EarthBound/Standard Arguments

This is a sub-page of EarthBound.

Text windows

• 00: 13x8 window at (1, 1). Common use: the standard gameplay menu.
• 01: 19x8 window at (12, 1). Common use: the standard text window.
• 02: 24x16 window at (7, 1). Common use: displaying characters' inventories.
• 03: 6x10 window at (1, 1). Common use: the Use/Give/Drop/Help menu.
• 04: 11x6 window at (1, 3). Common use: PSI targetting/cost description box.
• 05: 11x16 window at (20, 1). Common use: the phone menu.
• 06: 20x10 window at (8, 1). Common use: the Equip menu.
• 07: 13x16 window at (18, 1). Common use: the list of equippable items of one type. Also used by the Tenda who trades for Horn of life.
• 08: 30x18 window at (1, 1). Common use: the Status window.
• 09: 19x18 window at (12, 1). Common use: store windows.
• 0A: 8x4 window at (1, 10). Common use: the cash:on:hand window.
• 0B: 11x4 window at (1, 15). Common use:
• 0C: 19x16 window at (12, 1). Common use:
• 0D: 24x16 window at (7, 1). Common use:
• 0E: 24x6 window at (4, 1). Common use: battle messages window.
• 0F: 21x6 window at (1, 1). Common use: standard battle menu.
• 10: 8x8 window at (4, 1). Common use: the Offense/Recover/Assist PSI menu (in battle)
• 11: 12x4 window at (12, 1). Common use:
• 12: 14x6 window at (1, 1). Common use: Jeff's battle menu
• 13: 30x8 window at (1, 2). Common use: the file selection menu.
• 14: 22x4 window at (5, 9). Common use: the Continue/Copy/Delete/Setup menu.
• 15: 12x8 window at (10, 16). Common use: the copy file menu (with 2 slots available).
• 16: 12x6 window at (10, 16). Common use: the copy file menu (wiht 1 slot available).
• 17: 21x10 window at (6, 17). Common use: the delete file confirmation window.
• 18: 16x10 window at (3, 14). Common use: the text speed selection menu.
• 19: 18x8 window at (8, 15). Common use: the sound mode selection menu.
• 1A: 8x4 window at (5, 4). Common use: the box showing selected letters of a character's name.
• 1B: 17x4 window at (13, 4). Common use: the 'Name this friend" message box.
• 1C: 30x16 window at (1, 9). Common use: a letter selection box.
• 1D: 7x4 window at (7, 3). Common use: Ness's name confirmation box.
• 1E: 7x4 window at (7, 7). Common use: Paula's name confirmation box.
• 1F: 7x4 window at (7, 11). Common use: Jeff's name confirmation box.
• 20: 7x4 window at (7, 15). Common use: Poo's name confirmation box.
• 21: 8x4 window at (20, 3). Common use: King's name confirmation box.
• 22: 13x6 window at (15, 7). Common use: favorite food confirmation box.
• 23: 13x6 window at (15, 13). Common use: favorite thing confirmation box.
• 24: 24x4 window at (4, 21). Common use: the "Are you sure" confirmation box.
• 25: 13x8 window at (18, 6). Common use:
• 26: 12x4 window at (12, 1). Common use: Shows the current spell name when selecting a target for single enemy or single row spells
• 27: 26x6 window at (3, 3). Common use:
• 28: 7x4 window at (1, 1). Common use: Item management targeting prompt (Who/Whom/Which/Where) box.
• 29: 15x4 window at (16, 8). Common use:
• 2A: 21x4 window at (10, 8). Common use:
• 2B: 27x4 window at (4, 8). Common use:
• 2C: 24x16 window at (8, 2). Common use: the Give Items window
• 2D: 15x6 window at (3, 11). Common use:
• 2E: 8x10 window at (4, 1). Common use: the Offense/Recover/Assist/Other PSI menu (out of battle - from the Status screen)
• 2F: 30x10 window at (1, 9). Common use: PSI info window (when viewed from the Status screen)
• 30: 28x6 window at (1, 1). Common use:
• 31: 20x4 window at (10, 4). Common use:
• 32: 15x16 window at (14, 11). Common use:
• 33: 9x4 window at (22, 8). Common use:
• 34: 18x18 window at (7, 9). Common use:

