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Released April 30, 2011

This is a free, unofficial fan-made translation of MOTHER 1+2 for the Game Boy Advance. In this version, MOTHER 1 has been given a complete English retranslation intended to make the game more accessible to EarthBound fans (details here), while MOTHER 2 has basic menu and name translations.

Screenshots

Game Start-up:

MOTHER 1:

MOTHER 2:

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A woman screamed.

To understand the significance of Manhunters , one must look at the landscape of 2006. This was a period when "reality TV" had moved past the experimental phase of The Real World and Survivor and had fractured into sub-genres. The "job-based" reality show was king. Deadliest Catch (2005) had proven that high-risk professions could yield high-octane drama, and Dog the Bounty Hunter (2004) had introduced a stylized, character-driven version of fugitive recovery.

The medic, a former combat nurse named Kō, unrolled a map. “If he hits the basin, we lose him. Swamps eat thermal signatures, and he knows every trick to mask his scent, his heat, his sound.”

Morrow picked up the syringe. He turned to Phlox. “Find him.” Manhunters -2006- 29

The fifth man, the team’s leader—a ghost named Morrow who had supposedly died in a Chechen ambush five years earlier—finally spoke. “We don’t bring him in. Those were the new orders I received ten minutes ago.” He looked at each of them. “Subject 29 is too dangerous for containment. Termination authorized.”

series, specifically issue #29, represents a pivotal moment in Marc Andreyko’s acclaimed run. This issue is less about superhero brawls and more about the intricate legal and moral intersections

: Producing a high-quality drama like "Manhunters" comes with significant costs, from talent fees to production expenses. If the show was not deemed financially viable or if it didn't meet the network's return on investment expectations, this could have played a role in its cancellation. A woman screamed

The core of Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force was the NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force (RFTF). This wasn't just a camera crew following random police officers; it was a look at a specialized unit designed to cross jurisdictional boundaries.

Despite the legal stakes, Diana refuses to testify that she killed Maxwell Lord specifically to save a mind-controlled Superman, maintaining her stance on the necessity of her actions.

The conclusion of the trial triggers an immediate "backlash from above," signaling that even a legal victory won't stop the cosmic or political forces tracking the heroes. Key Plot Twists: Everyman and Dr. Trapp The "job-based" reality show was king

The keyword presents an interesting puzzle for television archivists.

: This issue concludes the "Unleashed" arc, focusing on the legal verdict for Wonder Woman regarding the murder of Maxwell Lord. Characters :

Their target: Subject 29. Escaped from a black-site medical transport three weeks ago. Former special forces, later augmented with experimental adrenal-splicing and bone-density weaving. He had killed seventeen people since breaking free, including two of their own—Manhunters who had tracked him to a warehouse in Baton Rouge and never walked out.

A woman screamed.

To understand the significance of Manhunters , one must look at the landscape of 2006. This was a period when "reality TV" had moved past the experimental phase of The Real World and Survivor and had fractured into sub-genres. The "job-based" reality show was king. Deadliest Catch (2005) had proven that high-risk professions could yield high-octane drama, and Dog the Bounty Hunter (2004) had introduced a stylized, character-driven version of fugitive recovery.

The medic, a former combat nurse named Kō, unrolled a map. “If he hits the basin, we lose him. Swamps eat thermal signatures, and he knows every trick to mask his scent, his heat, his sound.”

Morrow picked up the syringe. He turned to Phlox. “Find him.”

The fifth man, the team’s leader—a ghost named Morrow who had supposedly died in a Chechen ambush five years earlier—finally spoke. “We don’t bring him in. Those were the new orders I received ten minutes ago.” He looked at each of them. “Subject 29 is too dangerous for containment. Termination authorized.”

series, specifically issue #29, represents a pivotal moment in Marc Andreyko’s acclaimed run. This issue is less about superhero brawls and more about the intricate legal and moral intersections

: Producing a high-quality drama like "Manhunters" comes with significant costs, from talent fees to production expenses. If the show was not deemed financially viable or if it didn't meet the network's return on investment expectations, this could have played a role in its cancellation.

The core of Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force was the NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force (RFTF). This wasn't just a camera crew following random police officers; it was a look at a specialized unit designed to cross jurisdictional boundaries.

Despite the legal stakes, Diana refuses to testify that she killed Maxwell Lord specifically to save a mind-controlled Superman, maintaining her stance on the necessity of her actions.

The conclusion of the trial triggers an immediate "backlash from above," signaling that even a legal victory won't stop the cosmic or political forces tracking the heroes. Key Plot Twists: Everyman and Dr. Trapp

The keyword presents an interesting puzzle for television archivists.

: This issue concludes the "Unleashed" arc, focusing on the legal verdict for Wonder Woman regarding the murder of Maxwell Lord. Characters :

Their target: Subject 29. Escaped from a black-site medical transport three weeks ago. Former special forces, later augmented with experimental adrenal-splicing and bone-density weaving. He had killed seventeen people since breaking free, including two of their own—Manhunters who had tracked him to a warehouse in Baton Rouge and never walked out.

How to Use the Translation Patch

  1. Unzip the contents of this zip file to a folder/directory. You should find the following files:
    • mother12.ips
    • mother12.txt
  2. Second, you will need to obtain a ROM of the Japanese version of MOTHER 1+2. This clearly steps into promoting piracy, so you will have to find this on your own. Search engines are useful for this sort of thing.

    Once you have the ROM, make sure it is unzipped/uncompressed. The file should be 16 MB in size. Put this file in the same folder as the files from above.
  3. Most modern emulators will automatically patch IPS patches when you load a ROM. This is known as "soft-patching". If your emulator can do this, then make sure the IPS file is called "mother12.ips" and that the ROM is called "mother12.gba". Then load the ROM in your emulator. If all goes well, the translation patch should work automatically!

    If it's not working and you're sure your emulator can soft-patch IPS files, then you might have to put the IPS file in a different folder, depending on your settings and what emulator you're using. Check your settings and read the documentation that came with your emulator.
  4. If you don't want to use soft-patching or if you can't get it to work, then you can always hard-patch it. Download Lunar IPS here. With it, you can permanently patch the ROM. Then just load your ROM in your emulator.

NOTE: If you're still having trouble getting either methods to work, then see here.

Troubleshooting

Support

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I often get e-mails from people asking how they can donate to my projects, but I don't like to accept donations for this particular kind of stuff. If you'd still really like to help out, though, if you buy any EarthBound/MOTHER merchandise through these links, I'll get a dollar or so. This will help keep EarthBound Central up and running, not to mention many of my other projects, like Game Swag!

Credits

Thanks to:

PoebyuureidmanJonkPlo
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CoreySuperstarmanHalloweenRobo85ZUUL
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And probably a hundred or more other helpful people! Forgive me if your name should have been here, there are so many to remember that my brain is failing me now. But know that your help was appreciated and led to this patch's creation!

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