Final Fantasy 5 FAQ
Japanese Version - Super Famicom
Version 1.0
Made by Exdeath
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Version 1.0 -Just started out. Basic translations.
Contents:
How to play on SNES
Battle Options
Menu Options
Job System
Best Weapons
Game Genie Codes
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This FAQ is designed to help those that don't know much
Japanese to play Final Fantasy 5 easily.
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How to play on an SNES:
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A lot of people have been asking about this, so I think I'll
put it in this FAQ. It's really not that hard to play the
actual game in a SNES, rather then a Super Famicom. First
of all, if you don't want to be risky, and don't know what
you're doing, buy a SNES Converter. You can buy these at
imports stores for about $15. I've seen these sold at
www.gamecave.com. If you don't want to buy the converter,
and want to void any customer service option you may have,
then read on. :)
1) Take your controllers and wires from the back off of
SNES. Look inside the slot where the game goes in on
the top. You should see something like this:
_____________________________________________________
| |1| |2| |
| _______________________________ | |
| |______________________________| |
|_______ ________|
|___A___|____________________________________|___B___|
2) You'll have to find a way of cutting tabs "A" and
"B" out (these tabs block a Japanese game from going
into the SNES). I recommend using a Knife, Screwdriver,
and wirecutter combo. :) If you knife away at the
slabs, they'll eventually be cut, making it easy to
pry them out. They are very tough, though, and it
might take awhile to do it, but it's worth the hard
work. :)
3) I have no idea if the small tabs "1" and "2" have
anything to do with it. I have cut mine off, however,
and they're easier than tabs "A" and "B" to cut off.
4) Once you have everything cut off, try a putting a
Japanese game in the system. If it fits into the pins,
it worked. Otherwise, you'll have to keep cutting
away at the tabs until it fits.
5) Enjoy a Super Famicom game. :)
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Battle Options:
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Top: Tatakau (Fight): This basically just fights whatever
enemy you select. You'll just be able to fight
normally as you wish.
*Note: There are 2 other slots for commands between "Tatakau"
and "Aitema" options. These are for the various skills
your character will receive, within a given class. All
of these differ.
Bottom: Aitema (Item): This just selects an item you want
to use on a party member. You can't use an item
that another character is already holding, but
you can use whatever is in your inventory.
Pressing Left on the Pad: Chiengu (Change): This just changes
your character's row in battle. Characters in the back
row take half as much physical damage, but just as much
magic damage. Sometimes it may be good to put your mahou
(magic) users in the back row, as they usually have less
HP than other members, but I usually just leave all of
my characters in the front row.
Pressing Right on the Pad: Bougyo (Defense): Use this for your
character to defend. He/she won't attack in anyway, but
damage dealt by physical attacks, and a few spells, will
be reduced.
*Note: Holding the "L" and "R" buttons on the controller allow
your characters to run from the battle. This is similar
to Final Fantasy 6.
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Menu Options:
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Pressing "X" on the control pad brings up the game's main menu.
This is where you'll use items outside of battle, spells, or
other various things, like saving. These are translations of
all of the items on the right side, starting from the top.
Top window: 2 word slots
Top option: Jobu (Jobs): this is where the game's main class
change system is worked from. You can select what
class you want to make your character, and select
abilities you'd like to give them, as well. Check the
"Jobs" section of this FAQ for translations of all of
the jobs in the game.
Bottom option: Abyritei (Abilities): This just lets you change
what additional abilities you want to give your
individual characters.
Middle window: 6 word slots
Top option: Aitema (Item): This is almost exactly the same as
the "Aitema" battle command, it lets you use items
on your party outside of battle.
Next option: Mahou (Magic): This lets you use any of the magic
a character has in the party. This is most useful for
healing magic outside of battle, and is used quite
often.
Next option: Equrau (Equip): This just lets you equip any
weapons and armor for individual characters. The
top 2 slots are used for weapons and shields, the
next helmet, the next body armor, and the next rings
(or other "trinket" items).
Next option: Sutetasu (Status): This gives the level, hit
points, magic points, total ammount of experience,
and experience until the next level, for the character
you select. It also shows what commands that charcter
can currently use in battle, what weapons he/she can
equip, and the individual stats to the right.
Next option: Conufuiru (Configure): This allows you to select
between "Active" and "Wait" settings (Active allows
enemies to attack you while you're selecting options,
and Wait allows whoever's bar fills up the first to
do things before all others). Then you can change the
fight and message text, window colors, and other small
things. This isn't too important to the game.
Bottom option: Savru (Save): You can save the game anywhere
on the world map, and save points. On the world map
and save points you can also use Tents and Cottages.
Tents and Cottages both relieve lost HP and MP, but
Cottages relieve more than Tents do.
Next Window: Time. This just tells how long you've played the
current game.
Next Window: Giru. This is the basic money in Final Fantasy 5.
It's spent on items, weapons, armor, and various other
things.
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Job System:
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These are the jobs selectable, from left to right. (New jobs
won't appear until you actually GET them in the game.)
On the main menu, above a character's HP, is their job level.
Levels vary by means of level it takes to master a job. To
the right of that, is how many job points a character has,
and the job points necessary for the next level.
*Note: For job abilities, check my "Abilities" section of
my Strategy Guide. There are 100 total abilities in
the game.
