History YMMV / EquestriaBound

** On the ''[=EarthBound=]'' side of things, there are people who appreciate the number of tweaks under the hood that helps ''[=EarthBound=]'' feel more modernized and allows better planning and more strategies in battle, with the game having {{Bonus Boss}}es that test your knowledge of ''[=EarthBound=]'' to the fullest being a major draw for those uninterested in the pony side of things. Others, however, refuse to even acknowledge this hack's existence simply because of the ''[=FiM=]'' elements.

* GameBreaker: Roman Candles, being the equivalent to Multi-Bottle Rockets. Arguably ''even more so'', as in the original the Multi-Bottle Rockets were balanced out by the fact they had a high pricetag. In this hack, though, enemies give out ''far'' more money, making it easy to stock up on them. Granted, this is likely because one of the {{Bonus Boss}}es would be a MarathonBoss without them, but against any plot-relevant enemies that aren't immune to it...

** "A true, true friend" is already a great song. What happens when it's in the style of ''VideoGame/EarthBound''? An absolutely ''amazing'' song that manages to make getting all the Elements up to that point feel triumphantly worth it. Some would say it's worth playing through this hack for this remix alone.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Early on, Spoiled Rich makes an off-hand comment about her daughter deserving a swift hoof smack while Filthy Rich is commented about being too lenient with her. This is obviously supposed to be about her spoiled, {{Jerkass}} behavior...[[spoiler:but considering we eventually found out she's emotionally abusive to Tiara and the ''cause'' of her behavior, this line comes off as less of a comment about her being spoiled and moreso a "punishment" [[AbusiveParent for not living up to her high expectations]]]].
* HarsherInHindsight: Depending on whether you find [[spoiler:her official FreudianExcuse]] sympathetic or not, Diamond Tiara taking up Porky's role is this. [[spoiler:Considering her being a jerk wasn't her own fault and really wants to be a nicer pony...]]

* {{Narm}}: After going through the [[spoiler:Changeling hive]] and making your way to the final Element of Harmony, you finally encounter [[spoiler:Chrysalis disguised as Twilight. Entering the battle against her... reveals a sprite of Alicorn(!) Twilight peacefully sitting down and reading a book. Granted, using Flash reveals Chrysalis' real form, but it does little to shake the earlier non-threatening pose]].

** 'A true, true friend' is already a great song. What happens when it's in the style of ''VideoGame/EarthBound''? An absolutely ''amazing'' song that manages to make getting all the Elements up to that point feel triumphantly worth it. Some would say it's worth playing through this hack for this remix alone.
** Whoever handled the music did a really, ''really'' good job at incorporating a lot of the show's songs into ''VideoGame/EarthBound'''s music format. Besides that, there's also "Hearts as Strong as Horses" in Cloudsdale, "Celestia's Ballad" at the Canterlot Castle, and "I've Got to Find a Way" in Sea of Eden.
* BreatherBoss: After the [[WakeupCallBoss wake up call]] that was [[spoiler: the Changeling disguised as Rainbow Dash]], the [[spoiler: Changeling disguised as Applejack]] is far more easy, if only because she's incredibly weak to [[UselessUsefulSpell paralysis.]] Her ''only'' magical abilities are to cast offense up and defense up on herself, with all her other attacks being physical. Once you have her paralyzed, it's possible to have auto battle safely take care of the rest. She can also summon Territorial Oak equivalents, but usually, you'll have her paralyzed before she can do so, and even if she does get one out, it's easy to just ignore it and focus on her because it doesn't deal that much damage at this point.

