Talk:EarthBound#Help with Reception

I played EarthBound on the SNES Classic Edition and noticed that it says "Earth Bound: The War Against Giygas!" on the title screen. Worth a mention in the article, perhaps? --85.164.241.158 (talk) 13:48, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

:@85.164.241.158 No, this is like a bit of info about the game. Not an alternate title. And I think the actual title screen shows bits of the gameplay, with the title "Earthbound" floating above. 100.4.161.76 (talk) 14:14, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

:It's called "Earthbound" elsewhere. I'm fine with noting the discrepancy between the title screen/card and, well, how it's spelled everywhere else. As long as it's one line, maybe two. Something like: "Earthbound is typically spelled without a space. Curiously, it is spelled "Earth Bound" on its title screen."

:Red dwarf (talk) 01:44, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

In the gameplay section of the article, it is stated that EarthBound uses random encounters, like MOTHER. This is not true, but I'm afraid I might be misunderstanding the use of words here. Anyone have an explanation? Club On a Sub 20 (talk) 16:33, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

:Yeah, the gameplay section straight-up says that EB uses random encounters. I'll try to find a way to rephrase the sentence.

:Red dwarf (talk) 01:47, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

I was looking at the history of the EarthBound page, and I saw that Ness's character page had been deleted and merged with this one. Why was this action taken? He's been featured in more games than one, and I feel that there's sufficient information and content out there for him to have his own page once again. Little Mac has about as much relevance as Ness, and he has his own page. NintenBOUND (talk) 19:51, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

:{{tq|Why was this action taken?}} See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ness (EarthBound) for the discussion history.

:{{tq|Little Mac ... has his own page.}} Every article is judged on its own merits on how it meets the general notability guideline. Also see Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions#What about article x? czar 01:31, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

::Thank you. NintenBOUND (talk) 14:00, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

::Is there anything that could be done to resurrect this page? Like if more concrete info about Ness and his reception are found/made? NintenBOUND (talk) 00:28, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

:::If there are new reliable, secondary sources that cover the character independent from his appearance in the game and were overlooked in the last discussion, I'm sure those participants would entertain it, but given that the discussion was just last December, I would not expect a different outcome. czar 03:05, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

::::All I know of his creation is that Itoi intentionally made him similar to Ninten. And I can't really find much in the way of reception besides his Smash appearances. All the same, I'd still like to see his page get resurrected one day. Thank you for your time. NintenBOUND (talk) 13:57, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, I am the person who made the List of EarthBound characters article (I was known as 89.243.1.243 when I made the article. I made this account a few minutes ago.). I would like to talk about you reverting the page back to a redirect. I personally find problem that you reverted the page back to a redirect without any discussion on the matter and think you should have done so. I also think it could not be incorporated into EarthBound as video game article don't tend to include lists of characters.

Sincerely, HelloATM (but with lots of As) HelloAAAAATM (talk) 21:59, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

: {{ping|HelloAAAAATM|p=}}, I mentioned my rationale in my edit summary that the sources did not justify a standalone list article. Here are the list notability criteria. If there was a glut of sources pertaining specifically to the characters of this one game, then we could discuss a summary style split but given that the current article explains the characters' function and reception just fine as is, a separate article isn't warranted. There are other fan wikis that would welcome additional detail on the characters but Wikipedia is written for a general audience. czar 01:29, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

::Thank you for your explanation I appreciate it. I understand as to why you reverted back to a redirect now. HelloAAAAATM (talk) 01:33, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

{{Image Requested}} Could someone please upload a short clip-preferably one in the GIF format-that showcases EarthBound{{'}}s rolling meter mechanic in the battle sequences? I don't have access to a SNES emulator or a digital copy of EarthBound, so some assistance in this department would be appreciated. NintenBOUND (talk) 14:56, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

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