History YMMV / MOTHER

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The cartoony style and odd sense of humor makes it hard to believe at first that this is one of Nintendo's darkest franchises. On the other hand, those traits [[SurpriseCreepy can serve to]] [[CrapsaccharineWorld make it]] [[BreakTheCutie even]] [[SubvertedInnocence darker.]]

* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Surprisingly, given the series SacredCow status over the years. Upon ''EarthBound'' and ''EarthBound Beginnings'' being released on the Wii U eShop and thus allowing it to be known to a larger audience, a VocalMinority of [[OldGuardVersusNewBlood old guard]] has been in an uproar about it the more newcomers get into the series. It's gotten to the point where a few have proclaimed they ''don't'' want ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' to be rereleased in America, so it can "stay something unique" to the people who were in the [[CultClassic cult fanbase]] years before the above rereleases. [[note]]Along with general worries that an official Nintendo translation would end up [[{{Bowdlerise}} Bowdlerising]] some of the game's darker moments and completely get rid of Kumatora's occasional swearing, but generally these two go hand and hand with the above.[[/note]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The cartoony style and odd sense of humor makes it hard to believe at first that this is one of Nintendo's darkest franchises. On the other hand, those traits can serve to [[CrapsaccharineWorld make it]] [[BreakTheCutie even]] [[SubvertedInnocence darker.]]

* HypeBacklash: The NewbieBoom that happened after the UsefulNotes/WiiU UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole re-releases of ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' and ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'' caused some newcomers unaware of the SacredCow status of the series to point out its otherwise overlooked flaws, some even going to the point of calling it overrated. This more affected ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' and ''VideoGame/Mother3'' though, since ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'' being a LoveItOrHateIt game has made it an AcceptableTarget for criticism. This has ''not'' gone well with the older fans. Even the newcomers who praise it have been given backlash because...

* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Surprisingly, given the series SacredCow status over the years. Upon ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' and ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'' being released on the Wii U eShop and thus allowing it to be known to a larger audience, a ''lot'' of [[OldGuardVersusNewBlood old guard]] has been in an uproar about it the more new comers get into the series. It's gotten to the point where a few have proclaimed they ''don't'' want ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' to be rereleased in America, so it can "stay something unique" to the people who were in the [[CultClassic cult fanbase]] years before the above rereleases. [[note]]Along with general worries that an official Nintendo translation would end up [[{{Bowdlerise}} Bowdlerising]] some of the game's darker moments and completely get rid of Kumatora's occasional swearing, but generally these two go hand and hand with the above.[[/note]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ''Mother 3: Fall of the Pig King'' was originally for the 64DD, then just the 64, then [[DevelopMentHell eventually]] on the GBA; loosing international release, 3D graphics, 10 other playable characters, and who knows what else.

** We've been taking Shigesato's nostrils too lightly! [[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://earthboundcentral.com/2015/06/shigesato-itoi-mother-1-in-gintama-anime/ A reference / joke from]] ''Manga/Gintama'', which in turn was referencing ''VideoGame/{{Mother 1}}''. Naturally, the fanbase quickly latched on to it.[[/labelnote]]

** His nostril hair already has a vice grip on our heart! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A further continuation of the above.]]

** Clay models means we totally mean business, guys. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Among the fan work scene, there's a tendency to make clay models for fangames / [[GameMod ROM Hacks]] ala' what the main series does. Nine times out of ten, the clay models are often the ''only'' things that come from these projects, so as a result people often like to poke fun at it when the clay models are the only things revealed about the game / hack when announced. The only one that can possibly get away with this is ''VideoGame/{{Mother 4}}'', thanks to doing it [[GrandfatherClause before it became common place to poke fun at the practice.[[/labelnote]]

* AwesomeMusic: Let's just say the [[AwesomeMusic/{{MOTHER}} series is full of this.]]

* FanDumb: Fans are ''very'' irate about the NoExportForYou. So much that a mock site claims they [[http://p4r.buzzleberry.com/?p=377 attacked Itoi.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The cartoony style and odd sense of humor makes it hard to believe at first that this is one of Nintendo's darkest franchises. On the other hand, those traits can serve to [[CrapsaccharineWorld make it]] [[BreakTheCutie even]] [[SubvertedInnocence darker.]]

!!The video game:

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The cartoony style and odd sense of humor makes it hard to believe at first that this is one of Nintendo's darkest franchises. On the other hand, those traits can serve to [[CrapsaccharineWorld make it]] [[BreakTheCutie even]] [[SubvertedInnocence darker.]]

* NightmareFuel: Let's just say that this series can [[NightmareFuel/{{Mother}} scare you as well]].

* SacredCow: Boy is it ever...

* FanDumb: People are so irate over the NoExportForYou and want another game so much they even [[http://p4r.buzzleberry.com/?p=377 attacked Itoi.]]

* CultClassic: The whole series.