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Game Theory: Earthbound, The Dark Side of Mother
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Terrorist cults, police violence, and sexual crimes are dark themes hidden under Earthbound's happy-go-lucky tone and quirky humor. Explore the game's mature content and what it means this week on Game Theory!

Every week (usually Tuesdays), we separate the fact from the fiction in some of your favorite video games. Learn off-the-wall info while we look in-depth at the designer's decisions for old, new, and forgotten gems. It's the Mythbusters for gamers!

Special thanks to Steve for letting us use some of his artwork: bit.ly/1OPC1PC
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@Wow-xi3xz

3 years ago

It feels like MatPat is giving us a Google Slides presentation in a Zoom meeting.

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@lyraharpstrings8025

6 years ago

If you look at an actual translation of the game it is actually geared towards teenagers. Lots of deaths and adult themes (like porky and his brother being abused) are omitted from the English version as well several other things. The runway five basically being the blues brothers. The hospital crosses were also removed to avoid being sued by red cross. Also the design of the cultists hats were changed because the developers didn't want them to look like the KKK. Oh another fun fact is that when it was localized in the us many enemy names were changed. For example duck became mad duck in English because it appealed to younger kids. Also Mr satruns language in Japan was one of the devs kids hand writing. Anyway this video is so old no one will probably see this but if you somehow do thanks for reading through this mess of text.

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@thomasparsons4871

2 years ago

The first nine seconds felt like a time warp sucked me into a different reality.

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@bluelemonoo7238

5 years ago

lol the difference between 2011 and 2019 :DD

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@wrath2509

8 years ago

I come from the future to make fun of your editing and voiceover

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@lordm0918

7 years ago

Hello dark ness my old freind

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@domesticvoid

5 years ago

“Except without time travel” THEN HOW DO YOU BEAT GIYGAS MATPAT? HMMMMM

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@Kaizomusicofficial

5 years ago

You've gone Far, MatPat. (that is an earthbound reference) AND YES, being a Fan, I HATE the Fetus theory.

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@tryhardgamr3262

7 years ago

mother there is no other like mother so treat her right

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@KurtisC93

9 years ago

EarthBound may have a "dark side", but it's practically a fairy tale compared to Mother 3.

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@wokebans

2 years ago

We’re laughing now, but a decade ago this was peak editing

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@agnes6276

3 years ago

That title implies that there is a non-dark Mother game.

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@cherubi8219

6 years ago

When you're so desperate for another Earthbound theory that you have to trek into the dark, dark land of 2011.

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@alanrodriguez5333

7 years ago

U don't need a theory to say this game is dark.

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@ActuallyAnanya

4 months ago

My favourite Game Theory video that I used to rewatch so much back when I discovered the matthewpatrick13 channel in 2012. The fact that he referenced Earthbound in his farewell announcement video feels like things really coming full circle.

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@satan2872

3 years ago

Matpat: "I'm a Nessaphile Me: PEDOMETER RISES

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@TBustah

7 years ago

Actually, it DOES have time travel, just not as much.

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@Veden3843

8 years ago

......I tought it was obvious this game was dark.

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@Gvceltak

4 months ago

Revisiting all the theories... Thank you MatPat for the last 13 years!

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@theothermantheotherman7072

3 years ago

My god that’s a whole lot of royalty free images

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