surprise (hey, it's possible). Exclusive for women's use.

★

E = A

$300

GOOD FRYING PAN

いいフライパン

NonstickPan (LOOK: Non-stick Pan)

DX Frypan (INFO: Deluxe Frypan)

You can get this at the JACK Shop too. This one is five millimeters thick, so its impact force is that much greater. If you're cooking a steak, we recommend going with this pan.

★★

E = A

$700

UNMATCHED FRYING PAN

とびきりのフライパン

IronSkillet (LOOK: Iron Skillet)

Best Frypan

It's the best weapon Ana can carry, but by nature, it's the Stradivarius of the frying pan world, said to be outside the mastering skills of all but master chefs. Oh man, I want to try some tasty cuisine by Ana.

★★★★★

E = A

NOT FOR SALE

MAGIC MEGAPHONE

ふしぎなメガホン

Bullhorn

Megaphone (INFO: Magic Megaphone)

An item popular during the '60s with the All-Campus Joint Struggle League, appealing to others' conscience with cries of: "You're a disgrace to your mother!" Whether good or bad fortune comes of it depends on your opponent's mood.

?

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

WORDS OF LOVE

あいのことば

WordsO'Love (LOOK: Words of Love)

Love Words

Give Strawberry Tofu to the professor on the isolated islet north of Valentine and you'll get this. You'll be able to, in the middle of a hella hectic battle, declare your love (of all things) to enemies.

?

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

WORDS OF ILL WISHES

のろいのことば

Swear Words

Curse Words

As with the Words of Love, you get it as thanks for giving Strawberry Tofu to the isolated islet's Assistant B. An extraordinary item that allows you to express an "I hate you" to your enemies mid-battle.

?

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

OCARINA OF HOPE

きぼうのオカリナ

Ocarina

Ocarina (INFO: Ocarina of Hope)

Enables you to listen anytime to the melodies you've collected. Give this a little play when, say, you're feeling down, and you just might get starry-eyed.

★★★★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

DARKLIGHT

やみのライト

Flashdark

Flashdark

You can instantly blanket your opponent in darkness when you use this light. If successful, it will cause enemies' accuracy rates to plummet. Will never break no matter how many times you use it.

★★★

E = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

RULER

ものさし

[Same name across the board]

Can be bought at the Thanksgiving variety shop. Use this to find out the lengths of various things. That's an important thing, but it is a bit odd, isn't it?

?

U = ALL

$22

ROPE

ロープ

[Same name across the board]

Use this mid-battle and you can tie up an enemy and render him unable to move. Beat him while he's struggling to break free.

★★

U = ALL

$600

STICKY MACHINE

ねばねばマシン

StkyMachine (LOOK: Sticky Machine)

Slime Gen. (INFO: Slime Generator)

A machine invented by the science teacher at Tinkle Elementary School in Thanksgiving. Said to paralyze enemies by splashing a sticky liquid on them. The talk of the town says this is helpful to have around, as doubtful as that may seem. Only Lloyd can use it.

?

U = L

$3200

WEAPONS

STUN GUN

ショックガン

[Same name across the board]

This is primarily used for self-defense, not as a weapon. The idea is, you utilize electric shock to deliver the other guy a zap, and this gives you time to make a run for it. Lately, we've started to see a lot of these, even in Japan.

★★

E = L

$300

AIR GUN

エアガン

Air Gun

Toy Air Gun

It's not as powerful as a real gun, but it is pretty intense. At point-blank range it can easily punch a hole in a juice can, to say the least. A strong ally of the weak Lloyd.

★★★★

E = L

$1400

LASER BEAM

レーザービーム

[Same name across the board]

A ray gun used by aliens. It fires a laser beam, but it's pretty hard to handle. This is the sort of thing we leave to that mechanical genius Lloyd. Use it too much and it'll break.

★★

U = L

NOT FOR SALE

DEATH BEAM

デスビーム

Plasma Beam

Death Beam

This is another ray gun used by aliens. A bit more powerful than the Laser Beam. Fires a violet ray. And yes, a mechanism like this is best left to Lloyd.

★★★

U = L

NOT FOR SALE

BOMB

ボム

[Same name across the board]

A BT25-model bomb used by the U.S. Army during World War I. You use it by lighting the fuse on top. It can deal damage to all enemies mid-battle.

★★

U = L

NOT FOR SALE

SUPER BOMB

スーパーボム

[Same name across the board]

An explosive with about twice as much destructive force as a Bomb. There's a chance this will defeat all enemies in a single blow in battle. That said, the one who utilizes it takes on damage as well. Not easily obtained.

★★★

U = L

NOT FOR SALE

TIME MACHINE¹

タイムマシン

N/A

N/A

This is another invention (one of four) of the Tinkle Elementary science teacher. Apparently, when you activate this time machine, it'll return to some other time period. That's something to look forward to one day after buying it. The teacher's tour de force.

?

U = L

$2775

FLAMETHROWER

かえんほうしゃき

Fl Thrower (LOOK: Flame Thrower)

Flamethrowr (INFO: Flamethrower)

You can get this when you defeat an alien.² Originally used by the U.S. Army, but thought to have been stolen by aliens from a base somewhere. Has extremely powerful performance, and the flames carry for about thirty meters in a straight line. In battle, it can deal damage to all enemies at once, but there's a limit to the fuel.

★★★★

U = L

NOT FOR SALE

KNIFE

ナイフ

ButterKnife (LOOK: Butter Knife)

Knife

America's staple knife. It was even featured in the movie West Side Story. You can get it inside a factory. Handling it is best left to Teddy.

★★

E = T

$580

SURVIVAL KNIFE

サバイバルナイフ

Surv.Knife (LOOK: Survival Knife)

Surv. Knife (INFO: Survival Knife)

Precisely because it was refined in the harsh American wilderness, it has considerable might. However, it takes a considerably strong arm to master it.

