Editing Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel

{{Infobox video game
| image           = SDD-VideoGame-NA.jpg
| ja_name         = {{Ruby|遊|ゆう}}☆{{Ruby|戯|ぎ}}☆{{Ruby|王|おう}}デュエルモンスターズ インターナショナル ワールドワイドエディション
| romaji_name     = Yugiō Dyueru Monsutāzu Intānashonaru: Wārudowaido Edishon
| ja_trans_name   = Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International: Worldwide Edition
| platform        = Game Boy Advance
| languages       = 
* Japanese
* English
* French
* German
* Italian
* Spanish
| developer       = [[Konami]]
| publisher       = Konami
| na_release_date = April 15, 2003
| eu_release_date = April 17, 2003
| ja_release_date = April 17, 2003
| remake_of       = Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2
| guide_book      = Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel Game Guide
}}

'''''Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel''''', known as '''''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International: Worldwide Edition''''' ({{Ruby|遊|ゆう}}☆{{Ruby|戯|ぎ}}☆{{Ruby|王|おう}}デュエルモンスターズ インターナショナル ワールドワイドエディション ''Yugiō Dyueru Monsutāzu Intānashonaru: Wārudowaido Edishon'') in the Japanese version, is an international remake of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2]]''. Released in both Japanese and English, it is set during the [[Battle City]] arc. The player duels characters from the anime and manga, participating in a few tournaments and duel single opponents they come across on the map screen. Cards are awarded for various reasons, including defeating opponents, winning tournaments and free cards with the ''[[Duelist Weekly]]'' magazine. This game contains around 1,000 cards.

==Changes from ''Duel Monsters 6''==
* The game can be played in six different languages.
* [[wikipedia:Furigana|Furigana]] has been removed from Japanese card names.
* Cards do not have on-screen numbering.
* 29 cards have been removed.
* "[[Toon World (SDD)|Toon World]]" is changed to have its [[Card Errata:Toon World|newer]] ''[[OCG]]'' effect. However when the game is played in Japanese, it has the text for the old effect. Other languages have the correct text.
* Card names are visible on the cards themselves in the card-details view.
* It does not cost Duel Points to enter a [[password]].
* Alternative artwork versions of cards have passwords. Each password is determined by taking the first four digits of the original artwork's password and adding a 0 after each. e.g. for "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (SDD)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" <code>89631139</code> becomes <code>80906030</code>.
* Passwords now work for cards which were affected by the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2#Glitches|password glitch]] (with the exception of "[[Lord of D. (DM6)|Lord of D.]]", which was not included in this game).
* Trading is only possible with other copies of ''Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel''.
* Sets do not have names and have their packages changed to depict monsters rather than real-world sets.
* Numerous instances of text are changed.
** "Bag" → "Trunk"
** "Duel Assist" → "Misc"
** "8 Pass" → "Password"
** "Link Duel" → "Cable Duel"
** "D Point" → "Point"
* Cards [[#Trivia|usually]] use their international artworks.
** The Japanese names for the "[[Spirit Message]]" cards are changed to suit their international artworks. i.e. changed to spell "FINAL", instead of "DEATH".
* The number of losses necessary to unlock [[Kaiba Mokuba (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Kaiba Mokuba]] is reduced from ten to five.

===Cards removed===
The following cards, present in ''Duel Monsters 6'', were removed in ''Stairway to the Destined Duel''.

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* "[[Bait Doll (DM6)|Bait Doll]]"
* "[[Masked Beast Des Gardius (DM6)|Masked Beast Des Gardius]]"
* "[[Soul Exchange (DM6)|Soul Exchange]]"
* "[[Dreamsprite (DM6)|Dreamsprite]]"
* "[[Kinetic Soldier (DM6)|Kinetic Soldier]]"
* "[[Electromagnetic Bagworm (DM6)|Electromagnetic Bagworm]]"
* "[[Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight (DM6)|Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight]]"
* "[[Shift (DM6)|Shift]]"
* "[[Ring of Magnetism (DM6)|Ring of Magnetism]]"
* "[[Scapegoat (DM6)|Scapegoat]]"
* "[[Blast Sphere (DM6)|Blast Sphere]]"
* "[[Fairy's Hand Mirror (DM6)|Fairy's Hand Mirror]]"
* "[[Time Machine (DM6)|Time Machine]]"
* "[[The Flute of Summoning Dragon (DM6)|The Flute of Summoning Dragon]]"
* "[[Fake Trap (DM6)|Fake Trap]]"
* "[[Obnoxious Celtic Guard (DM6)|Obnoxious Celtic Guard]]"
* "[[Magic Drain (DM6)|Magic Drain]]"
* "[[Ancient Lamp (DM6)|Ancient Lamp]]"
* "[[Last Will (DM6)|Last Will]]"
* "[[The Mask of Remnants (DM6)|The Mask of Remnants]]"
* "[[Fairy King Truesdale (DM6)|Fairy King Truesdale]]"
* "[[Rigras Leever (DM6)|Rigras Leever]]"
* "[[Lord of D. (DM6)|Lord of D.]]"
* "[[The Monarchy (DM6)|The Monarchy]]"
* "[[Set Sail for the Kingdom (DM6)|Set Sail for the Kingdom]]"
* "[[Glory of the King's Hand (DM6)|Glory of the King's Hand]]"
* "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (DM6)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]"
* "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (DM6)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]"
* "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra (DM6)|The Winged Dragon of Ra]]"
</div>

