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We have been pretty consistent each week with our casts, so things are better than they were with actual live broadcasting on our channel.  Again, we do put our personal lives ahead of this so if stuff comes up we really can’t stream.

Today we also did our very first dual cast stream.  Basically me and AN7 streamed Final Fantasy VII at the same time and it turned out to be a huge success.  Got lots of good feedback from everyone.  We hope to do it more often!!!

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicals **
Final Fantasy I/1 **
Final Fantasy II/4 **
Final Fantasy V/5 **
Final Fantasy III/6**
Final Fantasy VII/7**
Final Fantasy VIII/8 **
Final Fantasy IX/9 **
Final Fantasy X/10 **
Final Fantasy X-2/10-2 **
Final Fantasy Tactics **
Zelda – Link To The Past **
Zelda – Links Awakening**
Zelda – Majoras Mask**
Zelda – Minish Cap**
Zelda – Ocarana Of Time**
Zelda – Oracle of the Seasons**
Zelda – Twilight Princess**
Zelda – Windwaker**
Zelda1
Zelda2

A Boy And His Blog

Addams Family

007: Agent Under Fire

Alien Soldier

Altered Beast

Amagon

Arcomage-Destruction

Art of Fighting

Assassins Creed II(French)

Astyanax

Back To The Future

BanjoKazooie

Batman And Robin

Batman

Batman Arkham Asylum

Battletoads and Double Dragon

Battletoads

Bayou Billy

Beavis and Butthead

Beyond Good and Evil

BioShock

Blaster Master

Borderlands

Braid

Bubble Bobble

Bugs Bunny

Castle Crashers

Castle Quest

Castlevania Rondo Of Blood

Castlevania

Castlevania 2

Castlevania 3

Castlevania 4

Castlevania AoS

Castlevania CoD

Castlevania CotM

Castlevania DoS

Castlevania Dracula X Chronicals

Castlevania LoI

Castlevania SotN

Chrono Trigger

Chuck Rock

Clue

Cobra Triangle

Comix Zone

Condemned

Contra Hard Corps

Contra

Contra 3

Contra SS

Crysis Warhead

Crystalis

Dark Castle

Deadly Towers

Demons Crest

Demons Souls

DeusEx

Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry 3

Devil May Cry 4

Diablo

Diablo 2

Dino Crisis

Dino Crisis 2

Disney’s Alladin

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong 64

Donkey Kong Country Returns

Donkey Kong Jr

Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country 2

Donkey Kong Country 3

Doom 2

Doom 3

Doom 3 ROE

Double Dragon 2

Dragons Lair

Dragon Warrior

Duck Tales

Duck Tales 2

Duke Nukem 3d

Dungeon Siege

Dynamite Headdy

Earthbound

Ecco The Dolphin

Fable

Fallout

Fallout 2

Fallout 3

Faxanadu

FEAR

Final Fight 3

Final Fight Alpha

Final Fantasy Legend

Friday the 13th

Ghosts and Goblins

GI Joe

GI Joe AF

God of War

God of War 2

Golden Axe

Golden Eye (N64)

Goonies 2

Grand Theft Auto VC

Grand Theft Auto 3

Grand Theft Auto 4

Grand Theft Auto SA

Gunstar Heroes

Gunstar Super Heroes

Half Life

Half Life Blue Shift

Half Life Opposing Force

Half Life 2

Half Minute Hero

Halo (legendary)

Halo 2

Heavy Rain

Hitman 2

Hitman Blood Money

Hitman

Home Alone

Hulk

I Wanna Be The Guy

Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade

Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom

Inspector Gadget (TAS)

Isolated Warrior

Jackal

Jaws

Jedi Knight

Joe And Mac

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park 2

Kid Icarus

Kid Nikki

Kingdom Hearts 2

King Kong 2

Kings Knight

Kirby Dreamland

Kirby 64

Kirbys Adventure

Kirbys Avalanche

Kirby Super Star

Kung Fu

Left 4 Dead

Legacy of the Wizard
Legendary Axe

Lego Star Wars

Luigis Mansion

Magician Lord

Mario

Mario 2

Mario 3

Mario 64 16 Stars

Mario Kaizo

Mario Kart

Mario Lost Levels

Mario Party 64

Mario Sunshine

Mario RPG

Marvel Super Heroes

Max Payne

Max Payne 2

Megaman

Megaman(GB)

Megaman 2(GB)

Megaman 2(NES)

Megaman 3

Megaman 4

Megaman 5

Megaman 6

Megaman 7

Megaman 8

Megaman 9

Megaman Legends

Megaman Powered Up

Megaman X

Megaman X2

Megaman X3

Megaman X4

Megaman X5

Megaman X6

Megaman X8

Megaman Command Mission

Megaman Zero

Megaman Zero2

Merry Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid 2

Metal Gear Solid 3

Metal Gear Solid TTS

Metal Slug

Metal Slug 3

Metal Slug 4

Metal Slug 5

Metal Slug X

Metroid

Metroid 2

Metroid Echoes

Metroid Fusion

Metroid Prime

Metroid ZM

Metroid ZM(GB)

Mike Tyson’s Punch Out

Myst

Mortal Kombat 64 (TAS)

