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Rare and Hard To Find Item Faq
For The American Version Released September, 2004

Authors: Me(vix) unless otherwise noted.

January 24, 2011...Version 2.6
- Added the Top Step

A. Intro
B. Items
1. Gold Crayon
2. Beige Crayon
3. White Crayon
4. Aqua Crayon
5. Ochre Crayon
6. Green Crayon
7. Black Crayon
8. Lime Crayon
9. Purple Crayon
10. Brown Crayon
11. Blue Crayon
12. Pink Crayon
13. Cuckoo
14. Foreign Coin
15. Gold Coin
16. Picture-story Show
17. Cute Cow
18. Top Step
19. 2nd Step
20. 4th Step
21. 7th Step
22. 9th Step
23. Gold Medal
24. 500 Yen Coin
25. Emerald/Sapphire/Diamond/Ruby Ring's
26. Checkbook
27. Encyclopedia
28. Calender
29. Xmas Tree
30. Switch
31. Bird's Nest
32. Senior Driver's License
33. Old Coin
34. Hotel Sign
35. Company Sign
36. Takeda Residence
37. Spirit of Anger
38. "Experience," "In," "Progress,"
39. Bathhouse Curtain
C. Legal

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A. Intro
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This faq will be solely for Rare and Hard To Find Items.  For the most part,
this faq is spoiler free, unless of course you consider finding the items
spoilers.  This faq doesn't contain any story based spoilers.

Chances are, if you're looking at this faq, then you know the basis of the game
and the controls and everything else there is to know.  So I don't need to
explain that again, if you need help with that stuff, go to my other faq
located here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/918766.html

Also, it is being assumed you have knowledge of the levels.

A little about me:  Name is Vix...I'm a chick who loves video games.  Feel
free to contact me anytime at my e-mail listed below or on AIM: VixDieselJr

I'm always up for a chat.

If there is an item that you need help finding and it's not on this list, then
E-mail me at [email protected]

Or you can go to the KD message board I run

http://s9.zetaboards.com/Katamari_Damacy/

So far, these are some of the most requested items that people need help
finding.  Please feel free to submit any items and locations.


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B. Items
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1. Gold Crayon
Location: Living Room/Eternal 1
How to Find: It's standing up on a mouse trap that's surrounded by mice and if
             you are not the right size to get it, the mice will hit you and
             knock you around, causing you to lose items.

2. Beige Crayon
Location: Living Room/Make a Star 2
How to Find: It's under the woman's legs under the table.

3. White Crayon
Location: Living Room/Cygnus
How to Find: When you start the level, head down the ramp to the next level,
             (the level with the lucky cats) then head down the to the next
             level(the level with the tv's) and then down to the next level
             and there you'll find the white crayon.

4. Aqua Crayon
Location: Living Room/Make a Star 4
How to Find: It's under the woman's chair and it's between pens that are
             standing up to make triangles.

5. Ochre Crayon
Location: Living Room/Make a Star 4
How to Find: It's under the ironing board.

6. Green Crayon
Location: N. Pigeon Street/Make a Star 3
How to Find: Head to the back of the takoyaki stand and look for a little
             alleyway.  There's a few crayons in the alley.

7. Black Crayon
Location: Living Room/Make a Star 4
How to Find: It's on the same dresser that you get the rings, at the start
             of the level, get a few items and then head over the "bridge"
             to the chest/dresser/cabinet, it's sitting there on and it's
             short and fat, unlike the rest of the crayons.

8. Lime Crayon
Location: Living Room/Make a Star 2
How to Find: It's sitting on top of the table.

9. Purple Crayon
Location: N. Pigeon St./Make a Star 8
How to Find: From the start of the level, you're under the car with the
             mice near you...Turn to yourleft, you'll see an opening in
             the ground that leads to the sewer/gutter, drop down into
             it and head right, keep going until you reach the end and
             the purple crayon should be fairly close to the ramp that
             leaves back up to street level.  You'll need to get it fairly
             early because once you get to be too big, you won't be
             able to fit into the sewer.

10. Brown Crayon
Location: Living Room/Make a Star 1
How to Find: You start the level on top of the table.  If you turn to look
             where the sword is sitting in the recess in the wall, the
             crayon is sitting next to the sword stand on the ground in the
             recess of the wall.  You need to be at least 7cm5mm to grab it.

11. Blue Crayon
Location: N. Pigeon St./Make a Star 5
How to Find: From the start of the level, you are on top of a dog, turn left
             and locate the area with the blue bowls that azre turned upside
             down.  Sitting on the little wooden stoop, in between the bowls,
             is the blue crayon.