★★★

E = T

$1200

ASHIGARU SWORD

アシガルソード

Sword

Basic Sword

A weapon resembling a strangely-shaped sword, which you can find in the maze leading to the Magicant Underflow.³ Leave it in safekeeping for when you eventually meet Teddy.

★★★★

E = T

NOT FOR SALE

KATANA

[Same name across the board. Even the Japanese game spells it in Roman letters, all-caps]

The blade of legend, passed down from Japan to America. It's said to be able to slice through iron like it's cotton. The strongest weapon Teddy can carry.

★★★★★

E = T

NOT FOR SALE

THE ULTIMATE WEAPON

さいしゅうへいき

Last Weapon

Ult. Weapon (INFO: Ultimate Weapon)

This is another invention of Tinkle Elementary School's science teacher. With the name Ultimate Weapon, you can bet something crazy will happen when you USE it. Whether or not you trust an invention of the teacher is your judgement call.

?

U = L

$1048

PENCIL ROCKET

ペンシルロケット

BottlRocket (LOOK: Bottle Rocket)

BottlRocket (INFO: Bottle Rocket)

These were manufactured in large quantities a long time ago in the Sweet Little Factory south of Thanksgiving. You can use it as a weapon, but it's also your friendship tie with Lloyd.

★★★★

U = L

NOT FOR SALE

ROCKET (THE REAL THING)

ロケット (ほんもの)

Real Rocket

Real Rocket

This is not a rocket meant for space travel or any kind of experiment. It'll be a success if it gets off the ground, and then its maker will be pleased as punch. It's a real accomplishment for Tinkle Elementary's science teacher. Not only that, but — get this — it's the real thing!

?

U = ?

$3485

DRUG

OINTMENT

きずぐすり

LifeUpCream (LOOK: Life Up Cream)

Medicine

You can buy it at drugstores in department stores and other such places. Highly effective on any kind of scrape. As a recovery item it's the best you can get. Of course, it is a bit pricey.

★★★★★

U = ALL

$194

ANTIDOTE

どくけし

[Same name across the board]

As the name implies, it's a medicine that cures poisoning. It uses oxidization by way of potassium permanganate to swiftly neutralize poison that's entered the body. Get it at the drugstore.

★

U = ALL

$20

CAPSULES

カプセル

SPEED CAPSULE

スピードカプセル

QuickCapsul (LOOK: Quick Capsule)

SpeedCapsul (INFO: Speed Capsule)

EAT it and it boosts your Speed.

WISDOM CAPSULE

ウイズダムカプセル

Wisdom Caps (LOOK: Wisdom Capsule)

Wis.Capsule (INFO: Wisdom Capsule)

Boosts your Wisdom.

PHYSICAL CAPSULE

フィジカルカプセル

PhysicalCap (LOOK: Physical Capsule)

Str.Capsule (INFO: Strength Capsule)

Boosts your Physical Strength.

FORCE CAPSULE

フォースカプセル

ForceCapsul (LOOK: Force Capsule)

ForceCapsul (INFO: Force Capsule)

Boosts your Force.

FIGHT CAPSULE

ファイトカプセル

FightCapsul (LOOK: Fight Capsule)

FightCapsul (INFO: Fight Capsule)

Boosts your Fight.

 (Speed only:  + monkey in Ruins)

★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

RED WEED/MAGIC HERB/BIG BAG

あかいくさ・マジックハーブ・でかぶくろ

[Same names across the board]

Red Weed is a simple weed that grows in Magicant, but if you dip it in the fountain in the northwest of Magicant, you get a medicinal plant known as a Magic Herb, which has the ability to recover about half the HP a Hamburger does. The Big Bag has thirty Magic Herbs in it; a Magicantian gives it to you.

★★★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE except MAGIC HERB: $30

MOUTHWASH

うがいぐすり

[Same name across the board]

Rinse out your mouth first thing when you catch cold. They sell this at drugstores, but if you do a particular favor for the Reclusive Sage who lives northwest of Reindeer, you can get as much as you can carry.

★

U = ALL

$175

BUG KILLER SPRAY

さっちゅうスプレー

Insecticide

Bug Spray

Sold at the drugstore. One blast is able to flat-out destroy bugs like Flies and Centipedes. Even works on bio-variety bugs. Use a few times and it breaks.

★★★

U = ALL

$300

SUPER SPRAY

スーパースプレー

[Same name across the board]

The Bug Spray will break on you during use, but this will survive no matter how many times you use it. A must-have for the desert. You can get it in the big factory.

★★★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

ASTHMA SPRAY

ぜんそくスプレー

AsthmaSpray (LOOK: Asthma Spray)

AsthmaSpray (INFO: Asthma Spray)

For a protagonist with chronic asthma, the harshest thing ever is exhaust from those tough-to-beat Mad Cars. That's when I turn right away to my Asthma Spray. Available at your corner drugstore.

★★

U = N

$148

ACCESSORIES

COIN OF SERENITY

やすらぎのコイン

Peace Coin

Peace Coin

It's a mysterious coin you can buy in Magicant. Equip it and your Defense goes up. "Serenity", huh? ... Has a nice ring to it. ...

★

E = ALL

$260

COIN OF PROTECTION

まもりのコイン

Protect Coin (LOOK: Protection Coin)

Protect Coin (INFO: Protect Coin)

Sold at the same store as the Coin of Serenity. It also has the same effect as that Coin, but this one has higher Defense capabilities. Better safe than sorry.

★★

E = ALL

$648

COIN OF SEALED MAGIC

まふうじのコイン

Magic Coin

Magic Coin

The pinnacle of the Coin series, and the highest in Defense-raising ability among them. The merchant is dodgy, but the price seems trustworthy.

★★★★

E = ALL

$1200

HAT

ぼうし

[Same name across the board]

A hat an old lady at Reindeer Station entrusts you with, to deliver to Ana. A unique item that gives you an idea of the young girl's fashion sense. She sure is cute in red, isn't she?

★★★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

FAIRY BRACELET

ようせいのうでわ

Brass Ring

Fairy Brace (INFO: Fairy Bracelet)

The magical powers of Magicant's legendary fairy protect those who wear this bracelet. An item for raising Defense. Of the stores in Magicant, you can buy this at the middle one.

