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Broken items are a type of item in EarthBound. These items are useless until repaired by Jeff while the party stays overnight at a hotel or some comparable resting location. Jeff's IQ stat must be at a certain level to repair certain items.

Repair Chances[1]

  • The first time in the game Jeff attempts to repair an item will have a 100% chance of succeeding.
  • If the previous attempt had a 100% chance of succeeding, the next attempt will have a 25% chance of succeeding.
  • If Jeff succeeds in repairing an item that he had a 25% chance of succeeding on, the next fix will have a 100% chance of succeeding.
  • If Jeff does not succeed in repairing an item that he had a 25% chance of succeeding on, the next fix will have a 25% chance of succeeding.

List of Broken Items

List of broken items in EarthBound
Name Japanese Invention Required IQ Use Where to obtain


Broken machine こわれたきかい
Broken Machine
Counter-PSI unit 1 Prevents enemy from using PSI Apple Kid's house
There's no way of knowing its original use. It's just some kind of broken gadget. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.

Broken spray can こわれたスプレー
Broken Spray
Defense spray 1 Raise one ally's defense, single use only Various junk shops
A broken spray can. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.

Broken iron こわれたアイロン
Broken Iron
Slime generator 10 Prevents enemy from moving Various junk shops
A contraption that looks like an iron. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.

Broken air gun こわれたエアガン
Broken Air Gun
Magnum air gun 12 Weapon for Jeff Snow Wood Boarding House
A broken air gun. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.

Broken laser こわれたレーザー
Broken Laser
Laser gun 24 Weapon for Jeff Belch's Base
A broken laser gun. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.

Broken pipe こわれたすいどうかん
Broken Water-Pipe
Shield killer 30 Destroys enemies' shield Dr. Andonuts's lab
It looks like a busted water pipe. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.

Broken cannon こわれたビームほう
Broken Beam Cannon
Spectrum beam 32 Weapon for Jeff Scaraba bazaar
A broken beam cannon. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.

Broken gadget こわれたメカ
Broken Mechanism
Double beam 34 Weapon for Jeff Fourside junk shop
There's no way of knowing its original use. It's just some kind of broken mechanism. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.

Broken tube こわれたつつ
Broken Tube
Hungry HP-sucker 36 Absorbs HP Monkey Cave
A broken tube-shaped item. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.

Broken trumpet こわれたラッパ
Broken Trumpet
Defense shower 40 Raise all allies' defense, multiple use Stonehenge Base
A broken apparatus that is shaped like a trumpet. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.

Broken bazooka こわれたバズーカ
Broken Bazooka
Heavy bazooka 45 Attack an enemy for heavy damage, multiple use Magnet Hill
A broken bazooka. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.

Broken harmonica こわれたハーモニカ
Broken Harmonica
Baddest beam 55 Weapon for Jeff Stonehenge Base
A broken device that looks like a harmonica. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.

Broken antenna こわれたパラボラ
Broken Parabolic Antenna
Gaia beam 65 Weapon for Jeff Dropped by Uncontrollable Sphere, 1/128 chance
A piece of broken equipment that looks like a satellite dish. That genius Jeff should be able to fix it sometime.


References

Items of the EarthBound series
EarthBound Beginnings
Battle itemsCapsulesEquippable itemsKey itemsMiscellaneous itemsRecovery itemsStatus boosters
EarthBound
Battle itemsBroken itemsCapsulesEquippable itemsKey itemsMiscellaneous itemsRecovery items (condiments) • Status boosters
Mother 3
Battle itemsEquippable itemsKey itemsMiscellaneous itemsRecovery items