Nikujin

Ninja Gaiden

Ninja gaiden 2

Ninja Gaiden 3

Ninja Crusaders

Ninja Gaiden Black

Pain Killer

Paper Boy

Phantasy Start Online

Pitfall

Pitfall 2

Pokemon Blue

Pokemon Red

Popful Mail

Portal

Power Blade

Predator 2

Prey

Prince of Persia WW

Prince of Persia SoT

Prince of Persia TTT

Psychonauts

Punch Out

Quackshot

Quake

Red Faction

Ren and Stimpy

Rescue Rangers

Resident Evil

Resident Evil Biohazard

Resident Evil Dead Aim

Resident Evil 0

Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 3

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil Remake

Resident Evil Survivor

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Rise of Nations

River City Ransom

Robowarrior

Rock Man Zero

Rocket Knight Adventures

Roger Rabbit

Rosenkreuzstilette

Secret of Mana

Shadow of the Collossus

Silent Hill

Silent Hill 2

Silent Hill 3

Silver Surfer

Simpsons Bart Vs Space Mutants (TAS)

Snake Rattle N Roll

Snakes Revenge

Solstice

Sonic

Sonic 2

Sonic 3

Sonic 4 Ep1

Sonic Advance 3

Sonic Adventure 2

Sonic Adventure 2 Dark

Sonic Adventure DX

Sonic Heroes

Spelunky

Splinter Cell CT

Splinter Cell PT

Splinter Cell

Spyro

Star Fox Assault

Star Fox

Star Fox 64

Star Tropics

Streets of Rage

Streets of Rage 2

Strider

Super Mario 64(TAS)

Super Mario Kart

Super Mario Land

Super Mario Land 2

Super Mario Wii

Super Metroid

Super Punch Out

Super Smash Bros Melee

Super StarWars

Super Street Fighter 2

Super C

Super Dodgeball
Super Double Dragon

Super Ghouls N Ghosts

Superman

Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo

Tag the Power of Paint

Tatsunoka Vs Capcom

TMNT

TMNT 2

TMNT 3

TMNT 4

Tetris Attack

The Legend of Kage

The Bouncer

Three Stooges

Tiger Woods 2010

Tom and Jerry

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider 3

Tony Hawk 3

Tony Hawk Underground 2

Top Gun

Toy Story

Turok 64

UN Squadron(TAS)

Vectorman

Vice Project Doom

Wario Land

We Love Katamari

Werewolf

Wizards and Warriors

Wizards and Warriors 2

X-Men Mutant Apocalypse

Xardio

Zelda: Majors Mask

Zen Inter Galactic Ninja

Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Zone of the Enders

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Dream Com Productions:

Dream Com Productions is a company and venture that’s been in formation for years, but is just now becoming a reality. Ideally our ultimate goal is to become an in-store endeavor that sells games, anime, manga, etc, and also has a LAN center and gaming lounge. The way gaming stores like Gamestop and Best Buy work these days is you come in, you get hassled about what you’re looking at, and then it’s pretty much “buy something or get out.” With DCP we want to make a place that’s a haven for gamers and fans of our culture. They can come in, play games, relax, talk with all of us, and interact in a social environment. We also look to give back to the community, and to use gaming’s broad audience and resources to do fundraisers for those in need, charities, organizations etc.

I’ve been a competitive gamer for about 6 years, and started out playing Halo for the Xbox. When I got into competitive gaming that’s really when I kind of fell in love with the gaming community because when you go to events our tournaments, its not just immature people trash-talking, there’s a lot of socializing, and people meet new friends, possibly even love interests. On the surface it seems like you’re just going to this tournament with a bunch of “nerds”, playing a game and being anti-social, but the tournament attendance for video games is almost double most people’s graduating class in high school…nothing anti-social about that!

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PlayOnline.com Keyword: BEATRX1

In my opinion the battle wasn’t really that tough.  I just equipped my strongest weapons and made sure to get slow on her as soon as I could.  I also used Freya’s Reis’s Wind and had Vivi belt her with Thundara and Blizzara.  To add to all of that I also made sure to use Quina’s Mighty Guard ability to help during the fight.  Other than all of that I just kept stealing till I got all the items I wanted and then just went at her.  Unfortunately you don’t get to kill this enemy and she gets to straight up OWN your party and put everyone down to 1hp by the time she escapes the battle, but don’t worry you get to fight her again!

So after Beatrix wuss’s out and runs away you are given control of Steiner and Dagger at Summit Station.  As you explore the area talk to as many people as you can because some give you some good info and others even give you stuff.  Once you feel like moving on talk to the attendant and you should hear some familiar voice outside.

Following the sounds of the voice you will find that Cinna and Marcus are back.  Unfortunately you have to deal with the annoying Steiner at this point to really be able to talk to them.  So tell Steiner to shut the hell up and then follow Marcus onboard the car to Alexandria.

Not to long after you get onboard are you faced yet again with the Black Waltz No.3.  This time though the Waltz is in total kill mode and doesn’t even respond to anything Dagger questions it about.  Again this battle is pretty simple with the right tools.  Just give your team your strongest weapons and have Steiner focus on his physical attacks and Marcus stealing and Dagger for protection spells/healing.  Be careful not to kill this guy to quick (1292HP) as he does have 2 items to steal which are a Lightning Staff, if you missed in Burmecia, and a Steepled Hat.  (Sorry no video on this one, I didn’t make the highlight in time before the cast got deleted!)

After the battle you load back up on the car and head out to a quiet little place where you can stock up on items even find some chests.   Once you have explored the area throughly, go to the gate and show the guards your pass and continue on to Bentini Heights.

