I'm at the mr.saturn village trying to get past that stupid secret base with its stupid slime boss thing. I don't see why they thought they needed to add so many enemies in it like I only have so much healing items and PSI until its all gone and I'm not ready for the boss. Its like they expect you to be 100% op enough to take down these dudes with one hit.
I've beaten Earthbound Zero with the easy patch on, but the gold mines in Earthbound are as hard as heck. That is also the reason why I haven't completed Earthbound / Mother 2, yet I'm still a fan of the series.