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Pixie Dust
An in-game item and power-up featured in Hook (1992), Shrek Smash N' Crash Racing, and the Wild Arms role-playing series.
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In the 1992 side-scrolling game Hook, Pixie Dust is collected to enable Peter Pan to fly. Within the Wild Arms franchise, particularly Wild Arms 3, Pixie Dust serves as a consumable recovery item used to cure status ailments like poison. It also appears as a usable item in the kart racer Shrek Smash N' Crash Racing.
In the broader context of the Wild Arms role-playing series, this item represents a staple of inventory management, purchasable at various town shops for a modest amount of Gella or dropped by low-level mythical enemies. Its inclusion across multiple entries in the franchise establishes a mechanical continuity for players managing party resources during turn-based battles.
For the digital adaptations of the film Hook, the item's implementation varies by platform. In the versions developed by Ocean Software, the dust is often dispensed by Tinker Bell at specific intervals, requiring precise movement to collect before it dissipates. In the arcade version developed by Irem, the item serves as a score-boosting collectible scattered throughout the fantasy environments.
Within Shrek Smash N' Crash Racing, the item functions as a pickup obtained by driving through barrier obstacles on the track. Players can deploy it during races to gain a tactical advantage over opponents, reflecting the fairy-tale aesthetic of the DreamWorks franchise.
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