Final Fantasy 8

In-game reset:
Hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 + Select + Start during game play.

Run away:
At any time during a battle with wild monsters, press R1 + R2. Note: This will not work on Bosses.
Information in this section was contributed by stu.n64 and noel derrick.

Hidden song:
Place the game disc in an audio CD player and play track two to hear the song "Eyes On Me" by Faye Wong.

Limit Break continues:
When any one of your party members is badly injured (indicated by a yellow life gauge), press Circle repeatedly until the arrow on "<attack>" appears for a limit break.
Information in this section was contributed by Kevin Arnado.

Cheats: Actions
Cheats: Characters
Cheats: Locations
Cheats: Card game
Cheats: Guardian Forces
Cheats: SeeD
Cheats: Enemies
Cheats: Combat
Cheats: Items
Cheats: Magic

Glitch: Floating man:
Go to the second floor hall of Galbadia Garden. Keep walking in the way of the man in the wheelchair. Sometimes you will see him floating around next to his wheelchair.
Information in this section was contributed by Thibaut Hox.

Glitch: Floating book:
After you acquire the Ragnarok, go to Balamb. Standing next to a gas pump will be a man. Make sure Zell is in your party and talk to the man. He will say that a girl with a pigtail went to Zell's house. Talk to Zell's mom, then go to Balamb Garden (at Fisherman's Horizon). Go in the library. There will be a girl reading a book. Go behind her and talk to her. When she finishes talking, the book should be floating behind her. If not. go behind her and try again.

Glitch: Run through bus:
When in Deling City, run into a bus. Keep going and you will eventually run through it.
Information in this section was contributed by Kevin Horton.

Glitch: Blasting Zone:
When fighting Ultimecia True, use the Renzokuken with Squall and use Blasting Zone. You will see the beam coming out of earth even through you are in space.
Information in this section was contributed by John.

Glitch: Saving Rinoa:
When saving Rinoa in the Socceress Memorial Hall, if you have an upgraded weapon with Squall, he will pull out a revolver.
Information in this section was contributed by geraldanddelores.

Glitch: Saving Rinoa in space:
When you are at the space station and Rinoa enters into a trance and goes into space, you are supposed to talk to everyone in the control room. Do not choose Selphie. If you do, the game will not proceed. When you are directed to talk to everyone, you will never be able to talk to her.
Information in this section was contributed by AsianMonkey69.

Glitch: Bahamut from earth:
On Disc 4 when you are fighting Ultimecia True, summon Bahamut. He appears to come from earth, even though you are in a time compressed space.
Information in this section was contributed by charles johnson.

Glitch Cactuar in space:
When fighting Ultimecia True, if you use Cactuar it will still show a sun, even though you are in the time compressed space.
Information in this section was contributed by tjohnson1.

Glitch Eden in space:
When fighting Ultimecia in space, summon Eden. In the very last part where she sends the enemy into a galaxy, will show Ultimecia going through space from Earth, even though you are in time compressed space.
Information in this section was contributed by tjohnson1.

Glitch: Brothers in space:
Use the Brothers when you fight Ultmecia. One will pick up a chunk of earth and toss the other into the air, even though you are in space (compressed time world).
Information in this section was contributed by noel derrick.

Glitch: Sleep talking Raijin:
When you fight Raijin outside of the Balamb Hotel in Disc 2, cast Sleep on him. Keep doing this until he is asleep, then defeat him using magic attacks so that he does not wak eup. After you defeat him, the little Zs will be above his head while he says "Ugh ya got me ya know".
Information in this section was contributed by Chris Morris.

Glitch: Different Beat Finish:
When fighting Ultimecia True, use Zell's Different Beat Finish. Even though you are already in space, Zell should keep kicking Ultimecia True and end up in the sky.
Information in this section was contributed by Smart Cool Dude.

Glitch: Strange sounding Squall:
Cast Protect on the enemy that you are going to do Squall's Limit Break on. If he does a Lionheart finish, the Protect will still be on and will glitch the sound. Note: This will not have any bad effect on your game.
Information in this section was contributed by Exile.

