~Fun with Mother 3 - My life my love and my lady

[zarla]

Ultramega Ok! recording!

musicalman - Metal Gear 2 - Snake's Revenge
Noriyuki Iwadare - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Gyakuten Saiban 2003 Promotion Image Soundtracks
Select Start - Kirby's Adventure - Welcome to Rainbow Resort
Mother3i - Memory of Tatsumairii
Mother3i - Do Not Disturb
FamicomGuitar - Ducktales - わんぱくダック夢冒険 ゲツメン

Bah, awkward moment at first where I set up for Perpetual Motion but then it refused to play, so I had to shift over to something different. OH WELL.

BUT HEY DO YOU LIKE CUTE THINGS of course you do, why wouldn't you
BUT IF YOU LIKE CUTE THINGS, SNAKES, AND GIANT PLUSHIES, THEN YOU SHOULD LOOK AT THIS ADORABLE COBRA SQUISHABLE DESIGN THAT JAZ DID AND VOTE FOR IT SO IT GETS MADE
not only would you get a super cute snakey but you also help out with medical bills! EVERYONE WINS!!!!

Anyway it's possible I could cram these two segments together into one entry, but in the end I decided to split them up, in part because I know I'm going to tl;dr like crazy for the second half SO WHY NOT DEDICATE A WHOLE ENTRY TO THAT, MAKE IT ULTRA FOCUSED
So these next two are going to be a bit shorter than the others BUT STUFF STILL HAPPENS, SO

WHERE WILL OUR GROUP HEAD NEXT?

Previous editions




Chekhov's Hole, finally!



AFTER ALL THIS TIME
PAYOFF











Rope Snake you're sort of an odd duck aren't you













NO DON'T GO COME WITH ME
TWIRL AROUND DUSTER'S ARMS LIKE YOU'RE CONSTANTLY DOING WHENEVER I SEE YOU
WHAT IF I NEED TO CROSS A TWO FOOT GAP
YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME LIKE THIS



Weirdly, Mapson's gone. :o



No more writer conferences!



Gettin trickier eh



ALEC HE'S RIGHT BEHIND ME

Unless this is about Claus? Alec what is your deal

ACTUALLY let's take this opportunity to go on a speculative tangent, as usual. This is the first time Duster's been back in town since he got his memory back, so this is also the first time that he's seen that his house was demolished to make room for an old folk's home. Which means that Duster is actually homeless now, which is kind of messed up. Can you imagine how surreal that'd be, to come home after being gone for three years and your house is just gone?

Not only that, but unless Wes stashed it all somewhere when the house got destroyed (heh, maybe behind the house with that thunder bomb box), all of Duster's stuff is gone too. Clothes, pillows, toys, souvenirs, books (?), pictures of his mom, all gone. Man, can you imagine who weird it'd be to go in here as Duster? Just have practically nothing left of your old life at all? You wake up one day and poof, it's all just gone. And no one else seems to notice or care, like it's always been gone. You didn't even get to see it happen or do anything about it (there's that helplessness theme again!). And it's not like he can stay with Wes like he used to, he's not old enough for the home. It's not a problem so much since as it is he's on a quest with Lucas and all and I bet Lucas would let him stay in his house, but still man, what a terrible situation to be in.

Related, I also wonder if Duster had a weird feeling of deja vu if you come back here in chapter five when he still has amnesia. Walks in and just feels strangely sad and he can't place why, a weird feeling of loss that he can't source. Not to mention how strange new Tazmily must look to him after he gets his memory back in general. Lucas just explaining all this stuff to him that he saw get built, how it all came to be over time and to Duster all this just happened all at once. Not unlike how the player experiences it, haha.

ANYWAY



HEY WES HEY WES HEY WES HEY WES

GUESS WHO I FOUND

i'm gonna project my personal theories all over this conversation, i apologize in advance



WHAT COULD BE HAPPENING IN THIS PAUSE
YOU DECIDE

Personally I picture Wes sort of startled and studying him to see if he's acting like he used to, and Duster with no idea what to do or say so he's just standing there feeling/looking awkward which incidentally is exactly what proves to Wes that it's really him this time.

OR I'M A DUMB NERD AND THEY COULD BOTH BE ALL :D AT SEEING EACH OTHER AGAIN, IT'S UP TO YOU!!



duster just WOW YOU DIDN'T CALL ME A MORON MAYBE I'M NOT IN TROUBLE :D
or wes being happy to see him is contagious, or duster just missed wes and is happy to see him again, so many options here



I wonder if Wes just snaps out DUSTER! like a command on instinct since he does it a lot.









