Staff Blog: Earthbound Together!

Earthbound Together!

On 10/09/2017 at 08:46 PM by Jason Ross

As already discussed in my last blog, I'll be playing EarthBound and attempting to spearhead a community playthrough of the game. Judging from response, it looks like a few people are on-board here, and I think I can pick up a decent amount from NWR.

But we're at a crisis point: What are we naming things at the beginning of the game!

We've got to name a boy, a girl, a nerdy guy, and some weird foreigner from somewhere over in Asia. Also, a dog, a favorite food, and a favorite thing.

Submit your ideas and votes! Don't make me choose!

The event will begin next Monday. 10/16/2017, though I haven't picked a time. You don't have to catch the stream live, though! Or even watch it at all. I'll be posting more information in the upcoming week, and listening to any ideas anyone else has along the way. So pick some names and things, and let's see what all we get.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

10/09/2017 at 09:35 PM

Expletives of course.

KnightDriver

10/09/2017 at 11:43 PM

Boy - Bartholomew (Bartho if there's a character limit)
Girl - Rachel
Nerdy guy - Tobias
Foreigner - Win How
Dog - Waggleton
Food - Fish Heads
Thing - Treant Figure with action Hammerbranch

Jason Ross Senior Editor

10/10/2017 at 08:26 PM

Gonna try to name the Dog Waggleton, definitely. I don't recall what the character limit is, but maybe we'll find a solid abbreviation.

mothman

10/10/2017 at 08:52 PM

I just started the game on 3DS but I don't remember what I put in for the names. Probably something boring.

10/11/2017 at 06:34 AM

Expletives!

10/11/2017 at 09:25 PM

Wags comes to mind.

10/11/2017 at 10:44 PM

I was going to try "Waglton" or "Wagltn"

10/12/2017 at 11:58 PM

I like to make words you can say out loud, or that look like words. Dropping vowls is just so net-speak. I can't bear it. But I get what you're doing. Keeping the whole word any way you can.

PixlBit