A fan project that began life nearly two decades ago and finally saw a release in 2026. Earthbound Beginnings Remake is a modification of 1995's Earthbound, utilizing that game's engine and quality of life improvements (with a few of its own, like a run button and buying multiple items at a time) to recreate Earthbound Beginnings' world and gameplay. Sometimes to a fault - the game's difficulty is still quite uneven, with some downright difficult enemy-packed areas, overly strong attacks and debilitating status effects hampering you seemingly every step of the way. It definitely still feels like a punishingly hard NES game as you play it. There is clearly a lot of care put into the presentation too - the sprites are faithfully recreated from the original game and given a 16-bit facelift, and while some music tracks are modified or carried straight from Earthbound (including the unused haunted house theme), others are recreated expertly in its sound font. Despite a few rough edges, this is a high-quality project and well worth a look for any serious Earthbound fan. It's also very easy to play - there's an online patcher on their website, so all you have to do is provide an unmodified ROM of Earthbound and then run it with an emulator or flash cart of your choice.
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Developer: Earthbound Collection Team
Publisher: Earthbound Collection Team
Released: 2026
Platform: SNES