Along the way he is joined by three friends a young boy tormented at his school for being a genius, a girl whose mother mysteriously went missing, and a gang leader whose parents were murdered. Mother tells the story of Ninten, a 12-year-old boy who journeys around the world using his psychic powers to collect eight melodies in order to save the planet from an evil race of mind-controlling aliens. The game was named after John Lennon's song 'Mother.' Plot Often referred to as 'Earthbound Zero' outside of Japan, was a game released only in Japan for the Famicom (FC). Though George and Maria were not mistreated while in captivity of the aliens (due to taking care of one alien named Giygas), Giygas sought revenge on George for stealing the secrets of PSI, and subsequently launched an invasion of the planet Earth. Of the four playable characters, Ninten was able to learn it due to being the grandson of George, while Ana had developed her PSI powers on her own, and became famous for having done so. George stole the secrets to the power while living among the aliens, and upon his return to Earth attempted to research it further and spread the research. Ninten's power, PSI, was utilized by an alien race that abducted George and Maria, his Great-Grandmother and Great-Grandfather. In the early 1900s, the couple were abducted by aliens, and were not seen until In a brief introductory screen, the story of George and Maria is told.

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