Thanks to everyone that voted! We have our first Game Club! There were 32 entries and the winner was randomly selected.
The game selection for the month of July: EarthBound
Play how you choose: classic hardware, emulation, etc.
This thread can be used to discuss our time playing the game, questions, etc.
The short version: no.
Slightly longer version, with extremely minor spoilers
There’s four (or five) towns with numbers in their name, but there’s a bunch of other locations. The pacing is a little wonky in the very beginning in part because you’re still assembling your party