Today we’re talking about the sequel to a beloved Super Nintendo game that still to this day somehow has not been released in the west - That One Game: Mother 3! Released for the Gameboy Advance on April 20 of 2006, Mother 3 is the followup to Earthbound (known in Japan as Mother 2) and follows the story of the protagonist Lucas on his journey to save the world from calamity.

Despite having never been officially released outside of Japan, the game has a dedicated fanbase in the west that worked diligently to release an unofficial full translation of the game for western audiences. Nintendo to this day, nearly 20 years after its original release, shows no interest whatsoever in making an official western release.

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It’s time for another ranking episode! This week we’re bringing back our highly scientific method of judging a game series by its cover art, and our victim this time is the classic Mega Man series! You know the drill by now - we’ve all made our own separate tierlists and together we’re going to use them to discuss and create our own official TOGP tierlist by the end of the episode.

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In this episode we’re talking about some of our favorite items from video games.

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This episode's all about Early Access games

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This week we’re discussing the fourth mainline entry in the Metroid series, That One Game: Metroid Fusion! Released on November 18 of 2002, the same day as Metroid Prime, Metroid Fusion was a direct sequel to 1994’s Super Metroid.

In the game, Samus is called to investigate an outbreak of a malicious alien parasite known as X. In a slight departure from the open-ended exploration of the series to date, Metroid Fusion chose a more linear approach, perhaps to make it more easily digestible given its release on a handheld platform like the Gameboy Advance.

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In this episode we’ll be discussing sequels! We’ll be running down what makes a great sequel, talking about some of our favorites, why can’t Valve count past 2, and more!

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This week we’re discussing Final Fantasy’s first entry on the Super Nintendo, That One Game: Final Fantasy IV. Released in Japan on July 19 of 1991, Final Fantasy IV introduced the series’ famous Active-Time Battle system which involved players inputting commands during battle in real-time rather than a traditional turn-based system. Characters’ turns were determined by a bar that would gradually fill at a rate based on the stats of each respective character. This system would go on to be iterated on and refined throughout the next several games in the franchise. Notably, the game also featured a much larger emphasis placed on story and characters than previous entries, following the Dark Knight Cecil on his journey of redemption and quest to save the world from an ancient evil intent on using the world’s crystals to reap destruction. The game’s cast is full of memorable characters, from Cecil the protagonist to his best friend Kain the Dragoon, to Rydia the young summoner and Cid the energetic engineer.

Interestingly, when Final Fantasy IV arrived in North America on November 23 of 1991, it did so under the name Final Fantasy II instead. Square’s logic at the time was to do this so as not to confuse American players since at the time the only other game in the series they had access to was Final Fantasy 1, which released for the NES just a year prior. Later, subsequent rereleases would restore its rightful title.

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