

I should know, since shortly after getting married and buying a house in 2007 (not exactly the best time to have bought a house) I wound up having to part with my beloved mint-condition Earthbound in order to make a few bucks. However, I did have enough cash to buy one that day, forever changing my perception of what an RPG could be.Īs many people now know, owning the original box, complete with scratch-n-sniff manual, are worth several hundred dollars on eBay. I had wanted to buy the game when it first released, but I wasn’t making my own money at the time. There were dozens of copies of the large rectangular shaped boxes in there, all marked CLEARANCE $19.99.

I found Earthbound in a bargain bin just outside the automotive repair department of my local Sears.
