Us MOTHER fans strive to see the N64 version of MOTHER 3 come to life in any capacity, don’t we? With each new piece of information we find, our curiosity grows ever stronger. After all, MOTHER FOREVER itself was founded on that same foundation of passion! That’s why today, we’d like to share something very special from the MOTHER 64 sub-community. Yes, just fresh off the recently translated report!

Over the years, the desire for a MOTHER 3 localization has had an incredible influence on social media. We’ve seen the game trend time and time again on Twitter,  from hashtag movements or even a corporate shoutout. The freedom that social media gives us allows anyone and everyone to express their love for the game. And when we say everyone…we mean everyone. This is where American actor Terry Crews comes in! 

Fans of the MOTHER series all rejoiced in celebration of a major milestone the other day – that being MOTHER 3‘s 15th anniversary, of course! A plethora of amazing art was published by fans of the game worldwide, with even the game’s art director Nobuhiro Imagawa joining with some lovely new sprite art for the occasion!

But what was the biggest surprise that day, you ask? Well, for most fans it would be the surprise release of version 1.3 of the MOTHER 3 Fan Translation! It had been in development for some time, and everyone was delighted to see it finally released with a great deal of improvements along with it.

A detailed description and report posted in 2015 by artist JINKO about the MOTHER 64 Demo at Spaceworld 1999 was discovered on their Pixiv page! They wrote and illustrated this report shortly after playing the demo. Their report goes into detail about Tazmily’s layout, demo cutscenes, and more!

Over the last couple of years, the video-game preservation community has grown exponentially, with a particular focus on prototype and canceled video-games. Among the most revered is the original N64 version of MOTHER 3, which has a small, yet incredibly passionate sub-community behind it. These particular fans aim to put their talents together to bring the ill-fated game back to life in one way or another. Consequently, we are proud to share a special project from one of these fans with you today!

Ask any MOTHER fan what they thought back when the Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake was announced, and it’s likely you’ll hear the same thing – “My gosh! It looks just like a MOTHER game!” 

Surprisingly, that sentiment was not only limited to MOTHER fans, as many content creators and media outlets also drew comparisons from it’s art direction. Predictably, it inspired many to ponder if perhaps a MOTHER remake on the Nintendo Switch would be tackled in a similar visual style. At last, today a fellow fan has given us a glimpse of what that could look like!