The removal of "[[Scapegoat (DM6)|Scapegoat]]" makes the "[[Sheep Token (SDD)|Sheep Token]]" inaccessible through normal means. However, it can still be viewed via a [[glitch card]].

==Map screen==
[[File:Map screen-SDD.png|thumb|right|240px|The map screen]]
===Navigation===
The Battle City map is divided into 14 areas. Each in-game day, the player can stay in their existing area or move to a neighboring one. When an area is highlighted, preview boxes showing the Duelists, tournaments and passengers in the area will appear. However Duelists' names and faces will not be displayed if the player has not faced them yet. When the icon for an individual Duelist is highlighted the players' win and loss counts against that opponent are displayed.

* When a passenger icon is selected, an unseen character will speak to the player.
* When a Duelist icon is selected, the player will Duel that character, unless an interruption occurs. If the player wins the Duel, they are awarded a Booster Pack.
* When a tournament icon is selected, the player takes part in that tournament.

===Characters===
The game includes characters from the manga, up until the [[Battle City (manga arc)|Battle City manga arc]].

Non-opponent characters, include [[Roland (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Roland]], who announces events, and the unnamed unseen "passengers" that the player can speak to.

Opponent characters are as follows:

{| class="wikitable plainlist"
|-
! scope="col" | Character
! scope="col" | Unlocked by
! scope="col" | Alternative form
! scope="col" | Alternative available
|-
| [[Tea Gardner (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Tea Gardner]]
| Available from the start
| [[Tea Gardner (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Mind-Controlled Tea]]
| During the Phantom Pyramid event
|-
| [[Joey Wheeler (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Joey Wheeler]]
| Available from the start
| [[Joey Wheeler (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Mind-Controlled Joey]]
| During the Phantom Pyramid event
|-
| [[Yami Yugi (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Yami Yugi]]
| Available from the start
| [[Yugi Muto (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Yugi Muto]]
| Sometimes Duels in Yami Yugi's stead
|-
| [[Kaiba Seto (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Kaiba Seto]]
| colspan="3" | Available from the start
|-
| [[Mai Valentine (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Mai Valentine]]
| colspan="3" | Available from the start
|-
| [[Mako Tsunami (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Mako Tsunami]]
| colspan="3" | Available from the start
|-
| [[Espa Roba (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Espa Roba]]
| colspan="3" | Available from the start
|-
| [[Weevil Underwood (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Weevil Underwood]]
| colspan="3" | Available from the start
|-
| [[Rex Raptor (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Rex Raptor]]
| colspan="3" | Available from the start
|-
| [[Trusdale (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Trusdale]]
| colspan="3" | Available from the start
|-
| [[Yami Bakura (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Yami Bakura]]
| Available from the start
| [[Bakura Ryou (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Bakura Ryou]]
| Sometimes Duels in Yami Bakura's stead
|-
| [[Ishizu Ishtar (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Ishizu Ishtar]]
| colspan="3" | Available from the start
|-
| [[Kaiba Mokuba (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Kaiba Mokuba]]
| colspan="3" | Losing five Duels
|-
| [[Maximillion Pegasus (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Maximillion Pegasus]]
| colspan="3" | Obtaining a copy of "[[Toon World (SDD)|Toon World]]"
|-
| [[Marik Ishtar (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Marik Ishtar]]
| Completing the Phantom Pyramid event
| [[Yami Marik (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Yami Marik]]
|
* During the Phantom Pyramid event
* Sometimes Duels in Marik's stead
|-
| [[Rare Hunter (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Rare Hunter]]
| colspan="3" | Completing the Phantom Pyramid event
|-
| [[Strings (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Strings]]
| colspan="3" | Completing the Phantom Pyramid event
|-
| [[Umbra & Lumis (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Umbra & Lumis]]
| Completing the Phantom Pyramid event
| Umbra
| Sometimes Duels by himself
|-
| [[Arkana (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Arkana]]
| colspan="3" | Completing the Phantom Pyramid event
|-
| [[Odion (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Odion]]
| colspan="3" | Completing the Phantom Pyramid event
|-
| [[Shadi (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Shadi]]
| colspan="3" | Completing the Phantom Pyramid event
|-
| [[Bandit Keith (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Bandit Keith]]
| colspan="3" | Having five more wins than losses against every other character, apart from Duke
|-
| [[Duke Devlin (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Duke Devlin]]
| colspan="3" | Having unlocked and won a game against every other character
|}

