October 24th, 2015 | EarthBound, Images, Uncommon Knowledge

A couple weeks back I posted on Twitter about how an unusual copy of MOTHER 2 was uncovered. The details of where it came from are unknown – in fact, the only reason it was posted online was so that the owner could try to learn more about it.

It looks like it’s the same sort of unusual cartridge used in competitions like Nintendo PowerFest 94 and in other similar situations:

I think it’s also been used to show off some demos or something, but I don’t know any details. If anyone has any info, please share your knowledge!

I assume that this weird MOTHER 2 cartridge was probably meant for demonstration purposes at some location or event. I doubt it’s any different from the final version of the game… but it’d still be cool to find out for sure someday!

(And here’s hoping that someday something like this will happen but with EarthBound 64 😛 )