EarthBound (1994)
0.4188Canon Score · ranked #31 all time
Aggregated from 8 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the game
EarthBound, originally released in Japan as Mother 2: Gīgu no Gyakushū, is a 1994 role-playing video game developed by Ape Inc. (now Creatures Inc.) and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The second entry in the Mother series, it follows a young boy named Ness and his party of Paula, Jeff and Poo, as they travel the world to collect melodies from eight Sanctuaries in
Why it ranks #31
Every list on which EarthBound appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Slant 100 Greatest (2020) | Editorial list | #16 / 100 |
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #29 / 500 |
| IGN Top 100 (2021) | Critics' canon | #50 / 100 |
| EDGE 100 Greatest (2017) | Critics' canon | #67 / 100 |
| gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018) | Editorial list | #78 / 200 |
| Game Informer Top 300 (2018) | Critics' canon | #87 / 300 |
| 1001 Video Games (2013 ed.) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Hardcore Gaming 101 Top 200 (2020) | Editorial list | Selected |