Dusty Dunes Desert

Dusty Dunes Desert ドコドコさばく Doko Doko Desert
Dusty Dunes Desert as seen in EarthBound.
Region
Eagleland
Connected areas
Threed Fourside Gold Mine Monkey Cave
Music
Super Dry Dance

Dusty Dunes Desert (Japanese: ドコドコさばく Doko Doko Desert)is an arid region of Eagleland between Threed and Fourside. Ness learns Teleport α from a monkey in the Dusty Dunes Desert.

Overview

Dusty Dunes Desert is a desert that seperates Threed from Fourside. Several points of interest include a drug store, a mine, and the monkey cave. Because of the heat Ness and his friends can get a sunstroke which causes them to gradually take damage in the overworld, it can be cured by PSI Healing or a Wet Towel.

When exploring the player may find a black sesame seed towards the north of the desert asking to find a white sesame seed who hi wishes to apologize for hurting. The white sesame seed can be found in the southern section near the miners' shack who says she still loves the black sesame seed. The player can return to the black seed and tell the news which causes him to weep.

The player might also find a contact lense that belongs to a man in the Fourside bakerey, who upon returning the lenses will reward the player with a pair of dirty socks.

Near the road the player can find a broken slot machine near the Slot Machine Brothers, when inserting $1 the Slot Machine Brothers will spin and if lucky, the player will win a Chick, a Can of Fruit Juice, a PSI Caramel, or a Skip Sandwich.

History

Ness and his companions first arrive when riding a bus to Fourside, however the bus got stuck in a traffic jam, forcing them to walk through the desert to bypass it. Along the way they meet a gold miner named Gerardo Montague near small a hole asking for food and give him some.

Later they return to the desert to find Gerardo Montague has made a large cave, only to discover that it is overrun with 5 giant moles called the Guardian Diggers preventing him from continuing his mining. Ness enters the cave and defeats the Guardian Diggers and Gerardo Montague's older brother, George Montague gives him a diamond to help with the Runaway Five's dept.

Once again Ness and his friends return to the desert in order to find a Yogurt Despensing Device that was dropped by the Escargo Express's neglected class, and then enters a cave full of monkeys in order to find it. When reaching the end they meet Talah Rama who gives them the machine, and finally a monkey takes them outside to teach Ness the power of Teleport.

Enemies

Sprite	Enemy name	Notes
	Bad Buffalo	4/128 chance of dropping a Wet towel
	Crested Booka	4/128 chance of dropping a Picnic lunch
	Criminal Caterpillar	None
	Cute Li'l UFO	None
	Desert Wolf	2/128 chance of dropping a Sudden guts pill
	Mole Playing Rough	4/128 chance of dropping a Croissant
	Skelpion	4/128 chance of dropping a Vial of serum
	Smilin' Sphere	Explodes upon defeat; 1/128 chance of dropping a Meteornium

Shop Info

Drugstore

Drugstore
Item		Price	Effect
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Wet Towel	$24	Cures sunstroke
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Refreshing Herb	$80	Cures poison, nausea, colds, sunstroke, falling asleep, uncontrollable crying, and feeling strange
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Calorie Stick	$18	Restores about 60 HP
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Skip Sandwich	$38	Restores about 6 HP and allows the player to run for a short time
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Lucky Sandwich	$128	Exact amount determined randomly when bought. 60 HP (21/48) or 240 HP (12/48) or Full HP (9/48) or 5 PP (3/48) or 20PP (2/48) or Full HP/PP (1/48)
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Can of Fruit Juice	$4	Restores about 6 HP
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Picnic Lunch	$24	Restores about 80 HP
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Mr. Baseball Bat	$498	Weapon for Ness
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Thick Fry Pan	$198	Weapon for Paula
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Deluxe Fry Pan	$598	Weapon for Paula
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Silver Bracelet	$599	Increases defense by 15
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Coin of Slumber	$1500	Increases luck by 15

Arms dealer behind drugstore

Arms Dealer Behind Drugstore
Item		Price	Effect
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Zip Gun	$425	Weapon for Jeff
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Bomb	$149	ttacks enemies for 45~135 damage with a chance to hit adjacent enemies for 22~67.
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Bottle Rocket	$29	When used by Jeff, it damages a single enemy for 90~150. Chance to miss is ((Enemy speed x 2) - Jeff's speed).
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Rust Promoter	$89	Deals about 100~300 damage to metallic enemies, with a luck/80 chance to miss

Vendor by the mine

Vendor By The Mine
Item		Price	Effect
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Can of Fruit Juice	$4	Restores about 6 HP
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Cup of Coffee	$6	Restores about 12 HP
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Hamburger	$14	Restores about 50 HP
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Picnic Lunch	$24	Restores about 80 HP
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Skip Sandwich	$38	Restores about 6 HP and allows the player to run for a short time
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Wet Towel	$24	Cures sunstroke
[[File:{{{Sprite}}} |{{{Size}}}]]	Popsicle	$7	Restores about 18 HP

Trivia

• The music is a remix of the music played in Yucca Desert from EarthBound Beginnings.
• In Super Mario Galaxy, there is a similarly-named location called Dusty Dunes Galaxy.