EarthBound's text is very complicated, and there are lots of programming "control codes" in it. This means that EarthBound text dumps usually aren't very pretty.
To help with this, we've included multiple versions of the script below: The raw text dump, a version with control codes removed, and a "Symbolized" version that replaces control codes with more easily readable labels and commands.
For example, the control code [04 69 00] will be displayed as [SET_FLAG PATH_TO_TWOSON_OPEN].
The symbolized script was compiled by Catador on October 1, 2023. It was created using their own custom-made text dumper, which can be found here. The versions with and without control codes removed were made by Tomato on June 22, 2007.
Additionally, some unused lines are not included in Tomato's original text dumps. However, these lines are present in the symbolized version.
These files also include the names of items, enemies, etc., as well as item descriptions, menus, and many other things. If there's any text in EarthBound you want to look up, these files probably have it!
To help with this, we've included multiple versions of the script below: The raw text dump, a version with control codes removed, and a "Symbolized" version that replaces control codes with more easily readable labels and commands.
For example, the control code [04 69 00] will be displayed as [SET_FLAG PATH_TO_TWOSON_OPEN].
The symbolized script was compiled by Catador on October 1, 2023. It was created using their own custom-made text dumper, which can be found here. The versions with and without control codes removed were made by Tomato on June 22, 2007.
- EarthBound Script (Symbolized) - (1.23 MB, .txt)
- EarthBound Script (Raw) - (1.0 MB, .txt)
- EarthBound Script (Without control codes) - (632 KB, .htm)
Additionally, some unused lines are not included in Tomato's original text dumps. However, these lines are present in the symbolized version.
These files also include the names of items, enemies, etc., as well as item descriptions, menus, and many other things. If there's any text in EarthBound you want to look up, these files probably have it!