Another interesting fact unrelated to the review since The Nerd is playing a legit ROM: If a bootleg version of EarthBound is played, an anti-piracy tactic will be activated which crams the game with more random battles and will also delete save files if the player dies during the final battle against Giygas.Due to Young Nerd having lines in the script and storyline, it is the first time he is seen as an actual smaller version of The Nerd rather than being portrayed in old home videos by the real James Rolfe as a child.The Nerd gives the same reaction upon smelling the EarthBound ads that he did in the " Nintendo Power" episode.At 39:31, it is currently the second longest AVGN episode, being surpassed by " The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask" which has a runtime of 41:04.
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Midway through the episode, the Nerd enters into his own subconscious similar to Ness and his friends, seeing characters and settings from previous AVGN episodes as well as characters not seen before in the series such as Bimmy as he sets out to beat Giygas with the support of his fans and friends. The Nerd enjoys the game and views it as a masterpiece but admits to the serious flaws it has, keeping in tradition with the AVGN series. The Nerd reveals how EarthBound was rarely talked about in North America and settles for having to play it on the SNES Classic due to the ridiculous prices on eBay after reading rave reviews for it online.
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The episode first aired on Amazon Prime early before it was released on YouTube on April 25, 2018. Despite not being popular in America when first released, it gained a cult following in later years with its' popularity being partly credited to the inclusion of Ness in Super Smash Bros. It follows Ness and his friends Jeff, Paula and Poo as they collect eight melodies around the world to defeat the evil alien force Giygas. It is the second game in the Mother series, though released as a solo game in North America. EarthBound, also known as Mother 2 in Japan, is a 1994 RPG developed by Ape and HAL Laboratory, published by Nintendo and released for the Super Nintendo in North America in 1995.