Ys: The Ark of Napishtim Hints & Cheats

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Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type	Name	File Size
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by A I e x	124K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by CrossSlasher	138K

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PS2 Hints & Cheats

Ys: The Ark of Napishtim Passwords

Passwords

In the game, there's different version of the game, and to get them you have to go to the main menu ---> cheats. There are colored crystals and you have to hit them in order from left to right (R = Red, B = Blue, Y = Yellow) and then do a downward thrust strike on the center pedestal piece to use the cheat code.

Password	Effect
R4 B4 Y4 B2 Y2 R2	Clearflag: Turns on all special features normally available only after you've completed the game once
R5 B3 Y1 R1 B2 Y3	Olha demo after Clearing Time Attack on Hard (Japanese)
Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Yellow, Yellow	Lv 60 at start
B, B, B, B, B, Y, Y, Y, R, B, Y, Y, R, R, R	Ohla bikini in english
B, B, B, B, Y, R	Watch the Opening CG in Japanese with English Subtitles.
R, R, B, B, Y, Y, R, R, B, B, Y, Y	Start a new game with increased levels
R-1,B-1,Y-1,R-1,B-1,Y-1	Cheat mode on (Do this one first)
Y-1,R-4,B-1	PS2 mode with Japanese voices with english text
Y-2,R-2,B-1	PC Mode with English voices and anime cutscenes
Y-2,R-4,B-1	PC Mode with Japanese voices and anime cut scenes
Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Blue, Red, Red, Red, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Blue	All Items 1/2 Price
Red, Red, Blue, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Yellow	Level 40 Cheat
Blue, Yellow, Red, Blue, Blue, Blue, Red, Red, Red, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Red	All 3 Swords Maxed Out. This code begins the game with a fully powered up Ericcil, Livart and Blirante Sword.
Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Red, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Blue, Red, Red, Yellow	Maxed Out Ericcil Sword
Blue, Blue, Blue, Red, Yellow	Beach CG Movie - English VA with Japanese Sub
Blue, Red, Yellow	Beach CG Movie - Japanese VA with Japanese Sub
Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Yellow, Yellow	Napishtim Destroyed CG Movie
Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow	Napishtim Destroyed CG Movie - Japanese VA with English Sub
Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow	Napishtim Destroyed CG Movie - English VA with Japanese Sub
Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Yellow	Napishtim Destroyed CG Movie - Japanese VA with Japanese Sub
Blue, Blue, Blue, Yellow, Red	Prologue CG Movie - English VA with Japanese Sub
Blue, Yellow, Red	Prologue CG Movie - Japanese VA with Japanese Sub
Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Yellow, Blue	Romun Fleet Entrance CG Movie
Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Yellow, Blue, Blue, Blue	Romun Fleet Entrance Animation Movie
Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Yellow, Red	Romun Fleet Destroyed CG Movie
Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Red	Romun Fleet Destroyed Animation Movie
Red, Blue, Red	Watch opening animation from PC mode
Yellow (3 times), Blue (3 times), Red (2 times), Yellow (2 times), Red (3 times), Blue (3 times).	Makes all Items in Shops cost 1G.
Yellow (3 times), Blue (2 times), Yellow (3 times), Red (3 times) Blue (4 times), Yellow	See the Ending of Ys: The Ark of Napishtim in Japanese.
Yellow, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Red	Increases Maximum Item Tool Capacity to 50.
Yellow (3 times), Blue (2 times), Yellow (3 times), Red (3 times), Blue (2 times), Yellow	See the Ending of Ys: The Ark of Napishtim in English.
Red (2 times), Blue, Red (2 times), Blue (2 times), Yellow (2 times)	Start a new game with Adol at Level 50.
Blue(5)Yellow(3)Red(2)Blue Yellow(2)Red(3)	alt. olha in bikini in english

more cheats

New Game - Cheat
enter the master code first - Red, Blue, Yellow, Red, Blue, Yellow

Password	Effect
Blue, Red, Red, Yellow	Beach CG Movie - Japanese V/O with English Sub
Red, Blue, Blue, Red, Red, Blue	start at level 10
Blue, Blue, Yellow, Red	Watch opening CC in English
Yellow, Yellow, Red, Blue	Start new game completely in Japanese at maximum level.. PC mode. At maximum level.
Blue, Blue, Red, Yellow	Second CG movie of Olha playing flute on the beach
Y, Y, R, R, B, B, Y, R	20 Item Tool Max Increase
R, B, B, R, R, B, B	Level 20 Cheat
R, R, B, B, R, R, B, B	This code allows Adol to start the game at Level 30
B, B, B, Y, Y, R, B, R, R, Y, Y, Y	Maxed Out Livart Sword
B, B, Y, Y, Y, R, B, R, R, R, Y, Y	Maxed Out Blirante Sword

Ys: The Ark of Napishtim Unlockables

Bonus Secrets
Boss Rush Secret Ending
Beat Majunun in Boss Rush(Time Attack Mode) and a ripple will appear in the top-left or top-right corner of the screen. Step into the ripple and you'll be transported to Moonset Shore with Olha in a bikini. (She says different things, depending on the difficulty level.)
How to Unlock Unlockable
Beat Nightmare Mode and you'll get a screenshot of Crevia surviving the fall of Napishtim. NightMare Bonus
Nightmare Mode
Simply beat the game on any mode in order to unlock Nightmare difficulty.
Unlocking Time Attack Mode
To unlock Time Attack mode, in which you can fight any of the bosses in the game, beat the game on any difficulty. Time Attack mode can be attempted on any of the three difficulties, no matter which difficulty you beat it on.

How to Unlock	Unlockable
Beat Nightmare Mode and you'll get a screenshot of Crevia surviving the fall of Napishtim.	NightMare Bonus

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type	Name	File Size
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by A I e x	124K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by ABolner	130K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by GaIcian	16K

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PSP Hints & Cheats

Ys: The Ark of Napishtim Cheat Codes

Secret Menu
At the main menu of the title screen, highlight "Option". Hold "Circle" and "R", and then press "Right" on the D-Pad. A secret menu with garbage (untranslated) text will appear. This is a list of all of the in-game movies; press "X" to view a movie. Select the last option, or press "Circle" to close the menu.