Ness's Walkthru

Page 1 Onett to Twoson

Well, How EarthBound starts is pretty interesting so here we go! You start out sleeping and you hear a big CRAAAASH!! First, go outside of your bedroom and go into the other room close to your room (which appears to be your sister's room). Open the present inside the room to get your first weapon, the Cracked Bat. EQUIP it, then exit and go on downstairs. Talk to your mom, she'll tell you to change clothes, afterward, you can go outside. Go up the nearby hillside and chat with the fat kid running around, his name is Pokey and he is a real bugger. After talking to him, go home and talk to your mom and say YES. Now this is when the game gets exciting, you hear an annoying knock on the door, answer it and it's none other than your bothersome neighbor Pokey. He'll tell you to come help him find his little brother Picky, who is lost. Say YES or he'll annoy the crap out of you. Go outside and build levels by fighting the Runaway Dogs, Spiteful Crows and the Coil Snakes. When you get to the meteorite and find Picky, you'll meet a bee-like alien named Buzz Buzz. He'll tell you something like:

A Universal Cosmic Destroyer called Giygas is going to attack Earth in 10 years and there is a prophecy from ancient times that a boy and 3 friends will stand up against the threat and save the world. "It is my opinion that you are THAT boy, Ness," Buzz Buzz says. Now go home. You might wanna 'Eat some steak and scoot up to bed' then go down from the Onett suburbs and see what's shakin'. North of the nearby Onett Library, there is a treehouse with your nameless friends in there who will give you a FREE piece of equipment; a Mr.Baseball Cap. EQUIP it in the Other category in the Equip menu. Anyhoo, go to the library after that and get a town map from the lady at the desk. Go check out the city now. CHECK the trashcan by the hamburger joint and voila (that's French) a free hamburger...*sniff* It's true!! EVERYTHING'S free in America!!... OK, back to buisness! It might not be a good idea to go to the Southern area of the city because there is a gang called the Sharks who are really tough unless you have taken time to level up on the dogs n' snakes. Afterward, you'll wanna get a Tee Ball Bat from the Drug Store, stock up on Burgers and Fries, and fight some Sharks. Pogo Punks have a tendency to fall down from their pogo-sticks so they're the weakest of the bunch. The Yes Man Jr. has a deadly hoola-hoop so beware! The Skate Punks are a pain-in-the-butt 'cause they wanna be pros at skateboarding on poor innocent kids. Beat as many Sharks as you can so you'll be ready for their boss, Frank Fly. Frank is in the backyard of the arcade and will fight when you talk to him. He brandishes knives and does other dangerous attacks. Follow this method below:

1.Make sure you're fully healed before talking to Frank. 2.Have the Tee Ball Bat equipped. 3.Have a good stock of Hamburgers (Pogo Punks drop them sometimes). 4.Fight with the good ol' T.B. Bat. 5.When low on HP, eat a Hamburger or use PSI Lifeup. 6.Keep repeating steps 4 and 5. 7.Try pressing A and X when fighting for stronger attacks. 8.Good Luck!

After beating Frank, he will send his secret weapon: Frankystein Mark II. Frankystein will have an attack pattern. First he will generate a burst of steam (he's a robot, whaddya expect?). That is a good time to attack or heal. After that he wil attack. Then the process will repeat. After beating the wooden robot, Frank will give you helpful information. All he knows about Giant Step (The first of Eight Sanctuaries you need to visit) is that something big is in there and it sucked up all the energy aqnd is gaurding what is said to be a gigantic footprint. Go to City Hall. Talk to Mayor B.H. Pirkle (known as G.H. Pirkle in Japan) and he'll give you the key to the Touring Entertainer's Shack (it's East of the Library). In front of the shack, after using the key, one of the two guys will give you a Travel Charm. Equip it. If you have 98 dollars, go to the Drug Store to get a Cheap Bracelet and then Equip it on your arms. Stock up on Hamburgers, and go home talk to your mom and save your game. Build levels if you feel you need to. At level 8, Ness learns PSI Rockin' (or whatever you named it) a powerful psychokinetic wave that can do over 90 damage to all enemies in battle!! Go inside the cave and work your way up. Don't bother to go into the tunnels inside to get the presents until after you beat the boss. When halfway there is USUALLY a Magic Butterfly which recovers 20 PP (Psychic Points). Save your PP for the boss at the end of the cave. Keep working your way up. At the end, you'll see a star-like thing. Talk to it and you'll get into battle with the Titanic Ant. Use PSI Rockin' to do major damage to him and to get rid of his little ant friends (ants in EarthBound are psychic). Afterward, use PSI Hypnosis OR PSI Parylisis since those are the lumbering insect's weaknesses. After winning the battle, go outside the cave and go up to the footprint and you'll hear a brief melody. Congrats! You visited the first Sanctuary and collected the first part of Ness's Song. Now, exit the cave and talk to the cop outside.