===Events===
[[File:Duel Tournament-SDD.png|thumb|right|240px|[[Roland (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Roland]], announcing a tournament]]
* '''Duel Tournament''': Held every Saturday. At the beginning of the game, it takes place in the subway zone. Its location changes each week, following a clockwise spiral pattern around the map. The player faces an opponent in a [[Match]] and is awarded [[Duel Tournament winner pack (SDD)|a special pack]] for winning.
* '''KC Cup''': Starts on a Friday every 24 weeks. The location of the tournament is random, but will always take place in the same area of a neighboring one for the duration of the game. The tournament consists of three Matches spread over three days. On winning the third Match, the player is awarded [[KC Cup winner pack (SDD)|a special pack]].
* '''Challenge Cup''': Starts on a Friday every 13 weeks. The location of the tournament is random, but will always take place in the same area of a neighboring one for the duration of the game. The tournament consists of three Matches spread over three days. On winning the third Match, the player is awarded [[Challenge Cup winner pack (SDD)|a special pack]].
* '''Target Week''': Once a week, the player is given two random opponents. If they manage to find and defeat the opponents, they are awarded 200 Duel Points. The ''[[Ultimate Random Pack]]'' is available for selection after winning the second Duel and disappears afterwards.
* '''Interruptions''': If the player challenges certain characters, while certain other characters are in the same area, the other character will insist on Dueling the player instead. The combinations of characters this works for is as follows. Each character is capable of interrupting their corresponding character. e.g. Joey can interrupt Mai and Mai can also interrupt Joey.
** [[Joey Wheeler (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Joey Wheeler]] and [[Mai Valentine (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Mai Valentine]]
** Mai Valentine and [[Tea Gardner (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Tea Gardner]]
** [[Kaiba Seto (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Kaiba Seto]] and [[Kaiba Mokuba (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Kaiba Mokuba]]
** [[Yami Bakura (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Yami Bakura]] and [[Marik Ishtar (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Marik Ishtar]]
** Marik Ishtar and [[Odion (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Odion]]
* '''Ghoul encounters''': Rare Hunters will randomly interrupt the player when they try to talk to a passenger or challenge an opponent. The player must then Duel the Ghoul instead. Ghouls which can be faced this way include [[Rare Hunter (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Rare Hunter]], [[Arkana (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Arkana]], [[Strings (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Strings]], [[Umbra & Lumis (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Umbra & Lumis]] and [[Odion (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Odion]]. The player is awarded a ''[[Purple Millennium Puzzle pack (SDD)|Purple Millennium Puzzle]]'' pack after defeating a Ghoul. If they lose, the Ghoul takes a rare card from them. After defeating each Ghoul this way, the Phantom Pyramid event is unlocked.
* '''Phantom Pyramid''': The player takes part in this event immediately after defeating each of the Ghouls. They are taken to [[Marik Ishtar (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Marik Ishtar]]'s lair, where they must Duel, [[Tea Gardner (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Mind-Controlled Tea]], two random Ghouls, [[Joey Wheeler (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Mind-Controlled Joey]] and [[Yami Marik (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Yami Marik]]. Winning all five unlocks the Ghouls and Marik as regular opponents, the Limitation Tournaments and the achievement icons in the sub-menu screen. Losing causes the player to need to start again by defeating each Ghoul once.
* '''Limitation Tournament''': Available after completing the Phantom Pyramid. The player's Deck must meet a certain condition to be allowed to participate. Each tournament is a single Duel against an unseen opponent. By winning each tournament, the player unlocks the next one. Upon beating each tournament, you are awarded one of every card which you do not already own that conforms to the limitation requirement of that tournament. For instance, if you beat the first Limitation, and you haven't obtained a [[Vorse Raider (SDD)|Vorse Raider]], you now have one in your trunk, as well as one of every other previously-unowned [[Warrior]] and [[Beast-Warrior]]-[[Type]].
*# [[Monster Card|Monsters]] can only be Warrior or Beast-Warrior-Type
*# Monsters can only be [[Spellcaster]]-Type
*# Monsters can only be [[Dragon]]-Type
*# Monsters can only be [[Insect]]-Type
*# Monsters can only be [[Level]] 4 or lower
*# Monsters can only have 1000 or less [[ATK]]
*# Monsters can only have 1000 or less [[DEF]]
*# Monsters cannot have effects
*# [[Spell Card|Magic Cards]] are not allowed
*# [[Trap Card]]s are not allowed
*# Magic and Trap Cards are not allowed

