I'm Gonna Die! A Screenshot LP: Earthbound Part 23: Rare Drop Hell

Alright, we're prepared. Let's head out.

After beating up some of the locals.

Because EREN is so under level. Oh,baby! Offense went up by 4! Defense went up by 1! Maximum HP went up by 3! Maximum HP went up by 3! Maximum PP went up by 2!

HEALS FOR DAYS!

Remember this hole? This hole they let you wander in alone as TESLA?

That's where we need to be.

Thankfully, they also put worlds silliest roadblock in the way in case you do get curious at low levels.

SCIENCE!

Our first enemy!

Is telling us we may not be fully prepared.

YOU. COCKBITE.

Diamondized. Essentially a fancy version of dead. Healing Gamma can take care of it but we're right by the door.

Piss off bear!

Hey TESLA is almost in the proper level range for this dungeon. Offense is up by 1! Defense is up by 1! Maximum HP went up by 2!
By the way, for the remainder of this part I'm going to be keeping individual level ups to a minimum.

Yes the instant revitalizing machine does cure diamondized. Dr Andonuts is the best mad scientist.

Anyway, making our way to the second part of the dungeon we meet a familiar face.

Who teleports around and then lost his initiative bonus. Suck it loser!

Remember him from the beginning of the game? Well now he's one of the common dungeon mooks here. We may not have our bee (may his soul rest in peace) but WE HAVE THE POWER. Actually, don't waste PSI on these guys. If you're at the mysteriously slightly low level I am (I didn't go out of my way to grind, but I didn't avoid combat either) you can kill him in one round of bashing with everyone.

This heals about 250 HP. Jerky is delicious! Also you will notice this is a fork. Where does the upper path go?

Back to the first room. I decided to make a quick run back to the healy machine.

Also if you do use PSI there's a chance for bubberfly!

Another fork? FULL SPEED AHEAD.

Up. I like up. It's a good movie and closer to the surface.

STAT CHECK.

EREN may have the lowest guts but INKY has significantly less health.

Now we're at the point where we can take out lone Starmen.

Pairs still need to be handled.

Dat EXP though.

See that robot? He's atomic powered. And he is not your friend. Because he explodes when he dies.

First head up the path with the starman on it.

For ramen goodness

Well this is weird.

See this man? This is the target of our great hunt. For he has a 1/128 drop that we need.

But first we must find a proper staging ground.

This is to the right. My characters are there but we just finished a fight so we're temporarily invisible.

This box is useful. Not only does it have a whatever this is, this is also the proper distance to get monster spawns on that bridge.

So during this hunt you will start killing both starmen and super starmen. That is the XP drop for normal Starmen. Super Starmen drop 7K EXP.

I will still include powers. INKY learned Defense Down Omega earlier.

Super Starmen and regular starmen travel together sometimes. It is possible to separate them as super starmen teleport further on the map. If they do end up together I recommend killing the Super first as he can call for help.