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For the similar item in EarthBound Beginnings, see Cash Card.

"You know, you shouldn't leave home without... It even works overseas!"
— Item description

The ATM card is an item in EarthBound. It is a card that allows Ness to withdraw or deposit money via Automatic Teller Machines throughout the world. Money is gained in EarthBound from selling goods at Drugstores or other vendors, and from Ness's father inserting money into Ness's account after he defeats an enemy. Upon being called, Ness' father says how much money he inserted, even though the money can be found at the acount 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 (the cash in the ATM is unaffected). Ness begins his adventure with the ATM card in his inventory, and is restricted from placing it into another party member's inventory, selling it, storing it, or dropping it.

Trivia[]

  • It is unknown how Ness got his own bank account in the first place, or when it was created.
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