When learned of this, they got together and prepared a presentation that would hopefully convince the localization team to say yes to Mother 3. The folks refused to work on a fan translation until it was clear an official one wasn’t going to happen.” It was around this time that they found out from an inside source that Mother 3’s localization was going to be up for consideration. That’s when everything came together, actual translation began, and the project blog was opened. “It’s tough to pin an exact time on when the project started,” recalls Mandelin, “but for me things really got underway in the summer of 2007. I spoke with Mandelin about the project, which has now become one of the most famous fan translations ever, and what drove him to take on this ambitious task.
This is where the Mother 3 Fan Translation got its start. But what if you weren’t able to recommend the game to others? What if something as simple as language was keeping others from a game you love? What would you be willing to do to share that game with others? When Clyde Mandelin (better known by his screen name Tomato) and his friends at heard that Brownie Brown’s Mother 3, the sequel to EarthBound, wasn’t going to be localized in America, the answer was simple: translate it themselves. This interview may contain minor Mother 3 spoilers.ĭo you have a favorite game, one that you excitedly recommend to every gamer you meet? Most likely a game is coming to mind, one that is very dear to you.
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