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Hamamura:
The game pulls you right in at the beginning and moves at a very quick and solid pace until about the halfway mark. The difficulty increase of the battles is exquisite, and the last half of the game doesn’t drag on at all. Filled with adventure and music. The wit-filled direction is just great. Even setting aside the difficulty of getting the timed attacks in battle, I’d recommend this rare piece of art to everyone. (10 points). - Famitsu"
"My favorite game of all time and saddest game scene.
Mother 3 is Shigesato Itoi's magnum opus and a landmark for video game writing. Mother 3 sometimes gave me tears of sadness and happiness, and made me laugh, but the majority of the time was pure gaming ecstasy that for me ranks alongside Majora's Mask, Earthbound, and Chrono Trigger.
Even more than Majora's Mask, Mother 3 made me question the way I live my life.
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Mother 3 was going to be made on the Nintendo 64 before being canceled. Mother 3 was 30% completed according to Itoi, but canceled because of the impending release of the Gamecube, before being revived on the GBA (source).
You should read this Mother 3 interview after beating the game.
Shigesato Itoi said the Mother series is over, but don't worry because Mother 3 is the perfect ending of the series (it's my favorite game from my favorite series of all time).
Itoi said in an interview
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"Although this game was never released outside of Japan, the entire Mother series (including M2, or EarthBound) has a huge cult following outside of Japan. In fact, two guys hacked the ROM and spent 2 years translating THOUSANDS of pages of text so English-speakers can enjoy this title. This game has a mature story and a high amount of humor."