It's the mother lode of Dark Aspects! From EarthBound Beginnings to MOTHER 3, this is a collection of every episode in my analysis compiled into one looooong video.

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⍟ (NEW) Dark Aspects of MOTHER - The Complete Second Season:
https://youtu.be/VaDol6N1XHE

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If you enjoyed this, please check out these other playlists & videos of mine!

► All MOTHER/EarthBound videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMUCWlptuIm-Z-aA8D420OAO
► How The Notebook Trilogy Inspired MOTHER 3:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMWLADwSKHrH3-N2tzEuXuhY
► The Meaning of MOTHER Spirits in Smash Ultimate:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMWmnkfPsXorVf49TMHuv4wY
► How MOTHER Inspired Animal Crossing:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMVncnKwrISy41ySThaELPFa
► Dark Aspects of the MOTHER series (all individual episodes):
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMXiQfu0qKOO_V-sb-Rs3Hkz
► All Dark Aspects of Nintendo episodes:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK37aGUr9BMX_TMxnj___A1XDNkyC6-9M

Sources & further reading (there's some really cool stuff here)!

⍟ MOTHER 1 (GBA) footage by StephenPlays
https://youtu.be/Hzr9yYlyMuk
⍟ MOTHER 2 (SF) footage by GAME yuna :) and ゆうしゃ.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa6tqURg-QBi5QObeLl-8Mw
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxZQ1RnERd9RpfedP5MLjZA
⍟ All sprites used in this video were ripped by The Spriters Resource. Ness sprites ripped by M. Bison and Depressed Mario
https://www.spriters-resource.com
⍟ MOTHER regional differences and unused content by The Cutting Room Floor
https://tcrf.net/EarthBound_Beginnings
https://tcrf.net/Mother_3
⍟ MOTHER 1-3 OST ripped by GiIvaSunner
https://www.youtube.com/c/GilvaSunner/playlists

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⍟ English translation of the MOTHER 3 Nintendo Dream interview by Chewy
http://mother3.fobby.net/interview
⍟ Legends of Localization Book 2: EarthBound by Clyde Mandelin (Mato)
https://www.fangamer.com/products/legends-of-localization-book-2-earthbound
⍟ Mato's EarthBound info dump
https://legendsoflocalization.com/research-mother2-earthbound
⍟ EarthBound Central articles on Itoi
https://earthboundcentral.com/2011/01/itois-book-about-quitting-smoking/
https://earthboundcentral.com/2010/01/earthbound-and-literary-inspirations/
https://earthboundcentral.com/2010/03/shigesato-itoi-tries-strawberry-tofu/
https://earthboundcentral.com/2008/02/shigesato-itoi-giygas-and-boobies
https://earthboundcentral.com/2010/02/miyamotos-thoughts-on-mother-2
https://earthboundcentral.com/2009/01/earthbounds-marketing-campaign

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⍟ Phil Sandhop interviews
https://youtu.be/Wwmwf47gmx8
http://lostlevels.org/200407/earth-02.shtml
⍟ MOTHER Encyclopedia and novel fan translations by kenisu
https://kenisu.webs.com/motherencyclopedia.htm
https://forum.starmen.net/forum/Games/Mother1/Official-MOTHER-novel-Chapter-1-sample-translation
⍟ Flying Man lyric insight by Chasmang
https://chasmang.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/
⍟ MOTHER Famicom/GBA port differences write-up by Devon Kerkhove/Skye07
https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/10/mother-changes-listfaq-611584
⍟ EarthBound, USA Trailer by Fangamer
https://youtu.be/NrDJ9eEHv8E
⍟ Giygas/Giegue sprite comparison by Buck Fever
https://earthboundcentral.com/2014/09/a-different-look-at-giygas/
⍟ Hint Man text compiled by guybrush359
ssl-forum-files.fobby.net/forum_attachments/0036/6945/Earthbound_hint_guide.txt
⍟ Smiles and Tears vocal cover by Maresuke
https://youtu.be/WaD4E4d2KSI
⍟ Itoi & Iwata laptop picture posted by Echoes
https://nitter.net/yottoresan
⍟ Vintage 1950's Japanese theater pic posted by Paper Rescue https://nitter.net/GenXJumbo/status/958414080045395968
⍟ Transcription of Leder's speech by Kame
https://forum.starmen.net/forum/Games/Mother3/Leder-s-speech-a-transcription/page/1
⍟ "Porky" by GhostVoltage
https://youtu.be/9spx3TdHtuY

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⍟ MOTHER 64 screenshots & music download
https://www.1101.com/nintendo/nin13/nin13_14.htm
⍟ Unused MOTHER 3 text showcase by Mato & Poe
https://youtu.be/KTjjJeRwJ74
⍟ MOTHER 3 sound FX posted by Pacifica Productions
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCorrn1ixh9r-5fg7Ix_3T0g/videos
⍟ MOTHER 3i songs ripped by Video Game Music Resources
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33tp9cw4Kfa2fjch4rjPRQ/playlists

0:00 - Opening
0:12 - EarthBound Beginnings/MOTHER 1
27:25 - EarthBound/MOTHER 2
1:07:59 - MOTHER 3 (Chapter 1)
1:23:02 - MOTHER 3 (Chapter 2)
1:32:53 - MOTHER 3 (Chapter 3)
1:42:29 - MOTHER 3 (Chapter 4)
1:59:38 - MOTHER 3 (Chapter 5)
2:12:40 - MOTHER 3 (Chapter 6)
2:18:08 - MOTHER 3 (Chapter 7)
2:39:48 - MOTHER 3 (Chapter 8)

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