I am really irritated. Ever since Earthbound for the Super Nintendo, I’ve been campaigning for some sort of sequel. I mean, Earthbound is a really fun game and I think it has a lot of potential. Nintendo promised me a game for the N64. They gave me music and showed me video clips of this new game they were making for me. Turns out, they were really just showing me Donkey Kong 64 footage to keep me off their backs.
I’ve suggested Earthbound Cubed, Earthbound Advance, Earthbound DS and Earthbound Wii. Each time Nintendo nods politely, like a grown up listening to a little child tell a story and tells me that they plan to save a spot for me in Smash Bros. I’ve even approached other companies to try to pitch Earthbound PSP and Earthbound 360. Even Dreamcast turned me down.
I say it’s time to chop off Mario and Zelda and Metroid and let some of the small little buds grow up and have a franchise.
