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Earthbound Halloween Hack

About this entry

The EarthBound Halloween Hack (also known as Press the B Button, Stupid!) is a famous 2008 ROM hack of the SNES game EarthBound, created by Toby Fox (who later created Undertale). Released for a competition on Starmen.net, the hack presents a dark alternate timeline where Ness does not return to Onett. Players control Varik (from the Brandish series) investigating a gruesome mystery. The hack is noted for its dark tone and for being the debut of the iconic music track Megalovania, which Fox composed for the final boss battle.

Earthbound Halloween Hack is listed as a Rom Hacks entry in CheckpointDB's preservation database.

It is grouped under RPG, making it easier to compare with related preservation projects and enhanced classics.

This record is treated as its own version or project, separate from normal game database entries.

Requirements are not individually verified yet, so the flags below should be treated as leads rather than confirmed instructions.

Source and freshness

Catalog source
The Gaming Emporium
Source observation
Sep 21, 2026
Last editorial verification
Unknown

Features

Fan GameROM HackDark Tone

Notes

Setup: Requires an SNES emulator and an EarthBound ROM to apply the patch.

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