August 27, 1994

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EarthBound

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Earthbound

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New Nintendo 3DS Super Famicom Super Nintendo Entertainment System Wii U

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Ape Creatures Inc. HAL Laboratory Nintendo

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Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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subdirectory_arrow_right WayForward Technologies (Company)

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An infamous scratch and sniff ad for EarthBound, featured in magazines around the time of the game's release, caused WayForward director/designer James Montagna to suffer from a severe allergic reaction as a child, which had him rushed to hospital:

"When I came to the page with the EarthBound scratch and sniff ad, I remember going at it without hesitation. Not long after, my tongue started to swell, and my throat closed up. I started to panic, and woke up my parents to take me to the hospital (magazine still clutched tightly in my hand), where we determined I had a reaction to the scents on the EarthBound ad!"

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