Podunk as it appears in
Mother.
Podunk (Japanese: マザーズデイ Mother's Day) is the first town in Mother. It is Ninten's hometown, and a couple attractions such as a zoo and the Canary Village. Podunk also has a large graveyard, which Ninten visits to go save Pippi from the zombies residing there. When Ninten's journey first starts, Podunk is victim to many supernatural occurrences, such as poltergeists in people's homes and even going as far as destroying one man's house completely.
Overview
Podunk is the first city of the game and where the beginning of the story takes place. Ninten's house is located northwest of the main part of the city; with Pippi's residence being slightly more southwardly placed compared to that of Ninten's, and north of the city's centre. Excluding Ninten's and Pippi's homes, there is a total of eleven single-detached dwellings and twelve buildings with more skyscraper-looking attributes in the city. The taller buildings are usually stores of some type, where items might be purchased for different costs; while only one of the more simple buildings is enterable.
When entering the more populated area of the city, there's a house to the north (the second one which Ninten passes if he follows the walkway), which is the only villa in the city which Ninten can experience the interior of; if he chooses to enter, the only individual present inside is a mouse who gives away some information when talked to. It mentions that only buildings with signs or rounded doors can be entered, which can be a useful tip as the player can decide whether a building is enterable or not just by looking at it.
Geography
Compared to the rest of the settlements in the game, Podunk isn't really outstanding in size (excluding its attractions and the cemetery); it's slightly above average in terms of area and population, and does clearly beat a town like Snowman when compared to with these factors, but is easily beaten by a city like Reindeer. The town itself is encircled by a lot of natural surroundings (like the majority of the towns in the game), being enclosed by several trees and a bigger part of the area being covered in grass; several streams of water do also surround it. The area of the settlement is also very even, where the ground is starting to become asymmetrical in height rather far away from the town, which is in the northeastern parts, where plenty of cliffs reside. An unique feature within the territory is the frequent appearance of flowerbeds throughout the entirety of the inhabited part of the town.
To the east of Podunk lies Merrysville, which can be reached by crossing a set of bridges.
History
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Businesses
Department Store
Floor 2
| Name
|
Price
|
| Antidote |
$20
|
| Asthma Spray |
$148
|
| Life Up Cream |
$194
|
| Insecticide |
$300
|
Floor 3
| Name
|
Price
|
| Plastic Bat |
$80
|
| Slingshot |
$120
|
| Wooden Bat |
$500
|
Floor 4
| Name
|
Price
|
| Orange Juice |
$5
|
| Bread |
$30
|
| Sports Drink |
$75
|
Floor 5
| Name
|
Price
|
| Canary Chick |
$80 or free
|
Burger Joint
| Name
|
Price
|
| Orange Juice |
$5
|
| French Fries |
$15
|
| Hamburger |
$25
|
Enemies
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