Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at the Empire Porky Building, the final dungeon in MOTHER 3, and how it is structured to build up the character of series antagonist Porky Minch.

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Writing/Image Editing/Video Editing/Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi

Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones (   / pyrrhickong  )

Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...

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MOTHER 3 and EarthBound are © Nintendo Co., Ltd. and HAL Laboratory, Inc. MOTHER 3 by Brownie Brown and EarthBound by APE, Inc.

God Hand is © Clover Studio Co., Ltd. and Capcom Co., Ltd.

Mickey's Christmas Carol is © The Walt Disney Company.

Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends is © Cartoon Network Studios, Boulder Media Limited, and Warner Bros. Television Distribution.

The Greatest Showman is © Laurence Mark Productions, Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, and 20th Century Fox.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is © David Production and Viz Media, based on the manga series by Hirohiko Araki.

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Images/Footage Used:

"give lucas a red hat and everyone will be happy": http://walkthrough.starmen.net/mother...

"Earthbound: Porky Minch": https://www.deviantart.com/pink-shimm...

"Day 16 - Porky Minch(Mother 3)": https://www.deviantart.com/uminokirin...

"King Porky": https://www.deviantart.com/sweating/a...

"Porky Minch": https://www.deviantart.com/erikku8/ar...

"Porky Minch Smashified": https://www.deviantart.com/evelup/art...

"Heavily Armed Porky": https://starmen.net/vote/vote.php?id=...

"Join Now! Free Bacon!": https://starmen.net/vote/vote.php?id=...

"Porky Minch": https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/a...

"Porky and Ness": https://www.deviantart.com/unsichtbar...

"Porky Minch": https://www.deviantart.com/friendlypo...

Empire Porky Building: http://www.charlesnoard.com/mother-3

Porky sprites: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0FFYudUY...

Porky taunting Ness:http://pkdweeb.tumblr.com/post/898103...

"The Chosen Four - An Earthbound adventure": https://forum.starmen.net/forum/Fan/F...

"Ness Earthbound Fan Art: https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/58545...

"Empire Porky Building as a Smash Stage":   / 1095088333368250368  

"...I Must Be Experiencing Absolute Terror":   / 982314085608927232  

"Porky Minch. The character you hate to love and love to hate.": https://www.pinterest.com/pin/7656126...

"Porky Minch": https://www.pinterest.com/pin/6177672...

Porky with his maid: https://66.media.tumblr.com/d38643940...

Mother 3 characters: https://i3.wp.com/68.media.tumblr.com...

Porky 3D animation: https://66.media.tumblr.com/9289fbd2d...

Porky Family Portrait: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/50109...

Porky and Lucas: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/3265110...

Ness vs. Porky: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/5010958...

Ness and Lucas vs. Porky: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/5364210...

Surrogate Ness Lucas: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.p...

Lucas w/ Stick: https://i.pinimg.com/236x/35/aa/18/35...

Bored Porky: https://www.pinterest.cl/pin/66660318...

Ness gives Lucas his hat: http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=p...

Porky Looking Proud: http://pm1.narvii.com/6130/b497a03203...

DCMC: https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram....

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