★

E = ALL

$460

ANGEL BRACELET

てんしのうでわ

Silver Ring

Angel Brace (INFO: Angel Bracelet)

This item, like the Fairy Bracelet, is for raising Defense. The sacred power of angels envelops the bracelet-wearer in a rainbow-colored light, and protects him or her from enemy attacks.

★★

E = ALL

$825

GODDESS BRACELET

めがみのうでわ

Gold Ring

GoddessBrac (INFO: Goddess Bracelet)

The goddess who comes into Magicant's mythology has a magical power that gives protection unto the wearer of this bracelet. You can expect a significant boost to your Defense. Of the stores in Magicant, you can buy this at the middle one.

★★★

E = ALL

$1510

FRIENDSHIP RING

ゆうじょうのゆびわ

N/A

N/A

A Magicant girl gives it to you, saying, "Don't you forget me, now!" If you have this on you during your exchange with the Forgotten Man, I hear something will happen. ...⁴

?

E = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

MAGIC RIBBON

ふしぎなリボン

MagicRibbon (LOOK: Magic Ribbon)

MagicRibbon (INFO: Magic Ribbon)

The cat in Magicant who swims in the ground gives it as a gift to Ana. A mysterious item that's said to give Ana's Force a boost when she wears it. It can make up for a deficiency in battle experience.

★

U = A

NOT FOR SALE

DROPLET PENDANT

しずくのペンダント

H2o Pendant

RainPendant (INFO: Rain Pendant)

One of the three different pendants you can buy in Magicant. "Droplet" refers to water. That means, by hanging it around your neck, you'll be protected from enemy attacks that fall under the Fire category.

★★★

E = ALL

$700

EARTH PENDANT

だいちのペンダント

EarthPendnt (LOOK: Earth Pendant)

EarthPendnt (INFO: Earth Pendant)

A pendant that, just like the Droplet one, you obtain in Magicant. "Earth" refers to the ground; by putting this on, you'll be protected from enemy attacks that fall under the Thunder category.

★★★

E = ALL

$700

FLAME PENDANT

ほのおのペンダント

FirePendant (LOOK: Fire Pendant)

FlamePendnt (INFO: Flame Pendant)

Wearing this will lessen the damage you take from enemy attacks that fall under the Freeze category. This pendant gives heat to a body that's freezing over.

★★★

E = ALL

$700

SEA PENDANT

うみのペンダント

[Same name across the board]

Has the highest defense capability among the numerous pendants. That means it'll give you a display of its true value against PSI attacks such as Fire, Thunder or Freeze. It's somewhere on Holy Loly Mountain, but there's only one, so you'd best give careful thought to who gets to equip it.

★★★★★

E = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

ANGEL SEED

エンジェルシード

Noble Seed

Angel Seed

This is for pulling someone out of a state of Confusion — say you're undoing the curse of the Big Woodoh — and restoring them to normalcy. An item that makes you "snap out of it". It's just like an amulet.

★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

PSI POWER STONE

サイパワーストーン

PSI Stone

PSI Stone (INFO: PSI Power Stone)

This item replenishes lost PSI. You can use it mid-battle too. After a few uses it turns into a plain old rock. Using it efficiently is the trick.

★★★

E = N, A

NOT FOR SALE

FRANKLIN BADGE

フランクリンバッヂ

FranklnBdge (LOOK: Franklin Badge)

Frank.Badge (INFO: Franklin Badge)

Just holding this can bounce an enemy's PK Beam 𝜸 back at them and deal them damage. They say B. Franklin invented it. You can get it from Pippi.

★★★★★

E = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

DENTURES

いれば

[Same name across the board]

The lost property of the Reclusive Sage who lives on the mountain northwest of Reindeer town.⁵ Deliver this to him and you can get piles and piles of Mouthwash. Dentures are kind of gross, aren't they?

?

★

E = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

AGATE FISH HOOK

めのうのつりばり

Onyx Hook

Onyx Hook

You can get your hands on this after doing battle with the Master of the Magicant Underflow. USE it, and you can come back to Magicant, anytime, anywhere. A mystical item.

★★★★★

E = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

FOOD

HAMBURGER

ハンバーガー

[Same name across the board]

From a restaurant chain that's world-renowned for their 120% BEEF®s. Eat it and it recovers HP for you. For a while after starting the game, one of these is more than enough.

★★★

U = ALL

$25

FRENCH FRIES

フライドポテト

FrenchFries (LOOK: French Fries)

FrenchFries (INFO: French Fries)

This is another HP-recovery item. About a third as effective as a Hamburger. Often sold alongside burgers, but this hamburger shop sells them separately.

★★

U = ALL

$15

ORANGE JUICE

オレンジジュース

OrangeJuice (LOOK: Orange Juice)

OrangeJuice (INFO: Orange Juice)

Given out by the protagonist's sister, Mimmie, and is now nothing short of famous for that; but this is another HP-recovery item. About a fourth as effective as a Hamburger. You can buy it at the shop.

★

U = ALL

$5

STRAWBERRY TOFU

いちごとうふ

berry Tofu (LOOK: Strawberry Tofu)

Berry Tofu (INFO: Strawberry Tofu)

How would you imagine Strawberry Tofu tastes? You might want to try asking the professors on Valentine's outlying islet. You can USE it to recover HP, but this is worth bearing as a gift in exchange for information.

★★

U = ALL

$975

SPORTS DRINK

スポーツドリンク

SportsDrink (LOOK: Sports Drink)

SportsDrink (INFO: Sports Drink)

Here's another HP-recovery item. A little more than 1.5 times as effective as a Hamburger. Since it recovers quite a bit, it might not be bad to take on long trips. They sell it at the Department Store's food shop.

★★★★

U = ALL

$75

BREAD

パン

[Same name across the board]

They sell this at the Department Store's food shop. By its nature it's a recovery item, with about one-third the effectiveness of a Hamburger. But, in truth, it's much more amazing than that.

