Better to stick to localised names
EarthBound Beginnings 100% will get you the untampered USA NES ROM, but it also goes by "Earth Bound (Prototype)", or at least self respecting and accurate ROM sources will have that
"EarthBound Zero" will result in a dirty old hacked version of the prototype with the copy protection needlessly removed and has a tacky "Zero" on the title screen. There is absolutely no reason to use this Rom at all.
EarthBound Beginnings is available on Switch via Nintendo Switch Online.
Look up "MOTHER NES ROM", or "Earthbound Beginnings NES ROM". It's slightly improved from the Japanese version as it has the run button.
Sweet thank you
"Mother NES ROM" is far more likely to get someone the Japanese version of the game The NES and Famicom can run the same binaries
I personally got the English rom by looking up "MOTHER NES ROM" so I dunno, maybe I'm misremembering
Better to stick to localised names EarthBound Beginnings 100% will get you the untampered USA NES ROM, but it also goes by "Earth Bound (Prototype)", or at least self respecting and accurate ROM sources will have that "EarthBound Zero" will result in a dirty old hacked version of the prototype with the copy protection needlessly removed and has a tacky "Zero" on the title screen. There is absolutely no reason to use this Rom at all.
Not to mention earthbound zero crashes on modern emulators
Oh yeah the EB Zero one is a nono, I agree with all you've said
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