After you get the Tiny Bronco, the weaponseller is home. There's a house near Gongaga, owned by a weaponsmith.If you talk to him when the last two digits of your number of battles fought are the same (255 or 433, for example) he will give you either an accessory (if they're even) or Mythril (if they're odd). If you talk to the old man, he will give you game statistics - number of battles, number of escapes. There is a cave there with a sleeping old man. Once you have the buggy, take it back to the eastern continent via Costa del Sol and use it to cross the river near the large forest.The nearby weapons shop also sells a Shotgun for Vincent, they eventually stop selling this after Disc 1, so get it while ya can.You can't get this anywhere else or later in the game. Talk to the old man standing in front of the Item Shop, talk to him until he asks you to look at the rocket, do this to recieve the Yoshiyuki.You can get it via the next room, don't forget to go back and grab it. Upon entering the first area, you will notice a shiny blue support materia, Added Effect.If you never fight at Fort Condor and let the opponent reach the top, you will never have the opportunity to get the Vagyrisk Claw from the boss battle.The Parasol can only be won at the Speed Square with a score of 5000+ before you get to the Temple of the Ancients.After escaping Corel Prison and enter the room with the Jockey's, pick up the Ramuh materia or it is lost forever.The Four Slots sold at Costa Del Sol will stop being sold at some point during the game.After defeating J-E-N-O-V-A, do NOT forget to pick up that Ifrit materia.After beating the boss on the 68th Floor, grab the Enemy Skill materia that's on the floor.These can all be found later in the game, coupons can not so keep them! The computer in the room allows you to exchange the coupons for these items: Star Pendant, a Four Slots, and an All Materia. After this you can open the door blocking the middle room to get Coupon C. To get to the other room you have to climb into the air duct to grab Coupon B. To get the items you must open the first door on the top and the third door from the right, go into the first room and grab Coupon A.

DON'T trade these in to get prizes as they are unique items.

On Floor 63 you have a chance of grabbing some coupons.

This is 1 of 2 chances in the game to see the notice.

Check the bulletin board on the first floor for the Turtle's Paradise notice.

(Can be obtained one other time on Disc 2 as a rare steal from the annoying Shadow Maker enemy in Sector 8 on your return to Midgar.

Defeat Deenglow or Cripshay enemies or a chance to obtain Graviball.

You can't get this item at any other time.

Steal a Ghost Hand from a Ghost, you can also get it as a drop.

Puchase the Iron Bangle from the accessory shop, this will be un-purchasable later in the game.

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