PlayOnline.com Keyword:  APUP1

Now on your way to Treno you could make a little pit stop somewhere else and get some extra stuff…though it is your decision on if you want to or not.  If you choose to go this route look for a cavern behind a long stretch of forest to the southeast of Treno.

PlayOnline.com Keyword:  STELLA2

This area is called Quan’s Dwelling, which is a good place for resting and also leveling up if you need it.  There is even a very interesting piece of writing on the wall that involves Vivi, so be sure to check it out!  So once your done here head back the way you came to Treno.

PlayOnline.com Keyword:  ATES1
PlayOnline.com Keyword:  SAVGIL1
PlayOnline.com Keyword:  STELLA3
PlayOnline.com Keyword:  PWRBLT1
PlayOnline.com Keyword:  STELLA4

So now that your in Treno I advise you to look around play some cards and def give the fountain some of your time and money. If you have been collecting the Stellazzios you will find the Queen of Treno here that accepts them and gives you items for each one you give her.

PlayOnline.com Keyword:  GRIFF1
PlayOnline.com Keyword:  AUCTN1
PlayOnline.com Keyword:  STELLA7

Also there is a optional boss, when you enter the door near the moogle there is a Griffin in a pit. I took on this boss just to see how well I would do and it was pretty easy. I was able to really kick its a$$ due to the fact that I turned in like 5 stellas was able to get the blood sword, which made Steiner ridiculously strong against this guy. So if you are sure you will win this fight go ahead and take him on.

Now Treno also offers another perk to this place and that is the auction. The auction has some pretty nice items in it, but I advise you make some decent Gil before you start bidding. Check out the keyword link above for more info on this.

So after all the games and running around you now get back to the quest for the Supersoft. This is actually pretty easy to get, just follow the storyline and you’ll have it in no time.

So after you meet with Dr. Tot and get the Supersoft and go down the hole you will then have to activate an insect driven automobile to take you to the next area. This is pretty simple as all you have to do is go to the right hit the activator and then go back to the left and hit the feed lever. Once you get on the insect you will eventually run into a boss fight.

PlayOnline.com Keyword:  RALV1

Ralvurahava, the gigantic worm you run into, isn’t really that tough of a fight either, but there are times when it can get annoying. So what I did was made sure everyone who had antibody had it equipped. I also made sure to cast protect on my party members and also had Marcus constantly stealing. After that just have your party beat on this boss until it either dies or leaves the fight.

After the boss fight you then get control of Zidane and the other party members in Burmecia. After all the dialog head to the big sandstorm and begin your climb up the trunk.

PlayOnline.com Keyword:  KUPNUT1
PlayOnline.com Keyword:  ITMS1

Before you actually start moving your way up the trunk be sure to equip your characters with your strongest weapons and maybe even give some of your characters some Desert Boots. Also once you start your way up the truck LOOK EVERYWHERE there are items all over the place!

Everything in this part of the game is pretty straight forward…but there is one area that you would want to pay attention to and that is when you get to a ledge where you can put your hand in a hole, do so. This will fill the area up with sand and allow you to access the chest on the branches above later on. Also, when you enter the room with the quicksand be sure to have your joystick pointed in the direction you want to get out while your hitting the X button so you jump out in that direction.

PlayOnline.com Keyword:  ITMS3
PlayOnline.com Keyword:  ANTL1
PlayOnline.com Keyword:  FREYA1
PlayOnline.com Keyword:  ITMS4

So once you have covered all you can in the trunk you will eventually end up in the Cleyra Settlement.  It really doesn’t hurt to do the walkthrough of the settlement that way you are kind of given a heads up as to where things are at.  Also, like I have said before, LOOK EVERYWHERE there are items all throughout the place.  Once you feel you have found all the items talk to the guards at the cathedral and you will learn of a giant creature attacking a child, so you must run down to the beginning and go right to see the Antlion sitting in the quicksand.

The Antlion fight wasn’t really that hard but there were also a couple annoying things about it just like the others.  What I did was equip some Desert Boots, kept Freya’s Reis’s Wind up, had Vivi use Blizzara and everything else was standard stealing and just physical attacks.  I wanted to keep stealing to get the Gold Helm, but I was getting tired of the upkeep on my characters so I figured I would just get through the fight and get that item later in the game.

Antlion will eventually die and the invasion of Cleyra will begin.  Freya is now your party leader, and I would advise running to save first and go up to the cathedral for a nice item. Then head down to the bottom of the trunk taking as few side paths as possible.  Eventually Puck will come out and redirect the party back up to the settlement.

Now this part can be a little tricky, in my opinion it is really only important if you want the items from the people you save.  If you could care less then just go through it is fast as you can and don’t even think about the selections.  If you do care about who you save you do get some interesting items from the survivors, so here is the way to do it to get everyone to survive:

• At the very beginning tell the Oracles to head right
• Outside the Inn tell Dan’s family to go left
• Tell family to follow over the bridge

After you take care of all the soldiers you end up back at the Cathedral where General Beatrix will be waiting.  Be sure to talk to all the survivors for the extra items I mentioned above.  Also be sure to save, just in case the next battle is to much for you.

Outside of the Cathedral General Beatrix is waiting for you again and this fight can be a little more annoying than the first so be sure to throw slow on her as quick as possible.  I also used Mighty Guard, Freya’s Reis’s Wind to help with healing and stole from her as much as possible.  Vivi’s Blizzara spell packs quite a punch on her also, but don’t do it to much or you will miss out on some of the items you could steal.

