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Stellazzio Quest

In Treno there is a lady living in a house north of the Combination Shop. She will tell you about a set of thirteen Stellazzio that are spread across the world. Find them each and she will reward you every time you return. YOU MUST FINISH THIS QUEST IN ORDER TO SEE THE ALTERNATE ENDING!

Aries: Dali; In the windmill all the way to be back (not downstairs)

Cancer: Burmecia; behind the overturned cart

Scorpio: Quan Cave spring

Gemini: Fountain at the first screen after you enter Treno; throw

coins thirteen times into the fountain.

Taurus: Treno; behind the item shop.

Virgo: Black Mage Village Inn; around the beds

Libra: Madain Sari fountain

Leo: Alexandria (after raid); Left Tower near Neptune Statue

Sagittarius: Linblum; in the left side of the 3d screen up of the

Commercial Square.

Capricorn: Dargelo Library; right hand side

Aquarius: Ipsen Heritage; right hand pillar at entrance

Pisces: Treasure chest inside Invincible.

13^th Stellazzio: Return to the Quan Cave that's east of Treno after collecting and returning all 12 coins.

Land Spirits

In certain spots of the world map you'll stumble across a couple of friendly monsters. They are land spirits and each of them will make a request from you. Fulfilling their request enables you to be able to use the "Attack" command when you are fighting Ozma, who's unlocked in the Chocobo Garden by inspecting a large rock on the upper right hand corner.

You'll get Garnet's strongest Summon, Ark, from defeating Ozma but it is a very hard battle. A good strategy vs. Ozma is to use Quina's "Magic Hammer" or any other MP-reducing attack/spell since Ozma relies heavily on magic. After that it's just a matter of using your normal attacks. If you find Ozma WITHOUT finishing the Land Spirits quest, you will NOT Be able to use the "Attack" command which places you in the worst possible situation.

1. Squirrel: Around Dali. Ore stone.
2. Ghost: In front of Treno (but not too far) or around the South Gate. Ore stone.
3. Ladybug: Around the Black Mage Village. 2 Ore stones.
4. Yeti: Forest outside Madain Sari. 2 Ores Stones.
5. Nymph: Forest near Iifa. 3 Ore Stones.
6. Jabberwork: Forest East of Oeivell. Emerald.
7. Feather Suckle: Ice Continent, on the Chocobo tracks. Moonstone.
8. Galda: Forest outside Gizamaluke Cave after climbing rope. Lapis Lazly.
9. Yan: Bile Island (small island near center of map). It will keep running away until you have found all 8 other Land Spirits. Diamond.

Coffee Quest

Give the guy at the Watchtower in Dali the 3 coffee beans he wants and he'll give the Prima Vista figurine.

1. Pass near the Chocobo Forest, around the right side of the screen.

2. In the Madain Sari kitchen

3. Disc 3, before finishing the Card Game (While you're waiting for King Cid) head to Dali and check the Chief's hut for a key to the previously locked door inside the windmill.

MINIGAMES

Rope Jumping

When you start the game VIVI can do an option "Rope Jump" game in the Alexndria town square. Depending on how many jumps you get, you'll get a progressively better item. Go for 1000!

20 jumps: 10 gil

50 jumps: Cactrot Card

100 jumps: Genji Card

200 jumps: Alexander Card

300 jumps: Cat Paw Racket

1000 jumps: King Of Skipping Title

Those frogs may seem like a stupid little minigame but they can be a source of some good items and new weapons for Quina, plus the number of frogs Quina eats will power up the "Frog Drop" spell.

2 frogs: Ore Stone

5 frogs: Ether

9 frogs: Silk Robe

15 frogs: Elixir

23 frogs: Silver Fork

33 frogs: Bistro Fork

99 frogs: Quina's Master appears and fights you; just use standard attack/heal techniques and be around level 40. You'll get the Gourmet Fork for winning.

If you ever see a weirdly-dressed character that has a circle and an X floating around him, you've found the Quiz Master. He hangs out around the Black Mage village and will ask you a series of 13 questions. If you get it right you'll get a TON of AP and if you answer ALL 13 you'll get a Memory Ring.

Buy the "Magic Finger" item at the Treno Auction early on; once you reach Dargelo give it to an eldery man in there and he'll be so kind that you'll get Excalibur for giving him the finger -- which doesn't happen everyday, mind you.

Excalibur II!

This one is a tough one. You have to get ALL THE WAY to Hades (see the Miscellaneous section of the Side Quests) in UNDER 12 HOURS. After beating Hades, check the farthest right pillar for the sword.

However, BSEPHIROTH@aol.com said that you're not supposed to get to Hades. You're supposed to get to Memoria Gate to Space and and defeat Lich (last 
Chaos boss). Then, check the pillar to the ride side of the screen in the same room.

Here's some tips on how to get to Hades in under 12 hours:

Skip all ATEs

Do not engage in any sidequests

Constantly JAM on the Circle button to get the conversations to go faster.

Save OFTEN!

If you don't think you're moving fast enough, do a soft reset (L2R2R1L1 + START + SELECT) and pick up from your last save.

There WAS (I haven't tried it recently; neither I nor IGN are held responsible if you try this and it either messes up your CD or your PS) a way to skip FMV's with some other games that may work with FFIX; just open the lid when the an FMV starts up and close the lid IMMEDIATELY after the disk stops spinning. In essence you'll make the PSX think the FMV is over while you don't get docked for time.

As for the PC version, wait till Final Fantasy IX PC comes out... Heheh. 

Go back to the glacier around were Terra was (Before Kujah went gangstah on it) and search around with a Chocobo and a dead pepper. You'll find it there.

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