#### ### ### ####### ### ### ######### "## "## ####" ## ## ###. ####. ### ### ### #### ### ######### ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ####### ## ## ### ### ### #### ### . ########## #### ### ### ## ## ###### ### ### ## ## ## ### ##### ### ## ######## #### ### # ## "# ###### ### ### #" ## ### ### ## ### ### ####### #" # ##### _______________________________________________________________________ Unofficial Chocobo Racing FAQ For SONY PlayStation Only Version Last By Beno Jange Email: beno_jange@hotmail.com ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ _______________________________________________________________________ I. Disclaimer ................................................. 0100 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This FAQ is intended for personal use only. It can't be used for any profitable purposes nor can it be published in any forms. No one are allowed to update, edit, translate, HTMLize, reproduce or do anything with it without my permission. If you like to add it on your site, pls ask my permission first. If I agree with you then keep it unaltered and up to date by checking the newest revision on GameFAQs once a month. If you want to take some parts of it, give a credit where it is due. Any offenders will severely dealt with. Furthermore, it is protected by US Copyright Law and the Berne Copyright Convention of 1976. Chocobo Racing logo, characters (C) 1999 SquareSoft. SquareSoft is a registered trademark of Square Co. Ltd. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Unofficial Chocobo Racing FAQ, logo (C) 2000-2001 Beno Jange. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ II. Table of Contents .......................................... 0200 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ I. Disclaimer ................................................. 0100 II. Table of Contents .......................................... 0200 III. Revision History ........................................... 0300 IV. Author's Note .............................................. 0400 About This FAQ .......................................... 0401 How to Get the Update ................................... 0402 How to Contact Me ....................................... 0403 V. Introduction ............................................... 0500 VI. Control .................................................... 0600 While Racing ............................................ 0601 Main Menu ............................................... 0602 VII. Menu ...................................................... 0700 Options ................................................. 0701 Story Mode .............................................. 0702 Time Attack ............................................. 0703 Grand Prix .............................................. 0704 VS Mode ................................................. 0705 Relay Race .............................................. 0706 Memory Card ............................................. 0707 VIII. Characters ................................................. 0800 Chocobo ................................................. 0801 Mog ..................................................... 0802 Golem ................................................... 0803 Goblin .................................................. 0804 Black Magician .......................................... 0805 White Mage .............................................. 0806 Chubby Chocobo .......................................... 0807 Behemoth ................................................ 0808 Bahamut ................................................. 0809 Squall .................................................. 0810 IX. Special Ability ............................................ 0900 Dash .................................................... 0901 Flap .................................................... 0902 Mug ..................................................... 0903 Barrier ................................................. 0904 Magic Plus .............................................. 0905 Grip-Up ................................................. 0906 Charge .................................................. 0907 Receive ................................................. 0908 Megaflare ............................................... 0909 Gunblade ................................................ 0910 X. Magic Spell ................................................ 1000 ? ....................................................... 1001 Haste ................................................... 1002 Fire .................................................... 1003 Ice ..................................................... 1004 Thunderbolts ............................................ 1005 Minimize ................................................ 1006 Reflect ................................................. 1007 Doom .................................................... 1008 Ultima .................................................. 1009 XI. Story Mode Walkthrough ..................................... 1100 Chapter 01: Gadgets a-go-go! ............................ 1101 Chapter 02: Moogling Right Along! ....................... 1102 Chapter 03: A Life in Ruins! ............................ 1103 Chapter 04: The Pleasure is Mine! ....................... 1104 Chapter 05: Mind Your Manor! ............................ 1105 Chapter 06: Crystal Clear! .............................. 1106 Chapter 07: Maybe it's something I ate .................. 1107 Chapter 08: Won't you be my lava! ....................... 1108 Chapter 09: Final Fantasia .............................. 1109 Chapter 10: F.F.VIII Circuit ............................ 1110 XII. Edit Parameters ............................................ 1200 XIII. Race Track ................................................. 1300 Cid's Test Track ........................................ 1301 Moogle Forest ........................................... 1302 The Ancient Gate ........................................ 1303 Mythril Mines ........................................... 1304 The Black Manor ......................................... 1305 Floating Gardens ........................................ 1306 Gingerbread Land ........................................ 1307 Vulcan-O Valley ......................................... 1308 Fantasia ................................................ 1309 F.F.VIII Circuit ........................................ 1310 XIV. Secrets .................................................... 1400 Hidden Characters & Tracks .............................. 1401 Grand Prix Secrets ...................................... 1402 Sound Room Secrets ...................................... 1403 Movie Secrets ........................................... 1404 Get 100 Points on Story Mode ............................ 1405 Miscellanous Secrets .................................... 1406 XV. Frequently Asked Questions ................................. 1600 XVI. GameShark .................................................. 1700 XVII. Credits .................................................... 1800 _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ III. Revision History ........................................... 