RARE FINDS:

Item; Area; Effect

Weapons:

 Hammer; Mushroom Way; Mario, Attack +10, beat Hammer Bros
 Noko Noko Shell; Midas River; Mario, Attack +20, get from mushroom man
 Masher; Booster's Tower; Mario only, Attack +50, jump on first teeter-totter from above
 Ultra Hammer; Factory; Mario, Attack +70, get from chest
 Lazy Shell; Rose Town; Mario, attack +90, give seed & fertilizer to gardener
 Froggy Stick; Tadpole Pond; Mallow, attack +20, give Cricket Pie to Frogfucius
 Sonic Cymbals; Bowser's Keep; Mallow, attack +70, win door game
 Star Gun; Bowser's Keep; Geno, attack +57, win door game
 Chomp; Booster's Tower; Bowser, attack +10, win picture game
 Drill Claw; Bowser's Keep; Bowser, attack +40, win door game
 Slap Glove; Marrymore; Peach, attack +40, automatically get
 Super Slap; Bowser's Keep; Peach, attack +70, win door game

Armor:

 Polka Dress; Marrymore; Peach, defense +24, m.defense +12, get automatically
 Super Jacket; Monstro Town; speed +30, all others +50, get 100 Super Jumps
 Lazy Shell; Rose Town; all but Def's -50, Def's +127, give seed & fertilizer to gardener, 
deflects instant death
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Item; Area; Stats (S=Speed, A=Attack, D=Defense, M=Magic, MD=Magic Defense, X=none); Effect

Accessories:

 Amulet; Booster's Tower; S -5, A D M MD +7; Win curtain game
 Attack Scarf; MonstroTown; S A D M MD +30; Mario only, get 30 Super Jumps
 Feather; Nimbus Land; S +20, D MD +5; Win Dodo's peck game
 Ghost Medal; MonstroTown; X; Gives periodic Defense Ups. Find the three flags.
 Jinx Belt; MonstroTown; S +12, S D +27; beat Jinx. Deflects instant death.
 Quartz Charm; MonstroTown; X; Deflects instant death, gives Attack Ups. Beat Culex to find
 Rare Scarf; Nimbus Land; A M +15, MD +150; Find by falling down clouds
 Safety Badge; Sunken Ship; D MD +5; Beat Hidon to get. Prevents mute and poison.
 Safety Ring; Sunken Ship; S D MD +5; Find behind barrels in room with Bloober & babies. 
Prevents all magic.
 Signal Ring; Nimbus Land; S +10; Find Croco after beating boss. Chimes when in presence of 
surprise box.
 Troopa Pin; Land's End; S +20; Beat 12" on Koopa game. Gives occasional Attack Ups.
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