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title: "Devs Play: Mother (part 1)"
date: 2014-12-30T00:00:00-08:00
author: Tom Kiss
canonical_url: "https://www.doublefine.com/dftv/devs-play-mother-part-1"
section: DFTV Videos
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[Watch on YouTube: Devs Play: Mother (part 1)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PWrklpoFAc)

# Devs Play: Mother (part 1)

Programmer on Costume Quest 2 and Mother superfan Ben Burbank shows off selected scenes from the entire trilogy and explains the complicated history of this beloved cult series. Featuring a mix of Japanese and English releases, fan translations, and imported hardware, Ben takes us on a journey through the bizarre cultural mashups and heartfelt story that define Mother.In the first chapter of this three part episode, Ben presents Mother, the Famicom RPG that spawned the cult classic series. Never released in the US yet still translated internally by Nintendo, the build was eventually leaked out into the wild.

Duration: 41 minutes and 36 seconds long  
Published: December 30th 2014

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