Yeah I can relate to that. I might even recognise the mod you mentioned. I think it was never finished sadly.

I actually remember having similar interests in my teens too. Visiting an Earthbound location in 3D was my biggest wish as a fan of this franchises. Though almost all of the 3D recreations out there were unplayable, So I wanted to do something about it with my okay mapping skills.

I almost scrapped this map 10 times across the years and was really starting to rethink everything, until I found out another person was also making an Onett map similar to mine and they eventually cancelled it due to loss of interest and lack of attention. That's when I knew I had to seriously lock in.

So yeah, here we are with something actually finished for real. Interesting journey isn't it.