==Language-select screen==
{{Multiple image
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| width  = 240
| image1 = Language select-SDD-NA.png
| image2 = Language select-SDD-EU.png
| footer = Language select screens in the North American version (left) and Japanese and European version (right)
}}

The language-select screen can be accessed by pressing {{key press|start}} from the map screen or during a Duel. From here, the player can change the game's language to Japanese, English, German, French, Italian or Spanish.

* Japanese is represented by the flag of Japan
* English is represented by the United States flag in the North American version of the game and the United Kingdom flag in the Japanese and European versions of the game.
* German is represented by the flag of Germany.
* French is represented by the flag of France.
* Italian is represented by the flag of Italy.
* Spanish is represented by the flag of Spain.

==Sub-menu screen==
[[File:Sub menu-SDD.png|thumb|right|240px|The sub menu]]
The sub-menu screen gives the player the following options:
* '''Deck & Trunk''': View cards in their possession and edit the contents of their Deck.
* '''Misc''': Trade with other games or enter passwords.
* '''Link Duel''': Duel with other copies of the game
* '''Option''': Toggle [[Status|Limitation Status]] "on" or "off". Only available after the player has won all of the Limitation Tournaments.

After completing the Phantom Pyramid, a list of icons representing achievements appear across the top.

===Deck & Trunk===
[[File:Deck edit-SDD.png|thumb|right|240px|The Deck-edit screen]]
The player can view their cards and edit their Deck from the Deck & Trunk menu. The menu has three different screens, which can be toggled between using the {{key press|L}} and {{key press|R}} keys.
* '''Trunk''': All cards in the player's possession, not currently in the Deck or Side Deck.
* '''Main Deck''': 40 to 60 cards used in Duels.
* '''Side Deck''': 0 to 15 cards, which can be used to modify the Deck between [[Duel]]s, during [[Match]]es. 

Each screen shows a list of cards with four visible at a time. The up and down arrows can be used to move through the cards one at a time or the left and right arrows to move four a time. When highlighted, a card's illustration, kana name, stats and the number of copies of it in the Trunk, Deck and Side Deck are displayed. When selected, the player can view its details or move a copy to the Trunk, Deck or Side Deck.

Cards can be filtered and re-ordered on each screen. 
* The options to filter by are; all cards, [[Normal Monster]]s, [[Effect Monster]]s, [[Fusion Monster]]s, [[Spell Card|Magic Cards]], [[Trap Card]]s and [[Ritual Monster]]s.
* Magic and Trap Cards can only be sorted by name. The options to sort monsters are; name (which is also numeric order), [[ATK]], [[DEF]], [[Level]] and [[Type]]. In the event of a tie, e.g. two cards having the same Level, when order by Level, they are ordered per the previously applied filter.

Statistics showing the total number of cards in each of the filter categories can be viewed for each screen.

===Misc===
Misc has two suboptions; "Trade" and "Password".

"Trade" allows players to connect the to a second copy of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel'' , using the Game Link Cable to transfer cards between copies. After connecting two copies of the game and entering the trade menu, each player selects a card from their trunk and confirms that they wish to trade it. Each card is then sent to the opposite player's game.

"Password" allows players to enter the 8-digit [[Password]]s from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game]]'' cards to acquire copies of the card in the game.

===Cable Duel===
Players can connect two copies of the game, using the Game Link Cable, to Duel against each other.

