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The Mother series (Japanese: マザー, Hepburn: Mazā) consists of three Japanese role-playing video games written by Shigesato Itoi and published by Nintendo: the 1989 Mother for the Famicom, the 1994 Mother 2 for the Super Famicom, and the 2006 Mother 3 for the Game Boy Advance. The series is set a late 20th century United States, with game mechanics modeled on the Dragon Quest series, and is known for its sense of humor, originality, and parody of the genre. The player uses psychic powers to fight hostile, everyday objects. Signature elements of the series include the lighthearted plots, the battle sequences with psychedelic backgrounds, and the "rolling HP meter" that lets fast players heal in the time the odometer takes to roll down. While the franchise is popular in Japan, in the United States, it is best associated with the cult following behind EarthBound, the 1995 English localization of Mother 2 and the only North American release from the series. Itoi is not planning another sequel in the series.
