So I had a dream I was watching a Let's Play of Earthbound Beginnings, but rather than the player head down to Podunk then the graveyard to save Pippi, they went north to some mossy cave with no enemies. It was about not getting lost and taking the wrong stairwells that lead to dead ends, and eventually you come to an outside area where you pluck a leaf from an enormous lotus flower. You go back inside the cave, and eventually you get an enemy encounter with the boss, a floating dress that is said to be a cut enemy from the game. You actually have a long conversation with it, but unfortunately the player skips through all the dialogue boxes, uggggh. When you win, you get a set of masks, each one suited for a different member of the party. They humongously boost your stats (which is especially needed for Loid, who has low defenses for some reason) and one mask is even given to Teddy, who is displayed crawling on the grass on the other side of the world. There's a polygonal Playstation 1-esque cutscene of Teddy getting picked up by an enormous fat green dragon, who has voice-acted unsubtitled dialogue concerned about his quest for revenge and that he ought to strive for something better. Teddy is now on a solo adventure in the clouds, where it plays out like Super Mario Bros. 3 and each space is a platformer stage. Ninten and friends are on the other side of this map, implying that they'll eventually catch up with Teddy and form a four-party team. You can see marked cities and towns that are named after music and various remixes and injokes from Starmen.net. Cue me being excited to play this brand new section of the game.
Except I never do, 'cause I woke up. :(
But holy shit, imagine if it was real. Maybe they can do that for a remake. We could even have a town full of Mr. Saturns! :D
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