Naito (Knight)
Monk
Shiifo (Thief)
Ryuukishi (Dragon Knight/Dragoon)
Ninja
Samurai
Baasaakaa (Berserker)
Karyuudo (Hunter)
Mahoukenshi (Magic Swordsman)
ShiroMadoushi (White Mage)
KuroMadoushi (Black Mage)
TokiMadoushi (Time Mage)
Shoukanshi (Summoner)
AoMadoushi (Blue Mage)
AkaMadoushi (Red Mage)
Majuutsukai (Monster Trainer)
Kusurishi (Chemist)
Fuusuishi (Elemental Mage)
Ginyuushijin (Bard)
Odoriko (Dancer)
Mimic
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Best Weapons:
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Most of the best weapons in the game are NOT the 12 legendary
weapons, as most think. Some are hard to find, others are not,
but they are very useful, especially for beating Shinryuu and
NeoExdeath.
Bow: Bow of Artemis
Steal: Green Dragons in the sky section of the Cleft of
Dimension.
Axe: Axe of Giants
Steal: Boss before the final dungeon.
Spear: Hiryuu Lance
Steal: Crystal Dragons in the final dungeon.
Katana: Blade of Angels
Steal: Monsters left of the warp point in the castle section
of the Cleft of Dimention.
Whip: Dragon Whip
Steal: Secret enemy in the ocean south of Tycoon (Near sunken
Walse tower. This enemy is called the Stingray. I've
met this enemy only once, and I haven't gotten the
actual blade yet. This enemy is extremely rare to find.
Cane: Staff of Judgement
Steal: Dark-robed wizards in Exdeath's castle in Galuf's world.
Bell: Rune Bell
Get: Dropped in Cleft of Dimention randomly by Baldendalas
(circular enemies with a skull on them).
Knife: Chicken Knife
Get: Choose between this or the Brave Sword in Muah town in
the third world.
*Note: If anyone knows if there are any other better weapons
then the ones here listed, please let me know, and you
will receive credit.
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Game Genie Codes:
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Although you can easily cheat, I don't recommend it, it spoils
the experience of this great game. :) If you do decide to,
however, here's some codes. Many thanks to ShinryuuX@aol.com
for these.
Butz:
175D-7060 / Starts at Level 99
DE5D-71D0 + 415D-7100 / Starts with 9983 Max HP
DE5D-75D0 + 415D-7500 / Starts with 999 Max MP
9354-70A0 + 9354-79D0 / Starts with 94 Strength
9254-7900 + 9354-7960 / Starts with 93 Agility
9354-79A0 + 9354-71D0 / Starts with 94 Vitality
9354-7100 + 9354-7160 / Starts with 94 Mag.Pwr
xx5F-70A0 / Change Item in R Hand
xx5F-79D0 / Change Item in L Hand
xx5D-7560 / Change Item on Head
xx5D-75A0 / Change Item on Body
xx5F-70D0 / Change Item in Accessory
xx5F-7960 / Change Battle Cmd #1
xx5F-79A0 / Change Battle Cmd #2
xx5F-71D0 / Change Battle Cmd #3
xx5F-7100 / Change Battle Cmd #4
Lenna:
1759-7060 / Starts at Level 99
DE59-71D0 + 4159-7100 / Starts with 9983 Max HP
DE59-75D0 + 4159-7500 / Starts with 999 Max MP
9355-70A0 + 9355-79D0 / Starts with 94 Strength
9255-7900 + 9255-7960 / Starts with 93 Agility
9355-79A0 + 9355-71D0 / Starts with 94 Vitality
9355-7100 + 9355-7160 / Starts with 94 Mag.Pwr
xx51-70A0 / Change Item in R Hand
xx51-79D0 / Change Item in L Hand
xx59-7560 / Change Item on Head
xx59-75A0 / Change Item on Body
xx51-70D0 / Change Item in Accessory
xx51-7960 / Change Battle Cmd #1
xx51-79A0 / Change Battle Cmd #2
xx51-71D0 / Change Battle Cmd #3
xx51-7100 / Change Battle Cmd #4
Galuf:
175C-7060 / Starts on Level 99
DE5C-71D0 + 415C-7100 / Starts with 9983 Max HP
DE5C-75D0 + 415C-7500 / Starts with 999 Max MP
935A-70A0 + 935A-79D0 / Starts with 94 Strength
925A-7900 + 925A-7960 / Starts with 93 Agility
935A-79A0 + 935A-71D0 / Starts with 94 Vitality
935A-7100 + 935A-7160 / Starts with 94 Mag.Pwr
xx58-70A0 / Change Item in R Hand
xx58-79D0 / Change Item in L Hand
xx5C-75D0 / Change Item on Head
xx5C-7500 / Change Item on Body
xx5C-7560 / Change Item in Accessory
xx58-7960 / Change Battle Cmd #1
xx58-79A0 / Change Battle Cmd #2
xx58-71D0 / Change Battle Cmd #3
xx58-7100 / Change Battle Cmd #4
Faris:
175E-7060 / Starts on Level 99
DE5E-7960 + 415E-79A0 / Starts with 9983 HP
DE5E-75D0 + 415E-7500 / Starts with 999 MP
935F-50A0 + 935F-59D0 / Starts with 94 Strength
925F-5900 + 935F-5960 / Starts with 93 Agility
935F-59A0 + 935F-51D0 / Starts with 94 Vitality
935F-5100 + 935F-5160 / Starts with 94 Mag.Pwr
xx5D-50A0 / Change Item in R Hand
xx5D-59D0 / Change Item in L Hand
xx5E-7560 / Change Item on Head
xx5E-75A0 / Change Item on Body
xx5D-50D0 / Change Item in Accessory
xx5D-5960 / Change Battle Cmd #1
xx5D-59A0 / Change Battle Cmd #2
xx5D-51D0 / Change Battle Cmd #3
xx5D-5100 / Change Battle Cmd #4