After you beat her to a pulp she again drains your party down to 1hp and runs off, which is pretty annoying.  The only good thing about this is that I am looking forward to the final match with her.

So Beatrix eventually escapes with the help of the Queen’s black mages and the group is somehow allowed to follow her.  I either missed some dialog or I am totally confused on why these mages just stand there and let the party jump on board, but anyways you end up on the Queen’s airship where you get to watch to most kick a$$ cut-scene so far in the game.

That was a pretty kick a$$ scene wasn’t it :).

More to come in my next post.

I went into this battle knowing that I was going to try and steal all of his items: Steepled Hat, Linen Cuirass and the Silver Gloves (PlayOnline Keyword:  BWALTZ3).  But stealing was more cumbersome than I thought it would be.  After about 7-9 attempts I finally gave up, but after my next attack didn’t kill him I decided to try again and I ended up getting the silver gloves (See video below to see the fight).

Once Black Waltz 3 is dealt with a pretty cool chase scene kicks in.  It shows how much Black Waltz’s power is consuming him and it eventually drives him crazy.   After the group escapes the crazy Black Waltz its on to Lindlum, home of Princess Garnet’s Uncle (Cid).

You will quickly find out just how big Lindblum is, with air cabs to take you to different districts and vendors all over in the business district, this place becomes a nice place for purchasing weapons/items for future events coming up.

Apon entering the castle you are instructed to go meet with Cid and catch up on why everything is going the way it is.

**** SPOILER ALERT *****

Turns out Cid wanted to kidnap Princess Garnet and that is why Zidane and his group were sent there in the first place, but lucky for them the Princess wanted to be kidnapped.

**** SPOILER ALERT *****

So after catching up with Cid you are allowed to free roam the city.  I advise anyone who plays this game to hit up the vendors and the synth shop (PlayOnline Keyword:  TORRES1).  Lots of stuff in this city that will help you with upcoming events.  Check all the building and if you don’t have enough of one item there is definitely someone around who sells it.  Also be sure you check out the pub, you have an old friend you need to catch up with.

After all your running around and you end up in the Theater District there is a chance for you to get some rather interesting items.  The weirdest item that I really have no clue what it is for yet is the Moogle Suit.  You get this item by dealing with a local celebrity who goes by the name of Lowell.  Check out PlayOnline Keyword: LOWELL1 for more on this.

But enough side stuff, now onto the Festival of the Hunt (PlayOnline Keyword: FESTIV1).

The Festival of the Hunt is pretty easy to understand, run around and kill stuff and each thing you kill gives your X amount of points.  You go into this festival taking on Vivi and Freya, your new character you met in the pub.   Now there are orders in which you kills these enemies but a sure way to win is the way I did it, by taking on the big boss Zaghnol (worth 80 points).  If you took your time in the city and synthed some new weapons and stocked up on items you should be good to go, oh yeah I almost forgot you only have 12 minutes to do all of this, so be quick!

Don’t be to discouraged if you do not win you will still receive a reward depending on who won.

Zidane: 5,000 Gil
Freya: Coral Ring
Vivi: Theater Ship Card

If Zidane does win though you get the reward and title of Master Hunter.

So after all the fun and games the game turns serious, it seems Burmecia has been attacked and is in dire need of Lindblum’s assistance.  So head towards the Dragon gate and be sure you are stocked up because its a nice stroll over to where you end up next.

When you are outside of Lindblum be sure to check on the forest to the east, you get to meet a Moogle and also get introduced to a Final Fantasy classic character, the Chocobo (PlayOnline Keyword: CHOCO1).

Black Waltz N0.1

So I’ve started noticing that the old strategy guides all pointed to PlayOnline.com for extras about the game.  Well the bright-minds that thought this up I guess didn’t realize that PlayOnline.com would be dedicated to just Final Fantasy IX. PlayOnline.com doesn’t exist anymore, that I could find, for Final Fantasy IX so I went digging.  I was able to find download that someone put up that was a full backup of the Final Fantasy IX web content.  So in future blogs from now on I will add those keywords and their content so that people can find them in the future. The Ice Cavern was actually a very short journey, you just walk in grab chest and not till you are right at the end do you take on Black Waltz N0.1 (which was pretty easy).

Play Online Keywords:

• ICECAV1
• BWALTZ1
• MORRID1
• STELLA1
• MISTMA1
• BWALTZ2

The thing with the Ice Caverns is to just pay attention really.  Look around and make sure you don’t miss the hidden doorways.  When you see chest that are in weird places just run around close to them until the “?” pops up and more than likely that will fix the issue of getting to an area you can’t access. Once I finished getting all the chest and was near the end of the Caverns was when Black Waltz N0.1 showed his Noob self.  The Black Waltz was pretty easy if I would have actually focused attacks on him, but I wanted to steal the Mythril Dagger from the Sea Lion, the Black Waltz’s summon, but after about 10 tries at stealing I was getting tired of my character failing.  So all I did was basically steal every round and wait for Zidane to go into Trance and then I just laid into both of them. So after I finished the Ice Caverns I was again able to free roam parts of the continent.