★★★

U = ALL

$30

BREADCRUMBS

パンくず

Crumbs (LOOK: Bread Crumbs)

BreadCrumbs (INFO: Bread Crumbs)

By choosing to USE Bread instead of choosing EAT, you can make Breadcrumbs. If you then USE the crumbs, you can return to the site where you used the original item.

★★★★★

U = ALL

MAGIC CANDY

ふしぎなキャンディ

[Same name across the board]

Magicant's swimming cat gives it as a gift to Lloyd. A mysterious item that's said to give Lloyd's Force a boost when he EATs it. It can make up for a deficiency in battle experience.

★★

U = L

NOT FOR SALE

KEYS, CARDS, etc.

BASEMENT KEY

ちかしつのカギ

BasementKey (LOOK: Basement Key)

BasementKey (INFO: Basement Key)

A key you need to open the basement at home. Attached to the collar of the dog in front of the house. Come to think of it, that's a strange spot for it, isn't it?

★★★★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

ZOO KEY

どうぶつえんのカギ

[Same name across the board]

Mr. Abbott, the assistant on the second floor of Mother's Day's Town Hall, hands this over. The fact that you can get unlimited numbers of these things makes them a dime a dozen, doesn't it? That seem weird to you?

★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

HAUNTED MANSION KEY

ゆうれいやしきのカギ

Ghost Key (LOOK: Ghost House Key)

Haunted Key (INFO: Haunted House Key)

A key to the entrance to the haunted mansion on the outskirts of Halloween. It's a little creepy, as you'd expect. Mr. Rosemary's daughter, who's in Halloween, gives it to you.

★★★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

PASS

つうこうきょかしょう

[Same name across the board]

You need this to get into Duncan's Factory north of Thanksgiving. It's actually expired but, hey, I'm sure you can pull this one off and wheedle your way inside.

Road

★★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

CONCERT TICKET

ライブのチケット

Ticket

Show Ticket

This is needed to get into the Live House in Valentine. You get it either from a scalper or at the variety shop. It's just like in Japan... right up to the scalper's steep prices.

★★★

E = ALL

$350 or $1200

TICKET STUB

チケットのはんけん

[Same name across the board]

Enjoy a sightseeing flight in Advent Desert and you can get one stub per person. You're told that if you collect ten of these, you can even ride a tank. Feels kind of like an amusement park.

★★★★

U = ALL

$0

TELEPHONE CARD

テレホンカード

Phone Card (LOOK: Telephone Card)

Phone Card

You can buy it, but you can also get it if you take a survey from a passerby in Thanksgiving. Good for fifty uses. This isn't a commemorative card, just for the record.⁶

★

U = ALL

$50

ATM CARD

キャッシュカード

Cash Card (LOOK: [Main Character]'s Cash Card)

ATM Card

When you stand in front of an ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) with this and pick USE, you can withdraw money from your bank account. Make sure you keep this on you so you can make a withdrawal at any time.

★★★★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

MAP

ちず

Map [Not an inventory item]

Map [Not an inventory item]

In the basement at home. Nearly all the places you'll be venturing to are on here. Like they say: get lost, check the map. Keep track of where you are as you venture forth!

★★★★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

DOLLARS

ドル

Dollars ($) [Not an inventory item]

Dollars ($) [Not an inventory item]

The story of MOTHER takes place in America. Naturally, then, the currency you use will be in Dollars. And therefore, all the shopping you'll do in MOTHER will make use of this stuff. Unlike Japanese money, it's really cool-looking, isn't it?

GREAT-GRANDFATHER'S DIARY

そうそふのにっき

GGF's Diary (LOOK: Great-Grand Father's Diary)

GGF's Diary (INFO: Great-Grandfather's Diary)

Get it in the basement at home. It looks pretty old, and has mold growing on it. There are things written in it which appear to have some deep meaning behind them. A sample: "Where is the god's tail? That which was left behind by the ship that soars the heavens." Holds the major key to getting into Magicant.

★★★★★

U = ALL

NOT FOR SALE

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ARTIST PROFILE

When I created the weapons category of items, I felt like Doc from Back to the Future.

Artist

Miss Hiromi Kanai

カナイ ヒロミ

In this corner we introduce you to Hiromi Kanai, who pulled out all the stops to create the items for us. Her main line of work is futon artist. She's said to have made, out of fabric and cotton, everything from horse mackerel to jungles. After playing MOTHER for her latest gig, her impressions are: "Oh, I just love Magicant. I'm especially crazy about the Flying Men and the snail-like castle." Maybe there's something about the wonder of Magicant that speaks to her work sensibilities. Imagine being able to create such cool-looking items despite it being so radically different from your everyday job. We were blown away by what a pro can do (we had Miss Kanai create these items from her own free imagination).

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VEHICLES

RAILWAY

A branch of the American Transcontinental Railroad, it's popularly known as the Paradise Express. This railway spans about 81.3 miles, connecting the stations of Easter, Santa Claus, Reindeer, Halloween and Snowman. Its short formation of two cars, unusual for America, goes to show how quiet it is around here. You can bet there's no such thing as a commuter rush in these parts. However, for some reason or another, the track south of Santa Claus Station is blocked off by a boulder, so operations are currently suspended. To this day, it's not looking so hot for the possibility of getting things restored.

AIRPLANE

An old-school biplane which saw action in World War I is still flying around spiritedly through the skies above Advent Desert. Full disclosure: this plane is actually the property of an airline business (if you can call it that) run by "Gramps", as he's best known as. They say his sightseeing flights have a little local fame, but for the general public, there's a sign in the desert that reads, "Why Not Try a Sight-Flight?" and this alone can make you feel like you'd be rude not to. In any case, at only $5 ~ 15 a pop, it's fun to be able to go on one of these airborne tours. What's more, they also say you can ride the tank if you collect ten Ticket Stubs.