0300 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ v1.0 - 07/31/2000 - First Release. v1.1 - 09/30/2000 - Added GameShark section. - Reformated Author's Note section. - Updated Credits section. v1.2 - 12/29/2000 - Removed plan for future update. - Corrected some grammar and spelling errors. - Edited Disclaimer section. - Edited Author's Note section. - Removed Email Policy section. - Edited Credits section. v1.4 - 05/04/2001 - Happy Vesak day on 7th May 2001. - Changed the logo. - Reformated the FAQ lay out. - Corrected some grammar and spelling errors. - Rewrote Disclaimer section. - Rewrote Author's Note section. - Rewrote Introduction section. - Divided Menu & Control section into Menu section and Control section. - Removed menu lay out in Menu section. - Added ? stone in Magic Spell section. - Added maps on Race Track section. - Revised Race Track section. - Updated Secrets section. - Added Frequently Asked Questions section. - Updated Credits section. - Some changes in typography. v1.5 - 07/07/2001 - Added quote for all characters. - Added some shortcuts on Race Track section and a driving tip on Tips & Tricks section. Thx to K00LGuy415@aol.com - Updated Credits section. vLast - 08/25/2001 - Updated Author's Note section. - Added Options description in Menu section. - Revised Characters section. - Lots of corrections and contributions. Thx to Andrew Wong - Revised "Get 100 Points on Story Mode" time in Tips & Tricks section for more exact time. - Updated Credits section. - No more updates will be made towards the FAQ. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ IV. Author's Note .............................................. 0400 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- About This FAQ ................................................... 0401 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, the first time I saw this game on the store I thought that this game isn't interesting at all. It looks more childish and may be it is for kid. But after I bought and played it, I really impressed about the game. It will be the most enjoyable racing game beside Crash Team Racing. Since there isn't any detailed FAQ for it on GameFAQs so I decided to write this FAQ. This FAQ is based on Joe Van Pelt's FAQ so I give half of the credit inside here to him. My thx goes to him. Well done Joe, keep up your good work. This FAQ is based on the US version of Chocobo Racing since I don't have the Japanese version. For easy searching just highlight the keyword number on Table of Contents and press Ctrl+F. Please excuse for my poor English. In this last update, I'd like to thx to Andrew Wong for sending me lots of corrections and contributions. Also my thx goes to Rob Ledrich for more exact time to get 100 points in Story Mode which is taken from his Chocobo Racing FAQ. This will be the most complete Chocobo Racing that you've ever found on the net. No more updates will be made towards the FAQ. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Get the Update ............................................ 0402 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The newest revision of this FAQ can always be found at: = GameFAQs http://www.gamefaqs.com This FAQ can also be found at: = Game Advice http://www.gameadvice.com = Games Domain http://www.gamesdomain.co.uk = Neo Seeker http://www.neoseeker.com = Fresh Baked Games http://www.fbgames.com = Playstation cheat.net http://www.psxcodez.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Contact Me ................................................ 0403 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Any questions, requests to post this FAQ, critizisms, contributions, suggestions, etc (no spam please) are welcome as long as you state "Chocobo Racing" as a subject of your letter and tell me where you read this FAQ. Tell me your website name and address if you request to post this FAQ. Before sending me any questions, make sure that you've searched my FAQ thoroughly and you still can't find the answer. If your questions are already covered in this FAQ then I will tend to ignore it. Also please understand that you won't get your reply very soon since I check my email not every week (at least once once a month). NOTE: I am not hiding secrets or any other information, i.e. everything I know about Chocobo Racing is in this guide. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ V. Introduction ............................................... 0500 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ At last, the King of RPG (Square) has released a racing game, which is called Chocobo Racing. This game looks like Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing. Btw, the famous Chocobo has started to make another surprise for us. This game in my opinion has many interesting features including secret characters, mirror mode, etc. This game also supports dual shock controller for more smoothing control. The graphic in this game is not as good as Crash Team Racing especially when you read a book in Story Mode. You can even see the "screwed" white polygon in Floating Garden track. But the FMV is great! The music is really catchy. Originally composed by Nobuo Uematsu, the famous composer behind Final Fantasy series. I really like the ending song, "Diamonds in My Hearts" sang by Vicki Bell. Speaking about the sound effect, I think that SquareSoft has done a good job on this. Sadly that the FMV didn't have the voice actor (like what SquareSoft usually did on their games). Playing this game will guarantee you won't be bored for hours especially when you play the Story Mode and want to unlock the secret characters. You can cast the curse, thunder, fire, etc on the enemy. Quite fun ... The storyline is quite remarkable especially when you read the book in Story Mode. This book will tell you about the story of the magicite crystal. You are Chocobo, the chickadee who has the Dash stone (magicite crystal). You with your friends - Mog go on journey to collect these magicite crystals. Also you will learn the game basics while playing the Story Mode. The innovation is great. You can unlock the secret characters by playing the Story Mode. You can view the movie clip by defeating the racer. You can collect the music by winning the race. You can also play in reversed track. If you enjoy playing Crash Team Racing then you should buy this game. One more thing, this game is easy to complete so put your GameShark on the shelf ... Well, here are my ratings for this game: - Graphic : 8.0/10 - Storyline : 8.5/10 - Music : 9.0/10 - Sound : 8.5/10 - Game Play : 8.5/10 - Innovation : 8.5/10 - Overall : 8.5/10 - Difficulty : Easy - Buy/Rent : Buy _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ VI. Control .................................................... 0600 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- While Racing ..................................................... 0601 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Square - accelerate. X - brake. Square + X - skid. Triangle - reverse. L1 - use special ability. R1 - cast magic. Start - pause / skip FMV / open up menu. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Menu ........................................................ 0602 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- X - confirm. O - cancel. Start - skip FMV. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ VII. Menu ....................................................... 0700 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Options .......................................................... 0701 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- You can change the game settings here. The list of options are: - View Course : View the best 10 race records from "Time Attack" Records mode. - Controller Set-Up : Change the controllers' settings. - Sound Room : Listen to the music and sound effects. - Movie : Press left or right to choose a movie from your collection. - Sound : Choose to play the game with either stereo or monaural sound output. - Handicap P1/P2 : Choosing "ON" increases the abilities of Player 1's or 2's racer. - Mirror Mode : Reverses how the racetrack looks. But no phantom racers are allowed! NOTE: Mirror Mode will be available only if you beat all of the difficulties on the Grand Prix mode. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Story Mode ....................................................... 0702 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to learn the game basics then this mode will teach you. You will learn the lessons (such as special ability, magic spell, etc) through out your adventure. Square seems didn't want to miss their skill (RPG) on this game too so they add this mode. You start with just Chocobo. You go all the way to collect eight magicite crystals. Btw, you have to win the race in order to collect the crystal. You get Edit Parameters each time you beat Story Mode. Edit Parameters allow you to customize your own character and build them to become a best racer. You will get hidden characters each time you beat the game. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Time Attack ...................................................... 0703 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Much like Time Trial in Crash Time Racing. You have to race as fast as you can in order to beat the record. Each time you beat the record you can enter your name on the top ten list. You can view the record in View Course Records in Options. However, there is no reward if you beat the record. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Grand Prix ....................................................... 0704 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, I'd love this mode. You race against the computer in four tracks. Each time you enter the 1st, 2nd, 3rd place you'll get the points. The character with the highest point will win. You can even see a short clip on the character each time you beat the game with the character. You can view their clips on Movie in Options. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VS Mode .......................................................... 0705 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- One on one racing each other. You can choose to race against player 2, computer or let computer 1 vs computer 2. Btw, in my opinion Grand Prix and Relay Race are more fun ... I wish if this mode support multiplayer but may be it supports multiplayer and I don't know about that. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Relay Race ....................................................... 0706 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Much like Grand Prix and VS Mode. The different is in this mode you choose the team which is consist of three racers. You can choose how many laps. The 1st racer will race in certain number of laps for eg. two laps and pass the race to the 2nd racer. The 2nd racer will race in the next two laps and pass the race to the 3rd racer and so on. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Memory Card ...................................................... 0707 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Save and Load game data. Well, in this mode you can save and load how far you go with the game. You can save and load your hidden character. You can even save and load your customized racer. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ VIII. Characters ................................................. 0800 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ *********************************************************************** WARNING: This section contains some spoilers. Do not proceed if you don't want the game to be spoiled. *********************************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chocobo .......................................................... 0801 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ability : Dash Bike : Jet-Blades CR Quote : "Kweh! Kweh!" You know he is the star of this game. Fearless and innocent makes him an adorable character. Good acceleration, good speed, but not too easy to control. Btw, Chocobo is one of the best characters once you learn how to control him. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mog .............................................................. 0802 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ability : Flap Bike : Mog-Scooter R2 Quote : "Well ...here's the whole lineup of the racers. Remember, you can choose any one of us. Plus, you get to decide which Ability you want us to have. If you know what's good for you, you'll choose me, MOG! So...see you guys on the tracks!" A friend of Chocobo but with bad attitude i.e. greedy and selfish. His greedy and selfish makes him do not have anything. Good acceleration, and seems to have the highest top speed of everyone, but he's difficult to control. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Golem ............................................................ 0803 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ability : Grip-Up Bike : Rockin Roller V8 Quote : "Me BIG rock! Very tough!" He is the huge block of rock (including brains, arms, legs and heads). He is also the gatekeeper of village gate. He used to be body guard because of his big body. Slow acceleration, average speed, but very easy to control. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Goblin ........................................................... 0804 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ability : Mug Bike : Gob-Cart H4 Quote : "I ain't no THIEF? I'm just 'elping 'umanity ya 'ear!" The thief known as "Gobin Hood" who steal from rich and give it to the poor. He hides out in Mythril Mines. Wonder who stole all the "H's" from his vocabulary?! Best acceleration in the game, but the control on him is terrible. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Magician ................................................... 0805 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ability : Magic Plus Bike : MagiCloud MK-1 Quote : "Welcome to my humble home. Please-th come in." A silent magician which has a castle in "Cursed Forest" which is called "Black Manor". I heard he also knows Black Magic ... so you better watch out! His racing skills are average better than White Mage. He can fly over ice sheet. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- White Mage ....................................................... 0806 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ability : Barrier Bike : Cosmic Carpet Quote : "Can't we all just get along?" The cute and sweet mage from Mysidia. She was the person who revealed the secrets about magicite crystal for the first time. If your party are tired then you can ask her to cast cure on your party. His racing skills are average. She can fly over ice sheet. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chubby Chocobo ................................................... 0807 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ability : Receive Bike : Phat-Burner Plus Quote : "Grrrrr.....I'm hungry!!!" The fat Chocobo who his job is only eat, eat and eat. All of in his head are only donuts, peppermint, etc. He even ate magicite crystal. Greedy isn't it? He has a good grip, great acceleration but low speed. The best well round character in my opinion. Pick him as soon as you get him on the Story Mode. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Behemoth ......................................................... 0808 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ability : Charge Bike : Behemoth-Buggy 99 Quote : "Foolish one! Dare to challenge ME?!" The powerful magical monster who was lived in volcano. He used to be a guard of magicite crystal. His racing skill is the same as Golem but his acceleration a bit faster. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bahamut .......................................................... 0809 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ability : Megaflare Bike : Dragon Wings Quote : "Touch me then I flare you!" The king of Espers lived in Fantasia world. Slow acceleration, but high top speed and pretty good control once you get him moving. Can fly over obstacles like ice. To use Bahamut, you must beat Story Mode first. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Squall ........................................................... 0810 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ability : Gunblade Bike : "The Tempest" Quote : "Wanna try my Gunblade?!" Our hero from Final Fantasy VIII also takes the challenge of the race. Good acceleration, good turning, good everything except for his tires. He slips and slides on turns a lot. This can be used to your advantage. To use Squall, you must beat Story Mode a second time. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ IX. Special Ability ............................................ 0900 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ If you're too lazy to learn it from Story Mode then I'll give you my summary about the special ability. I found out that we will use the Dash ability on most of the track. The special ability needs time to charge and recharge. Each special ability needs different time to charge and recharge. You can see the gauge in the upper left corner. Once the gauge is full then you can use it. We can use only one special ability through out the race. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dash ............................................................. 0901 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It speeds you up for a short time. Well, this ability actually very useful on easy track with a little turn. But it'll become a nightmare on hard track with many hard turns since it cause you bump out of control. However it works the same as Haste3. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Flap ............................................................. 0902 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It lets you fly over bad terrain. This ability is useless for mages. It'll only speed you up a little. Btw, for those who always stuck because of ice sheet can try this ability. But I prefer to choose Mages in order to avoid ice sheet. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mug .............................................................. 0903 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It steals a rival's magic stone. If you want to steal your opponents magic stone then use this ability. This ability is useful in order to collect the magic stone and miss your opponents chance to use the magic stones. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Barrier .......................................................... 0904 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It protects you from attacks. You get a shield that lasts until you are attacked. This ability especially useful in Grand Prix, where you get attacked almost all the time by other opponents. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Magic Plus ....................................................... 0905 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It increases your magic stone's power. This ability is recommended to use better than Megaflare ability. If you get Ultima, you can level it up and use on your opponents which is the damage the same as Megaflare. This ability is need shorter time than Megaflare to charge. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Grip-Up .......................................................... 0906 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It makes your vehicle handle better. If you tired of bumping on the wall. I recommend you to use this ability. This ability is very useful on track with many hard turns. Once you use this ability, you don't get to worry on loosing your speed when you bump on the wall. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Charge ........................................................... 0907 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It accelerates to attack opponents. Short burst of speed, you can wreck an opponent by hitting them while this is activated. It builds really fast, too. You get more overall speed with this than with the Dash ability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Receive .......................................................... 0908 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It gets any magic stones used on you ! When you get hit by any magic, then you gain one of the spell that you were hit by. Useful in GP races, since you'll be getting a powerful spell every few seconds because of the constant barrage of attacks in that mode. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Megaflare ........................................................ 0909 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It rains fireball on all your foes. It builds very slowly. Then when it's full, it's a level 3 magic hit on every opponent. However it works the same as Ultima3. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gunblade ......................................................... 0910 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It speeds you up until you take a lead! When you used it, you'll get a burst of speed (about 180 kph). Each time you pass your opponents, your gunblade will slash on them which makes them crash. There are some conditions in which this ability will disappear: - If someone has it and is hit by the Flare. - If you get hit while using it and someone passes you. - If you're in first place after 5 seconds. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ X. Magic Spell ................................................ 1000 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ If you're too lazy to learn it from Story Mode then I'll give you my summary about the magic spell. You can level up your magic spell by getting the same magic stone. The higher the magic level then the higher the magic effect. You can steal your opponent's magic by bumping right on his magic stone. The maximum number of the magic stone or magic level that you can hold is 3. You can't pick any magic stones once you've reached the limit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ? ................................................................ 1001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ? - it could be any stones which is chosen randomly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Haste ............................................................ 1002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Haste1 - makes you go faster. Haste2, Haste3 - to do an even longer "Dash". ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire ............................................................. 1003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire - shoot fire aim one in front of you to make go crash. Fira - auto aim one in front of you must go crash. It seems to stop after one or two turns. Afterwards it just crashes into the side of the track if it doesn't hit anything. (Thx to Andrew Wong ) Firaga - makes everyone in front of you go crash. It works the same as Fira only it lasts a little longer ... (Thx to Andrew Wong ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ice .............................................................. 1004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Blizzard - places a sheet of ice on the course that makes whoever runs over it spin out of control. Blizzara - makes lots and lots of ice for others to spin out on. Six ice sheets, to be exact. (Thx to Andrew Wong ) Blizzaga - freezes all your foes in ice and makes them crash. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Thunderbolts ..................................................... 1005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Thunder - makes the chap in front of you and crash. Thundara - strike the chap in front of you with three lightning bolts and cause them to crash. Thundaga - causes averybody else to be zappped by lightning and crash. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Minimize ......................................................... 1006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mini1 - reduces 25% of your competitors speed and size. Mini2 - reduces 50% of your competitors speed and size. Mini3 - reduces 75% of your competitors speed and size. You can even run over affected competitors and flatten them. Plus the effect is cumulative if different opponents use it on you. (Thx to Andrew Wong ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Reflect .......................................................... 1007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Reflect - reflect the spell which was release by enemy. It works by itself if you have one and you get attacked. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Doom ............................................................. 1008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Curse - makes curse on the foe in front of you which is have ten seconds delay that cursed one will crash. You can pass the Curse to an opponent by bumping their car. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ultima ........................................................... 1009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ultima1 - causes all other competitors to spin out of control. Ultima2 - causes all of your opponents will be made to crash. Ultima3 - causes all of your competitors to have catasthropic crash. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ XI. Story Mode Walkthrough ..................................... 1100 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ *********************************************************************** WARNING: This section contains many spoilers. Do not proceed if you don't want the game to be spoiled. *********************************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 01: Gadgets a-go-go! ..................................... 1101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chocobo visits his pal, Cid. Cid said that he's gonna give Chocobo something dandy - Jet Blades CR! Cid invites Chocobo to try his new bikes on Cid's race track. Suggested Player - Chocobo Suggested Ability - Dash Gained Player - none After testing his new bikes, Mog showed up and asked if the bikes have been finished or not. Cid said that it'd be finished tomorrow. Mog wants to change the title of the game to "Mog-oh-boy Racing". Cid actually hasn't made a bike for Mog but he'll just have to make something by tomorrow. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 02: Moogling Right Along! ................................ 1102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- In the next day, Mog ask Cid about his new bikes. Cid have made the bike but Mog didn't sure about the bike performance. Mog said that he wants Square next title game to be changed to "Mog's better than Chocobo's Dungeon 2" if he win the race. Suggested Player - Chocobo Suggested Ability - Dash Gained Player - Mog Mog loose to Chocobo and said that it's unfair since his bike is slower than Chocobo's bike. Cid told him that it's because of the blue crystal in Chocobo's ring which has "Dash" ability. Cid found it when Chocobo was still a little chickadee. Then Chocobo and Mog start their journey to find out that secret. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 03: A Life in Ruins! ..................................... 1103 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chocobo and Mog reached the village gate. Suddenly Golem appears and said that he was a gatekeeper and told them that they have to beat him in order to leave the village. They saw blue crystal on Golem's hand and challenge him to get it. Suggested Player - Chocobo Suggested Ability - Dash Gained Player - Golem After beating Golem, Mog asked for the blue crystal. But Golem said that if they want the blue crystal, he have to go with them. Chocobo agree. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 04: The Pleasure is Mine! ................................ 1104 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- They soon moseyed onto an old abandoned mine, it sure was one lonesome- looking place called "Mythrial Mountain". People used to mine along of metal called "Mythrial" but since the Mythrial supply ran out, they gave up digging. When they go through the mines to get to the other side of the mountain, Mog was captured by Goblin. Goblin asked for some pence. They saw the blue crystal on Goblin's earrings and they challenge Goblin to get it. Suggested Player - Golem Suggested Ability - Dash Gained Player - Goblin After beating Goblin, Mog found a letter which simply tell us that Goblin is a Gobin Hood who steals from the rich and give it to the poor. Goblin said that he have to come along with them in order to get his blue crystal. Chocobo agree. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 05: Mind Your Manor! ..................................... 1105 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- With Goblin as a guide, Chocobo and friends came to spooky - looking forest that was called "Cursed Forest". Goblin said that alot of people who came to this place has disappeared without trace. In this forest there is "Black Manor" castle. Goblin said that no one who enters there ever came back alive. Then they enter the castle. Suddenly the door opened. Chocobo was going to investigate it followed by Goblin and Golem. Mog was get scared too and followed them too. Suggested Player - Golem Suggested Ability - Dash Gained Player - Black Magician They captured Black Magician who can't speak. Black Magician also had blue crystal too. Chocobo said that he would take Black Magician with them. Black Mage said thank you by using his own way (since he can't speak). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 06: Crystal Clear! ....................................... 1106 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chocobo and friends were getting kinda tired from all the travelling they'd done so far. Their new buddy, Black Magician, silently led them to the village of mages and magicians - "Mysidia". As they entered the village, they saw White Mage and asked her to cast "Cure" to them. White Mage had blue crystal too and she called it "Magicite". White Mage said that she'll tell the story of magicite if they win the race. Suggested Player - Golem Suggested Ability - Dash Gained Player - White Mage Then White Mage revealed the story. There are magicite shards scattered all over the world. It used to be one large magicite crystal but people kept fighting each other over it. So the founder of Mysidia, the great magician Ming-Wu broke the crystal into eight pieces. He then scattered the shards to the four winds. White Mage said that she has to join them because she has to take responsibility for telling them the story. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 07: Maybe it's something I ate ........................... 1107 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Having known the secrets of magicite crystal, they continue their journey to collect the rest of them. Chocobo and friends are tired and hungry. Then their heard stomach grumbling. It's Chubby's stomach voice. Chubby asked for food but Chocobo and friends didn't have it. Chubby even ate magicite crystal that was now in his stomach. They challenge Chubby to get it if they win. If they loose, Chubby can eat all of them. Scary isn't it? Suggested Player - Golem Suggested Ability - Dash Gained Player - Chubby Chocobo Chubby said that his stomach has been acting up a little so it won't come out for a while. Waiting for the magicite crystal to come out, Chocobo and friends decided to take Chubby with them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 08: Won't you be my lava! ................................ 1108 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Accompanied by Chubby, our company came across a creepy, crawly cavern. On the other side was a desolate wasteland - the likes of which they'd never seen before. Chubby said that there was magicite crystal in this place - Vulcan-O Valley. There's also a mighty magical monster living here. Suddenly, they heard a voice. It's Behemoth. He's also had magicite crystal. They challenge him to get it. Suggested Player - Chubby Chocobo Suggested Ability - Dash Gained Player - Behemoth After beating Behemoth, all of the magicite crystal has been gathered together. Every characters saw their magicite crystals and realized that their magicite crystals were starting to glow ... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 09: Final Fantasia ....................................... 