Page 2 Twoson to Fourside

All right, no more goofing off for this walkthrough. After talking to the cop, save your game go to your house and heal, and stock up on Hamburgers. Go to the police station. Talk to Chief Strong (aka Captain Strong) and follow him. You'll now have to fight four cops (one of the five chickens out, making four). Save your PSI for later and heal with food when fighting cops unless you REALLY need it. After beating the cops, Capt. Strong will challenge you. Use PSI Rockin' as a first attack then use good ol' physical attacks. Watch out for his submission hold. After beating him, he'll take out the Road Block so you can go to the next city, Twoson. On the way, you'll face mushrooms. When you get to Twoson the first thing you do is go to the Apple Kid's house with 200 dollars and at least one food item. On the way you can rent a FREE bike at he Cycle Shop. You'll see a sign in front of Apple Kid's house. Go inside, talk to him, invest your 200 dollars, give him food and get the Receiver Phone from his pet mouse. Go to Burglin park, and go to the house at the end of the park. You'll face a master criminal named Everdred. Use PSI Rockin' and physical attacks. After kicking his butt, he'll tell you some vital information about Paula, the second member of the four chosen kids. She was kidnapped by some people in blue who started acting strangely lately. Go to the Polestar Preschool, which is also Paula's house. Talk to her father and he'll be deeply cocerned (if you go to the Hotel after talking to him, you'll see something funny). Head to Peaceful Rest Valley (after getting the Teddy Bear from Paula's room) and Check the Pencil Statue. Leave tha valley and you'll get a call from Apple Kid. Go to Burglin Park to get the Pencil Eraser from Apple Kid. Go back to the valley, erase the Pencil Statue, the go to Happy Happy Village. Go through the cave next to the Drug Store and go into the cabin and talk to Paula. She'll give you vital information about Mr.Carpainter, the head of the Happy-Happyist Cult. She'll give you a Franklin Badge (keep it with you at all times) because she heard rumors that Carpainter can control lightning. Go out and you'll meet Pokey who has joined the Dark Side. You'll fight Happy-Happyists. After the fight go heal up and head to the building in the middle of the village. Talk to only the fast moving cultists to get thru. Talk to Carpainter, whether you answer Yes or No, you'll fight him. Pelt him with psysical attacks and PSI Rockin'. After beating him you'll get a key. Go to the cabin and also talk to the people who have "woken up" and stopped their Happy Happy stuff. Unlock the cell and Paula will join you. Level up Paula, get her some equipment and go to the "anti-blue place". To defeat the Sanctuary Boss there, click here for tips. After collecting power from the Lilliput Steps, go back to Twoson, talk to her parents, go to Everdred's house and collect, MONEY!!!!
Go to Chaos Theater, talk to the two men standing by the theater, and you'll get a Backstage Pass because they're the two lead singers of the Runaway Five. Talk to the manager, who wants to talk about money later. Go show the pass and enter the stage room. Talk to the blonde pig-tailed girl who is a HUGE Runaway 5 fan. She'll follow you and pose as your sister. When going in the dressing room, talk to the band and go outside. Watch the show. After the performance, go into the manager's office and USE the wad of bills Everdread gave you. The Runaway Five will be freed from the theater ('cause they get in debt a lot). Hitch a ride on their tour bus to get to Threed, the next city. You'll see the citizens are living in terror because zombies and ghosts have taken over the town. Go to the cemetery on the