I've always wanted to play the Mother games... One of my friends was playing Mother 3 once (I think it was Mother 3) and he said something about an English patch and stuff. XDHeh.
Well, Earthbound is one of the best RPGs of all time, and was probably the most unique on the SNES because it didn't deal with knights and things like that. It was a new idea (that makes fun of America a lot).
I'd recommend it and MOTHER 3 to you. MOTHER 1 is just...it's hardcore oldschool so it's pretty hard.
Pierce, have you played Super Mario RPG? That game is so amazing~. <3I'm a retro gamer at heart. Difficulty is no real obstacle to me, and I'm mostly an old-school gamer. I'll check it out.
Also, permanent points are the best thing since pineapples.
I really wished we had more SMRPG games like that. Don't get me wrong, I love Paper Mario (it was the first Mario RPG I've ever played), but it's just not the same...