History YMMV / EarthBound

* {{Woolseyism}}: If the US translation has something good, it's the incredibly awesome [[http://earthboundcentral.com/m2eb/enemy-names enemy names]].

* Memetic Badass: Jeff Andonuts.

* {{First Installment Wins}}: Averted; despite being the second game in the trilogy, ''[=EarthBound=]'' is by far the most well-known thanks to being the only one to get an American release.

** Barring the {{Bowdleris|e}}ation, this game had a really good localization. For example, the fan favourite enemy NewAgeRetroHippie, often cited for his quirkiness and hilarious name, was originally just 'Carefree Man' in Japanese. Most localization edits (both for the good and for the bad) are covered in depth [[http://earthboundcentral.com/m2eb/ here.]]

* CrazyAwesome: The game itself. Let's see, 10 year old blowing up starships? Yep. A pile of barf functions as a boss? You betcha. ''A coffee cup being one the deadliest enemies in the game?'' Pff, c'mon, get creative!

** Why hasn't anyone mentioned MOONSIDE yet?! IT IS FREAKIN' SCARY!

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: Quite a lot...
** Th-the Boogey Tent...it's bad enough as-is, but isn't there a slit in between its jaws, and around that, the inside of his mouth colored slightly differently? Like there's something ''inside'' his mouth that he just hasn't swallowed yet?
** One word: Ambush!
** Why hasn't anyone mentioned MOONSIDE yet?! IT IS FREAKIN' SCARY!
** [[NothingIsScarier The Cave of the Past]]

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Giygas. [[spoiler:[[EldritchAbomination NESS]] [[AndIMustScream NESS]] [[TorturedAbomination NESS]] [[MadnessMantra NESS]] [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm NESS]] [[PrimalFear NESS]] [[UpToEleven NESS]] [[OverlyLongGag NESS]]]]

* ItsEasySoItSucks: Averted. ''EarthBound'' is almost as easy as ''ChronoTrigger'', but the game is so bizarre and fun that hardly anyone complains.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Giygas. [[spoiler:[[EldritchAbomination NESS]] [[AndIMustScream NESS]] [[TorturedAbomination NESS]] [[MadnessMantra NESS]] [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm NESS]] [[PrimalFear NESS]] [[OverlyLongGag NESS]]]]

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[spoiler:[[EldritchAbomination NESS]] [[AndIMustScream NESS]] [[TorturedAbomination NESS]] [[MadnessMantra NESS]] [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm NESS]] [[PrimalFear NESS]] [[OverlyLongGag NESS]]]]

** Giygas sits on the border between ordinary AccidentalNightmareFuel and full-blown HighOctaneNightmareFuel.

* ScrappyMechanic: "Homesickness" can be an inconvenience at certain parts of the game. There's no way of telling when Ness will get it, and if the symptoms pop up during a major battle, you're probably screwed.

* TheScrappy: The Photography Man.

* HilariousInHindsight: At the end of the game, you can go back to Onett and read the newspaper. Among other things, an article in the paper says "Police Captain finishes [=EarthBound=], asks, "Where's the [[{{Mother 3}} sequel]]?". [[DevelopmentHell Well...]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The game has a [[CrowningMusic/EarthBound superb soundtrack]] and picking just one depends on your mood at the time. Whether the touching melody of the sound stone, the awesome battle music, or the groovy tunes of the Runaway Five, ''[=EarthBound=]'''s music is very high quality.

* CrackIsCheaper: Just ''try'' getting a copy of the game without the box or player's guide in decent condition off {{eBay}} [[SchmuckBait for less than US$100]] these days. Complete, mint sets of the game regularly go for above US$300, with a small few ''[[FlatWhat exceeding the thousands]]'' recently and with the game's legal issues pretty much preventing a Virtual Console release, its easy to see why most people have chosen to use Emulation and [=ROMs=] to play the game these days.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The game has a [[CrowningMusic/{{EarthBound}} superb soundtrack]] and picking just one depends on your mood at the time. Whether the touching melody of the sound stone, the awesome battle music, or the groovy tunes of the Runaway Five, ''[=EarthBound=]'''s music is very high quality.

* [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Woobie, Destroyer of Universes]]: See Tear Jerker. If you've played the first game, Giygas' lines come off very differently. This doesn't make him [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel any]] [[EldritchAbomination less]] [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm terrifying]].

* ForcedLevelGrinding: Sure felt this way, especially for the tougher bosses.

* CrackIsCheaper: Just ''try'' getting a copy of the game without the box or player's guide in decent condition off {{eBay}} [[SchmuckBait for less than US$100]] these days. Complete, mint sets of the game regularly go for above US$300, with a small few ''[[FlatWhat exceeding the thousands]]'' recently and with the game's legal issue pretty much preventing a Virtual Console release, its easy to see why most people have chosen to use Emulation and [=ROMs=] to play the game these days.

* CrackIsCheaper: Just ''try'' getting a copy of the game without the box or player's guide in decent condition off {{eBay}} [[SchmuckBait for less than US$100]] these days. Complete, mint sets of the game regularly go for above US$300, with a small few ''[[FlatWhat exceeding the thousands]]'' recently. Its easy to see why most people choose to use Emulation and [=ROMs=] to play the game these days.

* CrackIsCheaper: Just ''try'' getting a copy of the game without the box or player's guide in decent condition off {{eBay}} [[SchmuckBait for less than US$100]] these days. Complete, mint sets of the game regularly go for above US$300, with a small few ''[[FlatWhat exceeding the thousands]]'' recently. Its easy to see why most people choose to use Emulation and =ROMs= to play the game these days.

* CrackIsCheaper: Just ''try'' getting a copy of the game without the box or player's guide in decent condition off {{eBay}} [[SchmuckBait for less than US$100]] these days. Complete, mint sets of the game regularly go for above US$300, with a small few ''[[FlatWhat exceeding the thousands]]'' recently. Its easy to see why most people choose to use Emulation and ROMs to play the game these days.

* CrackIsCheaper: Just ''try'' getting a copy of the game without the box or player's guide in decent condition off {{eBay}} [[SchmuckBait for less than US$100]] these days. Complete, mint sets of the game regularly go for above US$300, with a small few ''[[FlatWhat exceeding the thousands]]'' recently.