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Originally Posted by Sides
IIRC the NA version had some rub smell cards included, in the manual/guide book. The earth one smelled nasty, smelled like human dung.
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At the time, I thought that the scratch-and-sniff cards were brilliant: in keeping with the anything-goes theme of the game, no more than two out of the six had a pleasant smell. I know that one doubled as a contest entry card--you were supposed to identify the scent, write your answer on the card, and send it to NOA for some sort of prize. Some part of me still thinks it was merely pizza-scented, but it was in the strategy guide of a game featuring delights like Fly Honey and Tendakraut, so who knows?
I was only eleven when EarthBound was released stateside, but even now I've got lots of fond memories of its quirks, especially the trippiness of Moonside and Magicant and the Mr. Saturn speech font. Beneath its innocent cheekiness and charming irreverence, it was a fun experience for its time.
Say "fuzzy pickles"!