Mother
A Japanese RPG by Shigesato Itoi that parodies genre tropes.
Where Mother comes up1 episode or test
- 1Binged Dragon QuestThe first two games
- 2Questioned the formulaWhy every RPG used swords and magic
- 3Made Mother with NintendoA light parody of RPG tropes
- 4Started a sub genreA whole sub genre in Japan
From Shigesato Itoi on making Mother
What was said about Mother
Itoi built Mother by questioning why every RPG used swords and magic. After binging the first two Dragon Quest games, Shigesato Itoi wondered why all the popular RPGs of the time had swords and magic. He made Mother, a light parody of RPG tropes, with Nintendo.
Mother is the prequel to Earthbound. It started a whole sub genre of games in Japan.
The Birth of the Japanese RPG | Design Icons
Itoi asked why every popular RPG used swords and magic after binging the first two Dragon Quest games, and made this light parody with Nintendo. It started a whole sub genre in Japan.
Itoi built Mother by questioning why every RPG used swords and magic. After binging the first two Dragon Quest games, Shigesato Itoi wondered why all the popular RPGs of the time had swords and magic. He made Mother, a light parody of RPG tropes, with Nintendo.
Mother is the prequel to Earthbound. It started a whole sub genre of games in Japan.
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