In-game
reset: Press L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 + Start
+ Select during game play.
Hint:
Casting magic on multiple enemies: Hold R1 to cast a spell on multiple enemies.
Hint:
Defeating Atma Weapon: Use RASP until Atma Weapon is out of MP to wound him.
Another technique is to cast
Vanish and Doom.
To kill Atma, quickly buy
Fire Skeens before you go to the floating continent. Use all your
resources to keep Shadow alive. After throwing about five or six, you
should kill him. Each Skeen does anywhere from 4,100 to 4,600 damage.
Hint:
Defeating Katana Soul: In the lost castle where you get Odin or Raiden, you can fight
a monster in a chest called Katana Soul. An easy way to defeat him is to
have Relm in your party. Have her sketch Katana Soul and it will die
instantly, giving you the one and only offering.
Hint:
Defeating Wrexsoul: Take Gogo, a character that has the X-Zone spell, and a
character with the Vanish spell. Make sure Gogo has the Magic skill
equipped, and not Runic (it is useless in this battle). Cast Vanish on the
two creatures, and then use X-Zone. They will die and you will win the
battle. Your rewards are the Aura, Cyan, and the Alexander Esper. It is
useful in battle against creatures such as Doomgaze, which is weak against
Pearl.
Petrify one of your
teammates. Wrexsoul will count them as dead and never disappear.
Hint:
Defeating Phantom Train: Use a Phoenix Down and the Phantom Train, a possibly hard Boss,
is easily destroyed.
Hint:
Defeating the Magi Tower Boss: After defeating the Atma Weapon the first time, cast Life 3 on
everyone, have them all holding a Wall Ring as one of their relics (helps
through the entire level), and have someone Berserk the Boss. After that
he will only use regular attacks and will not change his weakness. Once
defeated, he will use Ultima, the most powerful magic attack in the entire
game, and it will most likely kill you.
Hint:
Defeating the undead: First, cast Vanish then either X-Zone or Break. Do not cast
Doom, as this will not kill the undead.
Hint:
Easy experience: Get an Exp. Egg and fight some Tyranos in the forests above the
veldt at the World Of Ruin. Use Vanish, Doom or Vanish, X-Zone in the
battle.
Note: The following trick
requires a controller with an auto-fire feature, a PlayStation that can be
left on for an extended amount of time, and tape. In the World of Balance,
go to the Lete River. Get on the raft outside of the Returner's hideout.
Go to the menu at the first save point. Select "Config", then
"Cmd. Set". Select "Short" and press X. Place
Banon's health spell at the top instead of fight, then save the game. On
the river, go up at the first intersection. Turn on the turbo for X
(or the entire controller). Tape X down, so it will always be
active. The characters will fight and heal automatically. Leave the game
in this condition overnight. This should result in an increase in HP and
MP. Disable the turbo, and go the other way. You will find a save point
where you can check your levels, Sabin's blitz techniques, and Terra's
magic. Save the game if needed. Also, if you want to do this again, as
soon as you check your characters disable the turbo and have them kill
each other. You will lose all the GP and items you have gained, but your
character's levels will be the same. You will be at the first save point,
allowing you to repeat the trick as needed.
Note: The following trick
requires a controller with an auto-fire feature. Get to the part of the
game where you see Baron and you have to get on a raft. Go to the save
point where you can get off the raft to switch Baron's attack command with
his heal command. Next, get to a part where you can go left (or up), and
go in an endless circle. Set auto-fire to X and keep it depressed
for a very long time. You will have your party attack and get healed by
Baron.
Go to the green area around
Doma Castle. You will find find Sprintors, Spektors And Tummble Weads
there. Always use your most powerful fire attacks for easy defeats. As
soon as your characters get powerful enough, you should put only one
person in your party and fight around that area to get a lot of
experience.
Hint:
Quick MP: In the World Of Balance, go to the triangular island in the
very top right corner. Keep walking around until encountering the
invisible monster called Intangir. Simply chant death on it to gain 10 MP.
In the World Of Balance,
encounter Intangir as described previously. Instead of casting Doom, have
Gau in your party and keep him with you always. When facing Intangir
choose the "Rage" Rhodox and wait. The only two commands he uses
are Fight and Snare. Snare will eliminate the monster, and it will not be
able to counter with the extremely powerful Meteo.
In the World Of Ruin, go to
the desert south west of Maranda. There a creature called Cactros that has
3 HP, but is hard to hit and is immune to almost all magic. Use Cyan's
Dispatch, Edgar's Drill, or Sabin's Bum Rush to defeat it.
Hint:
Easy Air Blade: Press Up(2), Left(2), Down(2), Forward.
Hint:
Defeating Kefka for the final time: When fighting Kefka for the final time in Kafka's tower, throw
the Atma weapon. He should either die or be weak enough to be defeated
with one more hit.
