Ruins of Desert

Ruins of Desert (Japanese: Ruins of Desert), as it is named in Encyclopedia MOTHER, are a series of caves in EarthBound Beginnings, found in the eastern portion of the Yucca Desert. The ruins are inhabited by monkeys, and all but the monkey at the start (who is the one who warns the player of their lies) try to trick Ninten and his friends into getting lost. It is an optional area that can only be reached after R7037 is destroyed, which is visited for additional goodies and another warp point for Magicant.
== Trivia ==
* EarthBound’s equivalent to this location is the Monkey Caves also found in a desert. However, the monkeys don’t lie and you must give them specific items to proceed. It is also mandatory to progress the story to learn PSI Teleport unlike in EarthBound Beginnings when the area is completely optional.
* One of the monkeys seems to be a penguin based on their colors and directly state to Ninten that they shouldn't have come here. If it is a penguin, then this is the only penguin in the game that the player can interact with.
* The additional warp point to Magicant is somewhat redundant as the player will learn PSI Teleport from the Garrickson Baby in Youngtown which is directly south of the Ruins of Desert. Upon learning the PSI, the player can simply teleport inside of Magicant (There is plenty of empty land to perform the PSI) to leave instead of going through the Crystal Cavern out of the other XX Cave.
** However, the items provided in the ruins of desert are especially useful later on in Mt. Itoi, specifically the PSI Stone. The Quick Capsule speed boost may also help with getting the edge on the first move on occasion against certain enemies.
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