*** Spoiler ***

This is where the Princess will change her name to Dagger (that is if you don’t come up with some nifty name for her), if that is really considered a spoiler…just CMAing :)

*** Spoiler ***

I would first go to the South Gate and stock up on some supplies after having an annoying conversation with the guy at the gate, who wouldn’t let me through, a shopkeeper eventually will come and sell you stuff.

Morrid's Tower

After so many rejections I went back out over to the Tower.  This is where the MORRID1 keyword comes into play.  Basically all you do here is meet this guy who lives at the Tower and he mentions how much he loves coffee and offers you a mission to find these coffees and if you do he will reward you.  There were a couple chests outside of the tower, but nothing to drool over.  So what next?  Well the big village next to the tower, obviously :). This is one freaky village and Zidane and the crew pretty much think the same as I do.  The village is pretty empty except the few people running shops/inns and the annoying kids running around and for some reason everyone looks at Vivi weird.  So once the team decides to go to the Inn and take a much needed nap Zidane wakes up by himself and has to go looking for everyone.  Now in this whole sequence you will get a lot of ATEs to deal with so it is really up to you if you want to watch them, but its really just Dagger trying to talk normal and Vivi wondering around. Speaking of Vivi, you will find him near the big wind mill just staring out at the farm fields and yet he keeps hearing the sounds that a Chocobo makes.  I am still trying to figure out how he wouldn’t know what a Chocobo is, but that’s just me.  Anyways, after a short talk Zidane will ask him to go back to the Inn, but once Zidane is out of the picture Vivi gets kidnapped by an unknown enemy.

Princess Garnet a.k.a Dagger

So I am trying to keep a long story short, go to the shop to find Dagger and go back to the Inn to wait for Vivi, because neither character knows that he was kidnapped.  After looking around some I found Vivi by the big wind mill, but he was under ground!!  If you explored the town at all you would know just where to look to get down there, so I’ll leave that for you to figure out. This is where the plot of the game starts getting interesting and Vivi really starts to become an even more interesting character.  After you run around and actually rescue Vivi you start seeing some foreshadowing as to what is going on in the game, with the Queen apparently creating these lifeless “clones” and having them shipped off and Dagger having no clue as to what her mother is up to. Getting to this next part I kind of should have slapped myself because I went into it pretty unprepared.  After I did all that needed to be done in the villiage, I didn’t really think the upcoming battle with Black Waltz N0.2 would be that much of a fight.  I started out in my usual low level battle ways with trying to steal items from him, but I didn’t realize that his magic would own my characters right off the bat!  Spending most of the beginning of the battle bring a character back to life and healing really hurt my strategy of trying to get items off of this boss, so once I was able to I started pounding him with Fire magic and physical attacks. And this is where the cast ended.  So hopefully this post was informative for those of you who might actually use it to get through the game.  I tried to leave out some of the juicy details and not give you a clear picture on what all to do so you can actually experience the game for yourself.  So until next cast, hope to see you all soon!! 8bit Gaming on Justin.tv

Here are the keywords and their content starting from the very beginning of the BradyGames Strategy Guide. Will continue to add to this post when I get to keywords in the guide.

BradyGames FinalFantasy IX Strategy Guide

RUBY1:

Here’s a cool little secret: If you answer Baku’s question incorrectly 64 times, Ruby barges into room.

JUMP1:

HIPCDS1:

When the rat-boy Puck offers to get Vivi in to see the show, you should initially refuse his request.  If you do, Vivi can find Hippaul’s secret stash of cards  (Ironite, Goblin, and Forest Fang) by ringing the bell in the Steeple.

MITTEN1:

There’s a child named Tom who is looking for his cat, Mittens, at the docks. Agree to look for the pet, and speak to Tom again to learn that the cat is brown. Return to Memorial Square and “speak” to the brown cat behind the central statue. Tom will appear and retrieve the cat. Revisit Tom at the docks to receive a strong Bomb Card.

QUEENS1:

KOPS1:

BOMBOS1:

The battle with Steiner over the Princess is actually split into three confrontations, resulting in an explosive finish. The first confrontation takes place in the hold of the Prima Vista, with the party consisting of Zidane, Cinna, and Blank. Have Zidane and Blank attack while Cinna steals every round.

The second skirmish takes place onstage, but this time Steiner is joined by Haagen and Weimar. Luckily, Garnet and Vivi add their magic-using abilities to Zidane’s and Marcus’s might. Marcus is still equipped with his SFX gear, so he and Zidane should attack every round. Have Vivi cast Fire on Steiner repeatedly while Garnet casts Cure where necessary. Don’t worry about the two guards: they tuck their tails and run when the might of the characters is displayed.

The battle continues after Queen Brahne launches a Bomb monster to destroy the Prima Vista. Continue to use the strategy mentioned earlier as the heroes try desperately to make Steiner turn around. Only when Steiner’s HP gets depleted will the big lug finally notice the Bomb monster behind him.

BAKUFI1:

PRISCG1:

BAKUFI1:

Baku is not intent on killing Zidane, but the game will end if you don’t watch your HP and take Potions when needed. Baku will trip and fall during half of his attacks. But don’t think him a fool, because Baku is really trying to get Zidane to steal some helpful items from him. If you can steal the Iron Sword for Steiner to use, your party will have it much easier in the Boss fight to come! So alternate attacks with attempts at thievery. After obtaining the Iron Sword, continue to attack until Baku calls it quits.

