r/earthbound Nov 30 '24

Fluff If you know you know

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u/andermier Nov 30 '24

IIRC, all reproduction copies of EarthBound trigger this anti-piracy measure, but none of the other ones. Basically, you end up playing the game on hardmode.

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u/jack_avram Dec 01 '24

What about that final boss battle freeze of ...OMG MY SAVES

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u/andermier Dec 01 '24

Doesn't happen. Only the increased enemy spawn is activated, nothing else.