===Option===
If the player has completed the Limitation Tournaments, this menu can be used to turn off [[Status|Limitation Statuses]], effectively allowing the player to include three copies of any playable card in their Deck.

===Achievement icons===
After completing the Phantom Pyramid, a list of icons representing achievements appear across the top. The icons are initially green and turn yellow after they have been awarded.

From left to right, the achievements are:
* Have at least ten wins against each opponent.
* Open at least one of every Booster Pack.
* Reach 50,000 Duel Points
* Win the Duel Tournament at least once in all fourteen areas on the map.
* Win the Challenge Cup
* Win the KC Cup
* Initiate each of the character interruption sequences.
* Have at least one of every card.
* Win all the Limitation Tournaments.
* Complete the Phantom Pyramid event.

==Obtaining cards==
===Initial Deck===
{{Main|Initial Deck (''SDD'')}}

At the start of the game, the player is given an Initial Deck from choice of a Black Deck, Red Deck or Green Deck. There are two different Decks for each color. The player is randomly given one of the two.

Each Initial Deck has 36 cards in common and 5 variant cards. The variant cards are Monster Cards in the Black Deck, Trap Cards in the Red Deck, and Magic Cards in the Green Deck.

===Packs===
All packs in the game contain five random cards, from a set. A number of packs are based real world ''OCG'' Booster Packs, while some are video-game exclusive.

====Booster Packs====
After defeating an opponent on the map screen and in certain events, the player is awarded a choice of Booster Pack.

Most Booster Packs remain permanently available after their unlock condition has been fulfilled once. Ones whose condition is marked with an * are only available while the condition is true and can be made unavailable, if the condition is not maintained.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Pack
! scope="col" | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2|DM6]]'' equivalent
! scope="col" | Unlocked by
|-
| [[Dark Magician pack (SDD)|Dark Magician]]
| ''[[Vol.1 (DM6)|Vol.1]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[Mystical Elf pack (SDD)|Mystical Elf]]
| ''[[Vol.2 (DM6)|Vol.2]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon pack (SDD)|Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]
| ''[[Vol.3 (DM6)|Vol.3]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[Cyber Harpie pack (SDD)|Cyber Harpie]]
| ''[[Vol.4 (DM6)|Vol.4]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[Gate Guardian pack (SDD)|Gate Guardian]]
| ''[[Vol.5 (DM6)|Vol.5]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[Great Moth pack (SDD)|Great Moth]]
| ''[[Vol.6 (DM6)|Vol.6]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[Launcher Spider pack (SDD)|Launcher Spider]]
| ''[[Vol.7 (DM6)|Vol.7]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon pack (SDD)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]
| ''[[Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (DM6)|Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon]]''
| Obtaining a copy of "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (SDD)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"
|-
| [[Exodia the Forbidden One pack (SDD)|Exodia the Forbidden One]]
| ''[[Phantom God (DM6)|Phantom God]]''
| Obtaining a copy of "[[Exodia the Forbidden One (SDD)|Exodia the Forbidden One]]"
|-
| [[B. Skull Dragon pack|B. Skull Dragon]]
| ''[[Revival of Black Demons Dragon (DM6)|Revival of Black Demons Dragon]]''
| Obtaining a copy of "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon (SDD)|Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]"
|-
| [[Barrel Dragon pack|Barrel Dragon]]
| ''[[Metal Raiders (DM6)|Metal Raiders]]''
| Obtaining a copy of "[[Barrel Dragon (SDD)|Barrel Dragon]]"
|-
| [[Relinquished pack (SDD)|Relinquished]]
| ''[[Magic Ruler (DM6)|Magic Ruler]]''
| Keeping [[Duel Points]] at 5,000 or more*
|-
| [[Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon pack (SDD)|Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon]]
| ''[[Pharaoh's Servant (DM6)|Pharaoh's Servant]]''
| Keeping Duel Points at 10,000 or more*
|-
| [[Buster Blader pack (SDD)|Buster Blader]]
| ''[[Curse of Anubis (DM6)|Curse of Anubis]]''
| Keeping Duel Points at 20,000 or more*
|-
| [[The Legendary Fisherman pack|The Legendary Fisherman]]
| ''[[Thousand Eyes Bible (DM6)|Thousand Eyes Bible]]''
| Keeping Duel Points at 30,000 or more*
|-
| [[The Masked Beast pack|The Masked Beast]]
| ''[[Spell of Mask (DM6)|Spell of Mask]]''
| Winning the KC Cup, Challenge Cup and Duel Tournament
|-
| [[Destiny Board pack|Destiny Board]]
| ''[[Labyrinth of Nightmare (DM6)|Labyrinth of Nightmare]]''
| Having ten wins against all start-of-game opponents
|-
| [[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon pack (SDD)|Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]
| ''[[Premium Pack 3 (DM6)|Premium Pack 3]]''
| Winning the Duel Tournament
|-
| [[Dark Magician Girl pack|Dark Magician Girl]]
| ''[[Premium Pack 4 (DM6)|Premium Pack 4]]''
| Winning the Duel Tournament ten times
|-
| [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon pack 2|Red-Eyes B. Dragon 2]]
| ''[[Premium Pack 5 (DM6)|Premium Pack 5]]''
| Having all previously listed packs available*
|-
| [[Black Luster Soldier pack (SDD)|Black Luster Soldier]]
| ''[[Dark Celemony Edition (DM6)|Dark Celemony Edition]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[Graceful Charity pack|Graceful Charity]]
| ''[[Booster Chronicle (DM6)|Booster Chronicle]]''
| Having a streak of three wins*
|-
| [[Red Millennium Puzzle pack|Red Millennium Puzzle]]
| ''[[Konami Selection]]''
| Available on the fifth Sunday after beginning the game and every fourth Sunday thereafter*
|-
| [[Pink Eye of Wdjat pack|Pink Eye of Wdjat]]
| ''[[Trap Selection]]''
| Obtaining 500 cards
|-
| [[Green Eye of Wdjat pack|Green Eye of Wdjat]]
| ''[[Magic Selection]]''
| Obtaining 1,000 cards
|-
| [[Purple Millennium Puzzle pack|Purple Millennium Puzzle]]
| ''[[Rare Selection (DM6)|Rare Selection]]''
| Obtaining 541 different cards
|-
| [[Yellow Eye of Wdjat pack (SDD)|Yellow Eye of Wdjat]]
| ''[[Ultimate Random Pack]]''
| Defeating both opponents during Target Week*
|}

