Crystalis

Start Button will give you your status screen
Select Button will give you your equipment screen
A Button is used for magic and a few items
B Button is used to attack and use most items

To save game press start button while on equipment screen

Swords-Your weapon containing different elemental charges
Wind Sword-Sword you receive from the Elder at the beginning of the game
Fire Sword-Obtained by the dwarves who want you to destroy a giant insect with it.
Water Sword-Found in the cave behind the waterfall
Thunder Sword-Found in the Cave of Styx

Magic-Equip in Inventory Menu.  While equipped press the A button to activate
Refresh-Heals Life, hold down the A button for the duration of the heal
Telepathy-Used to communicate with animals when equipped can also talk to wise men for a cost of 8 MP
Teleport-For 20 MP you can instantly travel to any previously visited town
Paralysis-Cast paralysis on person or monster
Recover-For 24 MP you can cure any ailment
Barrier-Used to pass through the shooting statues for a cost a little faster than 1 MP a second
Flight-Fly over any obstacles you meet for a cost a little faster than 1 MP a second

Power-When power item is equipped hold down attack (B button) to charge and release a charged elemental attack, each element must be used with the corresponding swords

Ball of Wind-Sends small air ball to attack and breaks some weak rock walls
Ball of Fire-Releases small stream of fire to demolish enemies
Ball of Water-Releases a water boomerang that can make bridges over turrent water
Ball of Thunder-Releases balls of glowing thunder in a semi circle around your character
Tornado Bracelet-Lv 3 attack for Wind sword sends waves of tornados for 8MP
Flame Bracelet-Lv 3 charge attack for Fire sword sends whirls of fire for 16MP
Blizzard Bracelet-Lv 3 charge attack for Water sword sends balls of ice circling you for a cost of 16 MP
Storm Bracelet-Lv 3 charge attack for Thunder sword, causes a storm with raging lightning for a cost of 40 MP.  Don’t forget it after beating the four knights and before changing Kensu back to his original form.

Armor-Protection for your body
Hide-Basic defensive armor, first one you can buy
Leather Armor-Slightly upgraded offers a little more protection
Bronze Armor-Next to best armor
Platinum Armor-
Soldier Suit-+18 Defense
Battle Armor-+20 Defense
Ceramic Suit-+24 Defense

Shields
Carapace-Basic shield, first one you can buy
Bronze-Slightly pricier and more effective
Platinum Shield-A good shield with higher defense
Battle Shield-
Mirrored Shield-
Ceramic Shield-
Sacred Shield-Shield adds +16 Defense can be found or bought
Psycho Shield-After getting Flight return to the Cave of Styx, adds +32 to defense

Items-Mainly used for restoration and transportation

Medical Herb-Restores Life
Antidote-Cures Poison
Warp Boots-Travel to any town you have previously visited
Magic Ring-Used to replenish all MP
Fruit of Power-Replenishes 32 MP
Flute of Lime-Cures people who are turned to stone
Fruit of Lime-Cures stone
Fruit of Repun-Transforms you back when you become a monster
Opel Statue-
Lysis Plant-Cures paralysis
Alarm Flute-Used to wake up someone that is asleep

Key Items

Gas Mask-Used to enter the poison forest
Rabbit Boots-Used to jump, unequip magic and use the A button.
Iron Necklace-Gives 12 defense to your armor value
Ivory Statue-Used to change Kensu back from being a creature
Shield Ring-Gives 12 defense to your shield value
Shell Flute-Calls the dolphin to take you on the ocean
Broken Statue-Fix it with the Glowing Lamp to calm the sea
Golden Statue-The Broken Statue turns into this, use it at the altar to calm the sea
Glowing Lamp-Found in the Joel Lighthouse use it to fix the Broken Statue
Eye Glasses-Use it to see the secret passage in the shed in Joel get them from Clark in the Evil Spirit City
Power Ring-Adds 16 to attack power
Leather Boots-Found in Oasis Cave near the end, can use to travel on poison swamps