Starting a Game
Insert the FINAL FANTASY VI Advance Game Pak into your Game Boy Advance system and turn the power on. Once the title screen appears, press any button to open the title menu. Select the desired option from the menu to begin playing, or select "Extra" to access extra features such as the Bestiary.
Name Entry
As you proceed through the game, you will be prompted to enter names for certain characters.
Name Entry Screen Controls
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+Control Pad: Move cursor
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A Button: Enter selected letter
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L Button / R Button: Toggle uppercase or lowercase
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START: Confirm name and exit menu
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SELECT: Revert to default name
Saving and Loading
You must save your game before quitting if you want to continue playing later without losing any progress. Select "Save" from the main menu to save your game. You can save at save points or anywhere on the overworld map and may maintain up to three different saved games.
Load Game
This option allows you to continue a previously saved game. Use the +Control Pad to select one of the three save files.
Quicksave
Selecting "Quicksave" from the main menu allows you to temporarily save your game regardless of your location. You can then select "Continue" at the title screen to resume playing from the same point. Unlike a normal save file, the quicksave file will be deleted once it has been loaded. It will also be deleted if you select "New Game" or load any other saved game.
Parties
During the course of your adventure, you will control a party composed of up to four members. As you proceed through the game, you will eventually be able to choose which characters to include in your party.
Changing Party Members
Talk to any ally who is not currently in your party to open the party formation screen. Move the desired characters into the party window, and then press START to confirm your choice.
Controlling Multiple Parties
At certain points during the game, you will control multiple parties at once. You can press SELECT to switch between them.
Transportation and Services
Walking is not the only way to move around on the overworld map.
Chocobo
You can rent chocobos at chocobo stables. These swift-moving birds will allow you to get to your destination quickly, and without encountering enemies. Chocobos return to their stables as soon as you dismount.
Chocobo Controls
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+Control Pad Up: Move forward
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+Control Pad Left/Right: Turn
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L Button + Control Pad Left: Sharp left turn
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R Button + Control Pad Right: Sharp right turn
Airship
Airships are large, fast-flying ships. Stand over an airship and press the A Button to take off.
Airship Controls
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+Control Pad Up: Descend
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+Control Pad Down: Ascend
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+Control Pad Left/Right: Turn
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B Button: Land (only over level ground)
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L Button + Control Pad Left: Sharp left turn
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R Button + Control Pad Right: Sharp right turn
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L Button + R Button + Control Pad: Move in any direction without turning
Shops and Services
You will find a variety of helpful shopkeepers in towns that will provide services in exchange for gil (the currency of the game world).
Inn
Staying at an inn allows party members to recover HP and MP, and also removes all status effects.
Chocobo Stable
At chocobo stables, you can rent chocobos to ride on the overworld map. Chocobos are especially useful when traveling over great distances.
Weapon, Armor, Item, and Relic Shops
You can buy and sell items and equipment at these shops. Inventory will vary from one merchant to another.
Adventurer's School
You can receive some very helpful hints at the adventurer's school in Narshe. It may be worth your while to stop in sometime and see what you can learn.
Shopping
Speak to a shopkeeper to open the shop menu. Select “Buy” if you want to purchase items, or “Sell” if you want to sell unneeded items in your inventory. Select an item you want to buy or sell from the list, adjust the quantity with the +Control Pad, then press the A Button to confirm the transaction.
Items and Prices
Your Gil is displayed along with the quantity owned or equipped for each item.
Equipment Comparison
Characters who can equip the selected item will raise their hands, and a white arrow (▶) will appear beneath each character currently in your party. In the case of weapons or armor, the following icons are shown to the left of characters who can equip the selected item to indicate how the item compares to the one currently equipped:
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Stronger: Item provides better stats than current equipment.
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Weaker: Item provides worse stats than current equipment.
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No Change: Item provides the same stats as current equipment.
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Already Equipped: The item is currently on the character.
Menu Commands
This section provides a detailed explanation of each command displayed in the main menu.
Items
This menu allows you to view and use the items in your inventory. You can use the L and R Buttons to quickly scroll through the list.
Item Submenu
Press the **B