Glitch: Stuck in Caraway's mansion:
When Rinoa leaves the room, go to the door. Caraway comes in, he will walk through you and you will get stuck. To get out, you have to finish the dialogue with him.
Information in this section was contributed by finalfantasygod.

Glitch: Scanning Selphie:
If you scan a monster or yourself with the Scan magic, you can use the D-pad to move the character in all directions. If you use Scan on Selphie and try to rotate it, it will only allow you to move her left and right and not up and down.
Information in this section was contributed by game freak of the year.

Glitch: Misspelling:
When you go to Timber for the first time, Watts will say "The forests of Timber sure has changed!" instead of "The forests of timber sure have changed!"
Information in this section was contributed by Zell52.

Glitch: Wrong inventory item:
During the Winhill sidequest, you must to kick a Chocobo to receive one of the vase pieces. If you kick him enough times, you will receive a Phoenix Down. However when you check your inventory you actually received a Phoenix Pinion.
Information in this section was contributed by Rem.

Glitch: In-game reset:
During game play, perform an in-game reset in the buildings and dungeon areas. The screen that reads "Published by Square Electronic Arts L.L.C." will flicker in, and after a few seconds it flickers out and changes to the Squaresoft logo. Then the Prelude sequence will flicker. To get to the selection screen, press X + Circle + Start when it flickers out. You will be taken to the menu with the "New Game" and "Continue" options. By doing this you can continue the game without problems.
Information in this section was contributed by Mike.

Strategy: by J.R. De Grandis
Strategy: by Jarek Grochal
Strategy: by Scream127
Strategy: by Mordruk
Strategy: Queen of Cards Quest: by Sara Zampolli
Strategy: Guardian Forces (part 1): by Sara Zampolli
Strategy: Guardian Forces (part 2): by Sara Zampolli
Strategy: Guardian Forces quick training: by Chris Griffin
Strategy: Monster list: by Dallas
Strategy guides from GameFAQs
Published strategy guides

Map: by Edwin Chan

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GameShark codes
GameShark codes: Power Up Boko: by Vilurum

Debug room:
Note: This trick requires a GameShark or Pro Action Replay cartridge. Enable the following code in the North American version of the game:

D00705E8 010F
800704A8 0001
D00705E8 010F
800704AA 0049

Enable the following code in the Japanese version of the game:

D006F308 000F
8006F1C8 0001
D006F308 000F
8006F1CA 0049

Load any saved game, enter a town, press Select + L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 to activate debug mode, then refer to the following guide. Note: Press L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 in the Japanese version of the game.

If you have debug mode enabled you can get Seifer and Edea in your party.
Information in this section was contributed by PWapp.

Use the following trick to use the debug room without always using a GameShark. Borrowing a GameShark and enter the debug room while standing at the entrance to Dollet on Disc 1. One of the people in one of the rooms (refer to the debug room guide) will allow you to change which disc you are on. Choose Disc 4. Find the save point (also in the guide) and save the game. The game slot should say "Dollet - Town Square" and say "Disc 4" in the disc indicator. Reset your game without a GameShark, and select that game at the load screen. It will say "Please insert Disc 4". Put in Disc 4, and the debug menu will eventually load. Note: That the only way to exit it is to reset.
Information in this section was contributed by Evan.

To exit debug mode without resetting, make sure the GameShark or Codebreaker code is active. Then, while in debug mode, press R1 + R2 + L1 + L2 + Select to return to main screen. Talk to the man in the bottom right corner, then select the "To Main" option. He will give you a selection of parts in the game. Select the one you left off at. Note: There may be a glitch. Ignore it, as the game will not crash.
Information in this section was contributed by Cyclops537.

The easiest way to get out of debug mode is to go to where the Garden was before using the cheat. When you are finished using the cheat, talk to the person at the bottom right corner of the screen and choose "Fly to world". If you choose "Fly to world" when you are in Esthar without the Ragnarok at Balamb, you will not be able to continue the game. You can now fly back to where you were.
Information in this section was contributed by Demoncsw.

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