That's right Wes I trapped you in a corner now you HAVE to admit you're happy to see him again and care about him where he can see it, IN YOUR FACE



True again - Just like the other convo in chapter five, this is totally optional! You can skip this entirely if you want (or just didn't think of bringing Duster back here), which would make it so that Duster and Wes haven't seen or spoken to each other at all for the past three years+current game and they didn't exactly part on the best terms. Keep this in mind for the upcoming segment.





What, no thanks for Boney this time?



or i swear so help me



ALL THAT TRAINING WAS JUST FOR THE EGG AND NOW THAT WE GOT IT WE'RE PRETTY MUCH DONE WITH THE WHOLE THIEF THING
WASN'T IT ALL WORTH IT



I-IT'S NOT LIKE I LIKE MY STUPID SON OR ANYTHING, BAKA~!

duster like wow that went way better than i expected



Oh dang!













Beautiful. And sort of reminiscent of the For Sale sign message in EarthBound after you finish the game. :o















Haha so THAT'S why the mole was in such a bad mood last time.



NO I WANT TO WATCH THE LATEST CHIMERA FLICK
chimerick



kiiiiill meeee



old dude stop popping up in my hot springs





Haha wow I didn't even know these guys were back here.



!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!













ALL MY FONDEST DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE



don't give me the cold shoulder, pigmasks

ANYWAY, LET'S ACTUALLY GO IN THE OCEAN
as the crab said, you just walk right into it





Lookin colorful!



Oh wow a... mer... man, huh, I thought it'd be mermaids, oka-...

















takes a step back



WELCOME TO MOTHER 3 MERMAN OXYGEN KISS WORLD

The theme for the ocean being Oxygen of love, sort of bubbly and weird as usual. Note the meter at the bottom of the screen! That keeps track of your oxygen, so this area means you need to keep an eye on that meter and refill before it gets too low, which makes it way more annoying than it would be otherwise.
Also, while you're down here, everyone's bobbing and floating around, and they shift from side to side like there are tides pulling you, which is a really cool detail but also makes it kind of annoying to get around at the same time.
BUT HAVE SOME GIFS!












i don't know about this



there's a MERMAN here







wow what a terrible angle for that shot self, way to go





BLUSHES FOR EVERYONE i cannot get over how adorable these blush sprites are






I MEAN JUST LOOK AT BONEY
I actually thought for a while that Duster didn't blush (which would be sort of... odd), but he does! He just flushes all over his face instead of on his cheeks because he's a big weirdo apparently.



Seeeeeeee



anyway time to fight some beachballs





For Kumatora only! Maybe she's a Virgo. :O Incidentally, only Lucas can equip the Gemini bracelet, which could mean he's a Gemini or maybe it's just SYMBOLIC who knows. I went and looked but Duster doesn't have any specific zodiac bracelet only he can wear so I guess we will never know.



Teehee







As a side note it costs you precious oxygen to pin down these fish to talk to them since they're moving and you're constantly drifting all over the place. BUT I NEED TO TALK TO EVERYONE
EVERYONE



Haha awwww



EYE FOR AN EYE



NO I SPENT TOO MUCH TIME TALKING TO THE FISH WHYY
ocean just ptew



What would a siren beetle even sound like underwater?



uh no it's okay i'm just passing through NO IT'S FINE AAAAA



never trust a jellyfish



HEY RED THINGY CAN I SEE THAT PRESENT



Answer: no

You know I picture roe and I picture like... little balls like you get on ikura sushi. I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS KIND OF ROE



A STRANGE CREATURE, YOU DON'T SAY





OW JESUS

Be warned if you decide to take this guy on (this miniboss is optional) - he can hit really hard, and hit multiple people at once. IT IS NOT A PUSHOVER



nooo stop dancing on me





A TERRIBLE WAY TO DIE







Awww yeah, so worth it. This is probably the best hat you can find for Lucas, so it's worth going out of your way to get it. KING LUCAS, RULER OF ALL HE SURVEYS



A mix of dread and relief when an oxygen machine comes into view when you're about to die
Itoi just cackling to himself







WE SHOULD BE BROTHERS





SOME ENEMY
YOU'RE FIRED









Suddenly I miss the Spathi.



NO YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'VE JUST UNLEASHED



don't look at me like that pigmask



roooooock lobster!





SEA BULLYING



I swear this machine is broken just to mess you up, it takes time and air to get to these and finding this broken one MIGHT TAKE TOO MUCH TIME
THEN YOU HAVE TO START OVER

More cackling from Itoi





LOOK HOW MUCH OCEAN THERE IS gee golly



paint my rock lobster PRUNE COLORED please!!