Hint:
Defeating almost every Boss: To kill almost every Boss in the game, cast Vanish then Doom to
kill it. The Vanish makes the Boss always get hit by magic spells.
Hint:
Give Gogo any commands: Go to Gogo's status screen. Look at his commands. You will see
Mimic and three empty slots below it. Choose one of the empty slots and a
list of all of the commands from the other characters you have will
appear. Choose the one you want, then do the same with the other two
slots. For example, you can have Mimic, Blitz, Tools, and Swordtech all at
the same time, if desired.
Hint:
More damage with Locke: Equip Locke with Offering and Genji Glove. Then, give him the
Atma weapon Valiant Knife. Although this is best when around 4000 HP, he
still does a lot of damage if less is available.
Hint:
Saving Cid: To save Cid at the beginning of the World of Ruin, feed him
only Yummy Fish. They are the ones that swim the fastest. If there are
none there, go back to him, then return to the shore.
Hint:
Remove bad after-battle status effects by using Relics: If a character is inflicted with an after-battle status effects
such as Poison, go to that character's Relic sub-menu and choose a Relic
that prevents the status effect that is afflicted. Press X then go
back to the menu screen. The status effect that the Relic you equipped to
the character should stop any of the status effects it can stop. Return to
the Relic screen. Remove the Relic used to remove the status effect and
equip the original Relic(s) you had for that character. For example, If
Edgar has Poison and Darkness, go to the relic Screen and get a Relic that
can either stop Poison and/or Darkness (for example, the Star Pendant). Go
back to menu screen, then give him Goggles or another Relic that stops
Darkness. Next, go to the Relic screen, remove those two relics, and give
him the original ones.
Hint:
Limit Breaks: To do a Limit Break with any character, you need to be at low
HP and do a critical hit. This does not work with the Genji Glove or
Offering equipped.
Hint:
Stronger Umaro: Note: A lot of money is required for this trick. Buy 99 Green
Cherries. During a battle in the World Of Ruin, have Umaro in your party.
Use some Green Cherries on Umaro and he will become stronger without
having to level up.
Hint:
Getting the Paladin Shield: Equip the Cursed Shield and a Ribbon (so the effects of the
Cursed Shield are negated). Fight 255 battles to transform the Cursed
Shield into the Paladin Shield.
Once you have obtained the
Paladin Shield, have a fast party member equip it along with the Ribbon
Relic. Also equip the Dragoon Boots on that character. The countdown until
death will be stopped for a period of time. After 255 or 225 battles, the
Cursed shield should transform into the Paladin shield. Try battling at
the forest north of the Veldt to level up and upgrade your shield.
Hint:
Getting the Chain Saw: In Zozo, when you find the clock on the top right side of the
town, put in the following times. First hand 6:00, second hand 10, third
hand 50.
Hint:
Atma Weapon combo: This trick requires the Atma Weapon (Cave to Esper World),
Offering (In World Of Ruin, Odin's Castle), and approximately 7,000 HP.
The Atma Weapon powers up by your HP. With high HP you should be able to
do 9,999 damage to every enemy (even Kefka). With the Offering, you will
do this four times (39,996 damage) in just one turn.
Hint:
Another Atma Weapon: I is possible to get another Atma Weapon during the final set
of battles. When battling the warrior with a woman's head above and behind
him (just before god Kefka), steal from the woman's head. You should now
be able to equip another Atma Weapon to a character.
Hint:
Getting Sabin's Bum Rush: Have Sabin in your party and take off in the airship in the
World Of Ruin. Go near the Narshe, and search for five trees forming a
plus sign like this:
T
T T T
T
Land nearby and walk into the
middle tree to find Sabin's old sensei (who he thought was dead). The
teacher will teach Sabin the Bum Rush, an extremely strong, single person
attack.
Hint:
Random hat replacement: Un-equip the hat of the character you like the most. Sell all
other hats you have. Then, go to the hatless character's equipment screen
and select "Optimum". Sometimes a random item (usually a Genji
Glove) will be equipped as a hat, and boosts defense up to 255.
Hint:
Stealing a Gengi Glove: On the floating continent in the World Of Balance, you can
steal a Genji Glove from the Dragon. Bring Locke along and equip him with
either a Genji Glove and the Thieve's Glove (or the Steal Ring and the
Thieve's Glove). The dragon also carries a potion.
Hint:
Merit Award: To get a Merit Award, which allows a character to wear heavy
armor, fight an enemy called Hoover which uses Sand attacks which cause
heavy damage. Equip a Thunder Shield to absorb this effect and use a
Blizzard sword to do heavy damage to the monster.
