Dollar
Dollar (often abbreviated as$; Japanese:ドルDollar) is the standard currency used inEarthBound Beginnings andEarthBound, which likely is because the overworlds, where the games mainly take place in, are based onAmerica. In both games, money is mainly obtained by defeatingenemies, where the amount of money that is gained usually depends on thestat values of the enemy. The money isn't obtained directly after the defeat of an enemy, as the protagonist's father will transfer the money that has been indirectly achieved to one's bank account. Money can then be withdrawn from or deposited toATMs by the use of anATM card. In EarthBound,the player can carry a maximum of $99,999.
Money is a substantial element in both games, as it's exchanged with goods and services from stores,hospitals andhotels throughout the games, in order to restore one'sHP andPP, and to obtain new items or upgrade older ones; which primarily are used to increase or heal certain stats during one's journey, and to assist one during battles by inflicting additional damage to enemies, or to have them exposed tostatus ailments.
The dollar is succeeded byDragon Power inMother 3, which serves as the game's main currency. It serves the same primary functions such as buying and upgrading items like in the other games in the series but it can only be saved and withdrawn fromSave Frogs instead of calling the protagonist's father so that they can transfer the money to them.
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