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'''EarthBound''' is a 1994 [[role playing game]] for the [[Super Nintendo]].  It is known for its incredibly quirky, nonsensical humor and extensive fanbase.

'''EarthBound''' is a 1994 [[role playing game]] for the [[Super Nintendo]].  It is known for its incredibly quirky, nonsensical humor and extensive fanbase.

== Plot ==

== Plot Synopsis ==

The story begins when a meteor falls in Onett, a small American town. Ness, the main character, heads outside with his dog to investigate.  At the crash site, he learns from Buzz Buzz, a bee-like creature from the future, that he must collect eight melodies to defeat Giygas, an evil overlord who wages war against the earth.

The story begins when a meteorite falls on a hillside in Onett, a small town in Eagleland. The main character, a boy named Ness goes to investigate the crash and learns from Buzz Buzz, an insectlike alien from the future, that a cosmic destroyer named Giygas has set his sights on Earth and that according to an old prophecy, only Ness and three other chosen children can stop him.

The game then follows Ness and his friends as he travels from location to location, battling mushrooms, taxis, UFOs, and hippies. He rescues Paula, a magically-adept girl held captive by a cult outside Tucson, and meets up with Jeff, a boy from an English boarding school.  The group's fourth member is Poo, prince of the Asian country of Dalaam.

The game then follows Ness as he travels from location to location, battling an unusual array of foes by traditional role-playing standards. Such foes include aliens, robots, walking mushrooms, personified objects like guitars and coffee cups, and hippies. All leading up to the final battle against Giygas.

The game's principle antagonists are the Starmen, Giygas' warriors, also sent back from the future, who make continual mischief by stealing important items, including Poo's Sword of Kings, the Suporma (a device created by the child genius Orange Kid), and the Shyness Book from the Onett library (needed to communicate with the Tenda village).  Allied with the Starmen is Pokey Minch, Ness' overweight neighbor, who goes from playing tricks on Ness to becoming Giygas' right-hand man.

Along the way, Ness meets friends like Paula, a girl with psychic powers, Jeff, a young scientist, and Poo, a mysterious Asian prince.

== Characters ==

== Characters ==