Hint:
Second Memento Ring: You can get a second Memento Ring by searching the left side of
the upper story of Strago's house. Go to the left side wall and go down
until you run into the chair. Turn left and press X and you will
receive a second Memento ring which only Relm and Shadow can use.
Hint:
Getting the Soul Saber: To obtain this sword, in the World Of Ruin go to Firgao and
into the dungeon where Edgar rejoins your party. Go into the room were all
the thieves entered. At the center is a statue of armor. Approach to it
and press X to get the Soul Saber. This is a great sword, as it
deals damage by how much MP you used. It also refills you MP.
Hint:
Get the Genji Glove early: When Bannon asks you to join the Returners, say "No"
three times. One of the people inside will give you the Genji Glove.
Hint:
White Cape: You can get a White Cape from the Returners Hideout early in
the game. There is a hidden passage in the north room.
Hint:
Getting Raiden: To get Raiden you need Odin. Go in Edger's castle in the World
Of Ruin and go underground. When the game states that you hit something,
go and check. In the jail there will be an open door. Go through it and
you enter a cave. After the cave you will get into the Ancient Castle.
Enter the throne room, go to the right side of the throne, walk five steps
down, and press X. When you do this go into the right room, and a
new room will be there. Note: If you do this you wll lose Odin and gain
Raiden.
Hint:
Getting Gogo: In the World Of Ruin, go to the northeast triangle island.
Bring strong characters. There you will meet a monster named Zoneeater. It
uses Demi, but also uses an attack called "Engulf" that sucks a
character into him. Allow him to use "Engulf" on all of your
characters. The game will not end. Instead, you will end up in a cave.
This cave has strong monsters and great treasures, such as the Genji
Armor. Jump across the bridges and avoid the walking people to eventually
reach the end. Walk through the door and you will see a covered-up person.
Talk to him and he will join your party.
Hint:
Getting Yeti: Go to Narshe in the World Of Ruin. Have Mog in your party.
Then, go to the mountain where you first got Mog. You will see the frozen
Esper from the start of the game. Use Fire attacks on him and defeat him.
This is the esper Tritoch that teaches Fire 3, Ice 3, and Bolt 3. Then, go
to where the Esper was located and slide down. You will be in a cave. Most
of the chests are trapped, and only have a secret path to them -- do not
touch them. At the end of the cave, go to the skull statue, and take the
Esper. Yeti will attack you. Defeat him, and if you have Mog in your
party, he will join.
Hint:
Getting Odin Esper: Use the following trick to get the Odin Esper quickly, without
getting into battles. After receiving the Airship in the World Of Ruins,
go to Narshe. Go to where the Moogle Village is located. Talk to Mog and
he will join the party. In the location where you found Mog, search the
wall to retrieve the Moogle Charm (when equipped on Mog, you will fight no
random encounters). Go to Figaro Castle and talk to the engineer to head
back to the desert. When the castle is moving, you will suddenly stop and
the engineer will mention something. Go to the prison cell with the door
and go through. Have Mog in the party with the relic Moogle Charm
equipped. Follow the path until you reach the Ancient Castle. Go to the
throne room and search the statue to retrieve the Odin Esper. You will
never encounter an enemy unless you open two chests that contain monsters.
If this happens, just cast Vanish then Doom to dispose of them. This is an
easy way to get Odin and learn the rare spell Meteor.
Hint:
Getting Ragnorak Esper: After you save Locke in the World Of Imbalance and the scene
with Rachele (Locke's girlfriend), go to Narshe. Open the weapons shop and
go in the door on the right. The man will ask if you want the sword. Take
the Esper. The sword teaches you Flare, but you can learn it elsewhere
while the Esper teaches you Ultima, the best spell in the game.
Hint:
More Espers: Go to Albrook in the World of Balance. Immediately before going
to the floating continent, you will meet a man that says someone tried to
sell a glowing rock, and that he went to Tzen. Go to Tzen and look behind
the trees in the top right-hand corner of the town. You can buy the
Sraphim Esper for 3000 GP. Also at this time, if you go to Jidoor you can
buy the Golem and ZoneSeek Espers for 20,000 GP at the auction house, but
it may take a while because some other things are sold there as well, such
as Cure Rings, Cherub Downs and talking Chocobos (which you cannot
actually buy).
Hint:
Economizer relic: This relic turns all MP used on any magic move to only 1 MP.
You can only get it the second world, after Kefka blows up the world,
above the Veldt (the place where you teach Gau new moves). It is a small
forest patch on the island just north of the Vedlt Island. You will be
close when Tyranos start attacking. Keep fighting them and every once and
a while a monster called a Bracosaur will attack. Have Locke steal from
it. If that was unsuccessful, kill it and hope that it appears after the
battle.
Make sure Lock is level 35 or
higher. Equip him with an Off Ring, the Theif Knife, and your best armor.
