Definition of earthbound Earthbound

/ɚˈθbawˌnd/ - [erthbawnd] - earth•bound

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Adjective

earthbound, earthbounder, earthboundest

earthbound - confined to the earth
earthbound - lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot"
  pedestrian, prosaic, prosy
  uninteresting characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative; "institutional food"
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  • "EarthBound" (called "Mother 2" in Japan) is a console role-playing game made by Ape, Inc. and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game console. It is the second game in the "EarthBound" series, after "Mother". It has a sequel called "Mother 3".

    Setting.

    There are many places in the world of "EarthBound". It starts in Eagleland, "EarthBound'"s version of the United States. The player can explore many other areas, including Winters, a snowy country, Dalaam, an oriental land, and Scaraba, an Egyptian-themed land.

    Several area from the series have been used in the "Super Smash Bros." series. "Super Smash Bros. Melee" had a level about the first area, Onett, and another level called Fourside. Onett was reused in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl".

    Characters.

    There are many characters in "EarthBound", but only four main playable characters.

    Besides playable characters, there are other important characters.

    Storyline.

    "EarthBound" takes place in the year 199X (meaning somewhere in 1990 and 1999). Ness is asleep in bed, when a large crash is heard, and wakes him up. He goes to see what it is, and arrives to see a meteor had crashed. His friend, Pokey, tells him to go away because he's bothering the cops, even though the cops are finding him annoying. He returns home, and is awoken by a loud knocking, and Pokey barges in. He tells Ness that his brother is missing, and Ness, Pokey, and Ness' dog King go to the meteor to find Picky. When they go back home, a bee f
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    "EarthBound", known in Japan as, is a role-playing video game series made by Nintendo, Ape, Inc., HAL Laboratory, and Brownie Brown. Shigesato Itoi was in charge of all three games. It has three main games in it, and started on the NES with "Mother", and then it had "EarthBound" on the Super NES and "Mother 3" on the Game Boy Advance. "EarthBound" is the only game of the three that came out in English, and it has a strong fanbase that wants the other two games in English too.

    Setting.

    The series takes place in western locations for the most part, but it also goes to other places like deserts, a prehistoric world, and a dream world.

    Mother.

    "Mother" is the first title in the "EarthBound" series. It was made by Ape, Inc. and designed by Shigesato Itoi for the NES. It was going to be called "EarthBound" in the United States, and Nintendo of America completed the translation of the game, but they decided that role-playing video games weren't very worth releasing, and that it was too late in the NES' life to release.

    EarthBound.

    "EarthBound" (known as "Mother 2" in Japan) is the second title in the series. It's the most well-known because it was the only one released outside of Japan. It was made by Ape, Inc. for the Super NES. It stars a boy named Ness, a girl named Paula, a boy named Jeff, and a boy named Poo, who have to work together to defeat an evil alien called Giygas, who conquers the Earth 10 years in the future.

    Mother 3.

    "Mother 3" is the third and latest "EarthBound" g

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  • earthbound, adjective.

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