TANK

Right next to the airplane is this tank, and I hear this thing was born in the same time period. It looks like an antique, but "Gramps" takes good care of it, he'll have you know, keeping it waxed to a shining sparkle. If you look at the license plate, you'll see the letters AT-19. He keeps the gun well-polished, too, so you could surely blow away any old boulder with it. This tank may be a little shabby, but the time will surely come when it'll come in handy. It sounds like a load of hot air, but I'm telling you the truth, trust me!

BOAT

Halfway up the murderous Holy Loly Mountain lies a lake of strikingly deep blue. Stalled there is this motorboat. The engine is busted, but one gets the feeling it'd run if fixed. It's times like this when the mechanically inclined Lloyd comes in useful. I want to believe something will be managed. We've come this far doing intense battle, day in and day out, with the aliens, so it's everyone's wish to be able to let loose and have fun with this boat. I want to explore the lake!

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¹ The Time Machine was replaced in subsequent releases with the Super Bomb.

² This is oddly inaccurate. The Flamethrower is strictly a Bla-Bla Gang member item drop.

³ While the versions of the game we're most familiar with place the Ashigaru Sword in the Underflow itself, in the original Famicom release (which the Encyclopedia reflects), the weapon is in the maze of wells before the Underflow proper.

⁴ The Friendship Ring is only in the original Famicom release of MOTHER, as is a rather cruel mechanic: if you give the Forgotten Man a response he doesn't like, he'll whisk you clear out of the cave. If you have the Friendship Ring in your inventory, you'll be warped back to the girl who gave you the ring. See this Twitter thread for details. The "E = ALL" underneath this item's entry is a bit of a misnomer — it can't be equipped. Nothing happens if you USE it, and you only need it in your inventory for the effect to occur.

⁵ The 1989 edition of the Encyclopedia words this differently: "The lost property of the old prophet who lives on a mountain in Reindeer."

⁶ In other words, it isn't a collectible, like a commemorative coin or stamp.

Thanks to Comfort Food Video Games for providing these scans.

To Encyclopedia MOTHER contents

Encyclopedia MOTHER: Mother's Day

To Encyclopedia MOTHER contents

[1989: pp. 30–37]

[2003: pp. 34–41]

2. MOTHER'S DAY

• Area: 16,790 m² (about 10.43 mi²)
• Pop.: 31
• Avg. Temp.: 15℃ (59℉)
• Main Industries: Agriculture & Tourism

 

[Photo: Overlooking a misty forest with mountains in the background. Caption below:]

▲Once you're taking in the gentle green that blankets this town, you'll get the feeling you can see why it has the word mother in its name.

[Jump links coming soon.]

Mother's Day Town

Mother's Day Town Hall

Map

Department Store

Hotel

Hamburger Shop

Hospital

Pippi's House

The Townsfolk

Making Preparations to Set Out

CHECK POINT: Concerning the Game Mechanics

EVENT CHECK POINT

4-Koma (1) by Sensha Yoshida

Mother's Day Town

Formerly a commuter town, now

popular as a tourist city

Green surroundings make for a beautiful garden city. This place developed as a commuter town for people working in Thanksgiving (the next one over), but in recent years, it's been getting more visitors wanting to check out the sightseeing and recreation. It's safe to say the slogan the previous mayor proclaimed — "Let's make this a town that makes you want to whistle" — paid off fruitfully. Beds of red carnations, the Mother's Day symbol, line the streets, offering folks a feast for the eyes. Also, Choux Cream Zoo and Canary Village, sitting on the outskirts, are a must-see of course, but as for the bright forest paths circling all of Mother's Day, you need only walk them to fall blissfully into the mood for a picnic.

Another bragging right this town has is that the prices are low. This seems to be largely due to the efforts of residents who ask tourists to stay even just a day longer. For the traveler who says, "I have the time, but not so much the money..." you can color this town a welcome sight.

But even a town like Mother's Day has a side to it they can't be too proud of. A heartless government has been at work for about two years now (though it may be more accurate to say nothing has been at work). It's so bad even children are fed up with it. Plans to construct an amusement park and lay track for a railroad have been left on the shelf for those two years, and the management of the public cemetery south of town is as sloppy as can be.

Also, this doesn't have any direct correlation with public administration, but most recently there's been a string of large incidents shaking up the town's peacefulness. A girl named Pippi has gone missing. The animals of Choux Cream Zoo have escaped from their cages and are now prowling the neighborhoods.

To add to that, we don't mean to scare you, but you probably ought to know about the rumor that's currently going around part of the residency: "Z- Zombies have shown up!"

Mother's Day has gone and turned into a place neither for whistling nor for picnics. A town you should kinda-sorta stay away from, should you be less an adventurer and more a mere traveler. ...

[Photo: Sign describing a historical site called "Garden of the Gods Trading Post"]
 
▲When you find a sign, be sure to CHECK it. Travel 101.

Mother's Day Town Hall

The heart of the town administration,

staffed by three including the mayor

Standing roughly at the center of town is the Mother's Day Town Hall. On the first floor is the reception desk, and the second floor is where you'll find the mayor's office. Some citizens have said: "Our taxes go to luxury pillows for the mayor's afternoon nap, and he keeps buying new ones to  replace them", but seeing how the third floor consists of the mayor's private rooms instead of reference libraries, they aren't entirely joking (naturally, the third floor and above is Authorized Personnel Only).

If you happen to want accurate news on the incidents occurring in Mother's Day, you should probably visit the office first. Mr. Goodman, the current mayor, is just about to finish his first term, so he and his assistant Mr. Abbott will likely be warm and welcoming toward you. His motto is do politics from a velvet chair. Translation: the actual thinking and doing is always a job for his "team players".

Be that as it may, every citizen knows that the town won't get any better if they aren't willing to be team players. The first thing the mayor asks you to do is go to the South Cemetery and find little Pippi. ... So! What should your answer be?

By the way, this is off-topic, but the secretary at the first-floor counter is quite beautiful, so much so that there are stories of men who come to lobby something, only to be enchanted by her and leave for home after a quick handshake. ...

