Merrysville

Merrysville (Japanese: Thanksgiving) is a town in EarthBound Beginnings, and is the town that Lloyd resides in. Twinkle Elementary School, in the southern area of town is Lloyd's school which is where Ninten first meets him. Merrysville has two factories; Sweet's Little Factory, which is located to the south, and Duncan's Factory, which is a much larger factory located to the north. Union Station, a train network north of town connecting Merrysville to Reindeer, Spookane, Snowman, and Youngtown is also located here. Finally, to the west lies Podunk.
Ninten first arrives at Merrysville right after his first visit to Magicant, via an XX stone cave to the south past Sweet's Little Factory. Ninten can later go north to Duncan's Factory from Merrysville after recruiting Lloyd with a bottle rocket in his elementary school. Ninten will then acquire a Pass between Merrysville and the factory and will have to fight a Stray Dog to gain access.
== Services ==
=== Merrysville Hotel, Southeast Central ===
* 1 Person ($65)
* 2 People ($130)
* 3 People ($195)
=== Merrysville Burger Shop, Central ===
* OrangeJuice ($5)
* FrenchFries ($15)
* Hamburger ($25)
=== Twinkle Elementary School, Southeast ===
Needed to recruit Lloyd and progress the story to Duncan's Factory.
=== Merrysville Department Store, South Central ===
==== First Floor, Services ====
Sell any items here.
==== Second Floor, Drugs ====
* Antidote ($20)
* AsthmaSpray ($148)
* LifeUpCream ($194)
* Insecticide ($300)
==== Third Floor, Sports Goods ====
* Wooden Bat ($500)
* AluminumBat ($1000)
* Boomerang ($1100)
==== Fourth Floor, Foods ====
* OrangeJuice ($5)
* Bread ($30)
* SportsDrink ($75)
==== Fifth Floor, Variety Goods ====
* Ruler ($22)
* Stun Gun ($300)
* Rope ($600)
* Repel Ring ($160)
=== Merrysville Hospital, East Central ===
Cure: Half of Ninten’s cash on hand, Treatment: $190
== Outskirts ==
The southern side comprises of the exit to the first XX Cave and Sweet's Little Factory, and the northern side has Duncan's Factory. Enemies in the outskirts of Merrysville are different than the enemies found near the central town. Vehicular enemies do not spawn, nor do human enemies such as the Fugitive and Bag Lady. However, it does offer several new enemies like the Barbot, Bear, Cougar, Skunk, and Wolf.
== Trivia ==
* In the original Famicom version, the Repel Ring doesn't exist and is replaced by the Telephone Card for $50. The survey man that would normally give you it now won't.
* Merrysville may or my not be named after Marysville, Washington.
* Merrysville may be Twoson's EarthBound Beginnings counterpart considering that they are both the second town visited (not to mention that the railroad track in Merrysville is similar to the road south of Twoson and both have the same use). Additionally, each town is where the second party member (Lloyd and Paula) of each game resides in, although the role of each was switched (Ana and Jeff) as the third party member.
* Curiously, the game makes no mention of whether or not Lloyd actually has a home in Merrysville beyond attending Twinkle Elementary, and does not make any mention of his parents until his father shows up without explanation in the Swamp. The novelization however provides the explanation that his mother is very sick, so his father went to the swamp to find a rare flower that will cure her illness.
* If the player walks to the western side (river side) of the path to Duncan's Factory, they will encounter enemies from Podunk due to its proximity.
== Gallery ==
Burger Shop (EBB).png|Burger Shop.
Hotel and City Hall Lobby.png|Hotel Lobby (to A).
Hotel Second Floor Hall Merrysville Reindeer and Superintendent's Office.png|A, Hotel & Hospital Second Floor Hallway (to B, C, and D).
Hotel Second Floor First Room Merrysville Ellay.png|B, Hotel Second Floor, First Room.
Hotel Second Floor Second Room Merrysville Ellay.png|C, Hotel Second Floor, Second Room.
Hotel Third Floor Merrysville.png|D, Hotel Third Floor.
Hospital Lobby Merrysville.png|Hospital Lobby (to E).
Hospital Doctor's Room.png|E, Hospital, Doctor's Room.
Services.png|Department Store First Floor.
Drugs.png|Department Store Second Floor.
Sports Goods.png|Department Store Third Floor.
Foods.png|Department Store Fourth Floor.
Variety Goods.png|Department Store Fifth Floor.
Bridge.png|The bridge to Podunk.
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