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| I'm back to updating Go me. Now that I beat Chrono Cross twice, time to do more important things. So I re-opened the EarthBound/Mother auction page. Yay. Now reidman won't feed me to the Time Devourer. Double yay. | ||||||
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This is an olds update because there's nothing new to report on. Something else thats not new is the fact that NO STAFFERS ARE UPDATING. Heads will roll if I don't see some updates soon, cuz I KNOW a lot of you guys have material to update with. In other olds, my computer is still broken. I think. It wasn't the RAM, but it wasn't what I thought it was either. I thought I knew what it was but it wasn't that so when I thought it was wasn't what it really was, I was wrong, so I thought it was what I didn't originally think it was. So, uhh...yeah. Be back tonight maybe. If not, I'll have a computer for sale. Only defects will be a few sledgehammer dents and a scratch where it scraped the glass on its way out the window. Thats all for this midday update from school. Be cool, don't kidnap anyone. |
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Not much happening. Need to say two things: SIGN THE EARTHBOUND 64 PETITION Talk to us on the Starmen.Net Forum With luck I'll have my computer fixed and going again tonight. Apparently one of my sticks of memory went bad. Thats the last time this computer geek buys RAM from the smelly guy in the alley behind the pawn shop. |
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Just thought I'd post this, since it talks about Mother 3's cancellation. This is from IGN64. ------------ Question: A few days ago the American press was informed that Earthbound 64 was cancelled. Are any measures being taken so that all those years of work will be used for something in the future? Miyamoto: Yes, I am personally very sorry for myself and for the gamers who were looking forward to the launch of Mother 3 for a long time, but if someone would have said that there are 500,000 users in the U.S. that were looking forward to Mother 3, then our attitude might have been changed. But for now, unfortunately, we have decided not to go ahead towards the completion of the Mother 3 game project, but as you have pointed out there are other works that we have already done for a very long time. As far as costs are concerned, I should say that we have already spent several hundreds of millions of yen by now, and we would really like to make use of them in one way or another. For example, I'm talking with the [scenario] writer, Mr. [Shigesato] Itoi, who has been directly involved with this project of Mother 3 about whether we can make it for another story, or some kind of possibility in the future. But at this time, because we want many of our members more closely on Gamecube projects, we cannot maintain the team for Mother 3, and that's why we have to put it on hold. And again, we are very sorry about this outcome. --------- Now, a few things to note here. As reid posted before, bits and peices may be used in other games. Also, see that thing about 500,000 users? Now, I know that isn't possible for the petition goal, but I wonder if 10,000 internet users could convince them? After all, I'm sure the people who have signed the petition are a small percentage of the people who would actually like to see this game come out. Also, note how he said 'on hold.' Just a few things to think about there :) To read the full IGN64 interview (GameCube related), click here. |
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Welcome to the second edition of reidman's midday update at school. Running around on the forums real quick, I saw a post by DynamiDJZ that mentioned an interview from The GIA. Obviously, the cancellation of Mother 3 isn't a publicity stunt, so this is the hope we have until more news arrives: From the GIA's Miyamoto Interview: "...the next game mentioned was the ill-fated Mother 3, or Earthbound 64. Miyamoto stated that the game had in fact been cancelled...While Nintendo would like to see the remnents of the game get put to use in one way or another, it is unlikely that they will see the light of day in the Mother series. He also said that negotiations are going on right now with the original creator of Mother to see if some sort of licensing could be worked out so that the project could be salvaged in some way. ...the GIA queried him about the N64's lack of RPGs...He said that while Nintendo would not make RPGs themselves, they would continue to produce high-quality games for the GameCube, and attempt to get the wide user-base that would attract more prolific RPG developers to the platform. While this might not be the answer that RPG fans are wanting to hear, it is good to know that Nintendo realises that they do need to have quality RPGs on the system." So this comes as good and bad news. Good news is that Itoi, apparently, is attempting to get the rights to Mother 3. Bad news is that chances of a release on the GameCube are pretty slim. The reason Itoi can't just take the game is that, even though he is (was) the director of the project, he doesn't own the copyrights and all the work that went into it. Hopefully Itoi can pull something out for the fans. Even a salvaged version of Mother 3 is SO much better than no Mother 3 at all. ｿQuieres sus tacos? |
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Hey everyone. I just got done adding some more Best of IRC! I added a new issue of Best of #EarthBound, and a new issue of Best of IRC: Staffers Edition! Go check it out in the Chat Section right now! Also, don't forget about EarthBound Theory! New and improved! |
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I was pleased to see that the staffers are doing a great job of updating in the last day or two. Nice job guys, keep it up! If you don't I'll send some weird creation from my twisted imagination to devour your socks. And NO one wants that. The bad news is that my computer totally puked on me this Saturday. Like, super-big-major-bad-time-smelly-ding puked. I'm at school right now trying to figure out how long its gonna take to figure out whats wrong, and then how long it'll take to get the money to fix it. So I'll be updating here from school for at least the next few days. So, uh, staffers: update. A lot. As soon as I get my computer working again I'm going to (hopefully) be able to design the Starmen.Net mugz0rz. Yes, I'm going to buy them, just not sure when! Also, everyone yell at Dougertous until he gets the Funfest done. Sorry Doug, I gotta get you going one way or another :) |
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Hey everyone! I had a surge of energy after playing Chrono Cross this morning, and decided to make the Theory section alive again! YAY! I am the new maintainer of the Theory section. It is now open! Go read the topic, and submit your ideas/thought on the subject! The topic closes in 2 weeks (9-11-00) and then I will leave it and the post up for another week for final viewing. So, what are you waiting for? Go check out EarthBound Theory today! |
