Glitch Secrets for FF3

By RabiteMan

There are many ways to glitch your game. The most common way is to have Relm sketch various monsters. When your game glitches, many things can happen. You may end up with lots of items, new characters, special powers, or an erased game. So it's risky.

To glitch your game, try doing these things
Call Palidor, then Sketch a monster
Sketch a vanished Gobbldegak or Dark Wind (these guys work -- other monsters may cause damage to your saved games)
Have Gogo sketch the Storm Drgn
Have Relm sketch while she is muddled
Sketch a Chaos Drgn in the Phoenix Cave
The best way, I have found, to glitch the game is the following method: Bring a party of four, including Relm and Gau, to the Veldt and properly equip them. Have Gau Leap a monster, and wait for him to return. Right after the last monster is destroyed, he will spin around, then say something. Be ready with Relm to Sketch Gau while he spins around, before he can say anything. When the message box disappears, you must tell Relm to Sketch him again. When she Sketches, the game will glitch. This glitch will add these items to your inventory (you have to "Arrange" to see them all):
256 Anitdotes, 2773 Dirks (No joke! I counted!), 256 Swordbreakers, 256 Imperials, 112 Scimitars, 256 Flame Sabres, 256 Magus Rods, 256 Poison Rods, 111 Rainbow Brushes, 256 Iron Helmets, 256 Tao Robes, 178 Power Sashes, 240 AutoCrossbows, 256 Gem Boxes, 256 Zephyr Capes, 28 Tintinabars, 24 Sprint Shoes, and 143 Economizers. Not bad! Also with this glitch, Gau will end up equipped with a Fenix Down as his weapon. I have noticed no side effects to this glitch.
Another sure way to glitch: Take a party (including Relm) to the Triangle Island in the World of Balance. Walk around and you will eventually meet the Intangir. Use the X or Y button to switch members so that nobody does anything until Relm Sketches. After she Sketches, the game usually freezes up. I have, by some luck, managed to escape the battle. The effects were astounding -- I received no extra items in my inventory, but all four of my party members permanently have MagiTek Armor (some can still Fight!). My top member always looks different -- like some character left out of the game. My bottom member (who was Strago) gained the power of Interceptor. There was always a clock stuck on 16:03 in the corner. Some of the enemies looked like M-Tek Armor. However, the game became highly unstable. My game would freeze up at any time during battle, and I couldn't go into any towns without being trapped there forever.
Have Relm, Gau, and two others in your party. Walk around the outside of Jidoor until you encounter 3 Crawlies. Have Gau use the Behemoth rage (Behemoth found on the Floating Continent), and he should cast Meteor. This has to be before you raise a ton of levels, found any characters after strago, and recieved any magicite that teaches you the high level spells. (So you are basically very weak.) Have Relm sketch the far back crawly, and the screen should go weird. Among the spells you have listed are Fire, many times, Hyperdrive, and Quasar. You should also see General Leo in your party.
Try sketching monsters in the Phoenix Cave, such as the Chaos Dragon. Also try sketching the Brainpan, found on the Floating Continent.
If none of these things work, maybe your game is "unglitched", meaning you cannot glitch FF3 with your game pak.
If you glitch successfully, any of the following might happen:
Character status is slightly changed -- some party members have 9999 HP, some have 0 but are still alive, etc.)
Inventory gets screwed up (you might have hundreds of certain items, or no items at all)
You get a secret item (there are rumors about "Leaves" and "Flags")
Screen flips out (sprites turn into error garbage, blank screen)
People shapeshift (Edgar might turn into Leo, Celes into a Moogle, Locke into a merchant)
You get weird spells (multiple spells, Lore spells, and enemy spells)
Loss of control (buttons stop working)
Plus, other effects
Usually a glitch will only last one battle. After that, the game might freeze up, or your party might die unexplainably. If the glitch lasts, and you got something cool out of it, you're very lucky. Just hope it doesn't erase your games (it's not that common).
In your inventory, there may be items which it appears you have 0 of. Actually, you have 256 of them. And various two-digit numbers usually mean over 100 of an item. It may say "36", but you may really have 136 or 236. Try selling items at the store to see how many you have. You can never have more than 256 of an item in one slot.
Another glitch in the game: When you get Terra back from Zozo, bring her to Narshe. Instead of speaking with the guard, go to the secret door in the rock to the left. The game will freeze up.
Go to Narshe in the World of Ruin and fight some Test Riders. On every attack, have someone cast Vanish, then have Relm Sketch. Once in a while, after several tries, you can get the game to glitch. Run away when you notice glitch effects and you might have some kewl items!
When you equip Relm or Strago with the MoogleSuit, he or she will look like a Moogle in combat. This seems like a glitch, but it is normal. The suit just changes the wearer's appearance.

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