We recommend going to see her every now and again to see for yourself, even if you have no business. She might even have some bombshell info to whisper in your ear. ...

[Photo: The historic Cheyenne Building in Colorado Springs¹, a large but quaint building on a street corner. Two cars are parked in front.]

▲When it comes to town news, this is the best place to hear it (unfortunately...).

 

[Photo: An open filing cabinet]

▲The famous "File of the Shelved"

 

[Photo: Older, tough-as-nails-looking man with a cowboy hat]
 
▲Will he be re-elected!? Mr. A. Goodman, the Mother's Day mayor.

 

[Photo: A pretty receptionist doing desk work]
 
▲The beautiful secretary on the first floor won runner-up for Miss America five years ago.

[Illustration: Mother's Day map. Some areas are labeled with names exclusive to this map. Starting with the well-known names:]
 
My Home, Pippi's House, To Zoo, To Canary Village, To Thanksgiving, Hamburger Shop [erroneously attributed to the most northwestern downtown building instead of just west of Town Hall], Hotel, Town Hall, Dept. Store, Hospital, To Cemetery

[The exclusive names are:]

Laura's Woods [for the two sections of forest surrounding the path to Canary Village]

Franklin Woods [for the forest south of the pond by Pippi's house, which also borders the northeast section of town]

Carnation (Main) Street [for the section of road in front of the Department Store and Town Hall]

Southwood [for the forest east of the path leading to South Cemetery]

 

Department Store

A grand shopping center with five floors

The building is to the right of Town Hall, easily spotted by the letters "DEPT." The nice thing about department stores is you can take your time and have fun window shopping, even when there's nothing in particular you want to buy.

Let's walk through it in order, starting with the first floor. Here, instead of a sales counter, you'll find Customer Service. If you have something you don't need anymore, even if you didn't get it at this store, this is the place to take it. They'll accept returns on almost any item at half the listed price.

To the right of the counter is the public phone, which costs a dollar per call. You can also use a Telephone Card. Your dear old dad hopes and prays for your safety as you travel and never misses a transfer of pocket money, so let's let him hear your spirited voice. It's also good to let him know things like how far you've traveled and how much you've grown. He'll probably record it down (Save) for you, with all your ducks in a row. A father and a phone... both are handy to have, both are appreciated.

To the left of the counter is the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM). It's on an online network with the ATMs in every other town. If you insert your ATM Card, the machine will ask you if you want to withdraw money or deposit it, so all you have to do is answer with the keypad and punch in the amount. It doesn't require a handling fee, so use it as a substitute wallet. Not Carrying a Lot of Money On You is an ironclad rule of travel (don't just take our word for it, it says so in every other travel guide too).

The second floor is the Drugstore. Right now you're in tiptop shape, but you never know what will happen from here on out. Better to have Ointment than be sorry. ...

The third floor is the Sporting Goods store. Even if you don't have much money to throw around, you can at least buy the Battered Bat — even it can make a hit. You may not have a baseball game to play, but you can use it for self-defense.

The Food Court is on the fourth floor, where the Bread is a hot product. Playing "Ninja", wherein you scatter Breadcrumbs as you walk so you don't get lost in the forest, is all the rave, so Bread's flying off the shelves. Of course, it's a good idea to EAT it too.

The Pet Shop on the fifth floor is in a business slump at the moment. It sounds like the small animals they sell just up and escaped one day. They do have one remaining canary chick listed at $85, but now is probably not the time to do business.

[Photo: ATM]

▲Apparently even handy ATMs are unpopular with old folks.

[Photo: Pay phone]

▲Forget about lengthy phone calls.

 

[Photo: Retail worker with pallets of stock, taking inventory]

▲Returns are accepted on the first floor.

 

---------- Dept. Store Shopping List ----------
 
ITEM PRICES
 
5F Pet Shop
Baby Canary: $85.00

4F Food Court
Orange Juice: $5.00
Bread: $30.00
Sports Drink: $75.00

3F Sporting Goods Store
Battered Bat: $80.00
Slingshot: $120.00
Ordinary Bat: $500.00

2F Drugstore
Antidote: $20.00
Asthma Spray: $148.00
Ointment: $194.00
Bug Killer Spray: $300.00

1F Customer Service/Public Phone
Cash Service

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Hotel

A super-affordable hotel popular with

students and backpackers

Overlooking North Main Street is a quaint little hotel. I can't say it's first-rate, but it's popular as a home base for patrons of Choux Cream Zoo or Canary Village. With accommodations at $39 per night per person (and that's with the tax and service charges), it's very fair-priced. Check-in is on the first floor at the front desk. You're also free to tour the vacant rooms.

The most important thing in your travels, even moreso than money, is your body's condition. You can recover stamina and vitality by getting enough sleep, so you'll want to make it a habit to check in a little ahead of time when you get tired.

---------- $39.00 Per Person Per Night ---------

Hamburger Shop

The countergirl's smile alone makes you

feel like you're getting a good deal

 
Next door to Town Hall is the Mother's Day branch of a worldwide-beloved hamburger chain. The catch phrase, 120% BEEF®, may make you go "yeah, right", but it certainly gets full marks on volume. If you buy one for takeout, you can enjoy an easy lunch, no matter where, no matter when.

Even if you're too broke to afford so much as French Fries, you could probably buy at least an Orange Juice, at one for $5. I mean, it's not like the countergirl's going to adjust her smile depending on your order.

And finally, allow us to introduce you to this hamburger chain's poorly-thrown-together TV spot. It takes place in a forest, where a vacant-eyed man is standing alone.

"O God in Heaven!" he cries. "I'm going to pass out from starvation! If only I had a 120% BEEF® right now, just one, this never would have happened. ..."

And then thud, down he goes.

---------- Hamburger Shop Menu ----------
 
FOOD PRICES
 
Orange Juice: $5.00
French Fries: $15.00
Hamburger: $25.00

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Hospital

There are only four beds, but the director

is noted as being a top physician

The tallest building on the south side of Main Street is the Mother's Day hospital. Go in through the entrance, and there's a visitor reception counter. In back is the examination room. Also, on the second floor are the sickrooms, and you could say that their system for admitting emergency patients is flawless.

