Final Fantasy III Glitch...any ideas?

[-hellvin-]

I seem to be screwed in Final Fantasy III. I started playing through the original snes cart I had found recently this weekend and I'm currently at the Tower of Fanatics. When I reach the top and grab the gem box, I leave the room and all of the mages come to the top and demand the treasure back. Now, my game just sits there and nothing is happening. The music is still playing....I can move my character, but none of the buttons work (can't enter menu) and the final boss isn't arriving.

Anyone ever come across a glitch like this in FFIII? Any suggestions or am I pretty much SOL? I've searched around on the board but haven't found any reference to it. Kind of annoying after playing this far....

[DDCecil]

Believe it or not, that has happened to me before, too. I just resetted the game, went back through the tower (w/ Moogle Charm) and he appeared the next time. Not sure what caused it, though.

[Avatard]

Thats a new one on me. Maybe try having a different sprite lead the party? *shrugs* its a long shot, but something has to kick it in motion again.

[-hellvin-]

Thats a new one on me. Maybe try having a different sprite lead the party? *shrugs* its a long shot, but something has to kick it in motion again.

Hmm...I've tried removing the moogle charm right before and not equipping the gem box, but I think I'll try switching the sprites, all times I've had Edgar as lead. Thanks for the suggestion.

[-hellvin-]

This is really weird....still nothing happening. I don't quite remember this part...all you have to do is wait there right? You don't have to do anything else? If I remember correctly the magi master just walks up the staircase and you fight him.

[Avatard]

Thats right, he kinda circles around and jumps on ya. So the sprite change didn't work? I've only ever done it with Terra as the sprite and never seen that problem. Hey, it was a long shot. Have you tried a different party makeup?

[-hellvin-]

That's weird...finally got it to work. I still had Edgar as the head group, but this time I was doing some other quests before trying again and had removed mog's moogle charm. When I was climbing the tower, I got into an encounter and then afterwards put the charm back on Mog. When I reached the top, the boss came without a problem. My guess is that using the moogle charm the whole way up can mess it up somehow.

Strange, but at least I'm done with that damn tower ;D.

[I_am_Jacks_STD]

5 years old but helpful just the same. I've been experiencing this same glitch. I think I'll try to get in a fight in the room with the Gem Box before leaving, and see if MagiMaster appears then.

[badinsults]

That happened to me once, and yeah, not much you can do except reset.

[exit]

Didn't some of the first run copies have a game ending glitch? I think I read about it either on here or on another board.

[Blitzwing256]

if you ever intentionally or accidnetly trigger the sketch glitch it can cause permanent damage to game events (this one specificly) causing them to not finish correctly. I recall once it fucked one of my saves up right at the end when kefka is playing with your people during his big speech.