ATM card

The ATM card (Abbreviated Cash Card in EarthBound Beginnings) is an item in both EarthBound Beginnings and EarthBound. It is a card that allows Ninten and Ness to withdraw or deposit money via Automatic Teller Machines throughout the world. Money is gained from selling goods at Drugstores or other vendors, and from their fathers inserting money into their accounts after they defeat an enemy. Upon being called, both their fathers will say how much money they inserted, even though the money can be found at the account before the call.
The max amount of money the player can ever carry is $99,999, due to the ATM's limit of 5 characters. If the party is incapacitated, the accumulated cash-on-hand is divided in half, but the cash in the ATM is unaffected, making the deposit feature resourceful. Both Ninten and Ness begin their adventures with the ATM card in their inventory, and are restricted from placing it into another party member's inventory, selling it, storing it, or dropping it.
In Mother 3, the Cash Card is nonexistent and Dragon Power is instead used as the main currency. It is given by save frogs and the item used as the medium in which Dragon Power is withdrawn or deposited is removed.
== Trivia ==
* It is unknown how Ninten or Ness got their own bank accounts in the first place, or when they were created.
* In the companion guide, it is called "ATM Card" in Mother, "[Player Name]'s Cash Card" in EarthBound Beginnings, and "ATM Card" in Mother 1 + 2.
** Its description reads, "When you stand in front of an ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) with this and pick USE, you can withdraw money from your bank account. Make sure you keep this on you so you can make a withdrawal at any time.".
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