You don't want to have to rely on a hospital if you can help it, but you're traveling. Illness and injury come with the territory. When you're worn down with fatigue, or you're under the weather with a cold, get a checkup ASAP. Once you emerge from the examination room, you should be totally back in action. The fee for one checkup is $25.

Also, you should keep in mind that Mother's Day and all of its neighboring towns have a unique medical system. Let's say, for instance, a friend you've been traveling with falls prey to a condition so critical (due to, say, sudden illness or grievous injury) that they lose consciousness. ... An ambulance will show up, but you can't ride with them for now. No need to worry, though! What you ought to do, instead of going to pieces, is put your trust in the doctor. And, after coming up with your friend's in-patient expenses, head for the hospital. Once you settle payment at the visitor reception desk, your friend should be right back to health. In Mother's Day's case, the expenses for hospitalization and treatment come to $125.

Now if you, Heaven forbid, end up in the critical condition of Unconscious... well, you just hope and pray it's only a dream.

[Photo: Close-up of a downtown apartment-esque building exterior — a front door and windows with ivy hanging down the wall]
 
▲With the atmosphere as good as it is, take care not to use the hospital as a substitute for the hotel.

 

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Check-up Fee (Per Person): $25.00

In-Patient Expenses (Per Person): $125.00

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Pippi's House

A small suburban house right

next to a flowing creek

 
En route the direct path that connects your home with Mother's Day town is another house. Here lives the most sprightly girl in the area. She's Pippi, the "good little hellion". She may not be the mightiest in the world, but her love of adventure and her long stockings make her just like the famous Pippi.

We'd recommend you meet her if you could, but the thing is, little Pippi is currently missing. She must have gotten lost somewhere chasing around butterflies and lizards like she always does.

Pippi's mom, the most sprightly adult in the area, is beside herself with worry. Well, someone who understands the mind of an adventurer should be able to track down a little adventurer. You heard right — it's times like this when your strength may be needed. The experience of rescuing little Pippi will be a definite help to your journey.

This kindhearted girl might even give you her precious Franklin Badge as a symbol of friendship. You're bound to be such close friends with Pippi that she does that.

The Townsfolk

The kind residents will give

travelers a warm welcome

 
The cheerful atmosphere that Mother's Day town overflows with is on display in the equally sunny personalities of its residents. When you're stumped as to where a good place to go is, don't hesitate to ask a townsperson. They're sure to politely tell you, with a kindness that stops just short of sticking their nose in your business.

Also — and this fact isn't confined to this town —  should you find a house with a round door, you should give them a visit. Apparently, there's a custom where the households that give even strangers a warm welcome will make their doors round.

Although there's been a breakout of incidents in Mother's Day as of late, the townspeople never even lose their smiles. One imagines they're being real troopers about that.

However, you do not want to let your guard down. There is, after all, news that nobody would want to believe: that a pair of zombies posing as residents have slipped into the streets. ...

[Photo: Exterior of an old-fashioned mirrors and crafts shop]
 
▲The townsfolk's smiles are the best souvenir.

Making Preparations to Set Out

For those who have no idea where to go from here

It's my guess that you're now informed on what kind of town Mother's Day is. Well, where should you go next? There's no right or wrong answer.

See, the road on your adventure doesn't come without its forks. Upon leaving the Mother's Day Hotel, you may have no idea whether to go right or left. When that happens, you'd do well to pull this guidebook from your pocket and thumb through its pages. Canary Village. The South Cemetery. Choux Cream Zoo. There are a whole bunch of places you should go. Where you head first is up to you.

Also, if you're thinking of exploring a place that's hardly known to anyone, have I got the spot for you. Walk due northeast from Mother's Day and cross two bridges, and soon you'll hit a dead end encircled by cliffs.

And there you'll find a cave. Summon the courage and set foot inside... and there just may be, waiting for you, a rock of such curious color and shape it's simply out of this world.

Now, you may be thinking you don't have time to make a senseless side trip like that. However, you didn't have to take a single step outside your home. The very act of starting your adventurous travels the way you did is just one big, magnificent side trip in and of itself. The right side trip is sure to build character.

Either way, everything that happens from here on out will probably be a first-time experience for you. Around town are Stray Dogs and Crows who will attack you. If you can believe it, even humans will raise their mattocks against you. ... But they're not enemies in the least. They're only being controlled by some tremendous power.

Doing battle with them is unavoidable if you want to protect yourself. However, I want you to remember something.

That is, these aren't battles to beat them up, but battles to save them.

- Matsuo Haizen

[Photo: College-age man with a hefty backpack]

▲Until you make friends, you fly solo.

Encyclopedia MOTHER: Foreword from Shigesato Itoi

To Encyclopedia MOTHER contents

[1989: N/A]

[2003: pp. 10–11]

[Itoi's foreword:]

This was the Marvelous "Fruit of a Fanatic's Labors"

I consider myself someone with less yearning for the good ol' days than others have. I'll even let things like records and documents of work I was involved with be thrown away, one after another, figuring I won't care if it's gone forever. Which is why I get super troubled when someone asks me if they can borrow one of my works. I hear a lot of, "You mean even the writer doesn't have it at his place?" Well, no, I don't. I don't think I'll need it that much. Not that I'm grandstanding or anything, but I believe the work I'm doing now, and the work I'll be doing from here on out, are my best.

And yet, with MOTHER, no matter what I do, I can't break away from its world of memories. All these years I've continually found myself thinking, "Man, wasn't that great?" When you take into account my personal manner of grandstanding, I'm embarrassed to admit that, but I can't help myself: it is the truth, after all.

Even this book is an important volume of that MOTHER world. This feat had an editor by the name of Yoshie — who was possessed of an artisan's temperament — marvelously taking the helm, as well as the single-mindedly enthusiastic Oosawa and the like at Shogakukan, and finally the lovable, easily carried-away folks at my own Tokyo Shigesato Itoi Office, all working themselves senseless to achieve it. I dare say you couldn't make such a game book in this day and age. It would take too much time and money.

