!!Con West 2019 - Alex Rasmussen: EarthBound’s almost-Turing-complete text system!

Presented at !!Con West 2019: http://bangbangcon.com/west EarthBound, a role-playing game released for the Super Nintendo in 1994, is one of the most universally revered games of all time. At the core of EarthBound is a super-complex scripting language that controls text, scripted cutscenes, music, sound effects, window management, and more. In this talk, we’ll explore some of the language’s more interesting or charming features.