The Marvel Shoes also help. Save the game and bet the Strato at the
Colosseum. You will fight an Aquila. Locke will attempt to steal about 50%
of the time. When he is successful and if you are lucky, you will get an
Economizer. If you get a Phoenix Down, use the in-game reset, reload, and
try again. Once he is successful and you win the fight, you will get a
Pearl Lance. Bet that in the Coliseum, and you will win another Strato.
You can repeat this as many times as desired.
Hint:
Elixir: Go any town and check out the houses. Many houses have a
grandfather clock. Walk up to the clock and press X. You will most
likely receive an elixir. Note: This only works once per clock.
Hint:
Easy Catrot battles: You will find a creature called the Cactrot in the desert
southwest of Maranda. It only has 3 HP, an extremely high Evade. Equip
your characters with a Sniper Sight and a Genji Glove to take off 2 HP
every time it is attacked. This can also be helpful when you face a Catrot
in the coliseum.
Equip the Sniper Sight and
the Atma Weapon (which should be found before you even get to World of
Ruin). This will kill Cactrot with one hit.
When trying to kill the
Catrot, use Edgar's tool command, then use the Drill.
Hint:
Cast Ultima five times for 1 MP: Equip the Economizer and Gem Box relics to allow you attack two
times for 2 MP. Make sure you know the magic Quicke, then enter a battle.
Cast Quicke followed by Ultima, then just Ultima four more times.
Hint:
Throw anything twice: The following trick allows you to throw anything twice, even if
you only have one of the item. Have Gogo mimic Shadow to throw the same
item twice. Note. If you throw an item that you have more than one of,
Gogo will use his own and you will lose two items instead of one.
Hint:
Get Cyan in World Of Ruin: Go to the town of Zozo. Talk to the only man that is walking
around (not jumping from building to building or laying down). He will
give you an item. Then, go to the top of the building with the door that
is rusted shut and use the item that the man gave you. It will open the
rusted door, which leads to Mt. Zozo. There, you will get in a lot of
fights and eventually meet up with Cyan.
Hint:
Hear different music: Go to the bonus screen to hear a selection of music. Go back
and forth from the bonus screen and the start up screen and each time a
different selection of music will play.
Hint:
Oprah words:
Oh my hero
I'm the darkness
Must I
Hint:
Coliseum items in World Of Ruin:
Trade a Behemoth suit and
get a Snow suit. It works well with Mog.
Trade a Rising sun or a Sniper and get a Bone club. Trade the Bone Club
and get a Red Jacket.
Trade a Chocobo suit and get a Moogle suit. Trade the Moogle suit and
get a Nutkin suit. Trade that and get Genji Armor.
Trade Coronet and get a Regal Crown. Trade that and a get Genji helmet.
Trade an Imp Halberd and keep trading everything you get till u get an
EXP egg.
Hint:
99 of almost every item: Put Gau and Relm in your party and go to the Velt. Then, have
Gau Leap, and on his return have Relm sketch him before he joins you. You
will get 99 of almost everything. Note: This may glitch the rest of the
game.
Hint:
Final Fantasy 8 reference: Note: This is requires a lot of patience. At start up menu(with
the little characters running around), keep using the in-game reset. You
may see Squall(Gunblade and all) run onto the srcreen.
Glitch:
Remain leveled up after death: When fighting against Kefka's army in Narshe, put one person
facing Banon on his left side so that there is no space between them.
Then, put another person directly behind Banon. Wait for the soldiers to
attack one of the people facing Banon. If there is another soldier behind
the first one you killed, the game will act as if the soldiers reached
Banon. It should now take you to where you last saved the game. If a
character leveled up before you were reset, they will still be at that
level. This will work for the rest of the game.
Glitch:
Walk around while dead: Go to the Coliseum and bet worthless items. Intentionally lose
with everyone in your party. Everyone will be wounded, but you can still
walk around. Note: If you engage in another battle, you will be counted as
annihilated.
Glitch:
Psycho Cyan: At the start of battle, have Cyan perform the
"Retort" SwordTech (or SwdTech 2), then have another party
member cast the "Imp" spell on him. Next, kill Cyan by attacking
him with a physical attack in one blow or several magic attacks. This is
to not trigger Retort and cancel the process. After he is wounded, revive
him with a Life spell or Fenix Down. After any character/enemy attacks,
Cyan should automatically and continuously attack all enemies
uninterrupted until they are all dead. Use this process to instantly
defeat Bosses and tough enemies, including Kefka.
Glitch:
Phunbaba: If you use Vanish and Doom technique on Phunbaba (the Boss that
appears in the town that Terra is on the second world, immediately before
she returns to fight) the first time you fight him, he will be killed. In
the intermission sequence that follows, since he is supposed to defeat
you, you will appear to have been defeated. You now have to kill him
again, this time with Terra.
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