I was already a grown-up at the time I was making Earthbound,īut now that thirty years have been added to my life, I’ve grown up even more. That’s right, that’s something I also wanted to do all along. It looks like all my friends from around the world have discovered the theme to the game as they were playing – even though I didn’t think I gave it one. They would all be kept dear in people’s hearts. “I love that world so much I remember everything about it.”Ī playground filled with things no matter how small or unwanted, When I ask them, “how do you remember so much?” People were telling me this after it’s been out for quite some time.Īll sorts of people tell me about their memories,Ībout all the things I left in the playground called Earthbound.įrom the tiny safety pins, broken pieces of colored glass to the withering leaves. This was not only right after the game was out. They told me “I found out about you by playing Earthbound.” To what was once a simple story of just root and trunk.įor every person that played, there are that many iterations of Earthbound.Īs I met different people on unrelated occasions, They gave it branches, leaves and flowers, Then a whole lot of friends came over to play.Īnd they helped it grow as they were having fun as they pleased. So I didn’t hold back in adding things here and there,Īnd sometimes slipping in little mean things. That, I think was how Earthbound was made. Ready to talk all day about that world they just made. Little flowers and leaves from the backyard.Īnd they were all laid down on the carpet with everybody singing made-up songs. Old dishes no longer used in the kitchen.

It was like a group of children taking dolls from a toy chest. Its not often you see a developer writes a poem about their game, so sit back and read it – especially if you’re still a little bit confused about the game.Įven today, it’s so hard to answer that question. Earthbound has its own too and its been put into words what the game and the development of it means to creator Shigesato Itoi. There are millions of video games out there each with their own creation story.

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