Status afflictions

Status effects

• 01 01 = Normal
• 01 02 = Unconscious
• 01 03 = Diamondized
• 01 04 = Paralyzed
• 01 05 = Nauseous
• 01 06 = Poisoned
• 01 07 = Sunstroke
• 01 08 = Sniffling
• 02 02 = Mushroomized
• 02 03 = Possessed
• 06 02 = Homesick

Battle effects (heals after battle)

• 03 02 = Asleep
• 03 03 = Crying
• 03 04 = Solidified
• 04 02 = Feeling strange
• 05 02 = Can't concentrate

Characters

• 00: Load value from memory
• 01: Ness
• 02: Paula
• 03: Jeff
• 04: Poo
• 05: Pokey
• 06: Picky
• 07: King
• 08: Tony
• 09: Bubble Monkey
• 0A: Brick Road
• 0B: Flying Man (1)
• 0C: Flying Man (2)
• 0D: Flying Man (3)
• 0E: Flying Man (4)
• 0F: Flying Man (5)
• 10: Teddy Bear
• 11: Teddy Bear (Super Plush Bear)
• 12-FE: Invalid results
• FF: All characters

Items

This list can also be obtained from PK Hack's Item Editor.

• 00: Load value from memory
• 01: Franklin badge
• 02: Teddy bear
• 03: Super plush bear
• 04: Broken machine
• 05: Broken gadget
• 06: Broken air gun
• 07: Broken spray can
• 08: Broken laser
• 09: Broken iron
• 0A: Broken pipe
• 0B: Broken cannon
• 0C: Broken tube
• 0D: Broken bazooka
• 0E: Broken trumpet
• 0F: Broken harmonica
• 10: Broken antenna
• 11: Cracked bat
• 12: Tee ball bat
• 13: Sand lot bat
• 14: Minor league bat
• 15: Mr. Baseball bat
• 16: Big league bat
• 17: Hall of fame bat
• 18: Magicant bat
• 19: Legendary bat
• 1A: Gutsy bat
• 1B: Casey bat
• 1C: Fry pan
• 1D: Thick fry pan
• 1E: Deluxe fry pan
• 1F: Chef's fry pan
• 20: French fry pan
• 21: Magic fry pan
• 22: Holy fry pan
• 23: Sword of kings
• 24: Pop gun
• 25: Stun gun
• 26: Toy air gun
• 27: Magnum air gun
• 28: Zip gun
• 29: Laser gun
• 2A: Hyper beam
• 2B: Crusher beam
• 2C: Spectrum beam
• 2D: Death ray
• 2E: Baddest beam
• 2F: Moon beam gun
• 30: Gaia beam
• 31: Yo-yo
• 32: Slingshot
• 33: Bionic slingshot
• 34: Trick yo-yo
• 35: Combat yo-yo
• 36: Travel charm
• 37: Great charm
• 38: Crystal charm
• 39: Rabbit's foot
• 3A: Flame pendant
• 3B: Rain pendant
• 3C: Night pendant
• 3D: Sea pendant
• 3E: Star pendant
• 3F: Cloak of kings
• 40: Cheap bracelet
• 41: Copper bracelet
• 42: Silver bracelet
• 43: Gold bracelet
• 44: Platinum band
• 45: Diamond band
• 46: Pixie's bracelet
• 47: Cherub's band
• 48: Goddess band
• 49: Bracer of kings
• 4A: Baseball cap
• 4B: Holmes hat
• 4C: Mr. Baseball cap
• 4D: Hard hat
• 4E: Ribbon
• 4F: Red ribbon
• 50: Goddess ribbon
• 51: Coin of slumber
• 52: Coin of defense
• 53: Lucky coin
• 54: Talisman coin
• 55: Shiny coin
• 56: Souvenir coin
• 57: Diadem of kings
• 58: Cookie
• 59: Bag of fries
• 5A: Hamburger
• 5B: Boiled egg
• 5C: Fresh Egg
• 5D: Picnic lunch
• 5E: Pasta di Summers
• 5F: Pizza
• 60: Chef's special
• 61: Large pizza
• 62: PSI caramel
• 63: Magic truffle
• 64: Brain food lunch
• 65: Rock candy
• 66: Croissant
• 67: Bread roll
• 68: Pak of bubble gum
• 69: Jar Of Fly Honey
• 6A: Can Of fruit juice