But I think it's great that we have such a book, this "fruit of a fanatic's labors". Both MOTHER and this official guide book were part of work, but I think anything with so much passion put into it you could call it fanaticism really takes a firm hold on people's hearts. I know how late I am in saying this, but to all of you who collaborated on this game and this book, and to you readers who firmly hold this game and book in high esteem, I give you my gratitude.

糸井重里

Shigesato Itoi

June 2003

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[Profile:]

Shigesato Itoi

Copywriter

Editor-in-Chief, Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun

1948 Born in Gunma Prefecture.

1975 Wins TCC (Tokyo Copywriter's Club)'s Rookie of the Year Award.

1979 Establishes Tokyo Shigesato Itoi Office, 1989 Establishes APE.

While still doing advertising copy, picks up creative activities such as game producing, songwriting and literary pursuits (verse, novels, essays).

1998–on Founds his Internet Home Page, Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun (http://www.1101.com). Focusing on the reading contents, carries out various activities such as product planning and sales, and collaborations with other companies.

As of May 2003, his page hits number 700,000 daily.

Published writings include:

Charcoal Briquettes and Personal Computers (SEKAI BUNKA PUBLISHING INC.),

a collection of material to date from Hobonichi titled The Pretty-Much-Daily Itoi News Book (Kodansha Ltd.),

That's So Internet (PHP Shinsho) and his joint work with Yuuji Ikegawa, The Hippocampus (Asahi Press).

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[Thumbnails of MOTHER games and merchandise, from top to bottom, left to right:]

Family Computer

MOTHER

MOTHER Strategy Guide

Encyclopedia MOTHER

Super Famicom

MOTHER 2

Gyiyg Strikes Back

Game Comics

MOTHER 2

Gyiyg Strikes Back

Ness's Adventure Memoirs

Nintendo Official Guide Book

MOTHER 2

Gyiyg Strikes Back

Game Boy Advance

MOTHER 1+2

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[Video game chronology:]

1983

🔴 The FAMILY COMPUTER (Nintendo) is released.

1984

🔴 The FAMILY COMPUTER software title SUPER MARIO BROS. (Nintendo) makes record sales at more than 5 million copies.

1985

🔴 The FAMILY COMPUTER software title DRAGON QUEST (Enix) is released.

1986

🔴 The PC ENGINE (NEC Home Electronics) is released.

1988

🔴 The MEGADRIVE (Sega Enterprises) is released.

1989

🔴 The LCD handheld gaming device GAME BOY (Nintendo) is released.

The software title TETRIS (Nintendo) is a massive hit.

🔴 The FAMILY COMPUTER software title MOTHER (Nintendo) is released.

🔴 The MOTHER STRATEGY GUIDE (Shogakukan) is released.

🔴 The game guide book ENCYCLOPEDIA MOTHER (Shogakukan) is released.

1990

🔴 The SUPER FAMICOM (Nintendo) is released.

Software titles such as SUPER MARIO WORLD are also massive hits.

1991

🔴 The SUPER FAMICOM software title THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TRIFORCE OF THE GODS (Nintendo) is a massive hit.

1993

🔴 The J.LEAGUE is founded. The J.LEAGUE game, which features names of real players, is a hit.

1994

🔴 The SUPER FAMICOM software title MOTHER 2: GYIYG STRIKES BACK (Nintendo) is released.

🔴 The Game Comics book MOTHER 2: GYIYG STRIKES BACK – NESS'S ADVENTURE MEMOIRS (Shogakukan) is released.

🔴 The Nintendo Official Guide Book MOTHER 2: GYIYG STRIKES BACK (Shogakukan) is released.

🔴 The 3DO REAL (Matsushita Electric Industrial) is released.

🔴 The SEGA SATURN (Sega Enterprises) is released. 🔴 The PLAYSTATION (Sony Computer Entertainment) is released.

1996

🔴 The NINTENDO64 (Nintendo) is released. Launch titles include SUPER MARIO 64.

🔴 The GAME BOY software title POCKET MONSTERS RED/GREEN (Nintendo) is released.

1998

🔴 The DREAMCAST (Sega Enterprises) is released.

2000

🔴 The PLAYSTATION 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment) is released.

🔴 The GAME BOY COLOR software title POCKET MONSTERS GOLD/SILVER (Nintendo) is released.

2001

🔴 The GAME BOY ADVANCE (Nintendo) is released.

Launch titles include SUPER MARIO ADVANCE.

🔴 The NINTENDO GAMECUBE (Nintendo) is released.

Launch titles include LUIGI'S MANSION.

🔴 The song featured in the commercial for PIKMIN (Nintendo) is a massive hit.

2002

🔴 The X-BOX (Microsoft) is released.

🔴 The GAME BOY ADVANCE software title POCKET MONSTERS RUBY/SAPPHIRE (Pokémon) is released.

2003

🔴 The GAME BOY ADVANCE SP (Nintendo) is released.

🔴 The GAME BOY ADVANCE software title MOTHER 1+2 (Nintendo) is released.

To Encyclopedia MOTHER contents

Shunsuke Kikuchi has passed away

Well, it's finally happened. We've lost Shunsuke Kikuchi. He passed away 24 April due to aspiration pneumonia.

https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2191950/full/

While this news came not entirely unexpected (he was 89) and yet all too soon, I'm glad he got to live as long as he did, and that he spent so much of that time contributing to anime and tokusatsu scores as an art form. It makes me realize just how grossly unversed I am in anything he did that had nothing to do with DragonBall. He had an enormous body of work. At the very least, the mere fact that said score was what got this site started in the first place should tell you enough about how incredible Kikuchi's talent was for melody, leitmotif and a darned riveting recap arrangement. Let's hope we can honor the man properly with more releases of his currently unpublished work someday.

Rest in peace, maestro.