====Special packs====
Special packs are awarded at certain events.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Set
! scope="col" | ''DM6'' equivalent
! scope="col" | Event
|-
| [[Duelist Weekly (A)|''Duelist Weekly'' (A)]]
| [[Weekly Duelist (A)|''Weekly Duelist'' (A)]]
| rowspan="2" | Each week, one of these two packs is included with the ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump|Duelist Weekly]]'' magazine
|-
| [[Duelist Weekly (B)|''Duelist Weekly'' (B)]]
| [[Weekly Duelist (B)|''Weekly Duelist'' (B)]]
|-
| [[Challenge Cup winner pack (SDD)|Challenge Cup winner pack]]
| [[Challenge Cup winner pack (DM6)|Challenge Cup winner pack]]
| Prize for winning the Challenge Cup
|-
| [[KC Cup winner pack (SDD)|KC Cup winner pack]]
| [[KC Cup winner pack (DM6)|KC Cup winner pack]]
| Prize for winning the KC Cup tournament
|-
| [[Duel Tournament winner pack (SDD)|Duel Tournament winner pack]]
| [[Duel Tournament winner pack (DM6)|Duel Tournament winner pack]]
| Prize for winning the Duel Tournament held on Saturdays
|-
| [[Yellow Eye of Wdjat pack (SDD)|Yellow Eye of Wdjat pack]]
| ''[[Ultimate Random Pack]]''
| Prize for winning the Limitation Tournaments. This is also available as a regular Booster Pack.
|-
| [[Purple Millennium Puzzle pack (SDD)|Purple Millennium Puzzle pack]]
| ''[[Rare Selection (DM6)|Rare Selection]]''
| Award for defeating a Ghoul in a random encounter. This is also available as a regular Booster Pack.
|}

===Passwords===
In the password menu, the player can get cards by entering the eight digit [[Password]] found in the bottom corner of real-world cards.

