History VideoGame / EquestriaBound

** The game also has one, surprisingly, to ''VideoGame/{{Mother 1}}''. [[spoiler: In order to defeat Nightmare Moon, you need to use Dinky's sing command to sing the song the Elements of Harmony played when Dinky collected them, like how Ninten and co. had to do with Giegue after collecting all eight melodies.]]

** [[BrokenBase Depending on who you ask]], Lyra's human obsession and the entire human human cult mini-arc is either now this thanks to the events of ''Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife'', or was simply not given focus in the episode.

** Vinyl was [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife also confirmed to be]] TheVoiceless in the episode focusing on the popular background ponies, yet has no problems speaking in this game. Granted, not as bad as some of the other characterizations that got {{Jossed}}, since many people often take liberates with TheVoiceless characters in fanworks [[note]]an example being Link from ''Franchise/LegendOfZelda[[/note]], but still notable.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: This game was made sometime around early season four, and thus uses some common fandom interperations of characters at the time. Characters that would eventually reappear in later episodes [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic of the show]], which show that they're actually pretty different than what the fandom thought. As a result, some characterization may seem wildly different from the show, even considering it supposedly takes place sometime during season three.

** Upon talking to one of the bosses that guards an Element of Harmony, you're give the option to back out in case you don't feel like you're ready for it yet.

* AdaptedOut: The Bubble Monkey and his later wife are completely absent from this hack.

** An[[spoiler:''other'' Changeling Disguised as Rainbow Dash is also one of them. Like Sapphire, she has a power shield to reflect magic, and this time ''doesn't'' telegraph when she's about to use the Sonic Rainboom, in addition to having ''several'' crowd hitting attacks that slam the entire party, possibly being a TotalPartyKill if Dinky hasn't gotten her plot relevant powerup yet. Expect to be casting Lifeup omega every round, even if everyone is at full health. Beating her gets you Scootaloo's scooter, the games equivalent to the Sword of Kings.]]

While the plot of the game itself is essentially ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' with a ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship is Magic]]'' makeover, that doesn't mean it doesn't have any interest for those who don't just want to replay ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' [[RecycledInSpace but with ponies]]. While some areas remain the same like Onett being renamed Ponyville, completely new areas have also been added in based on locations from the show, and while some enemies may be ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' enemies by another name (The Parasprites being Spiteful Crows, for example) it also adds in a whole new slew of bosses, original enemies, and does quite a few minor tweaking to some aspects that were in ''VideoGame/EarthBound''. Additionally, while there's still lines from the original game present, there's also a lot of new, humorous dialogue added as well.

* WhatAnIdiot: InUniverse, Twilight herself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] that teleporting her element to a random location that even ''she'' isn't sure of where it went in hopes no future {{Big Bad}}s would steal it before they could get to it was, admittedly, a stupid move in hindsight.

* WorthlessYellowRocks: The Diamond Dogs replace the excavator in Dusty Dunes Desert. Unfortunately they were able to find a gem like the excavator. All they found were worthless yellow rocks, which is conveniently enough yellow rocks to pay off the massive room service bill Vinyl racked up. Still, it wasn't a gem, so they give it to Dinky and Co. anyways.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: {{Subverted}} then {{Played Straight}}. [[spoiler: The Celestia and Luna you fight guarding their birth places are actually Changelings in disguise. However, you ''do'' get to fight the ''actual'' Princess Luna as a BonusBoss for Dinky's InfinityPlusOneSword, and of course, you also eventually punch out Nightmare Moon at the end of the game.]]

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The Starmen in the game have been replaced with enslaved ponies, all of who have sad look about them like they're only reluctantly fighting you like they have no choice. As in the original, one of them can possible drop Scoots' ultimate weapon, but you wouldn't go around knocking them out when they likely don't want to fight in the first place... would you?

