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Mother 2 Deluxe (2021)

Mother 2 Deluxe cover

Developer: Messianic
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Main story: about 25 hours
Where to get it: Website

How it feels

A polished EarthBound enhancement hack refining the original experience with quality-of-life improvements.

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About

Mother 2 Deluxe is a hack by Messianic that modifies parts of the original EarthBound with the aim of a more refined experience.

Screenshots

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