==Glitches==
* If "[[Mystic Box (SDD)|Mystic Box]]" is used to return control of a monster taken by "[[Change of Heart (SDD)|Change of Heart]]", control of the monster is switched again at the end of the turn, rather than having it remain with the original controller.
* If a player has a Field Spell in play, and the other player activates another Field Spell, then the first player activates a card to negate it (such as "[[Magic Jammer (SDD)|Magic Jammer]]" or "[[Solemn Judgment (SDD)|Solemn Judgment]]"), then both Field Spells will be destroyed, and their effects will no longer be active, but the background image will remain the same as the first Field Spell.
* There are many cards which cannot be activated or otherwise do not work, such as "[[Graverobber's Retribution (SDD)|Graverobber's Retribution]]" and "[[Crush Card (SDD)|Crush Card]]".
* [[Bandit Keith (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Bandit Keith]] has two unplayable cards; both Level 1 monsters with 0 ATK and DEF and no illustration. They are supposed to be "[[Kinetic Soldier (DM6)|Kinetic Soldier]]", a card only present in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2]]''. They disappear from his hand after being drawn.
** Sometimes the screen will randomly go to a screen where Keith declares the Duel a [[DRAW]].
** When he activates "[[Gamble (SDD)|Gamble]]", and calls it wrong, when the game tries to go to his turn, it skips it, which ends the Duel, resulting in a DRAW.
* The [[Purple Millennium Puzzle pack (SDD)|Purple Millennium Puzzle pack]], [[Challenge Cup winner pack (SDD)|Challenge Cup winner pack]] and [[Red Millennium Puzzle pack (SDD)|Red Millennium Puzzle pack]] can contain a [[glitch card]], which gets morphed into a regular card, meaning the pack can theoretically give any card, including Tokens or a special glitch card, which creates a harmless graphical glitch. Tokens and the special glitch card do not get added to the player's trunk if they are obtained.
** The [[Yellow Eye of Wdjat pack (SDD)|Yellow Eye of Wdjat pack]] has a chance of causing the special glitch card, but not a Token or normal glitch card.
* After the announcements proclaiming that the Rare Hunters are on the loose, there is a chance that [[Marik Ishtar (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Marik Ishtar]] will show up as a tournament opponent, even if he has not been faced in the normal storyline.
* The Challenge Cup will not take place if [[Espa Roba (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Espa Roba]] is Dueled the day before it is scheduled.
* The AI using "[[Graceful Dice (SDD)|Graceful Dice]]" or "[[Skull Dice (SDD)|Skull Dice]]" can cause the game of freeze at the end of the die-roll cut scene. This can be bypassed by holding {{Key press|A}} to skip the scene.
* Opening and closing the language-select menu after the announcement of the Target Week opponents will cause the scene to repeat and the player to be given new targets.
* If "[[The Immortal of Thunder (SDD)|The Immortal of Thunder]]" is Summoned [[face-down]] by the effect of "[[Spear Cretin (SDD)|Spear Cretin]]", then attacked and destroyed, the controller will get 3000 Life Points and the opponent will lose 5000 Life Points. ("Spear Cretin" just creates copies of cards from the Graveyards that, once destroyed, end up in the wrong Graveyard.)
* The effect of "[[Witch of the Black Forest (SDD)|Witch of the Black Forest]]" is activated twice when used to Fusion Summon "[[Musician King (SDD)|Musician King]]", with "[[Polymerization (SDD)|Polymerization]]" and a [[Fusion Substitute]].
* When "Witch of the Black Forest" or "[[Sangan (SDD)|Sangan]]" are destroyed via the effect of another card such as "[[Premature Burial (SDD)|Premature Burial]]" or "[[Call Of The Haunted (SDD)|Call Of The Haunted]]", their effects will usually activate twice.
* If "Change of Heart" is used twice in one turn, on adjacent monsters, the first card will return normally, but when the second returns it overlaps the first and disappears from the Duel.
* Normally "[[Hourglass of Courage (SDD)|Hourglass of Courage]]" has to be face-up on the field for 3 full turns for its double ATK/DEF effect to work, but if "Call Of The Haunted" is used to revive it during the opponent's turn, its effect is applied on the player's next turn, even though this is only the second turn.
* If a player has a "[[Forbidden One]]" piece on the field and the others in their hand, the Duel prematurely ends with a DRAW declaration.
* The text for "[[Makiu (SDD)|Makiu]]" mentions "[[Left Arm of the Forbidden One (SDD)|Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]", instead of "[[Summoned Skull (SDD)|Summoned Skull]]".
* If "[[Zombyra the Dark (SDD)|Zombyra the Dark]]" is replaced with another monster, e.g. by the effect of "[[Cyber Jar (SDD)|Cyber Jar]]" or "[[Ultimate Offering (SDD)|Ultimate Offering]]", the new monster will retain ATK reductions "Zombyra" had from its effect.
* A monster taken by "Change of Heart" will not be able to attack if "[[Total Defense Shogun (SDD)|Total Defense Shogun]]" attacks before it that Battle Phase.
* Cards such as "[[Torrential Tribute (SDD)|Torrential Tribute]]" cannot be activated in response to the Summoning of a "[[Slime Token (SDD)|Slime Token]]" by the effect of "[[Jam Breeding Machine (SDD)|Jam Breeding Machine]]". Occasionally, Torrential Tribute also fails to activate against ordinary monsters, such as Pegasus' Summoned Skull.
* "[[The Legendary Fisherman (SDD)|The Legendary Fisherman]]" can be attacked while "[[Umi (SDD)|Umi]]" is active.
* Kaiba Seto can attack while he has played "[[Nightmare's Steelcage (SDD)|Nightmare's Steelcage]]"
* "[[Exodia]]" wins can occur without the player having all five pieces in their hand, if they are part of the Deck.
* If the effect of "[[Copycat (SDD)|Copycat]]" is used twice, e.g. by flipping it face-down with "[[Magical Hats (SDD)|Magical Hats]]" between activations, its ATK becomes the sum of the two copied ATK values.
* The opponent can still Set Spell and Trap cards after "[[Cold Wave (SDD)|Cold Wave]]" has been activated.
* The default target of "[[Mystical Space Typhoon (SDD)|Mystical Space Typhoon]]" is always itself.
* When you activate "[[Dark Spirit of the Silent (SDD)|Dark Spirit of the Silent]]", instead of your opponent's attacking monster destroying another of their monsters, it attacks the monster, but neither are destroyed and you take damage equal to the targeted monster's ATK.
* If "[[Dimensional Warrior (SDD)|Dimensional Warrior]]" attacks "Cyber Jar", the Monster cards that are summoned in the same Monster zones as where Dimensional Warrior and Cyber Jar used to be will be removed from play with Dimensional Warrior's effect.
** If "Dimensional Warrior" attacks "[[Morphing Jar 2 (SDD)|Morphing Jar #2]]", in addition to the previous glitch, an additional copy of "Dimensional Warrior" will be added to the deck, and an additional one will be removed from play.
* If the CPU opponent inflicts damage to your Life Points with "[[Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer (SDD)|Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer]]", you will have the option of removing cards from your Graveyard.
* The CPU cannot activate "Crush Card", "[[Nobleman of Crossout (SDD)|Nobleman of Crossout]]", "[[Nobleman of Extermination (SDD)|Nobleman of Extermination]]", "[[Snatch Steal (SDD)|Snatch Steal]]", or "Solemn Judgment", despite several CPU decks containing these cards.

