" If we were to take EarthBound's early hours as material evidence of Shigesato Itoi's impressions of American culture, we would have to consider cruel parents, small-town gangs, abusive cops, weak-willed politicians, usurious property owners, and murderous religious cults as the case.
This does not seem inaccurate. "
― Ken Baumann , EarthBound (Boss Fight Books, #1)