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.

Dusty Dunes Desert has a population of 5, average temperature of 99°F, and an annual rainfall of 0 inches. There are also 2 graveyards not seen in-game and a cactus population of 2,000,001. The recommended sunblock is 50 SPF.

Overview

Dusty Dunes Desert is a desert that separates 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 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 he 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 him the news, which causes him to weep. Completing this side quest will result in the Photo-Man taking a picture near the black sesame seed.

The player might also find a contact lens that belongs to a man in the Fourside bakery, who, upon returning the lens, 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 at Dusty Dunes Desert when riding a bus to Fourside, however, the bus gets 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 a small hole asking for food, and give him some.

Later, they return to the desert to find that 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 debt.

Once again Ness and his friends return to the desert in order to find a Yogurt Dispensing 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.

Shop Info

Last Chance Drugstore

Clerk behind the counter
Item		Price	Effect
	Mr. Baseball Bat	$498	Weapon for Ness
	Thick Fry Pan	$198	Weapon for Paula
	Deluxe Fry Pan	$598	Weapon for Paula
	Silver Bracelet	$599	Increases defense by 15
	Coin of Slumber	$1500	Increases luck by 15

Left clerk
Item		Price	Effect
	Wet towel	$24	Cures sunstroke
	Refreshing herb	$80	Cures poison, nausea, colds, sunstroke, falling asleep, uncontrollable crying, and feeling strange
	Calorie stick	$18	Restores about 60 HP
	Skip sandwich	$38	Restores about 6 HP and allows the player to run for a short time
	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)
	Can of fruit juice	$4	Restores about 6 HP
	Picnic lunch	$24	Restores about 80 HP

Arms dealer behind drugstore

Arms Dealer Behind Drugstore
Item		Price	Effect
	Zip Gun	$425	Weapon for Jeff
	Bomb	$149	ttacks enemies for 45~135 damage with a chance to hit adjacent enemies for 22~67.
	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).
	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
	Can of fruit juice	$4	Restores about 6 HP
	Cup of coffee	$6	Restores about 12 HP
	Hamburger	$14	Restores about 50 HP
	Picnic lunch	$24	Restores about 80 HP
	Skip sandwich	$38	Restores about 6 HP and allows the player to run for a short time
	Wet towel	$24	Cures sunstroke
	Popsicle	$7	Restores about 18 HP

Items

Item		Location
	Big bottle rocket	East of the white sesame seed
	Contact lens	The shining spot at the north central end of the desert
	Cup of Lifenoodles	North of the black sesame seed
	Double burger ×2	At the northwest end of the desert At the north central end of the desert, north of the Contact lens
	PSI caramel	Eastmost end of the desert
	Skip sandwich DX	At the west oasis

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	Appears rarely, has a high EXP yield
	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

Trivia

• The music is a remix of the music played in Yucca Desert from EarthBound Beginnings.

References