==Promotional cards==
===Japanese===
{{main|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International: Worldwide Edition promotional cards}}

===International===
{{main|Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel promotional cards}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SDD-VideoGame-NA.jpg|North American English cover
SDD-VideoGame-EU.jpg|European English cover
SDD-VideoGame-FR.png|French cover
SDD-VideoGame-DE.png|German cover
SDD-VideoGame-NL.png|Dutch cover
SDD-VideoGame-IT.png|Italian cover
SDD-VideoGame-SP.png|Spanish cover
GBI-Box-AE.png|Japanese cover
</gallery>

==Game guide==
{{Main|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International: Worldwide Edition'' (guide book)|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel: Prima's Official Strategy Guide''}}

==Trivia==
* [[Yami Yugi (Stairway to the Destined Duel)|Yami Yugi]]'s appearance on the box cover is taken from the title page for {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|186|ref}}.
* Despite typically using international card illustrations, "[[Dark Magician Girl (SDD)|Dark Magician Girl]]", "[[Harpie Lady (SDD)|Harpie Lady]]", "[[Sorcerer of the Doomed (SDD)|Sorcerer of the Doomed]]", "[[Bell of Destruction (SDD)|Bell of Destruction]]", "[[Spear Cretin (SDD)|Spear Cretin]]" and "[[Zombyra the Dark (SDD)|Zombyra the Dark]]" use their unedited Japanese illustrations. "[[Turtle Raccoon (SDD)|Turtle Raccoon]]" is only partially edited.
* Only the last two digits of win, loss and copies of a card counters are visible on screen. e.g. 100 will display as "00", which is distinct from 0, which displays as "0".

==External links==
* [https://retroachievements.org/game/2412 Retro Achievements page]
* [https://datacrystal.tcrf.net/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_Worldwide_Edition:_Stairway_to_the_Destined_Duel Data Crystal page]

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