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Final Fantasy IX

Final Fantasy IX tells the story of Zidane, the member of a team of theater actors who also happen to be a gang of thieves, and Garnet, the princess of Alexandria. Zidane and his buddies first plan to kidnap Garnet from her mother's palace. But shortly after the kidnapping, they realize the queen of Alexandria is up to something evil. Zidane, the princess, and other characters they encounter on their journey decide to join forces and to find out what can possibly drive the queen to commit her cruel deeds. The game is set in a medieval environment and generally looks more like the first games of the series than its two immediate predecessors. It utilizes the classic ATB (active time battle) c...

Genre: Role-Playing
Year: 2000
Developer: Squaresoft
Publisher: Square EA
Players: 1

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Achievements

104 achievements · 1010 total points

A Grumpy Mule? Annoy Ruby and the rest of Tantalus with your unwillingness to proceed.
3 pts
Soulless Thief Steal Ilia's grandmother's savings.
1 pts
You Pervert! Discover Fish Man's secret in Alexandria.
3 pts
Cat Lover Help Tom find his cat and claim his reward.
2 pts
Pins and Needles Jump the rope in Alexandria 50 times and acquire the Cactuar Card.
3 pts
Royal Pain Jump the rope in Alexandria 100 times and acquire the Genji Card.
5 pts
Capital Punishment Jump the rope in Alexandria 200 times and acquire the Alexandria Card.
10 pts
Ride the Tiger Jump the rope in Alexandria 300 times and acquire the Tiger Racket Card.
10 pts
The King of Jump Rope Jump the rope in Alexandria 1000 times and acquire your title.
50 pts
En Garde! Face Blank in battle and impress all 100 nobles and the Queen herself.
25 pts
Strict Captain Locate all 8 Knights of Pluto with Steiner and report to Breireicht.
5 pts
Lord of the Forest Defeat the Plant Brain in the Evil Forest.
5 pts
I'm Sharpening my Knife, Kupo! Make Moguo mad.
5 pts
Realization Get a Mage Masher from a chest in the Ice Cavern while having one equipped.
5 pts
The First Waltz Defeat the Black Waltz 1 and his Sealion in the Ice Cavern.
5 pts
The Second Waltz Defeat the Black Waltz 2 in Dali.
5 pts
The Third Waltz Defeat the Black Waltz 3 in the airship.
5 pts
Disproportionate Reward Have Vivi win the Festival of the Hunt.
5 pts
And so it begins... Dig up your first Chocograph and find its treasure.
5 pts
Aiming at the Top Defeat a Grand Dragon in Disc 1.
10 pts
Who Needs a Cook? Pass through the Gizamaluke's Grotto without Quina.
10 pts
Master of the Grotto Defeat Gizamaluke in Gizamaluke's Grotto.
5 pts
Yay? Get Cancer.
2 pts
Bragging Rights Defeat Beatrix in Burmecia (don't run out of time).
10 pts
Breaking the Fourth Waltz In the second fight against the Black Waltz 3, make him kill himself.
5 pts
I'd be Scared Too Defeat the Ralvurahva in Gargan Roo.
5 pts
You Got Sand in Your Eye Defeat the Antlion in Cleyra.
5 pts
Cleyra Tour Guide Save all of the residents of Cleyra by giving them the right orders.
5 pts
The Jewel Thief Defeat Beatrix in Cleyra (don't run out of time).
10 pts
Swift Rescue Get to Dagger and start the fight against Thorn and Zorn in two and a half minutes or less from the start of the timer.
10 pts
Not my Kind of Joker Defeat Zorn and Thorn in Alexandria.
5 pts
Are We Good Now? Defeat Beatrix in Alexandria (don't run out of time).
10 pts
Minor Turbulence Expected Defeat the Ralvuimago in Gargan Roo.
5 pts
Agile Escapist Successfully escape Armodullahan without getting caught in Fossil Roo.
2 pts
Hunted Huntress Defeat Lani in Fossil Roo.
5 pts
Defossilization Find the hidden Moogle in Fossil Roo.
4 pts
Expert Miner Get all the scattered treasure in Fossil Roo.
5 pts
Mountain Blockade Defeat the Hilgigars in Conde Petie's Mountain Path.
5 pts
Lumberjack Defeat the Soulcage in the Iifa Tree.
5 pts
Training Montage Train Hippaul with Vivi in Alexandria until he reaches level 80.
10 pts
Snappy Eyes Beat the Nero Brothers game 9 times in a row.
25 pts
Coffee Addict Get the three rare coffees and give them to Morrid.
10 pts
Quit While You're Winning! Play a game of Tetra Master and win with a PERFECT score.
10 pts
It's All in the Cards Win the mandatory Treno Card Tournament.
5 pts
Knights of Pluto Fanatic Correctly assign the tasks to the Knights of Pluto with Garnet.
3 pts
Bookworm Defeat Tantarian in the Alexandria Library.
5 pts
You Don't Need a Reason to Help Save all the Scholars in the Alexandria Library when Alexandria is under attack.
2 pts
Noah's Ark 3D Defeat Ark in Oeilvert.
5 pts
