Earthbound is a cult classic, mixing excellent RPG gameplay with a purely nostalgic 90s-Americana style. So how better to evoke that latter feeling than by being able to play it on an arcade machine? Thanks to Camp Fangamer, that option is now a reality — running on a ROM hack that randomizes everything in the game (be it enemy names, items, or NPC sprites), the cabinet game (seen below) plays more like a roguelite RPG. Most importantly, the only way you can play the cabinet is at Camp Fangamer on Jul 18-19 in Tucson, Arizona — all proceeds will be going to charity.
“Exists”, not “Exits”
Oh, and it’s “roguelike” not “roguelite”
I know what I said and I said what I meant, an lmcontaldi is faithful 100%:
http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/07/06/what-separates-a-roguelike-from-a-roguelite/47151/
Oh…. OH! It is a thing!
However, THIS is a clear error on my part — fixed as per your suggestion, thanks for the edit!
So an Earthbound arcade cabinets exits a bar…
Tucson, Arizona not Tuscon
Why would you want to play it on an arcade cabinet? It’s not like you can just play through the game in 20 minutes.
I would love to have one of these in my home… what a fun way to personally play the game.