25 fascinating seconds of EarthBound 64 footage from Space World just popped up
It’s a joy whenever we can fill in gaps in our gaming history with new, rare, or resurfaced footage of old games. Thanks to the efforts of Zen, whopurchaseda Nintendo Company Report from 1998, we’ve got a short but detail-rich look atEarthBound 64, a game that’s arguably more fun to talk about and pine for than it would’ve been to play.
Zenuploadedscans of the 15-page Japanese report and clips of a bunch of Nintendo 64 games from the CD. We’ve seenEarthBound 64before, but not quite like this.
Visually speaking,EarthBound 64couldn’t be much further from the vibrant pixel-art world ofMother 3we know and love, and that’s what makes this clip such a fascinating watch. It’s surreal to see the game in motion, even if it is just a rapid-fire preview without sound.
As one commenter notes, “if you go frame by frame when the Pig Mask soldier gets hit you’re able to see that he’s wearing nothing but his underwear underneath his armor.”
Had this game been finished for the64DD, it absolutely would’ve creeped me out in the same way as something likeGloverorSpace Station Silicon Valley. That low-poly era, particularly when it came to muddied N64 graphics, really got under my skin.
The Claymen alone! Don’t make eye contact.
Are any of you holding out hope for an out-of-nowhere rom? What a find that would be.
[ViaNintendo Enthusiast]
