Cave of the Past
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Cave of the Past さいていこく The Great Under World |
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Connected areas |
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Lost Underworld |
Music |
The Place |
The Cave of the Past[1] (also referred to as the Tunnel of the Past[2]) is the final location in EarthBound, and is where Ness and his friends fight Giygas.
Ness and company can briefly glimpse the area from an entrance in the Lost Underworld, but cannot do anything at the time. They later arrive here via the second version of the Phase Distorter, after retrieving the Zexonyte for Dr. Andonuts.
Once the party arrives from Saturn Valley, they are greeted by the Star Master, who promptly teaches Poo how to use PSI Starstorm Ω before departing. They then discover the destroyed, first Phase Distorter and the Mr. Saturn who was kidnapped in it by Pokey. It is at this point that Dr. Andonuts arrives with the final Phase Distorter to send the party back in time as robots to confront Giygas. The Cave of the Past is then navigated by teleporting between strange spheres, until the party reaches the Devil's Machine where the final boss fight takes place.
As it is the final location, Exit Mice cannot be used here, although a glitch in Mother 1+2 subverts this.
The music for the Cave of the Past before traveling back in time is derived from the song All You Need Is Love by The Beatles, specifically the section based on La Marseillaise. The music after traveling back in time instead is an ominous variation on Deirdre by The Beach Boys.[3]
Enemies
Sprite | Enemy name | Notes |
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File:DiamondShapedEnemy.gif | Bionic Kraken | 1/128 chance of dropping a Gutsy bat |
File:DiamondShapedEnemy.gif | Final Starman | 4/128 chance of dropping a PSI caramel |
File:DiamondShapedEnemy.gif | Ghost of Starman | 1/128 chance of dropping a Goddess ribbon |
File:DiamondShapedEnemy.gif | Nuclear Reactor Robot | 16/128 chance of dropping a Super bomb |
File:DiamondShapedEnemy.gif | Squatter Demon | 2/128 chance of dropping a Horn of life |
File:DiamondShapedEnemy.gif | Ultimate Octobot | 16/128 chance of dropping a PSI caramel |
File:DiamondShapedEnemy.gif | Wild 'n Wooly Shambler | 8/128 chance of dropping a Multi bottle rocket |
Heavily Armed Pokey | Boss | |
Giygas | Final boss |
References
Locations in EarthBound |
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Eagleland
Cities and towns
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FoggyLand Winters • Snow Wood Boarding House • Brick Road Maze • Lake Tess • Stonehenge • Summers • Scaraba Cultural Museum • Toto • Stoic Club |
Chommo Dalaam • Mu • Scaraba • Pyramid • Dungeon Man • Deep Darkness • Tenda Village |
Special locations
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Sanctuaries
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