Q 01/05

Which gimmick did Nintendo build into magazine ads for EarthBound's 1995 launch in North America?

A) Pop-up paper figures

B) Scratch-and-sniff panels

C) Glow-in-the-dark ink

D) Cardboard 3D glasses

Answer · why

B) Scratch-and-sniff panels

Scratch-and-sniff panels gave off foul smells on purpose, and GamePro said the ad drew more reader complaints than any other it ran that year.

Q 02/05

What does a pirated copy of EarthBound do to the player during the fight with the final boss?

A) Reverses the controls

B) Swaps in a fake ending

C) Locks the last door

D) Deletes the saved game

Answer · why

D) Deletes the saved game

Deletes the saved game: the copy protection resets the game near the end and wipes the file, after first flooding the pirate's playthrough with extra ...

Q 03/05

In EarthBound, the maze builder Brick Road fulfils his dream by having himself turned into what?

A) A lighthouse

B) A dungeon

C) A pyramid

D) A clock tower

Answer · why

B) A dungeon

A dungeon, and a walking one: he travels with the party as an ally for a while and keeps a submarine inside him that they borrow to sail on.

Q 04/05

What is Master Belch, the burping boss who commands the zombies in EarthBound, actually made of?

A) Slime

B) Mould

C) Vomit

D) Sludge

Answer · why

C) Vomit

Vomit: Master Belch is a large living pile of it who leads smaller piles, and he comes back later in the game under the new name Master Barf.

Q 05/05

To survive the trip back in time to fight Giygas, EarthBound's heroes move their souls into what?

A) Robots

B) Clay dolls

C) Teddy bears

D) Crystals

Answer · why

A) Robots

Robots house the four friends' souls because time travel would destroy living bodies; Dr. Andonuts's Phase Distorter then carries them into the past.