Moving Statue Win Cid's Hedgehog Pie minigame on the first try.
25 pts
My Bloodstone is Augmented Defeat Valia Pira in the Desert Palace without taking out any Bloodstones.
10 pts
Thoraco-Omphalopagus Defeat Meltigemini in Mount Gulug.
5 pts
The Guard of Mirrors Defeat Taharka in Ipsen's Castle.
5 pts
Around the Clock Solve Ipsen's Castle pots puzzle.
5 pts
Gateway to Terra Defeat the Earth Guardian in the Earth Shrine.
5 pts
The Perfect Genome Defeat the Silver Dragon, Garland and Kuja without getting any party member KO'd.
10 pts
Beginning of the End Defeat the Nova Dragon in Memoria's entrance.
5 pts
Fundraiser Buy all of Stiltzkin wares in every location you encounter him, then get his gift.
5 pts
Monster Hunter Defeat all 4 monsters in the Treno Knight House.
5 pts
Every Nook and Cranny Get the Treasure Hunter's Guild "Rank S Medal" for your treasure hunting habits.
10 pts
Miniature Collector Collect the Mini-Brahne, Mini-Cid and Mini-Burmecia figurines.
10 pts
The Nero Family Discover all the members of the Nero family in Lindblum and claim your reward.
10 pts
Chaos of Fire Defeat Maliris in Memoria.
5 pts
Chaos of Wind Defeat Tiamat in Memoria.
5 pts
Chaos of Water Defeat Kraken in Memoria.
5 pts
Ultimate Summoner Get the Pumice and equip it on Garnet
10 pts
Chaos of Earth Defeat Lich in Memoria.
5 pts
No More Barriers Defeat Deathguise in the Crystal World.
5 pts
So Long, Kuja Defeat Trance Kuja in the Crystal World.
5 pts
The Will to Live Defeat Necron in the Hill of Despair.
5 pts
The End Finish Final Fantasy IX.
10 pts
Better Than Tetra Master Find the secret Blackjack game.
5 pts
Limit Breaker Do 9999 damage in a single hit.
5 pts
Stargazer Collect all 13 Stellazzios and bring them to Queen Stella.
10 pts
Chocogramania Dig up all 24 Chocographs and find their treasures.
25 pts
Stone Cracker Find and loot all 3 Mountain Cracks with Choco.
5 pts
Chocobo Diver Find and loot all 5 Diving Spots with Choco.
10 pts
Choco & Me Buy a Robe of Lords from Mene.
25 pts
Blacksmith God Defeat Hades in Memoria.
10 pts
Something to Prove Defeat Hades without using magic stones.
25 pts
Broke the Gumball Defeat Ozma in the Chocobo Air Garden.
10 pts
Not Hard Enough Defeat Ozma without having completed the Friendly Monsters sidequest.
25 pts
Good Samaritan Fulfill the desires of all 9 friendly monsters.
10 pts
Our Little Circle of Friends Defeat the friendly Yan in Vile Island.
25 pts
Gaia Historian Answer all 16 of Ragtime Mouse questions correctly and then encounter him once more to claim your prize.
10 pts
You've Got Mail, Kupo! Fix the Mognet Central.
10 pts
Vacation Trip Explore all 21 beaches in the world and get Fat Chocobo's blessing.
5 pts
That Familiar Tune... Discover the secret in the Black Mage Village.
5 pts
Experienced Fighter Defeat the Behemoth in Treno's Knight House with Amarant while using his starting weapon and without any magic stones.
10 pts
I'm Blue Get all of Quina's Blue Magic.
25 pts
Maxed Out Get all abilities with all characters.
25 pts
Hecto Master Get all 100 Tetra Master cards, then, admire your collection on the card menu.
25 pts
Part-Time Job Deliver all 21 letters from the Moogles before Disc 4.
10 pts
Not Actually Ultima Get the Ultima Weapon.
5 pts
Summoner's Path Get the Whale Whisker.
5 pts
Friendly Fire Get the Mace of Zeus.
5 pts
The Ultimate Weapon Get to Lich in Memoria from the start of the game, defeat him and obtain the Excalibur II in less than 12 hours.
100 pts
Black Cat Get the Rune Claws.
5 pts
Serious Fairy Get the Angel Flute.
5 pts
Culinary Master Get 99 frogs, defeat Quale and get the Gastro Fork.
25 pts
Burmecian Queen Get the Dragon's Hair.
5 pts
Getting Your Feet Wet Get the Reef ability for Choco.
5 pts
Mountaineer Get the Mountain ability for Choco.
5 pts
The Deep Zone Get the Sea ability for Choco.
5 pts
Feathered Airship Get the Air ability for Choco.
5 pts

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Final Fantasy IX frequently asked questions

How do I play Final Fantasy IX online with a friend?

Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Final Fantasy IX on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Final Fantasy IX in the PlayStation library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Final Fantasy IX netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Final Fantasy IX have achievements?

Yes, Final Fantasy IX has 104 achievements worth 1010 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Final Fantasy IX for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Final Fantasy IX on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.