12. Pink Crayon
Location: Living Room/Make a Star 2
How to Find: Go up onto the table and find the ruler "bridge" over to the
             chest of drawers.  Go across and grab the crayon, it's standing
             up in an ink pad next to the ring box.


13. Cuckoo
Location: Living Room/Cygnus
How to find: From the start of the level, head down the ramp that is
             surrounded by green cones.  Stop on that platform and head to
             your right slowly.  The cuckoo clock is on the wall with very
             little space for you to stand in front of it.  I stood there
             until the cuckoo came out because I had tried to time it but was
             unsuccessful so I just waited for it to hit the katamari on it's
             own, there is also a present right next to the cuckoo as well.

14. Foreign Coin
Location: Living Room/Eternal 1
How to Find: It's lying flat on the floor in the left hand corner, if you were
             facing the door to go out to the yard.

15. Gold Coin
Location: Living Room/Make a Star 1
How to Find: It's under the table, under the woman's legs.


16. Picture-story Show
Location: Garden & Porch/Cancer
How to Find: You need to be at least 63cm 9mm to get this item.  There are
             white pillars that move up and down, acting as an elevator.
             Make sure you are big enough and wait for the pillars, once you
             get to the top, head to your left, it looks like a board attached
             to the wall, just under the tree.

17. Cute Cow
Location: Taurus
How to Find: Go up to Seasslug Ranch, avoiding any smaller cows, make sure you
             are over 3.5…go to the edge of the cliff near the trees and look
             over until you see the lower ledge with the cows on it…find a
             place where you can push the katamari over the edge and drop down
             onto the lower ledge where you can get the cow.

18. Top Step
Location: Urchin Town/Make a Star 9
How to Find: The step is floating by balloon.  If you go up to Urchin Town
             and go to the two building where there is a boy riding a panda and
             the cool move is are rolling around.  The step is hanging over the
             water in between the two buildings.  You need to roll of the
             edge to grab it.

19. 2nd Step
Location: Roadway/Make a Star 8
How to Find: As soon as you are 1.5m and can head through the barrier, head
             along the roadway until you come to the "tunnel."  The step is
             on the side that has the bus stop and phone booth.

20. 4th Step
Location: Urchin Town/Make a Star 7
How to Find: "Get this - it's UNDERWATER on Make a Star 7.  I was tooling
             around in the water thinking it was somewhere around the corner
             or something and i hear the "bloop", and the words "4th step"
             appearing in the lower left of my screen o___O.  The best I can
             say is that it's in the dark blue area of the water, kinda close
             to where the falling stuff enters the water.  It's really REALLY
             trial and error to find this one..." ~ submitted by nyekobug

             Where the falling stuff enters the water...roll over to it,
             facing where the stuff is falling from.  To the left, only a
             small bit is where the step is.  I have a feeling it moves
             underwater as I was standing still and it just kinda popped on
             to my katamari.  But I do know for sure that it is very close to
             the items that are falling into the water.  I have taken some
             screen shots of the location.  So if you would like to see them
             please e-mail me.

21. 7th Step
Location: Paradise/Make a Star 6
How to Find: In the water, there are two rings of jellyfish circling around.
             The step is in the center of the jellyfish.  You need to be at
             least 88cm4mm to pick it up.

22. 9th Step
Location: Dove Lake/Eternal 2
How to Find: It's on the little island in the middle of the lake, sticking up
             out of the ground.

23. Gold Medal
Location: N. Pigeon St./Make a Star 5
How to Find: It's on top of the cinder block wall.  If you get too big, it
             will disappear.  Use the chair cushion to climb up to grab it.
             You start the level on the dog's back, turn to the right and head
             down past the slide.  On the right is a cinder block wall.  Go
             through the little openings on the bottom and go up the cushion,
             the medal is on your left.

24. 500 Yen Coin
Location: Living Room/Make A Star 2
How to Find:  It's in the "closet" on top of a mousetrap.

25. Emerald/Sapphire/Diamond/Ruby Ring's
Location: N. Pigeon St./Make A Star 8/Eternal 2
How to Find: You need to be small to get this one.  If you head out from under
             the car, there is a gutter to the right, go down into the gutter
             and follow it to the end.  There will always be a ring at the end
             but what color it is will be random.
OR
Location: Living Room/Make a Star 2
How to Find: From the top of the table, there is a ruler that acts as a bridge
             to a chest of drawers.  Go across the ruler and grab the ring
             that is in the box.  It will also be random everytime you play so
             you may need to play the levels a few times to get all four rings.

26. Checkbook
Location Living Room/Make a Star 2
How to Find: It's in the little bookcase in the recess in the wall.
OR
Location Yard/Make a Star 4
How to Find: It's under the wooden bleacher sitting up against the wall.  Get
             it as soon you you reach 10cm cause any biggger and you won't be
             able to get it.