PLNTBR1:

Not far after the save point is the cavern of Plant Brain, who holds the unconscious Princess Garnet captive. Steiner should attack with Vivi’s help, using all of his MP to perform the Fire Sword magic attack. Vivi can also cast Fire on his turns, but it’s best to use the black mage to administer Potions and Eye Drops as necessary. Zidane should alternate between stealing and attacking. Soon enough, Blank appears and joins in the fray. Blank’s attacks are more powerful, so Zidane should only steal and administer Potions from there on. When the message “Doesn’t have anything” appears, Zidane and Blank should only attack from that point forward.

Early on, Plant Brain performs the Pollen attack, which causes Darkness status to all characters. Zidane should administer Eye Drops to himself immediately, so that he can continue to accurately pummel the plant with physical attacks. The plant will attempt to kill Steiner with Thunder attacks, so have Vivi use Potions on ol’ “Rusty” every other round to keep the big guy in shape.

ICECAV1:

Then go up the natural steps to the right and search the icy wall. Vivi will use his Fire spell (at no MP cost) to remove a thick layer of ice blocking a treasure chest, which contains an Ether. Now you know to look for these walls throughout your trip through the Ice Cavern. Before proceeding up the steps, cross under the embankment to get a Potion out of the visible chest.

BWALTZ1:

MORRID1:

Before heading into the village, check out the strange mountain close to the edge of the plain. Here you’ll find an old fellow named Morrid, who purchased the Mini-Prima Vista from the Treno Auction. He offers Zidane a trade of the figure for some rare coffees, namely Burman, Kirman and Moccha. Keep this in mind as you continue the game. (NOTE: You must bring all three coffees back to Morrid before the end of Disc 3.) You can also find some shipping instructions in his hut. Outside, search near the cart for a Hi-Potion, and check near the fence by the cliff for 135 Gil. There’s a device at the top of the mountain that defies explanation.

STELLA1:

Vivi is near the base of the town’s windmill. Approach the Black Mage to engage in some friendly conversation, but then something weird occurs. Regardless, search inside the windmill to find an Aries Stellazzio. There are two more chests up top, but you can’t open them unless the windmill shuts down. Also, notice the kid named Yaff, who maybe says too much.

MISTMA1:

A larger chamber holds an Iron Helm and a Leather Wrist. Climb the boxes on the top wall to get the first item. In the next room, Dagger and Zidane find a strange machine. Vivi has been stored in a coffin-like box for some reason, and they let him out. There’s a door at the top of the area, from which Mist is emanating. The chest on the right has 95 Gil. Opening this door unleashes Mist monsters and random encounters throughout the underground area. However, if you search the room beyond, you can get a Phoenix Down, a Potion and a Phoenix Pinion. Exit and continue through the passage to the right of the machines.

BWALTZ2:

BWALTZ3:

TORRES1:

Continue past Alice’s shop to the left to find Torres’s Synthesis Shop. Go behind the counter and search Torres’s workbench to find some Silver Gloves, and then return to the customer side of the counter to see what’s available. You may be able to forge the Butterfly Sword easily, but it’s extremely important that you forge The Ogre for Zidane as well. If you don’t have enough Mage Mashers, you can purchase them fairly cheap at Dragoos’s Shop. All of the items on the list are worth synthesizing, so go crazy!

*Don’t leave Lindblum at this point in the game without forging The Ogre. This double-bladed weapon has the Soul Blade ability, which will be useful in an upcoming Boss fight.

LOWELL1:
Leave the Tantalus playhouse and head down the steps. Down here you’ll find a ravenous crowd of fans waiting for their heartthrob, Lowell. The actor makes a brief appearance, but then leaves. Meanwhile, a man in a moogle suit emerges and makes his way up the stairs. Follow him back to the area outside the air cab terminal. There’s an artist living in a cellar across from the terminal. Visit there now, and you’ll find Lowell, who’s hiding from his fans. You can receive his Autograph, and then search the area directly across from his position for the Moogle Suit. Also, pick up the Ore from the nearby chest.

FESTIV1:

Below are two proven ways for Zidane to win the contest. Just kill the monsters in the order listed, and you should win either way you choose. The difference is in whether or not you choose to fight the Zaghnol, a monster that is almost Boss-like in strength. Because it takes longer to defeat the Zaghnol, you may not want to risk it.

Make sure you stop by the Synth Shop before leaving, because you can pick up a new weapon for Zidane – The Ogre!

QUFROG1:

After catching some frogs, you must leave the marsh and return later for more frogs to appear. This area is only one of many Qu Marshes scattered throughout the world, so visit and revisit them all to catch frogs with Quina.

GIZMAL1:

STEINE1:

Dagger is the lucky character with a powerful new weapon. Grabe the Multina Racket from the chest on the left for the Princess.

BEATRX1:

BWALTZ4:

APUP1:

The Angelic Visitor. One of the creatures that seems to appear usually quite soon after entering the Heights is a little floating ghost with a halo. Avoid attacking this creature, or it will run in fear. Instead, command the first character to use some Ore on it. The creature responds in kind, and recommends you find someone named “Ladybug.” Your party will receive 10 AP and a Hi-Potion!

STELLA2:

Inside the first large cavern, open the box on the far left for an Ether. Go behind the large central column and climb down to the lower level. Down here is another Ether and a spring pond that restores HP and MP. While leveling up by fighting monsters outside, you can return here and refresh your party as often as you like. Your search isn’t complete in this area until you find the Scorpio.

