EarthBound 64

EarthBound 64, known in Japan as Mother 3: Fall of the Pig King, is a canceled role-playing video game that was under development by Nintendo and HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo 64. It was intended to be the third game in the Mother series following EarthBound (1994), with series creator Shigesato Itoi working as designer. The game was slated to feature ten playable characters across twelve chapters, including cowboy Flint and his sons Lucas and Claus, with the character Porky Minch – who was previously featured in EarthBound – serving as the game's main antagonist. Initially intended for the Super Famicom, development was transferred to the 64DD peripheral, before being moved to a standard Nintendo 64 Game Pak in 1999. The game suffered numerous delays due to the 64DD's failure and the developers' inexperience with 3D technology, leading to its cancellation in August 2000. The project was later revived for the Game Boy Advance, though with many alterations from the N64 version of the game, and eventually released in 2006 as Mother 3, with assistance from developer Brownie Brown. Though EarthBound 64 was considered to be lagging behind other games in terms of popularity in the mid 1990s, it steadily gained traction and was included in many lists of anticipated games. Scenes from the game's demo were received positively, with many critics believing the game could make a big impact once it was released. Its cancellation drew criticism from Mother fans due to the long wait time prior to its cancellation, notably from its American fanbase, who made many petitions in an attempt to get the game to release.