The first incarnation of Mother 3 appeared in the mid-1990s as a polygonal sequel for the Nintendo 64 DD. The system proved to be a gargantuan commercial flop and, after languishing for several years, the new Mother project was canned. Soon thereafter, however, the project was revived in the second dimension for a Game Boy Advance release, much to the delight of Mother fans (of which there are rabid dispersed gaggles teeming all over the Earth's surface).
Not long ago, the face of the video game industry had a form far different than what we see today. During the years leading up to the current console generation, Japan ran the show, leaving Western gamers at the mercy of sluggish localizations and with no choice but to read and re-read import coverage as they waited impatiently for killer titles to trickle overseas. Even landmark, blockbuster games like Final Fantasy VII took their time in making the transition to English; nine months separated the Japanese and American releases of the franchise's 32-bit debut, an unthinkable delay today.
The consummate Mother series fansite.
A fan project to translate Mother 3 into English
A blog about the Mother series with tons of articles, information, and trivia.
