SNES/Super Famicom

EarthBound

In the year 199X, in the village of Onett, on the continent of Eagleland...Young Ness was asleep one night when a loud crashing noise awoke him suddenly. As he rushes out of bed and up to a nearby hill, he encounters a strange meteor, carrying a single passenger- a mysterious insect-like being named Buzz Buzz. Buzz Buzz tells him that in the future, an evil alien being known as Giygas has conquered the world, and the only one who can stop him are 4 young kids- 3 boys and a girl. Ness, of course, is one of the chosen ones... Ness now must find the other three children- Paula, a young girl with remarkable psychic powers, Jeff, a mechanical genius, and Poo, the young Prince of Dahlaam. Together...

Genre: Role-Playing
Year: 1995
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1

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Achievements

105 achievements · 745 total points

You'll Catch Cold Dressed Like That! Head out in your PJs
1 pts
Earthbound Gamers Do It One-handed Go out at night and investigate the loud noise ... using only your left hand
3 pts
Buzzkill Mourn the loss of a friend
1 pts
Trashburger? Just brush it off a little, it'll be fiiiine
1 pts
It's a Secret to Everybody Find the Secret Clubhouse
2 pts
Jumping the Sharks Put an end to the Sharks' reign of tyranny
3 pts
Your Sanctuary I Claim Giant Step
5 pts
Is This Legal? Face-off against the Onett Police Force and win
4 pts
First-time Homeowner Purchase the seaside property
10 pts
If I Give You This, Will You Go Away?!? Bother the man at the Twoson Hotel
5 pts
Oh, Come Now, He's Not All That Bad... Invest in Orange Kid
5 pts
Caught Blue-handed Get caught stealing from the Happy Happy Village food stand
5 pts
Insane Killing Spree Defeat at least eight Insane Cultists in a single battle
5 pts
Retro Achievement Tame a New-Age Retro Hippie (No Auto-Win)
5 pts
Happiness is a Blue Gun Tame Mr. Carpainter without using any PP
5 pts
Whac-a-Mole Tame Mondo Mole, and don't let Paula's HP reach zero
5 pts
Your Sanctuary II Claim Lilliput Steps
5 pts
Four Fried Chickens and a Coke Watch your first 'Runaway Five' concert
4 pts
Uki Uki Kukyuki (Thanks for the gum.)
4 pts
Tales from the Cryptid Spot Tessie in the Loch
5 pts
Brains vs. Brawn Solo a Cave Boy with Jeff
5 pts
Take to the Sky Take flight with the Sky Runner!
5 pts
Significant! Discover the significance of the Insignificant Item
10 pts
Freed Threed Bring light back to Threed
5 pts
BOING! Have Dr. Saturn operate on you
5 pts
A Meditation in Patience Successfully enter Belch's base
5 pts
You've Come Far Chill out and enjoy a coffee break in Saturn Valley
5 pts
Your Sanctuary III Claim Milky Well
5 pts
Dry White Toast Catch the 'Runaway Five' at the Topolla Theater
5 pts
Roughly the Third Strongest, Give or Take Defeat all five Guardian Diggers
5 pts
Gettin' the Band Back Together One last performance from the Runaway Five!
5 pts
Fighter Pilot Eyes Find both Sesame Seeds in the desert
10 pts
Eagle Eyes Return the Contact Lens to its owner
10 pts
Project DIVA Catch a solo Venus performance at the Topolla Theater
10 pts
The Auto-Fight of Your Life Tame the Department Store Spook using only Auto-Battle
10 pts
Everdead Try Everdred's patience as he shares his last words
5 pts
This is Madness! Welcome to Mooooonsiiiide
5 pts
The King Banana Meet his royal highness, the Talah Rama, inside the monkey caves.
5 pts
Metal Gear Solid Skip past all the Robo Sentries on the 48th floor
25 pts
Trippy Wallpaper, Man Tame Shrooom! with at least one character Mushroomized
10 pts
Your Sanctuary IV Claim Rainy Circle
5 pts
A Message from Eternity Help Poo suffer through his Mu training
5 pts
Release the Kraken! Tame the monstrous Kraken
5 pts
What a Turd Find Pokey's 'gift' in Scaraba
2 pts
Smooshed Criminal Engage the Master Criminal Worm in battle in Scaraba and win (No Auto-Win)
10 pts
Tearful Goodbye After a long journey, a comrade departs
5 pts
Your Sanctuary V Claim Magnet Hill
5 pts
Feel the Thunder Tame Thunder and Storm without the Franklin Badge
10 pts
Your Sanctuary VI Claim Pink Cloud
5 pts
OHKO Tame the Deep Darkness boss in only one move
10 pts
Because I Know Something You Don't Know Defeat Starman Deluxe ... using only your left hand.
10 pts
