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Tag Archives: Earthbound

The Action Points Podcast! Episode 121 – A Marriage in the Key of Mother 3

May 5, 2016by MostStrange Leave a comment

In this episode: Be warned! This episode contains full spoilers for Mother 3! Welcome to an intimate evening with Evan and Kat, as they discuss their relationship with the 2006 JRPG, […]

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The Mother Series: Non-Human Characters and Humanity

November 11, 2015by MostStrange 1 Comment

The Mother series of JRPGs offers incredible depths of thematic discussion thanks to its enormous cast of characters, and tens of hours of gameplay. I intend to slowly pick away […]

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GEEKY SHIT: Mother (EarthBound) series figures by Banpresto

October 30, 2015by MostStrange 2 Comments

My house is something of a shrine to the Mother series of videogames. I have fan art, figures, plushies and various official and unofficial publications all dedicated to this disarmingly […]

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Mother 3 Chapter 3: The Suspicious Peddler

July 23, 2015by MostStrange Leave a comment

We’re getting into the meaty parts of Mother 3 now, as our discussion arrives at the animal-abuse themed chapter. There’s very little that’s as affecting as a monkey in a […]

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Mother 3 Chapter 2: Thief Adventure

February 15, 2015by MostStrange 2 Comments

The mysterious group which has tinkered with forest animals as if they were toys has set its sights on the hearts and minds of the townspeople… …However not everyone is […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 72: Ask Evan Anything

February 2, 2015by aaronlime 4 Comments

In this episode: It’s the first in a planned series of episodes where we get to know our hosts better. We also talk about some of the things we’ve enjoyed […]

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Citizens of Earth: An RPG in the key of EarthBound

January 21, 2015by MostStrange 2 Comments

I’m only a few hours into Citizens of Earth, and already I’m overjoyed. EarthBound lives on! It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of the Mother Series (EarthBound being […]

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GEEKY SHIT: Hobonichi “Techo” Planner

January 4, 2015by MostStrange 6 Comments

You’ve reached 2015! Congratulations! But what now? Now… we plan. My favourite way to simultaneously look to joys ahead and reflect on days passed is to scribble and draw my way […]

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Mother 3 Chapter 1: Night of the Funeral

October 26, 2014by MostStrange 9 Comments

“What is Mother 3, you ask? It’s strange, beautiful and heart-breaking. It was never released in English (and probably never will be), so fans created an unofficial English translation. It […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 56: Smashing Hedrons with Jason Kotzur-Yang

October 2, 2014by aaronlime 10 Comments

In this episode: We speak with Brisbane-based board game designer and host of the Tablepop podcast, Jason Kotzur-Yang. We talk about his design process and setting goals for Hedron (successfully […]

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A brief history of Mother

September 19, 2014by MostStrange 8 Comments

I am in fact referring to Nintendo’s Mother series, whose most visible legacy is a strange assortment of items and characters scattered through the Super Smash Bros. games. Remember Ness, Lucas […]

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Welcome to the World of Mother 3

September 12, 2014by MostStrange 9 Comments

Here at The Action Points Podcast, we love Mother 3. It remains the pinnacle of achievement in (J)RPG’s. Or any genre, for that matter. And I’m not one to exaggerate. Perhaps […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 36: Plastic Nostalgia for Mother and Misery

April 14, 2014by aaronlime 7 Comments

In this episode: We talk about the finale to How I Met Your Mother, Burial at Sea, The LEGO Movie and the G.I. Jeff episode of Community and how they […]

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