MOTHER 3 / EarthBound 2 Fan Translation

Instructions

Step 0 Import a copy of the game, if you can find one. It’s not cool to brazenly pirate stuff! Itoi, Nintendo, HAL, and Brownie Brown worked hard on this game. Can’t find a copy? Consider buying some official merch (below).
Step 1 You need a copy of the ROM before patching. You’re on your own for this step.
Step 2 Open the MOTHER 3 Fan Translation zip file. Inside you’ll find “patcher” programs for Windows, Mac, and Linux computers. Use the patcher to apply the translation to your MOTHER 3 ROM. Problems? Click here.
Step 3 Ta-da! Your ROM is now in magical, sexy English. All you have to do is open it with a Game Boy Advance (GBA) emulator. Here are our recommendations:
- PC
- Mac
  - VisualBoy Advance 1.7.4
  - VisualBoy Advance-M v0.1 (beta)
- Linux
  - mednafen
  - VisualBoy Advance-M

After more than 13 years of waiting, the sequel to EarthBound is now in English! I hope fans of the series, new and old, will find MOTHER 3 to be just as unique and interesting as its predecessors. We tried our very best to make a worthy translation, and I think we came close to hitting that mark. With any luck, the translation will seem just as "strange, funny, and heartrending" as the original Japanese version.

MOTHER 3 is filled with secrets and rarities. Characters say new things after even the tiniest of events. Take your time to explore the game's intriguing world - you won't be disappointed! And when you're done, be sure to come back here, because we've prepared many more goodies for fans to check out and enjoy post-game!

Enjoy your time in the world of MOTHER 3!

- Mato

Misc Excellence from Starmen.Net

Since June several members of Starmen.Net and Fangamer have been hard at work on an English players guide for MOTHER 3, complete with custom clay models and illustrations. The guide will eventually be released for free on the web, but they’re accepting preorders now for fans interested in a hard copy!
Chewy and Tomato have taken great care in translating one of the most informative and interesting MOTHER 3 interviews in existence, courtesy of Nindori.com. If you’re a fan of the MOTHER series, this is required reading (but you should beat the game first). Go read the Itoi Interview!
A complete and thorough walkthrough compiled by Tomato, ShadowX, and many other faithful fans at Starmen.Net, including some ultra-useful lists, stats, and maps.
A translation of a quiz from Itoi’s site. If you can answer all of the quiz questions before you’ve even had a chance to play with the patch, please seek psychiatric attention.
Plus a little something that we’ve been working on in the background. No promises.