Recently I got to chatting with more than one friend about the classic games they loved growing up, the ones that made a super big impression on them. I heard that EarthBound was in the top five for two of my friends, but for my friend Gardiner, EarthBound was right at the top of that list:

(I’m sure he’ll be thrilled that I’m using this pic to illustrate how much)

This just kinda kicked up the curiosity in me to do a deep dive into how it came to be, how it nearly failed (maybe by some accounts it did in fact fail) outside of Japan, how it became a true cult classic, and why so many love it so damn much.

You’re welcome to come along and read my article, if you’d like:

https://gardinerbryant.com/from-suburbs-to-cosmic-horror-the-legacy-of-earthbound/

I had so much fun writing this one :)