History Trivia / EarthBoundBeginnings

* NewbieBoom: When the game hit UsefulNotes/WiiU Virtual Console localized, fans that either [[SequelDisplacement hadn't heard of the game]] or [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil didn't want to deal with the legal grayness of downloading a ROM]] of a NoExportForYou game were able to play it. Unlike ''[=EarthBound=]'' (which is considered a SacredCow by fans, leading to immense backlash when unfamiliar new players began pointing out its flaws and calling it overrated), it's considered an {{Acceptable Target|s}} for criticism due to its [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness differences from later games in the series]], so fans both old and new are getting along and on Website/{{Miiverse}}. There's even people walking others fresh off of ''[=EarthBound=]'' [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments through the game every step of the way]].

* WordOfSaintPaul: [[http://youtu.be/yQUN7QAnMp0 The live-action commercial]]'s depiction of Ninten is the basis of a vast majority of fanart of this game - adopting his neckerchief and (less frequently) slightly different clothing here as a way to differentiate Ninten from Ness, who is by far the more famous wearer of their standard clothing.

* NoExportForYou: The NES version is a particularly interesting case-- it was complete and ready to go, then it simply didn't happen, likely because of both difficult marketing, the end of the NES lifespan, the fact that ''[=EarthBound=]'' began production right around the time of localization and was expected to be released early in the SNES' life (as opposed to spending an unprecedented four years in DevelopmentHell) and the fact that the ambitiously expanded ROM size and packaging plans would've made production unnecessarily expensive; thus, from its unearthing in 1998 to its Virtual Console release in 2015, the only way to play the game was through emulation and reproduction cartridges. The GBA version could be because of rumored legal issues said to doom the franchise's Western presence, but it could simply have been out of lack of perceived interest, as ''[=EarthBound=]'' already tanked in America 8 years prior (though this is often attributed nowadays to bad marketing).
** Finally averted (and changed to LateExportForYou) as of June 14th, 2015. The ''[=EarthBound=]''-related announcement fans had been expecting for E3 turned out to be a Wii U Virtual Console release under the title ''[=EarthBound=] Beginnings''.

* FanRemake: There have been multiple attempts by fans to remake this game, but almost all of them eventually disappeared from the internet after a while.
** A rather notable one was one that attempted to remake it using the graphical and gameplay styles of ''VideoGame/MOTHER3'', a la what ''VideoGame/{{Oddity}}'' (back when it was ''MOTHER 4'') is doing, called simply "Earthbound Zero Remake." Unfortunately, though, all that ever really came of this was few sprites of the main characters in ''MOTHER 3'' style, some updated remixes of the songs from the game which are still available on [=YouTube=], and a few long-deleted gameplay videos.
** [[http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Community/PKHack/Mother-Remake/page/1/ One attempt]] as a GameMod for ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' was originally started by ''MOTHER 3'' fan translator Tomato, but he later abandoned it and the project was later picked up by another fan, and it is currently still in development.
** There's also ''[[https://forum.starmen.net/forum/Fan/Games/MOTHER-Encore MOTHER: Encore]]'', this one being done with a proper full team behind it, aiming to be more of a reimagining of the original ''Beginnings'' rather than being an outright replacement for it. Not only are the graphics more in line with later Mother games and it possesses the HP odometer mechanic later games are famous for, but it's also adding elements from later games that weren't in the original, such as [[spoiler: Saturn Valley and Mr. Saturns.]]
** A more faithful remake is ''[[https://nitter.namazso.eu/rootmothergame Mother: Roots]]''.
* FanSequel: ''[[VideoGame/CognitiveDissonance MOTHER: Cognitive Dissonance]]''.

* GameMod: ''[[http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Community/PKHack/Mother-25th-Anniversary-Edition/page/1 MOTHER 25th Anniversary Edition]]'' is a GameMod of the original NES game, polishing up graphics, map layouts, the script (using Tomato's fan translation for ''MOTHER 1+2''), and enemies. It also re-balances the enemies to tone down the game's difficulty, and makes it less confusing to get around the swamp and Duncan's Factory.

* WordOfDante: Although Giygas officially never changed names between the two games until the official English release of ''Earthbound Beginnings'' (his Japanese name remained consistent) many Western fans refer to his original form as Giegue after the prototype translation, and his form in ''[=EarthBound=]'' as Giygas, in order to play up the differences between the two appearances in a similar fashion to [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Ganondorf and Ganon]].

** [[http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Community/PKHack/Mother-Remake/page/1/ One attempt]] as a GameMod for ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' was originally started by ''MOTHER 3'' fan translator Tomato, but he later abandoned it and the project was later picked up by another fan, and it is currently still in development.