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Ancient Forest has a lot of really good items to get, including summon materia Typhon, the third best in the game, Slash All materia, and the third best sword in the game, Apocalypse, which also has triple materia growth. It's really hard to get through, though, so heres a guide to help.
Pick up three frogs and go beneath the arched rock path.
Place the frogs near the three bags hanging from the trees.
Quickly take the frogs and press the [OK] button to make them hop into the bags individually; repeat this until all three bags are full by standing on a bag and pressing OK to put a frog into the next bag.
When they're full, hop to the other side of the gap. Once on the other side, go down the slope and carefully inch towards the center of the large snapping plant .
Press [OK] to grab the bag (containing the Supershot ST gun). Getting too close will result in the plant closing and your party taking severe damage. You can make as many attempts as you want, but it's best to try and not touch the center of the plant.
Continue to the right when you're finished here and Cloud will automatically use the pink vine to reach the other side. Go past the tree and grab the item bag on the hill (there's a Spring Gun Clip inside) and head right to reach the next part of the forest.
Forest Area 2
Pick up one frog and approach the pink vine .
You can choose to jump or stay. Select the top option to leap to the ledge .
If you leave the frog on the ledge, it'll be switched with a big frog (although switching is not necessary).
From here, you can put the frog in the bag and leap across to the second (already-full) bag . You'll automatically use the pink vine to jump to the ground.
Pick up a frog, climb on top of the green ledge to your right, release it and it will leap into the left bag. If you wait long enough, you'll be sent flying to the ledge above when the frog escapes (you have to use a big one).
Once on the ledge take the wasp nest and jump down. Stand near the small snapping plant and press [OK] to release the nest; if you're at the right distance, the nest will fly backward and land in the plant, snapping it closed. Take the yellow materia (Slash-All).
Pick up the big frog again.
Climb to the green ledge one more time and let the frog jump into the right bag. Jump atop it and wait until you are thrust onto the opposite side of the huge snapping plant . Run to the right to reach the next area.
Forest Area 3
Pick up two frogs, toss them into the bags , and leap across to the pink vine .
You'll be lifted into the treetops. Go left, then down the trunk to reach the big bag you saw back in the second area. A Minerva Band is inside.
If you go too far down the trunk, you'll jump down to the ground, so return to the treetops after grabbing the bag. Once you're back in the trees, climb to the upmost branch and head right, then make your way towards the broken branch; Cloud will vault across three of the pink vines and land on another branch.
Go south to get yet another item bag holding a red materia (Typhon). Go back across the vines, and take the lower branch that leads behind the leaves to the ground level.
Once on the ground, grab a frog . There are two bags to your right; look for a high ledge beneath them, stand on it, and toss the frog into the bag.
Hop onto the bag and make your way over to the second bag, then to the ledge with the wasp nest . Take it and drop to the ground, then approach the snapping plant and press [OK] to release the nest. If you are positioned correctly, you'll toss the nest into the plant, which will close up.
Pick up a small frog and move past the plant. Stand on the left ledge, and let go of the frog; it will jump into the nearby bag . Hop across the bag and onto the ground.
Run to the left and grab a frog.
Put it in the hollow in the tree next to you and a big frog will jump out. Take it and go back the way you came (put the big frog in the bag, jump to the other side, and wait for it to land by your feet).
Grab it again, go to the far right ledge, and release it into the bag . Now, stand on the bag and wait for the frog to escape. Doing this sends you flying across the gap to a cave entrance.
In the cave, walk to the right to find a chest with the Apocalypse sword lying within. Head to the north, then go east to find another chest (there's an Elixir in it). Finally, exit through the opening to your left.
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