* UselessUsefulSpell: {{Averted}}. While it was also {{Averted}} to a degree in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', quite a few bosses also have their own weaknesses added based on their personality from the show. In addition, some of them ''will'' make you use stuff like shields and stat boosts, which is often glossed over in ''VideoGame/EarthBound''. For example, [[spoiler: the Changeling Disguised as Rainbow Dash is weak to sleep due to Rainbow Dash being rather lazy when she isn't training for possibly joining the Wonderbolts, and her Rainboom Attack ''will'' TotalPartyKill your group if you don't get Sweetie Belle's magic shields up on everyone.]]

** In the 1.6 update, certain [=NPCs=] like the Canterlot Royal Guard will walk into the head party character if you stand in the wrong place, causing them to get stuck and forcing you to restart the game. Hope you saved before hand...

* NotAsYouKnowThem: Each area where an Element of Harmony is located is guarded by the respective holder of said element. Even though they know you need the Elements to stop the BadFuture from happening, hey won't let you in unless you fight them... [[spoiler: This is because they're Changelings disguised as a member of the mane cast, who are being controlled by Nightmare Moon to stop them from getting the Elements.]]

* LethalJokeWeapon: Dinky's ultimate weapon is a cardboard tube. Despite what it sounds like, it gives her a gig attack boost, the second highest in the game, in addition to giving her a massive boost to her guts stat, as well as finally letting her get [[CriticalHit Smash Attacks]] like the rest of the group.

** Surprisingly, the BonusBoss that gives Dinky her ultimate weapon [[spoiler: ''isn't'' a Changeling. Rather, you end up fighting the ''real'' Princess Luna in Canterlot Royal Palace after you beat her Changeling counterpart guarding her original birth place. Ironically, despite being able to nuke the group with Friend omega, she's arguably the easiest of the {{Bonus Boss}}es. Defeating her gets you the [[LethalJokeWeapon Cardboard Tube]], which not only increases attack, but also gives a massive guts boost, in addition to letting her finally get [[CritialHit Smash Attacks]].]]

** The 'Hotsauce Cupcake' Pinkie made. It's apparently hotsauce upon hotsauce that's baked directly into the cupcake that causes the pony (or anyone, really) who eats it to ''[[FireBreathingDiner breath fire]]'' shortly after. A good thing too, since wooden cupcakes replace the iron pencils from the original.

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Even after going on a grand adventure and single hoof-edly saving Equestria, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo ''still'' fail to get a cutie mark out of the deal, a fact they're rather annoyed by. [[spoiler: ''Dinky'' does, which is enough for the Crusaders to consider the whole thing not ''so'' bad.]]

** Of the four Bonus Bosses, [[spoiler: a Changeling Disguised as Big Mac is one of them. Besides using super bombs, his charge attack, while not technically a OneHitKill, can very well one shot a character even with power shields up unless you're really high leveled. He also takes ''[[DamageSpongeBoss four roman candles to the face]]'' (the games equivalent to Multi-Bottle Rockets) before going down. Beating him gets you Apple Bloom's ultimate weapon, a [[ChainsawGood chainsaw.]]]]

** Of the four Bonus Bosses, [[spoiler: a Changeling Disguised as Big Mac is one of them. Besides using super bombs, his charge attack, while not technically a OneHitKill, can very well one shot a character even with power shields up unless you're really high leveled. He also takes ''[[DamageSpongeBoss four roman candles to the face]]'' before going down. Beating him gets you Apple Bloom's ultimate weapon, a [[ChainsawGood chainsaw.]]]]

** Dinky learns her magic attacks fairly quicker then Ness learns his PSI attacks to make the early game a bit easier. Also, while Homesickness still ''is'' a part of the game, Dinky appears to get it far less than Ness does.

* LethalJokeWeapon: Dinky's ultimate weapon is a cardboard tube. Despite what it sounds like, it gives her the best attack boost in the game, in addition to giving her a massive boost to her guts stat, as well as finally letting her get [[CriticalHit Smash Attacks]] like the rest of the group.