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The start of the first Pokémon and the music video shown at the end of the direct both invoke the imagery of the movie Stand By Me, of four boys walking down railroad tracks. https://twitter.com/tubamenorikka/status/1310930601248059393
Said 1986 movie, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, has inspired several JRPGs about young boys setting out on journeys.
MOTHER / EarthBound, Pokémon and FINAL FANTASY XV all invoke imagery from and references to it.
MOTHER / EarthBound, Pokémon and FINAL FANTASY XV all invoke imagery from and references to it.
FFXV going so far and making "Stand By Me" the theme song of the game, just like the movie.
The song isf rom the 60s, for reference, it was not made for the movie, but the movie still sued it for its soundtrack.
In the original 1989 MOTHER (Earthbound Beginnings) following the railroad tracks is directly replicated in the game.
Though a less obvious reference, this is replicated in MOTHER 3 as well.
Though a less obvious reference, this is replicated in MOTHER 3 as well.
While FFXV doesn't directly invoke the railroad track imagery, the Japanese cover still very much borrows from it in showing the four boys heading down the road.
You know which FF game does though?
You know which FF game does though?
FFVI does.
And of course, to get back to where we started this thread.
Pokémon Red, Green and Blue all reference Stand By Me at the beginning of the game.
Pokémon Red, Green and Blue all reference Stand By Me at the beginning of the game.