left, and talk to the zombies gaurding... something. Head to the Threed Sunset Hotel, you'll see an odd woman in a bikini. Follow her and zombies will knock you unconcious. You'll be trapped underground. Paula will use telepathy to call Jeff, the genius kid in the small town of Winters. Go sneak out with Jeff's best friend, Tony. Go downstairs and talk to Maxwell, and he'll give you a bent key. Go to the locker room and test the key, it won't work. Go back and talk to Maxwell again and he'll give you his invention, The Bad Key Machine. Use it to get some gear out of the lockers then go outside. Use Tony as a step to get over the gate. Go to the Drug Store and talk to the lady who will offer Bubble Gum with the monkey in there for free. This monkey, named Bubble Monkey, loves bubble gum! Go out into the wilderness, and fight the Runaway dogs and Gruff Goats. Go thru the Dungeon Cave and talk to the man with little hair outside of the exit who will heal you. Go thru another cave along the way and past Stonehenge (a popular tourist attraction in England) and into the Laboratory. A man named Dr.Andonuts will be there. Talk to him. He'll be surprised because he hasn't seen his son (Jeff) in ten years! Go use his world famous invention, the Sky Runner. You'll make it to Threed and crash where Ness and Paula are locked up. After Jeff tells you a little about himself say Yes and Jeff will join you. Use the Bad Key Machine to get out. Guess what? There is another tent in the Southern area of the town. Go there and fight the tent. After defeating it, you will get Fly Honey (after checking the trashcan). Apple Kid will call you with a brand spankin' new invention; Zombie Paper!! He'll deliver it to you via Mach Pizza delivery. Go inside the Circus tent after receiving the Zombie Paper and Use it. Check in the Threed Sunset Hotel and spend the night there. The zombies will be stuck to the floor. Go to the cemetery to the left once again and go thru the secret passage the Zombies were gaurding. You'll face a boss known as Mini-Barf. Use PSI Freeze, PSI Lifeup and Bottle Rockets (if you have any). After beating the Mini-Barf, go thru the valley and look for a cave. Go thru it and you'll find Saturn Valley, a town run funny aliens known as Mr.Saturns. All of the inhabitants are Mr.Saturn (except for Dr.Saturn). Buy some items, and talk to the Mr.Saturn in the cave up the ladder and he'll tell you the password tp a base run by one of Giygas' cronies, Master Belch. The password is to go behind Grapefruit Falls (the waterfalls North of Saturn Valley) and wait three minutes. If you have a GameBoy or a book, those will work well to pass the three minutes, even if they are short. After waiting, go inside and kick butt, and follow the slime puddles. Belch is VERY easy. Use the Fly Honey then use PSI and just attack. After beating him, go thru yet, another cave back into Saturn Valley. The Mr. Saturns will have their hot springs available so you can bathe in them to get rid of the slimy gunk. There is another cave leading to the third Sanctuary location. The Trillionage Sprout (the boss) doesn't like fire or ice. After defeating him, go back to Threed and the ghosts and Zombies will be gone and the town will be safe and peaceful again. Head thru the tunnel to Dusty Dunes Desert on the bus. There will be a traffic jam. Buy some food and/or equipment and make your wat thru the desert. Use PSI Healing or a Wet Towel if a party member gets sunstroke. Try to look for the two sesame seeds. When you come across a wooden house with a miner next to it, Talk to him and give him a food item. He'll be very kind and offer to give you whatever he finds in the mine he and his brother are going to dig up. rest up and head to Fourside, the big city.