• 6B: Royal iced tea
• 6C: Protein drink
• 6D: Kraken soup
• 6E: Bottle of water
• 6F: Cold remedy
• 70: Vial of serum
• 71: IQ capsule
• 72: Guts capsule
• 73: Speed capsule
• 74: Vital capsule
• 75: Luck capsule
• 76: Ketchup packet
• 77: Sugar packet
• 78: Tin of Cocoa
• 79: Carton of cream
• 7A: Sprig of parsley
• 7B: Jar of hot sauce
• 7C: Salt packet
• 7D: Backstage pass
• 7E: Jar of delisauce
• 7F: Wet towel
• 80: Refreshing herb
• 81: Secret herb
• 82: Horn of life
• 83: Counter-PSI unit
• 84: Shield killer
• 85: Bazooka
• 86: Heavy bazooka
• 87: HP-sucker
• 88: Hungry HP-sucker
• 89: X-Terminator spray
• 8A: Slime generator
• 8B: Yogurt dispenser
• 8C: Ruler
• 8D: Snake bag
• 8E: Mummy wrap
• 8F: Protractor
• 90: Bottle rocket
• 91: Big bottle rocket
• 92: Multi bottle rocket
• 93: Bomb
• 94: Super bomb
• 95: Insecticide spray
• 96: Rust promoter
• 97: Rust promoter DX
• 98: Pair of dirty socks
• 99: Stag beetle
• 9A: Toothbrush
• 9B: Handbag Strap
• 9C: Pharaoh's Curse
• 9D: Defense Shower
• 9E: Letter From Mom
• 9F: Sudden Guts Pill
• A0: Bag Of Dragonite
• A1: Defense Spray
• A2: Piggy Nose
• A3: For Sale sign
• A4: Shyness book
• A5: Picture postcard
• A6: King banana
• A7: Letter from Tony
• A8: Chick
• A9: Chicken
• AA: Key to the shack
• AB: Key to the cabin
• AC: Bad key machine
• AD: Temporary goods
• AE: Zombie paper
• AF: Hawk eye
• B0: Bicycle
• B1: ATM card
• B2: Show ticket
• B3: Letter from kids
• B4: Wad Of bills
• B5: Receiver phone
• B6: Diamond
• B7: Signed banana
• B8: Pencil eraser
• B9: Hieroglyph copy
• BA: Meteotite
• BB: Contact lens
• BC: Hand-Aid
• BD: Trout Yogurt
• BE: Banana
• BF: Calorie Stick
• C0: Key To The Tower
• C1: Meteorite Piece
• C2: Earth Pendant
• C3: Neutralizer
• C4: Sound Stone
• C5: Exit mouse
• C6: Gelato de resort
• C7: Snake
• C8: Viper
• C9: Brain stone
• CA: Town map
• CB: Video relaxant
• CC: Suporma
• CD: Key to the locker
• CE: Insignificant item
• CF: Magic tart
• D0: Tiny ruby
• D1: Monkey's love
• D2: Eraser eraser
• D3: Tendakraut
• D4: T-Rex's bat
• D5: Big League bat
• D6: Ultimate bat
• D7: Double beam
• D8: Platinum band
• D9: Diamond band
• DA: Defense ribbon
• DB: Talisman ribbon
• DC: Saturn ribbon
• DD: Coin Of silence
• DE: Charm coin
• DF: Cup Of noodles
• E0: Skip sandwich
• E1: Skip sandwich DX
• E2: Lucky sandwich
• E3: Lucky sandwich
• E4: Lucky sandwich
• E5: Lucky sandwich
• E6: Lucky sandwich
• E7: Lucky sandwich
• E8: Cup Of coffee
• E9: Double burger
• EA: Peanut cheese bar
• EB: Piggy jelly
• EC: Bowl Of rice gruel
• ED: Bean croquette
• EE: Molokheiya soup
• EF: Plain roll
• F0: Kabob
• F1: Plain yogurt
• F2: Beef jerky
• F3: Mammoth burger
• F4: Spicy jerky
• F5: Luxury jerky
• F6: Bottle Of DXwater
• F7: Magic pudding
• F8: Non-stick frypan
• F9: Mr. Saturn coin
• FA: Meteornium
• FB: Popsicle
• FC: Cup Of Lifenoodles
• FD: Carrot key
• FE-FF: Invalid results