27. Encyclopedia
Location: N. Pigeon St./Make a Star 5
How to find: Once you get big enough, go down the hill to the market...make a
             right onto the street and follow it till you read the exit of the
             market, just before the bridge...just at the exit is a magazine
             rack and on the ground is a pile of encyclopedia's

28. Calender
LocationL N. Pigeon St./Make a Star 3
How to Find: It's hanging on a telephone pole near the area that has the
             picnic table that is on a raised patio, so to speak.
OR
Location: Kitchen/Make a Star 4
How to Find: It's on the wall that's in between the kitchen and the living
             room facing the kitchen.  So if you're on the kitchen table, look
             towards the living room where the RC boy is and then turn to the
             left and you'll see it on the wall.  You need to be fairly big to
             reach it.
OR
Location: Porch/Yard/Make a Star 2
How to Find: It acts as a ramp just outside the door.  If you use the 10cm
             exit path that's up on the boxes, it leads you out into some
             cushions.  Immediatly to the right is the calendar ramp.

29. Xmas Tree
Location: Dove Lake/Pisces
How to Find: It's sitting on the little island in the center of the lake.

30. Switch
Location: Living Room/Make a Star 1
How to Find: It's under the table, connected to the wire.

31. Bird's Nest
Location: N. Pigeon St./Make a Star 5
How to Find: It's in the tree that's in the area when you first start the
             level.  Get over 25cm and then hit the tree.  The nest will fall
             to the ground.  You have to be 97cm to get the nest to gather up
             as much as you could and then grab the nest and proceed to the
             next section of the level.  Make sure you finish the level so you
             keep the nest and make sure you don't accidentally hit into
             something and knock it off the katamari.

32. Senior Driver's License
Location: N. Pigeon St./Make a Star 5
How to Find: Go to the section of the level that has all of the leaves on the
             ground and the butterfly cases.  On the statue, you'll find the
             license.  It's attached to the bottom of it.  It's half yellow
             and half red.

33. Old Coin
Location: Yard/Make s Star 2
How to Find: Get to be 10cm so you can head outside.  Once you are outside,
             head off the wooden porch, down the steps and then head to your
             right.  Go under the porch and there is a bunch of old coins
             laying on the ground.

34. Hotel Sign
Location: Whirlpool Point/Make the Moon or Eternal 3
How to Find: Get to be 12m so you can go through the barrier and head towards
             Whirlpool Point.  Once you are there, climb up to where the
             houses are.  Work your way through until you reach the bridge.
             Head over the bridge but stop at the very end of it.  Look
             slightly to your left, attached to the building is the Hotel Sign
             and it's somewhat small, so be careful not to miss it.  If you
             get too big, it will disappear, that's why I suggest you head
             there as soon as you can.  It's a vertical sign attached to the
             building side.

35. Company Sign
Location: Whirlpool Point/Make the Moon or Eternal 3
How to Find:Get to be 12m so you can go through the barrier and head towards
             Whirlpool Point.  Once you are there, climb up to where the
             houses are. Work your way through until you reach the bridge.
             Once you are at the bridge stop and make a 180 degree turn to
             face back the way you came.  There are two buildings to your
             right.  The one closest to the water has the Company Sign on it.
             Like the Hotel Sign, it's small, so be careful not to miss it as
             well as it will disappear if you get to big.  It's also a
             vertical attached to the building.

36. Takeda Residence
Location: Big Blue Sea/Make the Moon or Eternal 3
How to Find: It's located near the Oni Rocks, the red rocks, and the rain
             clouds.  Once the screen morphs to show the Oni Rocks, head over
             to the rain clouds.  If you are facing the rocks from the center
             of the level, The Takeda Residence is on the right just before the
             rocks.

37. Spirit of Anger
Location: Roadway/Urse Major
How to Find: It's located in the little playground area next to the lake.  It's
             next to the little set of steps that leads you into the playground
             and you need to be over 3m56cm3mm tp pick it up.

38. "Experience," "In," "Progress,"
Location: Urchin Town/Make a Star 7
How to Find: Go up to the school yard and climb the wall that faces the large
             mushroom.  The signs are spinning around the base of the mushroom.
             If you get to be too big, they will disappear.  You need to be
             1m48cm1mm at least to pick them up.

39. Bathhouse Curtain
Location: Seabreeze Town/Make a Star 7
How to Find: As soon as you hit 3m, head through the 3m barrier.  The first
             building you will see on the left when you get up to the road will
             have the curtain hanging over the door with two towl guys standing
             somewhere in that area.

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