Page 3 Summers to Fire Spring

In Fourside, you'll need to go to the Topolla Theater and the Dinosaur Museum. It appears the Runaway 5 is in debt once again. You'll need to see the show then tak to the band. You'll have to go back to the Dusty Dunes Desert and check out George Montague's (the miner's) house. Go inside and talk to George. He'll tell you hat five giant moles are in there. Use Paula's PSI Freeze to beat the Thirsty Coil Snakes and the moles. After defeating these five Gaurdian Diggers, You'll get your picture taken (^_^) and the Dept. Store will be open. On your way to Fourside you'll receive a diamond. Go to Topolla theater and Use the diamond to pay off the Runaway Five's debt and see the last performance. Be sure to check out the Dinosaur Museum and chat with the paleontologist. When you go in, buy what you need (i.e. Teddy Bears and healing items, new equipment, etc.), and be prepared 'cause Paula is gonna be kidnapped again. Work your way up and into the office on the final floor. You'll see an alien. Talk to him and you'll get into another boss battle. PSI, regular attacks, and Bottle Rockets work well. After beating the stuffing out of the Dept. Store Spook, you'll find out that Paula has been teleported to the Monotoli Building. Geldegarde Monotoli is a man who was a nobody but then suddenly became very rich and very powerful. Anyhoo, go to Jackie's Cafe. Talk to the fat lady drinking an espresso. After that, go outside and you'll see a big crowd. Talk to the shaggy kid and give him a useless item (like a Cookie). After giving him an item, he'll let you pass and let you talk to Everdred. He'll tell you a Haiku poem and also tell you to check behind the counter of Jackie's Cafe. Check behind the counter at Jackie's Cafe and you'll be transported to Moonside. In Moonside No means Yes and Yes means No. There are also enemies like Robo-Pumps and Abstract Art. There are alotta weirdos in Moonsie also. Talk to the Hawaiian tough guys. The right ones will transpor you to a room with no exit. Talk to the almost invisible, shadowy figure. Then talk to the big guy with the mohawk. You'll be teleported to thr Dark Moon hotel. At times like this, it's good to save your game and talk to your mom. Head to the Monotoli Building and talk to the sailor. He'll let you pass 'cause you got the shadowy figure following you (who is described as a guy with a gold tooth and connected eyebrows). Go Check the Mani Mani Statue (the same one Carpainter had). You'll have to fight it. Use Bombs, Bottle Rockets and regular attacks and heal party members when necessary. After shattering the statue, you'll find out that Moonside was just an illusion and the Mani Mani Statue was a machine used to create illusions. Exit the cafe and you'll meet a guy who is a staffer of Escargo Express Neglected Class. He'll tell you that he dropped another one of Apple Kid's inventions in the Desert. Go to Dusty Dunes Desert and go in the Underground monkey cave with the following items. One or two Hamburgers or Double Burgers, a Ruler, a Pizza, a Protien Drink and a Wet Towel. The monkeys will want these items and more (you'll find 'em on the way). After you obtain the King Bananna, give to the monkey named Man K. Man. Talk to the floating meditating man. His name is Talah Rama. He'll tell you part of your destiny and give you the Gourmet Yogurt Machine Apple Kid invented. Talk to the monkey in the room to learn an ever so useful PSI power; Teleport! Learn this by watching the teacher's demo, the when you try it, don't press a button, just stay in a straight line. After learning Teleportation, go back to Fourside and talk to Electra (who is standing by the Dept. Store).
She'll take the Yogurt Machine and invite you to come to the Monotoli Building. Go there and take the elevator up then take the elevator to the right to get to the 48th floor. The Sentry Robots you'll have to fight are a pain. If you find Electra, you can get some Trout Flavored Yogurt. You'll encounter a Clumsy Robot who is gaurding Monotoli's door. Damage it enough times and the Runaway Five will come and defeat it for you. After that go inside Monotoli's office. After listening to his long story (and learn that he's not really a bad man) Paula will rejoin your party and he'll offer you a helicopter. Go to the Helipad and the chopper will fly away (with Pokey in it). Go back and chat with the Runaway Five and they'll give you a ride to Threed. Remember the Undeground cave that Ness and Paula were trapped in before Jeff came to the rescue? Go there to get the new, improved Sky Runner. You'll go to Dr.Andonuts's lab. Talk to Dr.Andonuts and he'll tell you to go to the cave North of Stonehenge while he fixes up the Sky Runner. Go to the cave and talk to the shining star. The boss is Shrooom! Use PSI Fire, PSI Rockin', Bottle Rockets and regular attacks. After defeating Shrooom, go to the Sanctuary, record the melody then go to Dr.Andonuts's lab. Take the Sky Runner to Summers. After it blows up, buy some gear and then go to the sea port, Toto. There is a Jamaican guy in one of the houses. Talk to him and you'll get the phone number of the Stoic Club. Call the Stoic Club then go enter the building. Talk to the mustacheoed guy in the red suit then talk to the woman in the pink dress. She'll offer you some "Magic Cake". Go to her food stand by the beach and chat with her. After eating