2) Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII were both ported for PC aside from Playstation console. Unlike them, however, Final Fantasy IX was not ported to PC but was later added for Playstation Network on 2010. A decade after its initial release.
3) Did you know that a character can learn new abilities faster if equipped with two or more items with the same ability? This is even further increased if Ability Up is set.
4) The Eidolons are actually born from the memories accumulated from the Crystal of the world. Protectors will rise out of these memories depending on how the Crystal shapes it.
5) Final Fantasy IX is the first game in the series to use an "!" and "?" in conversation bubbles. This is intentionally added to alert players that there is something interesting a character has just found.
6) Unlike Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII, the game retained the 4 person party that was originally seen in Nintendo titles.
7) A year after its release, Square planned to release Final Fantasy IX for Playstation 2 console but it was scrapped for an undisclosed reason.
8) Is Amarant Coral a human? Despite his unlikely height and bluish skin tone, the red-headed man is indeed a human as mentioned in Final Fantasy IX Ultimania.
9) Amarant Coral is known for his red dreadlocks, that is why he is called "Red" and "Flaming Amarant."
10) In Japanese version of Final Fantasy IX, Amarant Coral is called as "Salamander Coral." Salamander is a legendary creature that resembles a lizard but has affinity to fire element. In Zoology, it is a name given to amphibious lizards from the Order Urodela.
11) Who among the playable characters in Final Fantasy IX can wield the Save the Queen weapon? Except from the fact that Amarant can throw it in battles, there is not a single party member who can wield the legendary longsword.
12) Rumor has it that Amarant Coral's name in North American version of Final Fantasy IX could have been Salamander if not for the seven-letter limitations that appear next to the icons of characters.
13) Did you know that Amarant is probably named after a herb called "Amaranth"? It is highly possible that his name has letter "h" on its end, but was stripped due to space constraints for its seven-letter limits.
