Final Fantasy IX version differences

The following is a list of version differences between releases of Final Fantasy IX

Japan
Final Fantasy IX was released July 7 2000 in Japan. This is the original version.

North America and Europe

 * By default, the English version uses to confirm,  to cancel,  to enter the menu. The Japanese version uses  to confirm,  to cancel, and  to enter the menu.
 * An English version of the theme song, "Melodies of Life", plays in the ending, as opposed to the Japanese version in the original.

Mobile and Steam

 * The game has improved graphics, anti-aliasing filtering, high-definition cutscene movies, and improved character models.
 * A new menu and new menu portraits for party members.
 * New battle user interfaces and message dialogue windows.
 * New sprites for Tetra Master cards
 * Achievements have been added.
 * Auto-save
 * Speed-boost options were implemented. The player can now skip cutscenes, disable pre-battle fly-bys, and play in high speed mode (doubles all movement speeds, both in and out of battle).
 * The "boosters" available are always full ATB/Trance/HP/MP, 9999 damage, no random encounters, master abilities (equipping an item automatically unlocks its abilities permanently), and characters' levels and Magic Stones and the party's gil can be maxed out.
 * Character naming screen is different. Input to change names is only via keyboard in the Steam version.
 * When the player character can interact with an object on the field a bubble pops up denoting what the interaction is for. E.g. An icon of the back of a card appears when the player approaches an NPC that will play Tetra Master.
 * The sword fight during I Want to Be Your Canary play is made easier to get a perfect score.
 * It is possible to pause during FMVs, with the exception of the ending FMV, which is also not skippable.
 * The blackjack minigame is made accessible from the title screen upon beating the game at least once, rather than by entering a sequence at the The End screen. Additionally, an option to view FMVs is added to the title screen up on beating the game.
 * The player can choose a number of different language options from the title screen: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and British English.
 * Disc change screens are eliminated entirely; there is no longer any stated delineation between portions of the game.
 * Menu functionality is available while controlling Regent Cid as a frog during the brief portion before he enters the lair of the Hedgehog Pie.