the cake, Ness will have a dream about Poo. Poo is the fourth Chosen kid who lives in a country in the far East called Dalaam. Poo is finishing his training so after talking to his master, get the three items from the treasure chests in his palace. Then go to Mu. The Starmaster will be in front of it. Talk to him and he'll chat with you then he'll disappear. Climb up the rope then just stay there, ignore what the lovesick Oriental girl says. Poo will be visited by his ancestor. Say Yes to everything he asks you. After that, go talk with Poo's master then you'll Teleport to Summers and Poo will join your party. Now that you control Ness again, go to the museum, talk to the guy in the orange suit then go upstairs, and give Poo's ruby to the guy standing in front of the door. You'll get to study some Heiroglyphics. You'll also get a copy of the ancient writing. Answer the phone on the way out. You'll hear Mr.Spoon ramble. Teleport to Fourside. Talk to Mr.Spoon in the museum. You'll have to go to the Venus concert in Topolla Theater. After the show, go to the dressing room and talk to Venus. You'll get an autograph. Go back to the museum and Use the Signed bananna to get into the backroom. Go thru the sewer and fight the Plague Rat of Doom. Use PSI Brainshock if you have it. PSI Freeze and PSI Rockin' work OK too. After defeating the rat, go record the melody of Magnet Hill. Teleport to Summers and go to Toto and talk to one of the sailors. He will offer you a ride to Scaraba for 20 bucks each. On the way, you'll be attacked by a sea monster called Kraken. Use your strongest PSI and use Poo's Mirror technique. After Kracken is defeated, you'll be in Scaraba. Talk to the guy sitting on the roof of a building. He'll tell you about the Dungeon Man. Be sure to also buy a Snake Bag. Go to the Pyramid South of the village and step on the circular platforms in the order the Heiroglyph copy tells you to. The Pyramid will open and you'll get your picture taken. The Pyramid has alotta stairs and Heiroglyphs that will attack. The boss is weak against PSI Freeze. After beating him, step on the tile that stands out then go back to the mid-level where the mummy in the casket is. Go down the hole, check the pedestal and you'll get the Hawk eye. Make sure either Ness, Paula or Jeff has it. Exit the Pyramid and Poo will go with the Starmaster to learn the Starstorm. After Poo leaves. talk to one of the natives and you'll get a key. Go North to find Dungeon Man. Use the key to open him then go inside and save your game. Go through the maze until you get to the top floor. Talk to Brick Road and then go down the exit. Dungeon Man will tag along with you and even join you in battle. Get him stuck into the palm trees in the Southern area, then go talk to the native down there. Go back into Dungeon Man and go to the top floor. Take the Goodbye exit. Go to the vehicles and Check the yellow submarine (Beatles reference). You'll make it to the Deep Darkness. Go to the black area and USE the Hawk Eye. The area will be OK to pass (sort of). Make sure you get the Rock Candy 'cause it raises a random stat by 1. Go confront the red Belch. Belch has trained and gained resistance to Fly Honey. He also changed his name to Master Barf. If you have a Multi-bottle rocket, use it then Poo will come and use PSI Starstorm and defeat Barf. Go thru the swamp and go into the cave nearby. Talk to the Tenda Tribe. After having a little chat with the chief, exit the cave. You'll find out that Apple Kid, Tony, a Tessie Watcher Dr.Andonuts, Mr.Saturn, a hippie and a farmer have been kidnapped by Pokey. Buy a Multi-bottle rocket and Teleport to Winters. Hitch a ride on Tessie's back and make your way to the Lab in Winters. Heal up, buy what you need and get the Eraser Eraser from the mouse. Go to the center of Stonehenge and erase the eraser shaped statue in the alien base. Make your way thru the maze and try to get all of the presents. If you confront a Starman Super, Spy on it and you might get Poo's only weapon (other than his fists). The boss is Starman Deluxe. Use the Multi-bottle rocket to take it out in one hit. After the base ceases functioning, talk to Apple Kid. He'll tell you about a book called "Overcoming Shyness". Use an Exit Mouse to exit then Teleport to Onett. Go to the Library and search the shelves until you've found the book. Teleport to the Tenda Village, stand facing the chief and Use the Shyness book. The Tendas will overcome their shyness. After getting a Tendakraut, talk to the Tenda by the big boulder. He'll lift it for you. Now go underground and go thru the maze. Take time to talk to the rocks. When you meet the Electro Specter, Bottle rockets help and so does the Franklin Badge. Go here for more info. After beating the Specter, go down the hole for the Seventh "Your Sanctuary" Location. Now go down another hole to enter the Lost Underworld. Go to the biggest village (it will have a big talking rock in it) and stand by the gate. Two Tendas will open it for you and "steal" your Tendakraut. Now talk to the talking rock to learn Ness's Destiny and where the final Sanctuary is at. Be sure to buy healing items and up-to-date weapons. Southwest is the Volcano, enter it and make sure you have Magic Tarts and DX water. PSI Freeze is good against the Soul Consuming Flames and Thunder comes in handy against Evil Elementals. Good Luck. You'll need it.

