Mother 3 - Versus Porky Statue inks
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Since I covered the great Maximo Lorenzo, aka 8bitMaximo on Sunday’s Ink-Slinger Spotlight, I figured I’d tackle one of his, and my, favorite games; Mother 3. Known as Earthbound in the West, Mother 3 concludes the 3-game series with a compelling, emotional storyline, ties up loose ends from the end of Mother 2 (Earthbound for the SNES) and offers a memorable, fantastic score and very fun and funny RPG gameplay.
Though the final cast is large, your three main protagonists, seen here left to right are Duster the thief, Princess Kumatora, and Lucas. Each with their own reasons for journeying together, but all with the same goal; awaken the dragon that sleeps beneath their island before the troops of the dimensional traveling Porky can! One of the hardest fights in the game is against an enormous living statue of Porkey in his modern metropolis of New Pork City. The statue makes a cameo in a stage of the same name in Super Smash Brothers Brawl for the Wii, where Lucas is also a playable character.
Sadly, despite a massive appeal from a large fan base to Nintendo of America, Mother 3 (released for the Gameboy Advance over 10 years after Mother 2 (Earthbound)) was never brought to America. A fan-patched translation is available, check google. I would highly reccomend you play this game. It’s story is unforgettable and will stay with you. A fitting end for a long-cherished series.’
I’ll be coloring this piece LIVE today at 4pm EST over at my JTV page. Please come by and say hi! Tomorrow I’ll post the finished art!
-RD
Mother 3 is © 2010 Shigesato Itoi/Nintendo
Original art is © 2010 Randall Drew