In Japan, it's August 27th which is #Mother2 's birthday! 29 years ago in 1994, what is probably the most important game in my life released.

#Earthbound released in the US in July of 1995 and I was just shy of ten years old. I grabbed the game at Blockbuster because the #SNES box was gigantic and those weird scratch-n-sniff stickers in #Nintendo Power. I expected gross out jokes and to return it quickly.

What I didn't expect was to connect with the game on such a deep level. #Ness was a ten year old kid, living in the suburbs with his single mom, and had an absent father. I was the same age, lived with my mom, and only ever spoke to my dad over the phone. I walked around town like Ness. My only friend was our neighbor who was kind of a jerk.

Earthbound has taught me since I was 10. About being a child that's growing into an adult. The lessons of kindness, curiosity, and letting yourself be silly are the ones I hold most dear.

Happy Birthday, Mother 2!
Official post here! https://twitter.com/hobonichimother/status/1695451120951603418