Page 4 Giygas and the ending!

The boss is the Carbon Dog/Diamond Dog. Use PSI Freeze until the Carbon becomes the Diamond. The Diamond Dog has almost no weakness and it will use a Power Shield to deflect psysical attacks. Take out his shield and have Paula or Poo use PSI Magnet. Bottle Rockets are a good method too. After defeating the bosses, go thru to the Fire Spring. The final note will play and Ness will enter a world based on his memories, emotions, past, present and future known as: Magicant. The first thing you do is withdraw alotta money and buy three Earth Pendants. Equip one on Ness and store the other two (the other two are for Paula and Jeff). Also buy some Magic Pudding. Carry with you two or three bags of Dragonite. Have a Flying Man join your party then go to the Sea of Eden trail. At the end of the trail, there is a curled tentacle thingie. Check it and you'll be in the Sea of Eden. There are at least three Krakens here so beware. The statue is Ness's evil side, the Nightmare Rock Buzz Buzz talked about earlier in the game. Use the Dragonite on him and you'll be sure to win. After beating Ness's Nightmare, Ness will get what I call a SUPER LEVEL-UP and he will learn PSI Teleport Beta!!
Now Magicant will disappear forever and Ness rejoin the party. You'll teleport to Saturn Valley now. Get the two other Earth Pendants from Escargo Express and equip them to Paula and Jeff. Buy some healing items and chat with Dr.Andonuts. He'll tell you about the Phase Distorter. After attempting to use it. The good doctor will see the problem. You'll need some Zexonyte. Go to Onett and make your way to the meteorite. Beware of the aliens. Check the meteorite. After obtaining the meteorite chunk, Teleport back to Saturn Valley. Give it to Dr.Andonuts and the Phase Distorter will work. You'll be in the Cave of the Past. Talk to Mr.Saturn and CHECK the wreckage to get a Horn of Life. Talk with Dr.Andonuts and find out the shocking truth. The Chosen Four will have to give up their spirits to be put into robot bodies. After becoming robots, You'll travel 10 years into the past. Save your game and make your way to Giygas. Spying on the Bionic Kraken can get you Ness's ultimate weapon, the Gutsy Bat. When you enter the cave part you'll see something that loks like a long intestine and a huge alien... thing. Pokey will appear and attack. This is the Phase battle with Giygas. Follow the directions like so:

1. Have Poo use PSI Brainshock. Only attack Pokey.

2. After Pokey's rambling about Giygas being the ultimate evil and how scary his true form is, he'll turn off the Devil's Machine. Attack Giygas until Pokey starts talking again.

3. After Pokey's second dialogue, use Paula's Pray command and use Bash/Shoot and PSI.

4. Keep praying until Giygas is defeated and Pokey runs away like a coward and wets his pants.

5. Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo will get their human bodies back and Poo will go home, Jeff will stay with Dr.Andonuts, and Paula will want Ness to escort her home.

After escorting Paula home, she will go into her house not having the guts to say that she loves Ness. Go to Ness's house talk to Mom and enjoy the ending.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU BEAT THE GAME!

After the ending there will be a knock on the door. Answer it. It's Picky! Picky will give you a letter from Pokey that says: "Come and get me loser. Spankety, spankety, spankety." It looks like Ness has another adventure comin'.

The End...?

Walkthru written by Ness. Please don't copy without permission. EarthBound is copyright (c) 1993, 1994, 1995 Nintendo, HAL Laboratory, APE Software Development Team, and Shigesato Itoi.