** On the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' side of things, there's people who like this hack for going further than most ''[=FiM=]'' reskin hacks of games by actually having much of the humor changed to be more in line with the show itself and having several tweaks to enemies and bosses to help keep it a fresh experience for those who are already familiar with base ''VideoGame/EarthBound''. However, others wish the hack had gone even further by attempting to reconstruct maps from the ground up to better resemble areas from the show and were rather disappointed to find out that the 'new areas' were basically just the layout of ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' levels given a ''[=FiM=]'' paint job.
** On the ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' side of things, there are people who appreciate the number of tweaks under the hood that helps ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' feel more modernized and allows better planning and more strategies in battle, with the game having {{Bonus Boss}}es that test your knowledge of ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' to the fullest being a major draw for those uninterested in the pony side of things. Others, however, refuse to even acknowledge this hacks existence simply because of the ''[=FiM=]'' elements.
* CrossingTheLineTwice: The Mr. Saturns being forced to work for Master Belch in the original wasn't funny at all. The Mr. Saturn's being forced to work for [[spoiler: Gilda]] somehow manages to make it hilarious thanks to the fact that [[spoiler: she]] is making them use [[spoiler: her]] speech patterns. Seeing words like 'dork' and 'dweeb' in Mr. Saturn text manages to make the whole thing chuckle-inducing somehow.
* GameBreaker: Roman Candles, being the equivalent to Multi-Bottle Rockets. Arguably ''even more so'' than Multi-Bottle Rockets in the original, as in the original, they're balanced out by the fact they have a high price tag. In this hack though, enemies give out ''far'' more money than in the original, making it easy to stock up on them. Granted, this is likely because one of the {{Bonus Boss}}es would be a MarathonBoss without them, but against any plot relevant enemies that aren't immune to it...
* GoodBadBugs: A few of the {{Underground Monkey}}s in the ChainOfDeals quest keep their trades from ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' in addition to what they're asking for. This results in a few trades where you can substitute Picnic Lunches and Cupcakes (which has the Hamburger's data in the hack) instead of the items they're asking for, making it notably easier.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Early on, Spoiled Rich makes an off-handed comment about her daughter deserving a swift hoof smack while Filthy Rich is commented about being too lenient with her. This is obviously suppose to be about her spoiled, {{Jerkass}} behavior.... [[spoiler: But considering we eventually found out she is emotionally abusive to Tiara and the ''cause'' of her behavior, this line comes off as less of a comment about her being spoiled and more so a "punishment" [[AbusiveParent for not living up to her high expectations]].]]
* HarsherInHindsight: Depending on whether you find [[spoiler: her official FreudianExcuse]] sympathetic or not, Diamond Tiara taking up Porky's role is this. [[spoiler: Considering her being a jerk wasn't her own fault and really wants to be a nicer pony...]]
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Dinky [[spoiler: eventually gains her Cutie Mark]] over the course of the journey thanks to the Crusader's helping her along. Despite the fact that [[spoiler: [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption none of them do over the journey]], the fact that they managed to help her gain hers was enough for them to consider it worth it]]. Considering [[spoiler: their special talents would eventually be confirmed to be helping ''others'' discover their special talent]], it makes this scene even more heartwarming than it originally was.
* {{Narm}}: After the going through the [[spoiler: Changeling hive]] and making your way to the final Element of Harmony, you finally encounter [[spoiler: Chrysalis disguised as Twilight. Entering the battle against her... reveals a sprite of Alicorn(!) Twilight peacefully sitting down and reading a book. Granted, using flash reveals Chrysalis' real form, but it does little to shake the earlier non-threatening pose.]]

** In all battles, the [[spoiler: Changeling Disguised as Rainbow Dash's]] Sonic Rainboom, thanks to being the equivalent of ''PK Starstorm'' in this hack. The first time you encounter it, it's still very early in the game, and though it's telegraphed, it ''will'' result in a TotalPartyKill if you don't know how to spot it coming and counter it. Even in the late game when [[spoiler: you start fighting the true forms of the sanctuary bosses,]] it's still a massive pain, especially if you're running low on PP and don't have enough to counter it.
** [[spoiler: The Changeling Disguised as Fluttershy]] isn't a hard boss. If anything, the [[FlunkyBoss minions it calls are far more dangerous.]] However, it ''does'' have one attack that makes it highly dangerous though. Namely, [[spoiler: the stare]]. Why is it so dangerous? Because it's a ''100% change to '''diamondize a character!''''' At that point in the game, the ''only'' way you'll likely be able to heal this is if you have secret herbs on hand, and if you don't, which you likely won't without some foresight considering [[UselessUsefulSpell almost no one uses those in the original game...]]
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Twilight's sprite in this game looks rather masculine from the front, and it doesn't help that she has a much darker color palette going on than in the show thanks the graphical limitations of the VideoGame/EarthBound ROM. As a result, most people don't realize it's her until walking into the library to talk to the receptionist while expecting to get the map.

* HarsherInHindsight: [[BaseBreaker Depending on whether]] you find [[spoiler: her official FreudianExcuse]] sympathetic or not, Diamond Tiara taking up Porky's role is this. [[spoiler: Considering her being a jerk wasn't her own fault and really wants to be a nicer pony...]]

* BreatherBoss: After the [[WakeupCallBoss wake up call]] that was [[spoiler: the Changeling disguised as Rainbow Dash]], the [[spoiler: Changeling disguised as Applejack]] is far more easy, if only because she's incredibly weak to [[UselessUsefulSpell paralysis.]] Her ''only'' magical abilities are to cast offense up and defense up on herself, with all her other attacks being physical. Once you have her paralyzed, it's possible to have auto battle safely take care of the rest. She can also summon Territorial Oak equivalents, but usually you'll have her paralyzed before she can do so, and even if she does get one out, it's easy to just ignore it and focus on her because it doesn't deal that much damage at this point.
* CrossingTheLineTwice: The Mr. Saturns being forced to work for Master Belch in the original wasn't funny at all. The Mr. Saturn's being forced to work for [[spoiler: Gilda]] somehow manages to make it hilarious thanks to the fact that [[spoiler: she]] is making them use [[spoiler: her]] speech patterns. Seeing words like 'dork' and 'dweeb' in Mr. Saturn text manages to make the whole thing chuckle educing somehow.