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Well, since you can't link a game to a poll, and I wanted this to be a poll, I had to choose one... and I chose to simply link to the game.

So, I've heard a couple of debates on people arguing about which name is better: Earthbound or Mother 2. Mother 2 technically is more proper, since that's its real, Japanese name; it was only called Earthbound in english releases.

So what do you prefer calling it?
Well, since you can't link a game to a poll, and I wanted this to be a poll, I had to choose one... and I chose to simply link to the game.

So, I've heard a couple of debates on people arguing about which name is better: Earthbound or Mother 2. Mother 2 technically is more proper, since that's its real, Japanese name; it was only called Earthbound in english releases.

So what do you prefer calling it?
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I call the first one Mother, the SNES one Earthbound, and the final one Mother 3. I dunno, just seems normal I guess.
I call the first one Mother, the SNES one Earthbound, and the final one Mother 3. I dunno, just seems normal I guess.
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I usually call it Earthbound, but sometimes I call it Mother 2. I usually call it Mother 2 if I'm also talking about Mother 1 and Mother 3.
And I NEVER call Mother Earthbound Zero, or Mother 3 Earthbound two.
I usually call it Earthbound, but sometimes I call it Mother 2. I usually call it Mother 2 if I'm also talking about Mother 1 and Mother 3.
And I NEVER call Mother Earthbound Zero, or Mother 3 Earthbound two.
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I call it Earthbound, Mother just seems like a weird game name to me. I'm not sure of all the order of them all, I just refer to the whole shebang as earthbound.
I call it Earthbound, Mother just seems like a weird game name to me. I'm not sure of all the order of them all, I just refer to the whole shebang as earthbound.
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I prefer to call it Earthbound.
I call Mother...well, Mother, and i call Mother 3 by it's name as well.
I prefer to call it Earthbound.
I call Mother...well, Mother, and i call Mother 3 by it's name as well.
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I'll tell you what you need to play. Metoid!
I'll tell you what you need to play. Metoid!
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I like to call it Earthbound. Like how I call Mother 3 "Earthbound 2" and Earthbound Zero "Earthbound Zero".

baconater: That's a bit of a spammy post.
I like to call it Earthbound. Like how I call Mother 3 "Earthbound 2" and Earthbound Zero "Earthbound Zero".

baconater: That's a bit of a spammy post.
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Earthbound.
C'mon, it sounds way cooler than "Mother 2"
Earthbound.
C'mon, it sounds way cooler than "Mother 2"
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If we're talking what it SHOULD be called, I think Mother 2 would make the most sense. The creator of the game, Shigesato Itoi, picked the name Mother and he provided a pretty good reason for it (he didn't want the game to be shoehorned into being 'just a game', so he picked a name that didn't sound like a game, movie, book ect.). However, unless you're playing the Japanese version of the game or a English translated version of the Japanese game you aren't playing Mother 2, you're playing Earthbound. It may be petty to emphasize the distinction, but its the truth. Earthbound is the port of Mother 2, but you aren't playing Mother 2, you're playing Earthbound.
If we're talking what it SHOULD be called, I think Mother 2 would make the most sense. The creator of the game, Shigesato Itoi, picked the name Mother and he provided a pretty good reason for it (he didn't want the game to be shoehorned into being 'just a game', so he picked a name that didn't sound like a game, movie, book ect.). However, unless you're playing the Japanese version of the game or a English translated version of the Japanese game you aren't playing Mother 2, you're playing Earthbound. It may be petty to emphasize the distinction, but its the truth. Earthbound is the port of Mother 2, but you aren't playing Mother 2, you're playing Earthbound.
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I prefer to call it Earthbound mostly because i've pretty much memorized the name. Also because Mother 2 sounds very weird
I prefer to call it Earthbound mostly because i've pretty much memorized the name. Also because Mother 2 sounds very weird
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i perfer earthbound and the first mother earthbound zero and mother3 well mother3
i perfer earthbound and the first mother earthbound zero and mother3 well mother3
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Earthbound is more recondnizable instead of Mother 2, to me of course
Earthbound is more recondnizable instead of Mother 2, to me of course
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Earthbound. If anyone said Mother 2 I would not know what they are talking about for a while.

Earthbound is more unique.
Earthbound. If anyone said Mother 2 I would not know what they are talking about for a while.

Earthbound is more unique.
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I call it "one of the best RPGs ever made"....and everyone know what game im talking about.
I call it "one of the best RPGs ever made"....and everyone know what game im talking about.
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I really prefer just calling it Earthbound. Occasionally I'll be on the topic and "Mother 2" will slip instead of EB though. And "Earthbound Zero"? No way! I hate the idea of calling the 1st one Earthbound Zero, and so I call it Mother. I also hate it when people refer to Mother 3 as "Earthbound 2". So many people on starmen.net are guilty of that and it's so annoying.
I really prefer just calling it Earthbound. Occasionally I'll be on the topic and "Mother 2" will slip instead of EB though. And "Earthbound Zero"? No way! I hate the idea of calling the 1st one Earthbound Zero, and so I call it Mother. I also hate it when people refer to Mother 3 as "Earthbound 2". So many people on starmen.net are guilty of that and it's so annoying.
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I call Earthbound by Earthbound. I call Mother 1 Earthbound Zero sometimes. Also I call Mother 3, well just Mother 3.
I call Earthbound by Earthbound. I call Mother 1 Earthbound Zero sometimes. Also I call Mother 3, well just Mother 3.
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josetheplayer : Keep in mind the last post of a thread when you decide to post in a thread

I call it like the series is called canonically... Eartbound, Mother and M3.
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I call it like the series is called canonically... Eartbound, Mother and M3.
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Earthbound!!!
..... Seeing that the majority of enemies are alien-based, and the heroes are humans.
Plus....... what part of it has to do with the term "mother!?"
Earthbound!!!
..... Seeing that the majority of enemies are alien-based, and the heroes are humans.
Plus....... what part of it has to do with the term "mother!?"
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I prefer calling it Mother 2 since that's what it was called when it first came out in Japan.
I prefer calling it Mother 2 since that's what it was called when it first came out in Japan.
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I prefer calling it Earthbound because thats what i was calling it when i was young. And thats what it was first called when it was introduced by Japan. I really don't get what the word "mother " came from in the first place, if anybody reads this post please comment and tell me where the term mother came from.
I prefer calling it Earthbound because thats what i was calling it when i was young. And thats what it was first called when it was introduced by Japan. I really don't get what the word "mother " came from in the first place, if anybody reads this post please comment and tell me where the term mother came from.
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