Glitches and Bugs
This is one of the most well known glitches in FF6, and it can effectively break an SNES cartridge, duplicate items, and can easily be executed on accident.
What is the sketch glitch?
This item let's you bypass all encounters in the Fanatic's tower.
What is the moogle charm?
This action is checked every 2 seconds; has independent maximum character values; and is affected by slow, haste, and the average party level. The value is set to 0 in a pincer attack.
What is run?
Tip: Use "Um actually" instead of typical question phrasing.
Released in North America in April 1994 as Final Fantasy 6, the game focuses on the conflict between the Gestahlian Empire conquering the world and the rebel faction that opposes them.
Um, actually, it was released as Final Fantasy 3 in North America.
This was changed to Dualcast in the GBA
What is X-Magic?
This bug makes blind useless.
Skipping the treasures in this area will net better rewards later.
What is South Figaro Cave?
This action has a formula of
Successrate=(50+Locke'slevel−Target'slevel)/128.
What is steal?
Tip: use "um actually" instead of typical question phrasing.
When fighting Vargas on Mt. Kolts, Sabin joins the party mid-battle. Although scripted to be defeated with a Blitz, it is possible for the party to work together to deplete all 11,600 hp.
Um, actually, Sabin has to fight him alone.
This was changed to Bushido in the GBA.
What is SwdTech?
This bugged skill combo makes any enemy susceptible to any status effect and is commonly used with the death status effect as a result.
What is the Vainish-Doom bug?
Pressing A to the right of this room's treasure chest in the Fanatic's Tower unlocks the Air Anchor instead of betting Genji Armor in the Colosseum.
What is the 2nd treasure room?
This weapon's damage is calculated using a formula mostly dependent on level and % hp and pierces defense.
What is the Ultima Weapon?
Tip: use "um actually" instead of typical question phrasing
On the SNES, Terra's hair is green instead of blond as a result of a miscommunication that occurred in an elevator between sprite designer Kazuko Shibuya and character designer Yoshitaka Amano.
Um, actually, it was intentionally changed to emerald green because they did not think it would work well with her design.
This was changed to Meltdown in the GBA.
What is Merton?
This glitch involves turning a specific character into an imp and attack an enemy continuously until it dies.
What is the Psycho Cyan bug?
Memorizing moving this many steps away from a throne can unlock the doorway to Raiden.
What is 5?
This glitch works by using the floating continent and effectively setting a counter for an object to 2 instead of 1 or 0, allowing for early access upon game over.
What is the airship glitch?
Tip: use "um actually" instead of typical question phrasing.
Tonberry, also known as pug, is one of four enemies on the Veldt that Gau can't learn. The other three are Siegfried, Typhon/Chupon, and Death Warden.
Um, actually, it is tonberries/pugs.
This was changed to Midgardsormr in the GBA.
What is Terrato?
This glitch allows the use of tents and sleeping bags so long as multiple parties are available.
What is the save point glitch?
Memorizing this clock setting in Zozo grants you the chainsaw for Edgar and skips the dialogue hunting from the lying NPCs.
What is 6:10:50?
This is the party replacement formula for characters used when sequence breaking the game.
&&&&&&<moogle<ghost<main cast
Final Fantasy 3 (6) was a game of many firsts. It was the first FF to allow you to change your party; the first with a final boss with an angel motif; first to have sprites made into 3D models: Terra, Locke, and Celes; first to introduce moogles and the ultima weapon, monster and weapon; and the first to upgrade a summon.
Um, actually, it was Shadow, not Celes.
This was changed to Shin-Zantetsuken in the GBA
What is True Edge?