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| I'll make this short and spicy. Theres a Mother 3 poll up at RPGfan.com and i want it to read 90% devastated within two hours. VOTE here now. That is all. | ||||||
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I'm in a big hurry, so I'll try to make this quick. Scavenger Hunt has been updated. The winners of last week were: That's all, bye. |
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| Hey all! Just wanted to let everyone know that I have returned from my short 2 day adventure on my boat and I will soon be updating like a mad man. Theory will live again in about 36-48 hours! YAY! | ||||||
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Well, sort of. I finally got my roomates computer connected to the LAN, so i have access, but not the luxury of a full comp. Oh well. The good news is that My computer is currently being built, then shipped overnight back home, when my mom will drive it up, so I should have the computer within five or six days. The news that nobody really cares about is that the webring is gone. Note to other webmasters: webrings are a pain. Don't bother with them. And most importantly, don't bother me about doing a SM.net webring, mmmkay? The very good news is that I've uploaded the Fan Games, Fan Music, and Fanfics. Their respective pages haven't yet been redone (I think) but that'll be takn care of as soon as their staffers (whoever they are) do so. Also, fangames doesnt even have an index page, so try to just guess at the directories or something. But the important thing is all the content is back up, so go read some fanfics, play some games, and listen to those trippy Bass tunes. This is your friendly neighborhood webpasta, signing off. |
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| Haggis? You don't want to know. TRUST me. So look at the winners of this week's EASY trivia right away, then enter yourself! Remember, Entering EASY trivia keeps the haggis away! AHAHAhahahahahaa...**coughcough**......I choked on my mint.. | ||||||
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| Late last night, staying up much later than my bedtime, I organized some thoughts and some semi-research I've done and typed up this article, The Zeth Manifesto, Chapter 13, which is my official Report on Lameness. The purpose of this article is not to focus on lamers; rather, it is to urge you the community to STOP focusing on lamers, and explains why. It's good reading material, you ought to try it. | ||||||
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I'm still alive. Go figure, the day I can't get access to a computer, the world blows up, but I'm still alive. Because of my sister's many projects, computer time is limited for me until school starts again, and that's a whole different problem... However, I'm still alive, and will do lots of stuff now. I updated the screenshots section with all the new screenshots. I also updated the Videos/Music section with some of Mother 3's music. You may not know this (I didn't know it until tomato told me) but there were music clips at the bottom for music from Mother 3. Saturn2K nicely converted these clips into MP3's for me (thanks!) If you're too lazy to click that link, here are the two files. Don't ask me what the names mean, I don't speak Japanese. Take this update. And keep hoping. We're the biggest Earthbound community on the web. I know we can do something. |
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We have reached 9000 signatures! At the time of this posting, the current count is 9042! Keep it up guys, only 1000 more to go! And in case you HAVEN'T YET signed the petition, it is located HERE. Go tell all your friends and stuff. Thanks to RPGamer.com for linking to the petition. Also, my surprise is still in the works :) *cough*GameCube Rules*cough* |
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| I just finished updating the Poem & Song section to make it easier to go through. Go check it out! I also need some submissions for the newly renovated section. If you have any please send them in to me. Thanks in advance. | ||||||
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| Wow, two fanart updates in a week, I'm on a roll. Before anything else, remember that I'm now the official fanart staffer. So send all your fanart to me. On that term, however, if you submit fanart, please send it here until I can get organized. And if you have submitted fanart in the past, but you don't see it anywhere in the section, drop me an e-mail and I'll try to re-add it for you. Now, I have two extra pics for you. To see what they are, check out my latest updates in the Fanart section. And while you're there, check out fanart in other sections too. Keep that fanart, coming! | ||||||
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 Before I start this update, check out this picture. Look at the two houses. Look at the landscape surrounding them (minus the weird tent things in the background). Do these houses and this landscape look familiar? If you don't see the similarities, you haven't played EarthBound enough. The more of EarthBound 64 I see, the more I want to play it.Anyways, Tomato and I decided that it might be fitting to e-mail the man himself. Tomato typed up a carefully constructed Japanese e-mail, and I tried my best to write something that can be easily read without a translator. We now invite you, the fans of EarthBound, to e-mail Mr. Itoi. THIS IS SERIOUS. Do NOT for any reason write anything disrespectful when sending your e-mail. This is the man that created the Mother series, he deserves the respect of his fans. If you would like to e-mail him, please type a very simple, short e-mail. Be sure to use short sentences, since long sentences tend to be difficult to understand without a high level of English skills. Mention that you're from Starmen.Net and explain how much you love the Mother series and how saddened you are that Mother 3 has been cancelled. Once again, this isn't an attempt to send Itoi-san into hiding by bombarding him with thousands of letters (we're saving that for Nintendo of Japan ;) -- the reason that respect and reason are so important is that the e-mails Itoi receives will be like a symbol of what we, the westerners, are like. If we are disrespectful and rude in our e-mails, why would Itoi-san desire to do anything for us? If we show respect and thought in our e-mails, perhaps he just might understand how much all of this really does mean to us. Once you have your e-mail typed up, make sure you specify that its for Mr. Itoi (put it in the subject line, like "Mr. Itoi - Mother 3 Cancellation" or something). Send your e-mail to postman@1101.com and cross your fingers. |
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Well, there's some interesting stuff going on. First off, Shigesato Itoi has taken the time to provide us with two nice sources of "hope", inasmuch as one can have hope in a situation like this. First off, hold on to your seat and go to this page of Itoi's personal website.
