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EarthBound Walkthrough

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.