Tendamart Barter at the Tenda Village item shop for the Hall of fame bat
10 pts
You've Come Farther Chill out and reminisce again, you've earned it!
5 pts
Overcoming Shyness Help the Tenda overcome their inadequacy
5 pts
Your Sanctuary VII Claim Lumine Hall
5 pts
Diamond Dogs Tame Diamond Dog with at least one character Diamondized
25 pts
Your Sanctuary VIII Claim Fire Springs
10 pts
Who Needs Courage? Lead all of the Flying Men to their deaths.
10 pts
Ness' Nightmare Tame the Sea of Eden boss after it runs out of PP
10 pts
In the Bowels of Hell Defeat Giygas' servant without letting anyone's HP drop to zero
10 pts
On a Mission from God Clear the game
25 pts
Smiles and Tears Ending - Return home
10 pts
Polestar Reunion Ending - Escort Paula back home
10 pts
Better Late Than Never... Ending - Return a book to the Onett Library
10 pts
Kidnap Success! Ending - Make sure Paula never goes home
10 pts
Insatiable Sweet Tooth Sprinkle Sugar onto a Cookie
2 pts
These Are Free, Right? Eat a condiment all by itself
1 pts
Harvest Moon Buy a Fresh Egg and sell it for 110 dollars with the 'For Sale' sign
5 pts
Supreme Ruler Check and see how an enemy measures up
2 pts
Now That's How you Make an Exit! Use an Exit Mouse
3 pts
Truffle Uppagus Find a Magic Truffle in Deep Darkness.
5 pts
Fix it, Jeff! Repair a Broken Air Gun
5 pts
Fix it, Jeff II Repair a Broken Laser
5 pts
Fix it, Jeff III Repair a Broken Bazooka
10 pts
Fix it, Jeff IV Repair a Broken Parabolic Antenna
10 pts
Kingly Regalia I Obtain the Sword of Kings
10 pts
Kingly Regalia II Obtain the Cloak of Kings
5 pts
Kingly Regalia III Obtain the Bracer of Kings
5 pts
Kingly Regalia IV Obtain the Diadem of Kings
5 pts
The Cutest Ribbon of All Obtain the Goddess Ribbon (local)
10 pts
Fallen Star Obtain a Star Pendant
10 pts
Bionic Slugger Obtain the Gutsy Bat
50 pts
That Was Easy! Get your first insta-win
1 pts
Ding-Ding! Ring the Bell while riding your bike
1 pts
Let's End This!!! Win a battle while suffering mortal damage
5 pts
Picture Perfect Have your picture taken 8 times
5 pts
Shutterbug Ness Have your picture taken 16 times
5 pts
Fuzzy Pickles! Get all event photos and clear the game
25 pts
Nifty Presents for Ness Loot all gift boxes in Onett and Giant Step
5 pts
Gift-Gathering Gala Loot all gift boxes in Twoson and Peaceful Rest Valley
5 pts
Noteworthy Unwrapping Loot all gift boxes in Happy-Happy Village and Lilliput Steps
5 pts
Bundles of Bliss Loot all gift boxes in Snow Wood, Brick Road, Pond Cave, and the lab
5 pts
Special Surprise Spectacle Loot all gift boxes in Grapefruit Falls, Saturn Valley, and Milk Well Cave
5 pts
Gift Extravaganza Loot all gift boxes in Dusty Dunes Desert and the Gold Mine
5 pts
Chimps' Curious Chests Loot all chests in Monkey Cave
5 pts
Surprise Unveiling Loot all gift boxes and chests in Fourside and Moonside
5 pts
Gifts from the East Loot all gift boxes and chests in Dalaam and Pink Cloud Cave
5 pts
Deep Dive Surprise Loot all gift boxes in Dungeon Man and Deep Darkness
5 pts
Boxes of Delight Loot all gift boxes in Stonehenge Base and Lumine Hall
5 pts
Joyous Gift Journey Loot all gift boxes in Lost Underworld and Fire Spring
5 pts
Present Parade Loot all gift boxes in Magicant and Cave of the Past
5 pts
The Trash Whisperer Dig through every trash can in the game
10 pts
Tomb Treasures Steal the contents of all the caskets in the game
5 pts
Pre-Teen Crisis Get food out of the trash while Ness is broke and homesick
10 pts
Ghostly Photobomb Have your picture taken while at least one person in your party is possessed by a ghost
10 pts

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EarthBound frequently asked questions

How do I play EarthBound online with a friend?

EarthBound (SNES/Super Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play EarthBound on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find EarthBound in the SNES/Super Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does EarthBound netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does EarthBound have achievements?

Yes, EarthBound has 105 achievements worth 745 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play EarthBound for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play EarthBound on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.