ATES1:

There are six ATEs to view in Treno at this time: Treno Tradition, Ambition, Confusion, Pursuit, Unexpected Visitor, and Meeting Place. As soon as you control Steiner, choose Treno Tradition. Then go left and in the new screen, choose Pursuit. After that, go up and choose Confusion. Then go down by the card stadium and choose Unexpected Visitor. Proceed to the right and choose Ambition. Finally, move toward the drunkard on the right and head down and choose Meeting Place. Steiner must be alone to view these ATEs.

SAVGIL1:

During the ATE, press the X button at the same time that the exclamation mark appears. If you time it correctly, Dagger will only lose 500 Gil.

STELLA3:

At the entry gate of Treno, move Steiner to the fountain on the left and throw in some Gil about 13 times in a row to make the Gemini Stellazzio appear.

PWRBLT1:

Along the carpeted hall, Steiner meets the four-armed man that lifted Dagger’s Gil. The thief, frightened by the imposing knight, hands over a Power Belt that he bought using the Gil he stole from Dagger. There’s a Synthesis Shop at the far end of the open corridor; the inventory of forgeable items appears at the end of this section.

STELLA4:

Exit the red-carpeted hallway and continue upward. The Queen of Treno sits on her throne in a tiny building. She will take the astrological coins you have found, and exchange them for good items and Gil.

GRIFF1:

To defeat this extremely powerful enemy, equip Steiner with the Bronze Armor to help reduce against Wind attacks by 50%. Also, equip the Bird Killer and MP Attack abilities. You receive a Tonberry Card for defeating the Griffin. A full inventory of items sold in this area appears at the end of this section.

AUCTN1:

STELLA7:

Head down past the Weapons Shop, where you’ll find the poorer part of Treno. Descend the ladder on the right-hand side of the screen and open the chests to the left and right of the Item Shop for a Yeti Card and 1 Gil. Is that all? This just shows how poor the Treno slums are. The Item Shop’s inventory is detailed at the end of this section. Search just behind the Item Shop to find the Taurus Stellazzio. Then climb back up the ladder and enter the Inn across the way.

RALV1:

KUPNUT1:

Remember to return to Gizamaluke’s Grotto and give Moguta a Kupo Nut. Each time you do, the couple will have another baby moogle running about. Moguta will gladly trade good items for Kupo Nuts.

ITMS1:

First, search for the Desert Boots hidden behind the center column and equip them on a party member. There’s a chest to the far right that contains a Remedy. Going through the right tunnel takes you back to the center of the cavern. Search in the left ventricle (where the “!” mark appears on the picture) to find a Mythril Vest. This armor teaches characters the Auto-Potion ability, which should be learned by all. Now head through the middle cave of the cavern.

ITMS3:

Search in the grass near the sign in the foreground for Gysahl Greens, and then enter the Cathedral. Check the ground just inside the entrance on the left for a Yellow Scarf. The guards barring access further into the chapel have a message from Freya to wait for her at the Inn.

ANTL1:

FREYA1:

After the Antlion battle, you’ll control Freya for a short time. If Freya returns to the Cathedral, she receives an Emerald from the High Priest, which teaches the Dragon Knight the extremely useful White Draw ability. Then meet the party at the entrance and get prepared to fight before climbing back down the trunk.

ITMS4:

BEATRX2:

OPTBOSS1:

At this point of the game, you can even fight an optional Boss, Tantarian. However, it should be noted that this will be your most difficult battle so far. You can return and fight the Boss later when your party is stronger, but make sure you do so no later than the beginning of Disc Three. To fight this Boss, go into the library on the first floor to the left, and stand next to the bookcase on the bottom left. You should see a book lying on the top of the bookcase, which will challenge you to a match.

ZRNTRN1:

BEATRX3:

RALV2:

RAMH1:

To finish the event, you must find Ramuh at the exit from Pinnacle Rocks near the location where you jumped off the branch. He now expects Dagger to assemble the narrative in a coherent manner. While there are five pieces to the story, only four are needed to complete the tale. The first three parts must be selected according to chronology, and they are:

‘Beginning’

‘Cooperation’

‘Silence’

Whether you choose ‘Hero’ or ‘Human’ next depends entirely upon your personal point of view in life. Ramuh then reviews the story as you assembled it and asks if you want to correct it. He will point out any errors in assembling the first three parts and let you try again if need be. When you’re satisfied, Ramuh will examine your choice of ending. No matter which ending you choose, Ramuh will bestow his abilities upon Dagger in the form of a Peridot to be equipped on Dagger as an Add-on.

ITMS5:

You’ll want to visit Dragoos, who has tripled his prices for the Alexandrian forces but will give the good guys a discount. Alice’s shop is completely destroyed, but she will still sell you potions and medicines. The Synthesist can now forge a few more items than before, but of particular interest is Zidane’s Exploda weapon, which will help immensely in the near future. If you don’t yet have a Cachusha, then forge this item now so that Dagger can cast Life and resurrect fallen comrades. Naturally, complete inventory lists appear at the end of this section.

CHOCO6:

On your way to the Qu’s Marsh just north of Dragon’s Gate, remember that you have the option to visit the Chocobo Forest for a little digging practice. Moguta still hungers for Kupo Nuts at the Grotto as well!

ARMD1:

If you have to fight this enemy, you can equip your party with Insomniac and have Quina cast Night, or have Vivi cast the Sleep spell and then blast it with magic attacks.

