Itoi’s Thoughts (Apr. 10, 2008)

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 | EarthBound Stuff, Itoi Stuff | 4 Comments

Another interesting post from Itoi’s blog that I saved a few weeks ago. At the very end of his daily post was a short, but intriguing message. When I do things that “I absolutely need to do” in order, things that are harder to find the time to get to slowly get pushed further and further back. It’s not that I don’t think they’re important. It’s something t... Read More >>>

A Message from 9 Years in the Past

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 | EarthBound Stuff, Itoi Stuff | 8 Comments

I was browsing some of my really old files and came across this. July 27, 1999 was the 10th anniversary of MOTHER’s release in Japan, and fans at the biggest Japanese MOTHER fan site were celebrating. Even Shigesato Itoi himself dropped by to say a real quick something. Sadly, it looks like the site (MOTHER Nippooon) no longer exists anymore Anyway, here is what he said, translated into Eng... Read More >>>

Itoi Sings (Well, Sorta)

Sunday, April 20th, 2008 | Itoi Stuff, Japan Stuff, Videos | 6 Comments

This video isn’t really a video, it’s a 1982 Japanese song. The lyrics were written by Shigesato Itoi. Whenever someone asks what it is he does for a living, where do you start? Writing slogans, writing lyrics to music (including techno enka music), gold mining, writing books/novels, designing video games, running his own Internet company, making music albums of his own, being a TV pe... Read More >>>

Japanese Senile Old People Quiz

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 | Japan Stuff, Videos | 4 Comments

Today’s video is a clip from one of my favorite Japanese shows ever, Sanma’s Super Karakuri TV. Remember those “Funniest English” videos I subbed? Well, they were segments from this show. Today’s video is a different segment from the same show — in it, they bring in three old people to try to answer trivia questions the quickest. This segment is always hilariou... Read More >>>

Itoi’s Thoughts (Mar. 12, 2008)

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 | EarthBound Stuff, Itoi Stuff | 9 Comments

Even though I don’t do the daily Itoi blog updates anymore (I wish I could, I just don’t have the time), I still check his site everyday and save any of his posts that seems especially interesting or somewhat related to his game design stuff. I’ll post this stuff every once in a while. Right now, here is part of his entry from March 12, 2008. In it, he talks about ideas and part ... Read More >>>

The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 | EarthBound Stuff, Itoi Stuff, Japan Stuff, Pictures | 15 Comments

After some delays writing this up, I now present to you, faithful reader, a rundown of the movie that traumatized Shigesato Itoi and served as inspiration for Giygas, the main villain and final boss in EarthBound. If you want to jump straight to the part that he vaguely remembers, click here. Otherwise, read on and enjoy the quick summary of everything. Also, the movie is a bit hard to obtain, so ... Read More >>>

Japanese Self-Service Food Stands

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 | EarthBound Stuff, Japan Stuff | 1 Comment

Apparently thefts at unmanned Japanese produce stands are a big problem lately. Full story here. Ness started a horrible trend. He should be ashamed of himself. ... Read More >>>

Info on MOTHER 4

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 | EarthBound Stuff, Itoi Stuff, Videos | 24 Comments

People ask every once in a while about there possibly being a MOTHER 4, so I decided I’d put together some info here for easy reference. If you see anyone asking about it, just point them here! First, there’s this video. It was from the live online chat thing Itoi held the night before MOTHER 3’s release in 2006. In it, he says that there won’t be a MOTHER 4. However, a ... Read More >>>

Remember to Dismember

Friday, April 11th, 2008 | EarthBound Stuff, Itoi Stuff, Japan Stuff | 6 Comments

After a few weeks of really busy work, I finally have time to do a review/synopsis of that movie that scarred Shigesato Itoi and served as inspiration for Giygas. I’ll probably have the full write up with plenty of pics and commentary this weekend, but for now here is THE pic that everyone’s wanting to see. (more…) ... Read More >>>