Author: Echoes

It’s not every day a brand new MOTHER album is announced, is it? While 2020 has been a difficult year for most, the team behind the MOTHER series has brightened our days between all of the trials and tribulations. We were first delighted with the announcement of the “Hobonichi MOTHER Project” back in April, and since then we’ve been graced with a treasure trove of new merchandise, as well as a comic book! Of course, it doesn’t stop there — as of the 28th of November, a brand new album titled “MOTHER Music Revisited” was announced.

Ever since MOTHER 3 released on the Game Boy Advance on April 20th, 2006, the most curious MOTHER fans have pondered on what cut content might have been left behind on the Nintendo 64. For those unaware, the third entry in the MOTHER series was originally conceived for the Nintendo 64, and was in development for six years before being canceled on August 22nd, 2000. While the story and characters remained unchanged between the two versions, many details were revised or completely cut out. One particular example would be the disappearance of Nana’s father, Papa, who never returned from a voyage out to sea.

Twenty years ago when MOTHER 64 was playable at Spaceworld, IGN had a chance to play the demo and report on it. A review was written by IGN’s Entertainment Chief Content Officer, Peer Schneider, and for many years has served as one of the most enlightening pieces on how the game played. Today, two whole decades later, MOTHER community member PolyGarrett was given the honour of conducting an interview with Peer, reflecting on his thoughts and experience playing MOTHER 64.