About this episode

The episode discusses the long-awaited release and impact of Mother 3, a sequel in the beloved RPG series.

For over a decade, its release seemed like an impossibility, but 20 years ago, Mother 3 entered our world—and then proceeded to never leave Japan. While it superficially resembles the earlier Mother games, this long-awaited sequel differs greatly in tone and structure, yet somehow delivers a satisfying (if surprising) final installment of Shigesato Itoi's beloved RPG series. On this episode, join Bob Mackey, Reid Young, Charlie Verdin, and Everdraed (all of Fangamer ) as the crew turn off their Happy-Happy Boxes and sit down to discuss the Game Boy Advance game that gives new meaning to the term "tonda gossa." Retronauts is a completely fan-funded operation. To support the show, and get two full-length exclusive episodes every month, as well as access to 100+ previous bonus episodes, please visit the official Retronauts Patreon at patreon.com/retronauts .

People in this episode

Host: Bob Mackey

Guests: Reid Young, Charlie Verdin, Everdraed

Topics covered

• Mother 3
• RPG series
• Game Boy Advance
• video games
• Japanese games
• sequel analysis

Keywords

• Mother 3
• RPG
• Game Boy Advance
• Shigesato Itoi
• Fangamer
• video games
• Japanese gaming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fangamer

Products: Game Boy Advance

Books & works: Mother 3, Mother

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