1109 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Their crystals are starting to glow. Well, actually Mog had magicite crystal too and his crystal is starting to glow too. Black Magician suddenly can speak and said that the gate to "Fantasia" will open soon. Then you'll see a cool FMV which show you how Fantasia portal opened. Suddenly there's voice, which said, "Welcome to Fantasia - The realm of the Espers". Well, this was actually the voice of Bahamut, the King of Espers - the legendary "Beasts of Illusion". He said that he would give the final test (of course racing). Suggested Player - Chubby Chocobo Suggested Ability - Magic Plus Gained Player - Bahamut After passing the final test, Bahamut told them about the rest story. Split into eight fragments because the great magician Ming-Wu saw that it was the cause of much warfare. Fearfull of that Bahamut and Ming-Wu chose to break the crystal into pieces and scatter them through out your world. From now on their world and Final Fantasia open together so they can watch each other. After that Bahamut disappear. All of the character had happy ending. Btw, only Mog didn't get the happy ending since he thinks that he can sold the magicite crystal for some pence. Well, that's the end of Story Mode. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 10: F.F.VIII Circuit ..................................... 1110 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- As I said in above that "that's the end of Story Mode", well that's not actually end if you beat the game for the second time. After you customized your racer in Edit Parameters, the screen will display "WARNING" message with Squall is standing back. Suggested Player - Chubby Chocobo Suggested Ability - Grip-Up Gained Player - Squall As a note, the racer, which you customized has been chosen to race on this track so be careful on customizing the racer. Another note, don't return to Select Mode until you've beaten Squall. Because if you do, you have to beat the Story Mode once again just to defeat Squall. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ XII. Edit Parameters ............................................ 1200 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Edit Parameters is a very useful feature in Chocobo Racing. It lets you edit your character to build the best racer. Here I list for you what you have to do on Edit Parameters. 1. Cid and Chocobo will show your score, depending on how fast you complete the game. 2. Choose the racer and their color. 3. Well, Edit Parameters looks like this: |ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ| |ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ| |ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ| | Racer | | Racer | | Your | | Front | | Side | | Score | | Face | | Face | | | |_________| |_________| |________|PTs Max Speed |||||||||||||||||||| 20 PTs Accel. |||||||||||||||| 16 PTs Grip |||||||||||||||||||| 20 PTs Drift |||||||||||||||| 16 PTs A.G.S. ||||||||||||||||||| 18 PTs 4. Your score will be distributed into: * Max Speed - How many kph is your maximum speed. * Accel. - How fast your speed goes up. * Grip - How you go around the track without sliding. * Drift - How good you can slide with the brake button. * A.G.S - How fast your Ability Gauge's Speed goes up. 5. Choose Test Run to take your customized racer for a run on Cid's Test Track or Quit to name your character with maximal eight characters. 6. In any mode other than Story Mode, choose Slot1 or Slot2 to load your customized racer. You'll use him in the race. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ XIII. Race Track ................................................. 1300 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cid's Test Track ................................................. 1301 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Length - 0.77 mi Difficulty Level - 1/5 Suggested Player - SS Invincible, Bahamut Suggested Ability - Dash *********************** * ____ * * / \ * * | | * * | | * * | | * * _____/ | * * / | * * | | * * | | * * | | * * | | * * | = * * | | * * \ | * * \___________/ * * * *********************** This course is made by Cid. This course was created in order for test a run. This is a place where you can burst your speed in maximum easily. This course is the shortest of all the courses. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Moogle Forest .................................................... 1302 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Length - 0.84 mi Difficulty Level - 2/5 Suggested Player - SS Invincible, Bahamut Suggested Ability - Dash *********************** * ______ * * " \ * * ( \ * * ._____ \ * * ) | * * / | * * / | * * / = * * / | * * / | * * . \ * * ( | * * ŻŻŻŻŻ\ | * * \ | * * ._. * * * *********************** This course takes place on a the Moogle's homeland. With easy turns makes it easy to reach your top speed. Btw, racing on the grass will make your bike slower. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ancient Gate ................................................. 1303 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Length - 0.84 mi Difficulty Level - 2/5 Suggested Player - Bahamut, Squall Suggested Ability - Dash *********************** * _____ * * / | * * | |_____ * * | | * * | __| * * | | | * * | | | * * | |_| * * | | * * \ \___ * * | | * * | | * * \ / * * | = * * \ _ | * * * *********************** This course takes place on the ruins of the roads on the old village gate. This is a place where the speed and grip takes an important role. There are several hard turns, which can cause you bump into the walls. If you see two paths, be sure to choose the right path. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mythril Mines .................................................... 1304 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Length - 1.03 mi Difficulty Level - 2/5 Suggested Player - Bahamut, Squall Suggested Ability - Dash *********************** * * * .". * * \ \______ * * \ \ * * ( |\ * * ) | | * * ( \| * * \ | * * | = * * | _| * * |\ (_ * * | \ | * * \ \ / * * \ \ / * * ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ * * * *********************** This course takes place on the cart track, which is used to carry the Mythril. When you're in subway, be prepare to bump. Btw, try to take the shortcut path which is can be seen on the map. --= Shortcut =-- When you're about to enter the cave stick to the left side, you'll see an opening and go down it, there is no magic stones but its better and faster. (Thx to K00LGuy415@aol.com) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Black Manor .................................................. 1305 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Length - 1.17 mi Difficulty Level - 3/5 Suggested Player - Chubby Chocobo Suggested Ability - Dash *********************** * __ * * _. ._ * * | | * * ____| | * * | | * * |/ŻŻ\ | * * ( ) | * * |\__/ | * * \___ | * * | ( * * | ) * * | ( * * = | * * | | * * \. ./ * * ŻŻ * *********************** This course takes place on the Black Magician castle. Be sure to have a character with a great speed and good grip. Be careful in the end of the path, if you aren't careful enough you can fall off. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Floating Gardens ................................................. 1306 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Length - 1.17 mi Difficulty Level - 3/5 Suggested Player - Chubby Chocobo Suggested Ability - Dash *********************** * * * * * * * .". * * __/ / * * .( \ * * / \) \ * * ) / * * | / * * = (__ * * | . . \ * * / / \ / \ .\ * * \_/ . . \." * * " * * * * * *********************** This course takes place on the sky on which the ancestors of Mysidia built hanging garden. Just speeds your bike up since bumping in this are won't make you fall off. Be sure to choose a character with a great speed and good grip. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gingerbread Land ................................................. 