Text characters

• 00: P
• 01: Q
• 02: R
• 03: S
• 04: T
• 05: U
• 06: V
• 07: W
• 08: X
• 09: Y
• 0A: Z
• 0B: α
• 0C: β
• 0D: γ
• 0E: Σ
• 0F: Ω
• 10: (A space one pixel wide)
• 11: a
• 12: b
• 13: c
• 14: d
• 15: e
• 16: f
• 17: g
• 18: h
• 19: i
• 1A: j
• 1B: k
• 1C: l
• 1D: m
• 1E: n
• 1F: o
• 20: (Space)
• 21: q
• 22: E (The E in a purple circle used for 'Equipped')
• 23: s
• 24: t
• 25: u
• 26: v
• 27: w
• 28: x
• 29: y
• 2A: z
• 2B: [
• 2C: ♪
• 2D: ]
• 2E: ~
• 2F: O (Larger than the regular O)
• 30-4F: Invalid results
• 50: (Space)
• 51: !
• 52: "
• 53: ?
• 54: $
• 55: %
• 56: ⁰⁰ (used for 'cents')
• 57: '
• 58: (
• 59: )
• 5A: *
• 5B: +
• 5C: ,
• 5D: -
• 5E: .
• 5F: /
• 60: 0
• 61: 1
• 62: 2
• 63: 3
• 64: 4
• 65: 5
• 66: 6
• 67: 7
• 68: 8
• 69: 9
• 6A: :
• 6B: ;
• 6C: “
• 6D: =
• 6E: �?
• 6F: ?
• 70: •
• 71: A
• 72: B
• 73: C
• 74: D
• 75: E
• 76: F
• 77: G
• 78: H
• 79: I
• 7A: J
• 7B: K
• 7C: L
• 7D: M
• 7E: N
• 7F: O
• 80: P
• 81: Q
• 82: R
• 83: S
• 84: T
• 85: U
• 86: V
• 87: W
• 88: X
• 89: Y
• 8A: Z
• 8B: α
• 8C: β
• 8D: γ
• 8E: Σ
• 8F: Ω
• 90: (A space one pixel wide)
• 91: a
• 92: b
• 93: c
• 94: d
• 95: e
• 96: f
• 97: g
• 98: h
• 99: i
• 9A: j
• 9B: k
• 9C: l
• 9D: m
• 9E: n
• 9F: o
• A0: p
• A1: q
• A2: r
• A3: s
• A4: t
• A5: u
• A6: v
• A7: w
• A8: x
• A9: y
• AA: z
• AB: [
• AC: ♪
• AD: ]
• AE: ~
• AF: O (Larger than the regular O)
• B0-CF: Invalid results
• D0: (Space)
• D1: !
• D2: "
• D3: ?
• D4: $
• D5: %
• D6: ⁰⁰ (used for 'cents')
• D7: '
• D8: (
• D9: )
• DA: *
• DB: +
• DC: ,
• DD: -
• DE: .
• DF: /
• E0: 0
• E1: 1
• E2: 2
• E3: 3
• E4: 4
• E5: 5
• E6: 6
• E7: 7
• E8: 8
• E9: 9
• EA: :
• EB: ;
• EC: “
• ED: =
• EE: �?
• EF: ?
• F0: •
• F1: A
• F2: B
• F3: C
• F4: D
• F5: E
• F6: F
• F7: G
• F8: H
• F9: I
• FA: J
• FB: K
• FC: L
• FD: M
• FE: N
• FF: O

Effects

Effect arguments for control codes like [1F 1E XX XX YY]

• 00 - Not entirely sure
• 01 - Instant appearance
• 02 - Slowly blinks into existance
• 03 - Fades in, horizontal lines
• 04 - Fades in, vertical lines
• 05 - Sprays in to view

• 06 - Instant disappearance
• 07 - Slowly blinks out of existance
• 08 - Fades out, horizontal lines
• 09 - Fades out, vertical lines
• 0A - Sprays out of view
• 0B - This and anything after it seem to break the ROM; input locks up