Payback (video game) Payback (video game) Payback is a video game by Apex Designs. It was originally one fan's project to make an Amiga clone of "Grand Theft Auto". In the author's own words, ""every effort has been made to ensure that Payback beats GTA in every way."" The game was eventually expanded into a commercial release, and in 2002 Apex Designs announced plans to bring it to Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, and the Game Boy Advance (GBA). The Mac version was speedily released, but there is still no word on the Windows version's released date. A version for the GP2X handheld has since
Mother (video game series) The series has a legacy as both "one of Japan's most beloved" and the video game cognoscenti's "sacred cow", and is known for its long-lasting, resilient fan community. At one point leading up to "Mother 3" release, the series' "Love Theme" played as music on hold for the Japan Post. Similarly, the Eight Melodies theme used throughout the series has been incorporated into Japanese elementary school music classrooms. Donlan of "1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die" wrote that "EarthBound" is "name-checked by the video gaming cognoscenti more often than it's actually been played". Critics consider "EarthBound" a