1307 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Length - 1.55 mi Difficulty Level - 4/5 Suggested Player - Chubby Chocobo Suggested Ability - Dash *********************** * * * * * * * _______ * * __/ \ \ * * ( \ / /Ż) * * ŻŻ\ \/ | | . * * | |__| \/ \ * * = /\ / * * | / " * * | . / * * | | | <Ż) * * " \_/ Ż * * * * * * * *********************** As we see the place, we can know whom the hell the character behind it. The character must be really greedy. With many medium turns, you should prepare your character with a great grip. Gingerbread Land is one of the longest courses. --= Shortcut =-- When you reach the break in the course, before it, turn right there you will be able to go past others but you have to be fast enough to move across a steep angled course. (Thx to K00LGuy415@aol.com) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Vulcan-O Valley .................................................. 1308 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Length - 1.46 mi Difficulty Level - 4/5 Suggested Player - Chubby Chocobo Suggested Ability - Dash *********************** * * * _ _ * * | | / ) * * / | |(__ * * / | | )_ * * \ | | (/ ) * * \ |_| / * * / ____ | * * / / ) | _ * * \ | / \./ ) * * \ = | / * * | | | /\./ * * | | | \ * * |_| |_/ * * * * * *********************** This course takes place on the volcano area so there must be many lava. You should have to watch carefully on the sign. If you see it just make a big skid. Grip takes an important role here. Use Dash ability or Haste stone wisely or you'll fall off. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Fantasia ......................................................... 1309 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Length - 1.63 mi Difficulty Level - 5/5 Suggested Player - Chubby Chocobo Suggested Ability - Magic Plus *********************** * * * * * * * ______ _ * * ( <_) * * . \ <_) * * \ \_) | * * \ = * * | |ŻŻŻŻŻ| | * * / | |Ż| |_| * * \ \_| |__| * * \____ __) * * ____) / * * (_____/ * * * * * * * *********************** A character with great grip is a must in this course. There's a shortcut here but I suggest that you're not going to take it. Also use Haste stone only when you're in the tunnel. When you get Ultima stone, charge it up using your Magic Plus then use it to zap the opponents. --= Shortcut =-- I found it by accident (by falling off) ... its by the "sharpest hairpin" in the upper left corner of the course. (Thx to Andrew Wong ). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- F.F.VIII Circuit ................................................. 1310 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Length - 1.46 mi Difficulty Level - 5/5 Suggested Player - Chubby Chocobo Suggested Ability - Grip-Up *********************** * * * * * .. * * ( ) * * || ____ * * __|| | \ * * (__ " \ * * \ | * * _ = ___| * * | \/\/|_| |_ * * ŻŻ\/|_ . __| * * \-| |_| * * | | * * " * * * * * *********************** This course has a long track with many hard turns. Pressing brake and a character with great grip is required in this course. Grip-Up ability will help a lot here. There is a shortcut in this course. Be sure to take it. --= Shortcut =-- On the big turn in the middle of the course, there is a very small area which is very hard to get into unless you keep bumping into the right side. (Thx to K00LGuy415@aol.com) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ XIV. Secrets .................................................... 1400 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hidden Characters & Tracks ....................................... 1401 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Each time you complete the Story Mode you've got new character and track. There are ten hidden characters and two hidden tracks. These hidden characters apply on all of mode except for Story Mode. But these hidden tracks apply on all of mode. Here are the list of the characters with how many times you've to complete the Story Mode: Bahamut - one time. Squall - two times. Cid's Tank - three times. Highlight Squall, hold L1. Mumba - four times. Highlight Squall, hold L2. Cloud - five times. Highlight Squall, hold R1. Cactuar - six times. Highlight Squall, hold R2. Aya - seven times. Highlight Squall, hold L1+L2. Classic Chocobo - eight times. Highlight Squall, hold R1+R2. SS Invincible - nine times. Highlight Squall, hold L1+R1. Jack - ten times. Highlight Squall, hold L2+R2. Here are the list of the tracks with how many times you've to complete the Story Mode: Fantasia - one time. F.F.VIII Circuit - two times. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Grand Prix Secrets ............................................... 1402 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Complete Story Mode twice. Now, you should have "Fantasia" and "F.F.VIII Circuit" track along with Bahamut and Squall. You should have customized your racer in "Edit Parameters". Btw I suggest that you choose to customize Chubby Chocobo. Don't use the point too much in acceleration and drift if your point hasn't reached 100. Now, choose One Player and choose Slotx (x indicate 1 or 2). Select Chubby on the list. Now, select 4 tracks on your own. Each time you finish 1st on 8 tracks excluding F.F.VIII Circuit and Fantasia, you've got a new classes. Here they are: Chocobo Class - beginner difficulty. Behemoth Class - intermediate difficulty. Bahamut Class - advance difficulty. The higher difficulties cause your cart to go faster. (Thx to Andrew Wong ) After you finish 1st on 8 tracks excluding F.F.VIII Circuit and Fantasia in Bahamut class, you've got Mirror Mode on Options. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sound Room Secrets ............................................... 1403 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Each time you gained a new music or sound, you can hear it on Sound Room in the Options. The easiest way to collect the music or sound is on Story Mode. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Movie Secrets .................................................... 1404 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Each time you gained a new FMV or clip, you can see it on Movie in the Options. You have to collect FMV on Story Mode to get "Ending" and "Fantasia" FMV. Beat Grand Prix with every character to get their winning clip except for hidden and customized racer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Get 100 Points on Story Mode ..................................... 1405 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, at last I knew the way to get the points in Story Mode. That is on our time, which we spend to complete the Story Mode. In order to get 100 points you should beat the time, which is listed below: Cid's Test Track - 01:16 Moogle Forest - 01:19 The Ancient Gate - 01:28 Mythril Mines - 01:30 The Black Manor - 02:00 Floating Gardens - 02:05 Gingerbread Land - 02:40 Vulcan-O Valley - 02:50 Fantasia - 03:15 I've found the more exact time from Rob Ledrich' FAQ. (Credit goes to Rob Ledrich ). The hardest time to get here is in Fantasia track since if you fall off two times then you'll be likely fail to achieve that time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Miscellanous Secrets ............................................. 