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GBA
Mother 3
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Synopsis
«©NCSX»
After languishing in development limbo for nearly a
decade, Mother 3 finally reaches market. The game looks nothing like the
original that was designed for the Nintendo 64 which
had a decidedly polygonal bent to the visuals. The GBA rendition features crisp hand drawn artwork
that's very much in the style of the original Mother
and Mother II. Yes, producer Shigesato Itoi has gone
back to the roots of the series instead of
attempting newfangled tech such as rendered
polygons.
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Notes & Spoilers
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Upon
pressing START, two options appear:
NEW GAME
and SOUND PLAYER. The Sound Player contains
250 sound effects and BGM that may shuffled through
by using a rudimentary audio player interface.
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Before the game starts, the player is prompted to
give names to four characters and a dog. Once the
names are handed out, the camera focuses on two
mountains before panning to the home of the main
character. He's sleeping inside and oblivious to the
knocking outside his door until the D-pad is moved
and he leaps off the bed in his pajamas.
» Attempting to leave the house in pajamas
will result in a reprimand from mama. The game automatically
sends you upstairs, dresses you, and you're allowed
to leave afterwards.
» Once outside, dad, a cow, pigs, and
chickens may be spoken to. The cow answers by
mooing, the pigs oink, and the chickens cluck...
» To save your progress, walk to the right side
of the ranch and greet the little green frog. Two
save slots are available.
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Walk
further to the right and greet brother PEPE (well, that's
what we named him) who is playing with green-colored
dinosaurs by running into them and knocking them
down. Join the fun by holding down the "B" button
and then launch into a dinosaur so that it falls on
its side before rising up again.
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After a
while, a battle ensues where PEPE and protagonist
battles a little invertebrate who runs up to the
playful green dinosaur. After a few hits, the
creature is dazed and runs off. Mama DIZZY (well, that's
what we named her) joins the gang and tells everyone
that it's dinner time.
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Mama
goes outdoors for a little reverie and releases a
blue bird into the air. Afterwards, the shadow of a
UFO may be seen descending along with strange sounds
that signal mechanical trouble.
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The
scene shifts to a forest at night and explosions
sound amongst the trees. The forest animals are in a
panic and run around. The camera focuses on two
masked malcontents who are throwing bombs around and
causing fires to erupt...
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An NCS
Review will be posted shortly.
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This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No
reproduction in whole or in part of this document
may be made without express written consent of
National Console Support, Inc.
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