EEEEY EEEEEYYYYYY says the rock lobster
don't look, it just encourages him



YOU'RE UNDERWATER



Practically everytime I do this I never go back to give this back since it takes forever to move around in the ocean and backtracking here is really annoying BUT I WANTED TO COMPLETE THE EXPERIENCE
So for the first time I went back.



Or also known as what Duster doesn't have anymore! Ha ha, just kidding Duster! You are homeless though.



Sort of handy, meh.



After much longer than these screencaps make it look



THE ROCK LOBSTERS HAVE TAUGHT ME A VALUABLE LESSON





HA HA HAHAHAHA okay fine i'll give it back













Another reason I don't bother - this reward kind of sucks. Money really isn't a big deal. AND YOU DON'T EVEN GET A WARM FEELING IN YOUR HEART FOR IT
ah well, a good deed is its own reward





and thank YOU says the merman







then he was suddenly attacked by an octopus



everyone fidgets silently







BEACH TOWELS
UMBRELLAS
COCONUTS
RELAXING VACATION
the possibilities are endless







HANG IN THERE, SAVE FROG



purin purin pu





CMON GET OVER HERE, I JUST GOTTA GIVE YOU KIDS A HUG



This boss can be a serious pain in the butt depending on how long you've been wandering around. There's no place to heal in the ocean and it's easy to run out of PP or items dealing with all the other enemies, so by the time you reach this guy, you could seriously be real drained. I think this may have happened to me the first time, haha. AS A RESULT, TRY AND BE CONSERVATIVE WHILE GOING THROUGH the hot spring egg trick is a good idea to fill up everyone's pockets cheaply







AAAAAAARGHHHhhhhh

This attack really sucks because it hits multiple people and also offense down won't affect it, it'll still do a big ol chunk of damage. MIGHT HAVE TO SHIFT UP YOUR STRATEGY A BIT or at least try to make this real quick



Duster's thief tools coming in handy yet again



YOU ARE NOTHING TO ME, RHYTHM MECHANIC!
NOTHING!!





















And I missed it like an idiot but as you can probably guess Lucas lost all his items and health too. NO YOU JERK I WAS GOING TO TREASURE THOSE TRIVIA CARDS FOREVER







The mermen helped me after all! THE LEGENDS WERE TRUE



Kumatora ain't got time to mess around





It's sort of hard to catch this but when Boney got up he shook himself dry, awwwww



Which wakes up Duster, haha



MAYBE?
Or Tanehineri island in Japanese, which still tends to be what I default to when I think of it, durr durr.







WE'RE ABOUT TO DIE hey want to go get a burger or something
kumatora as usual throwing out plans while the others just stand around going dumb-looking rock again





DROP ALL YOUR VALUABLES IMMEDIATELY





THE FROG WAS TELLING THE TRUTH!



ALL MY ITEMS NOOOOOOOO



tho i've still got all my key items at least, so if we find a cliff by god i will staple the heck out of it



Looks promising! The theme here is Tanetane/Tanehineri Island, just fairly chill with heavy emphasis on the rhythm, island-y if you know what I mean.



how dare you sir





let's just say i lost a bet



SOMETHING BAD'S GOING TO HAPPEN, ISN'T IT









whatever gets you through the day
or keeps you from being digested alive i guess



HEY DANCING MUSHROOM
YOU LOOKIN AT ME
YOU LOOKIN AT ME



you look sort of unhappy to be here





WHOOPS



NO WAY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED



But hey, let's do something else!



I'm picturing it just diving underwater and vibrating a lot.



WILL I SEE PAISLEY HORSES?



He's not a palette swap shhh



THE MR SATURNS ENDLESSLY IMPRESSED WITH HUMAN BRAVERY



Get cool gold stripes, not so bad.



wak wak



I DEMAND AN ANSWER









GET IT



my job sucks









god i'd eat that, i'm so hungry. i need to stop doing these when i'm hungry





A mushboom! Or perhaps a Puffstool? It even spreads spores!



Let's also check the memos! while I avoid the inevitable



So sayeth the prophecy





What, nothing about the Saturns themselves? WHAT A RIPOFF





Did the mole cricket write this entry









Get outta here













SUCKERRR YOU'LL NEVER FIND IT



Alright here we go





SAY NO TO DRUGS



well in that case









i don't know kumatora i'm like 12
i'm not a mycologist



WILL I EAT THE MUSHROOMS???

I GUESS YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND OUT NEXT TIME! when mother 3 decides to get real.

I also posted this at dreamwidth with reluctant ambivalence. Comment here or there, don't matter to me!