EarthBound SNES
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- Earthbound Super Nintendo SNES Video Game Cartridge Uncut Version £15.83
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- Earthbound (Super Nintendo) - Cartridge Only - Tested, Saves, Authentic £469.31
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Price History
| Date | Avg Price | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-05 | £96.83 | £11.34 | £469.31 | 7 |
| 2026-04-04 | £128.47 | £13.03 | £469.31 | 8 |
| 2026-04-03 | £128.95 | £11.73 | £469.26 | 8 |
| 2026-04-02 | £98.73 | £11.69 | £467.99 | 7 |
| 2026-04-01 | £99.18 | £13.03 | £469.39 | 7 |
| 2026-03-31 | £100.67 | £15.88 | £470.58 | 7 |
| 2026-03-30 | £81.27 | £15.82 | £469.04 | 9 |
| 2026-03-29 | £81.24 | £15.82 | £469.04 | 9 |
| 2026-03-28 | £80.75 | £15.82 | £469.04 | 9 |
| 2026-03-27 | £81.36 | £15.78 | £467.62 | 9 |
| 2026-03-26 | £81.16 | £15.79 | £465.99 | 9 |
| 2026-03-25 | £80.67 | £15.79 | £465.99 | 9 |
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Game History
EarthBound was developed by Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory, with Nintendo publishing the title. The game was directed by Shigesato Itoi, who conceived the project as a spiritual successor to his earlier work on the original Mother game released for the Famicom in 1989. Development took approximately three years, with the team working to create an RPG that subverted genre conventions through humor, modern-day American settings, and unconventional storytelling.
EarthBound was released in Japan on August 27, 1994, for the Super Famicom. Nintendo of America released it in North America on June 5, 1995, for the SNES. The game was never officially released in Europe during the 16-bit era, contributing to its relative obscurity outside Japan and North America.
The game's commercial performance was modest at launch. While it received positive critical reviews praising its unique humor, creative writing, and distinctive art style, EarthBound failed to achieve significant sales in North America, selling approximately 140,000 copies. The late timing of its American release—arriving near the end of the SNES's lifecycle—and limited marketing contributed to its commercial underperformance. However, critical appreciation for the game has grown substantially over subsequent decades.
Today, EarthBound is historically significant for collectors and gaming historians as a cult classic that has achieved substantial retrospective appreciation. Original cartridges command high prices in the secondary market, with complete boxed copies often selling for several hundred dollars, making it one of the most expensive SNES games to acquire. This value stems from limited initial sales, strong fan advocacy over time, and the game's influential legacy within gaming culture and the indie game movement.
Interesting development trivia includes Itoi's vision of creating a "normal RPG about normal people," the game's satirical approach to American culture viewed through a Japanese lens, and the team's use of relatively straightforward programming to maximize the emotional and comedic impact of storytelling. The game's cult status was significantly boosted by fan communities and later by Nintendo's inclusion of character representations in the Super Smash Bros. fighting game franchise.