Super-Duper Mart (Fallout 3)

Super-Duper Mart is a big-box store with at least one store in the Capital Wasteland near Megaton. These stores have food and medicine, as well as Nuka-Cola as seen in advertisements from before the Great War. The Super-Duper Mart was one of the test sites for the Nuka-Cola Quantum product launch, as noted in the terminal at the Nuka-Cola Plant. This explains why there are several Nuka-Colas and Nuka-Cola Quantums in the back room. TunnelSnake Asks: When I first arrived here for the Survival Guide quest, I was confronted by a man named "Mel". He sounded unsure of himself, and nervously demanded money. I gave him five caps, and he backed off. Just then, the raiders attacked and Mel began to flee. I killed all the raiders and cleared out the store. However, every time I travel there, Mel is still cowering there even though the raiders have been dead for almost a in-game month, and it says "Mel is Fleeing". He had no armor or notable loot. Was this a random encounter, or something else. Please help.

Interior
Raiders call this store home and have made makeshift bridges over the aisles to help defend it.

To get into the back room, either hack the terminal, pick the lock on the door, or find the Super-Duper Pharmacy key.

There is also a Protectron robot in the back room that, if hacked, will protect you from the Raiders (provided you are wearing an employee id tag, which can be found atop the terminal).

Also, if you stay long enough, which you probably will, a group of Raiders will return to discover that, "something's not right here," and will attack you, making the Protectron robot valuable protection.

Related Quests

 * The Wasteland Survival Guide - To help Moira Brown write her  Wasteland Survival Guide', she asks you to obtain food and (optional) medicine from the Super-Duper Mart.
 * The Nuka-Cola Challenge for Nuka-Cola Quantum

Surrounding Area
If you follow the road half way between Springvale and Super-Duper Mart there is a ruined house containing Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual on a short bookshelf and some ammo. Head down the hill towards a small bridge. There's a wrecked boat near a pier that has some health supplies and ammo.

Then, head under the bridge, where there's an abandoned lean-to that has a frag mine (armed), a bed, 6 Frag Grenades, and a copy of Duck and Cover!. Turn back and head for the Super-Duper Mart after scooping up the loot.

East of Super-Duper Mart is Farragut West Metro Station, and entrance to the metro system and the eastern parts of Washington (including Galaxy News Radio).

Southeast of Super-Duper Mart is Wilhelm's Wharf with Sparkle, a trader. A little more south is Arlington/Wasteland Metro, a tunnel that leads to Arlington Cemetery (and into the metro).

Notable Loot

 * Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor
 * 3x Nuka-Cola Quantum
 * Mini Nuke

Other loot

 * 9x Nuka-Cola
 * 2x Laser Pistol
 * 2x Bottlecap Mine
 * 4x Stimpak
 * 4x Frag Mine
 * 2x Mentats
 * 2x Jet
 * Buffout
 * Med-X
 * 2x Rad Away
 * Vacuum Cleaner
 * 3x Scrap Metal
 * Medical Brace
 * Surgical Tubing
 * Pilot Light
 * Abraxo Cleaner
 * Lunchbox
 * Leather Belt
 * Conductor
 * Sensor Module
 * Toy Car
 * 50+x Tin can
 * Motorcycle Gas Tank
 * Motorcycle Handbrake