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Ehrgeiz

Hans two endings
Han has two endings. The bad ending happens when you do not retrieve the Ehrgeiz and/or his leg. The good ending is unlocked if he accomplishes this task.

Different Cloud picture
Cloud's picture is different between the Japanese and North American versions of the game.

Different costumes
Hold Up while selecting a fighter at the arcade mode character selection screen.

Infinite mode (Japanese version)
You must press L1 + Start when "Press Start" appears at the opening screen.

Differences between Zack and Cloud
There are a few differences between Zack and Cloud. Cloud has two silver gauntlets, and Zack has one silver, and the other silver with a brown ring under it. Zack has black hair, Cloud has blonde hair. Zack has scars on his face, Cloud does not have any visible scars. Zack has a darker purple suit, while Cloud's is lighter.

Cloud's third costume
Finish the game as Yuffie. Highlight Cloud at the character selection screen, then hold Down and press X.

Tifa's third costume
Finish the game as Vincent. Then, hold Down while selecting Tifa at the character selection screen.

Racetrack mode (Japanese version)
You need to press R1 + Start when "Press Start" appears at the opening screen.

Fight as Kouji Masuda
Finish arcade mode using any male character.

Evil Panel mini-game
Begin the Battle Panel mini-game and beat the CPU ten times in a row. Then, hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 while selecting "Battle Panel" option while at the main menu.

Hidden introduction sequence
Begin loading the game and do not press any buttons on the controller. Allow the introduction sequence to play four times constantly. Then, enter the "Movie Player" screen. Highlight the "Opening Movie" selection and press Right to have access to the new "Extra Opening" selection.

Character ending sequences
To see a character's ending sequence, finish the game with that character. You do not have to get the Ehrgeiz to view the ending sequence unless you are Han.

Fight as Clair Andrews
Finish arcade mode using any female character.

Fight as Zack
Finish arcade mode using every Final Fantasy 7 characters.

Fight as Vincent as a Turk
Highlight Vincent while at the character selection screen. Hold Up to see him as a Turk. Highlight Vincent and rotate the D-pad in a Full-circle.

Viewing Vincent's transformations
In Final Fantasy 7, Vincent's Limit Breaks featured him mutating into a hideous monster to fight through the entire battle to see this in Ehrgeiz, play as Vincent, hold Special, then release. If done properly Vincent will throw a few Blasts, and each blast will swiftly show a slight appearance of one of Vincent's forms.

Fight as Red XIII
Highlight Django while at the character selection screen in a fighting mode, then hold Up.

Fight as Yuffie Kisaragi
Finish arcade mode as Cloud.

Fight as Vincent Valentine
Finish arcade mode as Tifa.

Fight as Django
Finish arcade mode using the eight regular non-Final Fantasy 7 characters.

Fight as a wolf
When you are Jo, press Special and you will change into a wolf or dog. Playing as this transformation is fun, though weak. When you press Special again you will switch back.

Normal Ehrgeiz characters
Complete the tasks below to unlock the costumes in this order: Yoko, Han, Doza, Inoba, Sasuke, Jo, Lee, Godhand.

Finish arcade mode without continuing.
Finish arcade mode and get EHRGEIZ with any character.
Perform a 10-hit combo in practice mode.
Get 35,000 points in Battle Beach.
Get 2,000 points in Infinite Battle.
Unlock all FMVs in the Movie Player.
Get a perfect score on Evil Panel (CPU must have 0 panels).
Beat the CPU in Battle Runner on any level with any number of laps.

Hints & Tips

Beat the final Boss (arcade mode)
When battling the final Boss, break open the two boxes on the altars. Throw both of the swords that come out of them at the Boss to destroy him. Gather all the treasures and Ehrgeiz when they appear. Note: This is timed and if you are injured too much, you will lose.

Sephiroth's ending
To view the Final Fantasy 7 sequence, which is commonly known as Sephiroth's ending, finish the game in arcade mode with Sephiroth. Note: You do not have to obtain the Ehrgeiz Sword at the end.