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Hey everyone. The staffers who are able to make it to the staff meeting at 9 PM Eastern time tonight will be talking in #earthbound. #earthbound will be moderated, and only staffers will have voices. We will be discussing just like we might in our private staff channel, but we figured we'd give you guys the option of seeing what we're saying. Staff, BE HERE TONIGHT. The meeting is in less than 2 hours. If anyone would like information about joining us in #earthbound, please check out the Chat Section. |
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Hey everyone! Despite the shock of Mother 3 getting cancelled, I have an update! As promised, I updated the Best of IRC. I added a new Best of IRC: Staffers Edition and also, something called the "Special Edition" catagory. What this "Special Edition" will be is a place where, when something so awesome happens on IRC, I can put a full log up, and maybe even a picture. I try to keep the individual pieces of the Best of IRC trim, neat, and also short. But with this, I can have the freedom to post an entire log the the whole thing! Oh, while I have your attention...You probably already know that I am running the Mother 2/EarthBound section, right? Well, if you notice, there is a link in there on the top that says "Theories". Yup! That IS "EarthBound Theories"! I am going to bring it back. So that means I am going to be the Theory guy too! AverageJoe: "Gosh Moldy, how do you do it?" Well Joe, with all the new cloning technology, I have created 3 exact replicas of myself. So, one does the Mother 2/EarthBound section, one does chat, and one will do Theories. The other gets to sit around all day, eat Doritos, and play EarthBound and Tales of Phantasia! Note that the theories section is very ugly right now, and I will do an official update on it either tonight, or tomorrow! Talk to you all later! |
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Wow. I'm at school right now. I just logged on to see if anyone had made any updates. I saw icEFusioN's update and thought it was a joke. However, its not. EarthBound 64 Has Been Cancelled. I don't know what to do quite yet. I'm still in absolute shock. Shock. How in the world could this happen? ...I guess we all have lots of questions. I've got a lot to sort out, as does everyone else now. I'm calling a staff meeting for tonight at 9 PM Eastern time. All staff, its very important that you attend this meeting. This time when I say we're going to discuss the future of this website, it takes on a whole new meaning... In the meantime, hang in there. All of you. I know that some people will scoff at this, but I still haven't given up. In the back of my mind I keep thinking of the last card we have to play. Yes, we do have a very small amount of both power and hope in this situation. Not much of either, but we've still got some. If there's anyone else in the world that might be able to sway the direction things are going, its us, the fans. The dedicated fans. It seems hopeless, but I've learned not to let that get me down, even when I feel like a 13 year old trying to save the world or something. |
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Yes, you read that right.....EB64 Has been cancelled..... I dont know what else to say.... Read the IGN article.... :( IGN's article :( :( This sucks. :( |
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Yay, I have some cool fanart for j00. Check it out: (I've had this fanart for awhile, but I never got around to posting it) Ness, mushroomnized by Meeellla |
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Yeah, I just got our news archive up and working, hopefully it shouldn't have any bugs. You can visit it here or click the link at the bottom of this page, until I find a better place to put the link. This news archive is a lot nicer than our old ones, you can view all old news, by month. Yay. Or something. |
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Hey all! Well, I just got done doing some updating over in the Mother 2/EarthBound section! Hurry on over and check it out! Oh, and another issue of the Best of IRC will be out very shortly! |
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Congratulations to SLing! Be sure to e-mail me as soon as possible with your home address so I can mail your prize to you. If you'd like to read about how I made my choice and what other essays I thought to be very good, please check out my Essay About Essay Contest Essays. Also, go read Traceh's Essay, since she somehow got lost in the initial shuffle and her article never got posted. Sorry about that Traceh :) Now all thats left is the Funfest... |
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