LANIB1:

THUNT1:

Inside this cave, another Treasure Hunter awaits. He’ll let you dig in this area in exchange for a Potion, so take him up on his offer. Move to any area on the top or bottom portion of the central column and dig. But first, move across the top portion and dig where in the area that looks like a wall made of loose boulders. Sounds will begin to emanate from behind the wall as you chisel away. Suddenly, the wall crumbles and Kuppo the moogle spills out. You then receive a letter that you need to deliver to Kupo. She also sells the same items as Mogki, the first moogle you encountered in Fossil Roo.

QUIN1:

Have you remembered to feed Quina? Along the desert trip, you’ll find a Qu’s Marsh in the north where you can stop off and let Quina catch some frogs for prizes. Also, try hard to eat the monsters you encounter. Eating a Griffin teaches Quina the White Wind ability, which restores the entire party’s HP. Eat the fierce Cactuar enemy, and not only will your party gain a lot of EXP, AP and Gil, but Quina also learns the 1,000 Needles ability.

APBST1:

MADAME LADYBUG You may encounter some strange, benevolent creatures in the stretch of forest leading to the Black Mage Village. One of them is Madame Ladybug, who will request Ore twice. Feeding her two Ores is worth 20 AP and an Ether, so it’s definitely worth it to be nice!

STELLA5:

The building to the right of the Weapon Shop houses No. 163′s Medicine Shop, where you can purchase Hi-Potions for the first time ever at a cost of 200 Gil a piece. A complete inventory is at the end of this section. Search the bookcase to the left of the counter to find an Ether. Going out the back door to the right leads you straight into the Inn. However, the Black Mages are reluctant to let you spend the night there just yet. However, search on the right side of the sleeping quarters for the Virgo Stellazzio.

HILGG1:

CSTONE1:

Return to where Suzuna stands guard, and take the rightmost of the three paths. In this area under the tree root, you’ll find a different statue to stick all four of the stones in. You should receive a Moonstone for your efforts, which will teach Dagger the Shell ability if she doesn’t have it already. Also, equipping the Moonstone will make Carbuncle cast “Pearl Light,” which casts Shell on all party members.

STELLA6:

Follow Eiko into the ancient ruins of the once-powerful village. After the little lady puts Zidane through a detailed screening, open the trunk behind the bench Dagger is seated upon to receive a Tent. Then check on the broken side behind the fountain to find the Libra Stellazzio.

Take the path to the left to talk to Vivi, or head to the right to see what Quina’s up to. Don’t worry about the two unreachable treasure chests outside the Eidolon Wall, those things will come to you in their own time.

EKCOOK1:

When Eiko is trying to guess how many people to cook for, you must take into account all the moogles and people she lists, plus one more. After all, Eiko doesn’t know that Quina made it to Madain Sari! The total number of guests to cook for is 11. And don’t even think about seasoning your food with an oglop! Also, when Quina shows up, allow the gourmand to assist in the cooking so that the meal goes well.

Last broadcast I did a about 2 hours of gameplay and I am now outside of the beginning of the game and am able to free roam the continent.

If you want to see videos from my last broadcast go to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/8bgaming

So hopefully you will stop by justin.tv/8_bit and chat with me.

Hope to see you there!

Webguy55

Final Fantasy IX Box Cover

For those of you who have followed me on JTV, I am sure you have also heard me talk about my partner Anthony a.k.a AN7.  Anthony brings a lot to this new channel, great gaming expertise and just an overall great caster.  So I hope that you all will stick with us as we start up this new channel.

Once we have been up and going for awhile we will be doing certain challenges and will be asking you the viewer to interact with those challenges.  So look for an interesting 2011 from us and we hope you enjoy the new channel.

So what games will we be playing?  Well Since AN7 just finished Final Fantasy 7 he will start off with Final Fantasy 8 and I (Webguy55) will start off with Final Fantasy IX.  We will continue the series as we complete the games.

So here is a rough idea on who will play what (keep in mind these can change at any time):

AN7:

Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy XIII

Webguy55:

Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII (This one is iffy, I already put 200+ hours into this just last year)
Final Fantasy XIII

Here is a look at the broadcasters:

Name: Anthony a/k/a An7
Age: 22
Location: London, United Kingdom
Schedule: Weekday evenings around 17:00-21:30 GMT and all day Saturday [Greenwich Mean Time].
Setup: I use a [KWorld PlusTV S-100 SE capture card] to broadcast all my consoles. I stream using [Flash Media encoder 2.5] (command line) using the following settings:

• H.264, 480×288 (cropped to 480×268 sometimes), 30fps (some games only run at 25fps however)
• Video bit rate – 700kbps (offline games), 420-450kbps (online games), Audio sample rate & bit rate – 44100Hz, 128kbps stereo
• I am hoping to upgrade this to a HD capture solution during 2011 for a better quality stream, including an audio mixer so I can talk with viewers

Webguy55

Name: Danny a/k/a Webguy55
Age: 27
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Schedule: Generally, Monday and Friday evenings around x EST [Eastern Standard Time].
Setup: I use VHScrCap and FME 3.1 CMD line for PC games with the SoundBlaster X-Fi Fidelity system for voice and game sound.  For consoles I use the Dazzle 100.

• H.264, 720×576, 25fps
• Video Bit Rate: 800kbs, Audio sample rate – 44100Hz, 96Kbs Stereo
• Hoping to get HD capture solution sometime in 2011