1406 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- a. In certain track there is a shortcut so be sure to use it in order to save your time. b. When you see something jump from the right to left of you that means that one of the racer is using their Mug ability so use your magic stone quickly before they get it. c. Every racer has their own advantage to use on different track so be sure to choose the right racer on the right track. d. The computer WILL let you cast level 3 spells ... it's just that if that %#^$@ Goblin is racing, he is just very likely to use Mug and steal it away. But you should not worry if he's not racing ... (Thx to Andrew Wong ) e. If you take the lead, don't grab Fire stone since it will only hit the enemy in front of you not behind you. As of Thunderbolts and Curse stones will hit the second-place target instead. That means you're twice as likely to get hit when you're in second, which is a bad position ... (Thx to Andrew Wong ) f. If you get Haste stone which cast Haste you should use it instead of waiting for levelling it up since the time of using Haste three times is better than level 3 Haste. g. Pressing brakes in this game is not prohibitable so be sure to use it on the track with many hard turns. It is also practically necessary to control the SS Invincible, even on the Cid's Test Track! (Thx to Andrew Wong ) h. Before the start of the race hold up + square, you'll speed past the other racers. I prefer pressing X right when the race starts, but it's your own preference ... (Thx to Andrew Wong ) i. When you spin out quickly press square which will give you a boost, yet it is a random move, you can go backwards. (Thx to K00LGuy415 @aol.com) j. To make somewhat sharp turns, hit the brake button once and turn while keeping the gas held down. For very sharp turns, tap the brake button two or three times and you'll turn very quickly. k. If you have a Dual Shock pad, use the analog controllers. They're really much better than the normal controller. l. In Story Mode, your object is to beat the "gained player". So eventhough you are on 3rd position but if the "gained player" position is below you (for eg. 4th, 5th and so on), you'll win. m. Turning on the P1 Handicap or P2 Handicap (in the Options) will make the racer moves considerably faster. (Thx to Andrew Wong ) Well, that's all folks ... _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ XV. Frequently Asked Questions ................................. 1500 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Q: I see that your grammar isn't good. A: Honestly speaking, I realized that my grammar is bad. That's because English is not my mother language. But as long as you can understand what I try to say that's OK, right? Q: What other FAQs that you have written? A: Check out my contributor recognition page at: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/5731.html Q: I'm glad you wrote this FAQ for I was having trouble with the game. I wish to print out the guide to help me through the game when I get stuck. Since you asked that I ask permission first, that is what I am doing. A: Permission is granted as long as you don't use it for any profitable purposes. Q: What is the meaning of "=" on the maps in Race Track section? A: It's a checkpoint. Q: You said that you have to get certain time in Story Mode in order to get 100 points. How the hell you get all those times? A: Try to turn on the Handicap P1 in Options to make your bike go faster. (Thx to Andrew Wong ) Q: Can you like tell which racer and which ability you used to get 100 points in Story Mode? A: I've described it in Story Mode Walkthrough section. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ XVI. GameShark .................................................. 1600 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ All of these codes come from the Game Shark Code Creator's Club: http://www.cmgsccc.com/ These codes was made and tested on GameShark v3.2. 1J Joker Command D007B120 ???? 01 Max Stats in Edit Mode D007B120 0100 (Press Select) 8008D75A 6363 D007B120 0100 8008D75C 6363 D007B120 0100 3008D75E 6363 02 Have All Crowns and Classes 801E9290 FFFF 801E9292 FFFF 03 Enable All Music 801E9294 FFFF 801E9296 FFFF 04 Enable All Movies 801E9298 FFFF 05 Enable All Characters and Tracks 801E929C FFFF 300AF04F 0008 06 Time is 00:00:00 8008C028 2400 07 99 Points in Grand Prix Mode 8008C028 0063 08 Quick Finish in Story Mode D007B120 0100 (Press Select to Finish the race) 30105848 0004 D007B120 0100 30105378 0004 D007B120 0100 300FEAD8 0004 D007B120 0100 30OFBC68 0004 D007B120 0100 300FE560 0004 D007B120 0100 30OE3C80 0004 D007B120 0100 30ODF9C0 0004 D007B120 0100 30ODD028 0004 D007B120 0100 30OE5AB8 0004 D007B120 0100 30OE9DD8 0004 D007B120 0100 30OEA510 0004 D007B120 0100 30OE0568 0004 D007B120 0100 30OEB2F8 0004 D007B120 0100 30OE0470 0004 09 Character Modifier 300AF05E 00?? Quantity Digits to Accompany Character Modifier Code 00 - Slot 1 06 - Squall (Hidden Character) 01 - Slot 2 07 - White Mage 02 - Bahamut (Hidden Character) 08 - Goblin 03 - Chubby Chocobo 09 - Chocobo 04 - Behemoth 0A - Mog 05 - Golem 0B - Black Magician NOTE: I won't bear any responsibilities for the use of these codes. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ XVII. Credits .................................................... 1800 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Appears in alphabetical order: Agus Ngadiman - Thx for giving me "PSX CD" as a gift. - Thx for being a good friend of mine. Al Amaloo - The webmaster of www.gameadvice.com. - For his dedication and hard work to www.gameadvice.com. - Thanks for hosting all of my FAQs. - Thx for asking my permission to host my very 1st FAQ in the 1st place. Andrew Wong - The major contributor of this FAQ. - Thx for sending me lots of corrections and contributions. - I can't say enough thx to you. Benny - Thx for introducing me GameFAQs. - Thx for accompanying me buy this game. - Thx for being a good friend of mine. - Thx alot pal for giving me a printed walkthrough. Benson - Thx for providing me a "transportation" to school. - Thx for being a good friend of mine. Brett "Nemesis" Franklin - Thx for inspiring me on making the maps on Race Track section. - Be sure to check his page at: http://faqdomain.cjb.net chocobo, CloudX K.G., Hadrian "Blues" Hawell, tharkun - Thx for contributing secrets and tips about Chocobo Racing on GameSages. - Sorry for grouping all of your name but that just to decrease my FAQ length. Charles MacDonald - Thx for some parts of the Disclaimer. Christian Wirth - The webmaster of www.psxcodez.com. - Thx for hosting all of my PlayStation FAQs. Dan Simpson - Thx for some parts of Author's Note section. Dingo Jellybean - Thx for some parts of my previous Author's Note section. GameSages - For providing me some secrets and tips about Chocobo Racing. - Be sure to check their page at: http://www.gamesages.com Handhy Perayoga - Thx for being a good friend of mine. - Thx for helping me on my exams. Henry Julianto - Thx for being a good friend of mine. - Thx for lending me some of his "PSX CD". Jeff "CJayC" Veasey - The webmaster of www.gamefaqs.com. - For his dedication and hard work to www.gamefaqs.com. - Big thanks for hosting all of my FAQs. Jim Chamberlin - Thx for some parts of Author's Note section. Joe VanPelt - Thx a bunch for your "Chocobo Racing Guide" [J] FAQ. - Thx for some secrets about Chocobo Racing. - I considered him as a half author on this FAQ. K00LGuy415@aol.com - Thx for some shortcuts and driving tip. Moises Baez - Thx a bunch for your "Crash Team Racing" FAQ. - Why haven't you updated your FAQ? My Brother - Thx for buying PlayStation for me. - Thx for donating me some money to buy "PSX CD". My Father and My Mother - Thx for their patience. - Thx for growing me up. Rob Ledrich - Thx for the more exact time on getting 100 points in Story Mode. - Be sure to read his FAQ for the Chocobo Racing secrets. Scott Ong - Thx for some parts of the disclaimer. - Thx for some parts of the email policy. - Thx for the searching method. - Be sure to check his page at: http://members.xoom.com/scottong SquareSoft - For making this incredible game. - For providing me with some of the racer quotes and datas. - Be sure to visit their page at: http://www.squaresoft.com Whoever on creating MS Word. - Thx a bunch for helping me check the grammar and spelling of this FAQ. Whoever on creating WordPad. Whoever on ISTP, you know me right? Whoever on reading this FAQ. Whoever on translating it into English. Yee Seng Fu - Thx for inspiring me on making this FAQ. - Be sure to check his page at: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Portal/7933/ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ --==END OF DOCUMENT==-- ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