Move eye's
During a victory pose, press the D-pad to move your character's eyes around.

Disappearing
Press R1 + R2 while you are running.

Items through walls
In "A Brand New Quest" there are some walls that have items, mostly money, that are inside of them.

Losing Clair Andrews
On "A Brand New Quest" level you are Koji and Clair Andrews. You can lose Clair briefly at the begining of the game. At the start, when you and Clair are in the room where you battle Prince Doza (Prince Naseem in the Japanese version), you must run around the pit without falling in, Clair will ultimately fall in while trying to catch up with you. After this, she will not be there to follow you any more.

Fighting Cloud and Tifa
In Sasuke's arena, there are two other doors. One leads to the boss, Django. The other leads to Cloud and Tifa. To battle them you must beat Sasuke in under five minutes to get into the Gold Saucer-like entrance to the two battles. Cloud's arena is an elevator and Tifa's is in one called "Underground".

Buster sword
Go into the weapon shop to see the Buster Sword, Cloud and Zack's weapon. It is leaning against the wall next to the weapon shop owner.

Repair weapon
When deep in the dungeon with no Dragon Wing and your best weapon is about to break, equip that weapon and go to a fairy. The fairy should repair the weapon for you.

Close finish in Battle Beach
When playing Battle Beach, you can, especially if tired throughout the run, press Square or Triangle when really close to the finish line to lean into it. This is can be used to edge off your opponent during a close race, or to shave a few seconds off your time.

Taunts
Hold the D-pad in any direction and press Select button in Ehrgeiz Fighting modes. Your character will do a taunt. Each character has one to four taunts for each character.

Ring out
There is a way to acquire a ring out in certain levels. To do it just stay towards the side of the ring throughout the battles. You will fall out of the ring rarely and a "Ring Out" will be announced.

Extra lives
On "A Brand New Quest", you can obtain extra lives before you battle the final Boss. When you kill the second to the last monster on the 21st floor, you will die when it explodes. You must control your secondary character, your weak one, all the way down to the 21st floor where your companion has died. Before you go into the room where you fight your toughest battle, start attacking your dead friend. You will notice that he will lose health on every attack. Then, walk into the previous room and your levels will go up continually. You can go back in and beat up the dead body some more.

Secret rooms
There are secret rooms in the dungeon in a "A Brand New Quest". A few walls are breakable throw a bomb at this type of wall and it will break apart into debris, making a hole or doorway to a secret room.

Masamune
You can see the Masamune, Sephiroth's weapon of choice, behind the weapon shop owner on the wall; it is the longest sword in the game.

Easy Battle Beach
Note: A controller with an auto-fire feature is needed for this trick. When the race starts, set Run to auto-fire.

Use this trick to interfere with your opponents running on Battle Beach. Overun them far enough to where they are not shown on the screen so that they cannot even see what they are doing. This must be done in a two-player game, with a auto-fire controller that is recommended.

Falling down the pit
In battle runner, you can fall through the pit in the center. This is can be accomplished easily just keep running against the invisible barrier and jump a few times. Soon or later you will fall down the pit.

Hotel picture
When you are in a "Brand New Quest", there is a picture above your bed in the hotel. This is the picture of one of the few shown on the title screen of "A Brand New Quest".

Restore health
When low in health in "A Brand New Quest", go back into the hotel and change characters. After this switch back to the original character and his or her health will be full again.

If you are out of money, Dragon Wing, and healing source of any kind, go somewhere where no monsters can attack you. You will slowly get your health back. Note: Your character will get hungry.

Hotel visitors
In "A Brand New Quest", the Hotel tells you many things including a story about the presence of Cloud and Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7 visiting that dimension. He says, "This hotel has had many guests. We've had a guest with spiky blonde hair, carrying a big sword. We've also had a man with long silver hair stop by. They all seem to have come from various dimensions, and, in turn, have journeyed off to other dimensions."