Cooking Eorzea Week 33: Orobon Stew


















For this week's Cooking Eorzea, I make Orobon Stew...and it turns out to be my favorite dish, BY FAR, in this cooking series!

REVIEW: Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord






Fang and his crew ride again in an all new adventure.

oprainfall Week in Gaming: May 14 – 20






Check out what the crew has been playing in our downtime!

Nintendo Direct: EarthBound Joins Nintendo Switch Online

Wednesday, February 9th, 2022

EarthBound and EarthBound Beginnings are available now on the Nintendo Switch!

Fuzzy Pickles Honors Earthbound for 25th Anniversary

Friday, June 5th, 2020

The new Fuzzy Pickles album from GameLark pays tribute to Earthbound on its 25th anniversary in America.

Mother to Earth-Bound to Kickstarter as Documentary

Sunday, May 8th, 2016

This ambitious movie is hoping to show how the eccentric sub-communities of Mother fandom made Earthbound Beginnings come to be.

oprainfall’s Top Gaming Moments of 2015

Friday, January 1st, 2016

Another eventful year, another list of our favorite moments.

Mother 3 Coming to Wii U in Japan

Thursday, November 12th, 2015

NEXT STOP: The West....if only....

E3 2015 Opinion: Nintendo Finally Corrected 25 Year Old Decision

Tuesday, June 16th, 2015

Reversing a 25 year old business decision was a good idea

Earthbound Beginnings Announced for Wii U Virtual Console Today

Sunday, June 14th, 2015

Earthbound Beginnings announced for download by Shigesato Itoi.

Retro Wrap-Up: The Motherly Edition

Sunday, May 11th, 2014

Celebrate Mother's Day in North America by reminiscing about some of the most iconic moms in gaming!

OPERATION MADNESS: RPG Villain Tournament—Quarterfinals

Sunday, March 30th, 2014

With the third round of Operation Madness: RPG Villain Tournament finishing up last night, we are now down to our EVIL EIGHT!

OPERATION MADNESS: RPG Villain Tournament—Round 3

Thursday, March 27th, 2014

We head into Round 3 of Operation Madness: RPG Villain Tournament. Come see which one of your villains survived to the round of 16.

OPERATION MADNESS: RPG Villain Tournament—Round 2

Monday, March 24th, 2014

We don't have a billion dollars, either, but we do have a bracket.

Mother 4 “Impossible” According to Shigesato Itoi

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Shigesato Itoi once again denies that he is making Mother 4, or any new Mother game.

Mother 3 Fan Translation Offered to Nintendo for Free

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Is this their best chance to bring Lucas and co. West?

Foreign Wrap-Up: Mother/Earthbound

Sunday, April 21st, 2013

They finally listened!

Shigesato Itoi to Livestream Mother 2

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

Show this man that you care!

Special Wrap-Up: Game Theory Edition

Sunday, January 27th, 2013

And now for something completely different.

Mother 2 Finally Coming to Japanese Virtual Console

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

Satoru Iwata and Shigesato Itoi reveal that Mother 2 is finally coming to the Virtual Console in Japan.

oprainfall’s Top Gaming Moments of 2012

Monday, December 31st, 2012

A look at the year that was.

Retro Wrap-Up: Decemberween Edition

Sunday, December 23rd, 2012

Happy Decemberween, everybloody!

Itoi Working On Something Mother Related

Thursday, December 20th, 2012

Please let it be a Mother compilation for international release!



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