Mother (EarthBound Beginnings) is, in retrospect, not a terrific game in any regard. Its pretty flawed, as are its sequels, but this one hasn't aged terrifically well to boot. That being said, the style, story and most of all the soundtrack keep me coming back to this game. It's some of the greatest 8-bit music ever created and the soundtrack cd (now on vinyl too!) is worth owning for any Mother series fan.