Final Fantasy VI/Items

This is a list of all 255 items in order as found in the in-game menu.

The significance behind the number 255 is that the item variable in the game is stored with a single byte (8 bits); therefore the largest number possible that can be made from this 8 digit binary number is 256 (2^8). Where'd the last 1 go? In programming, and in most logical cases we have to include the number 0 so that we can represent having nothing; thus the largest number we can have in actuality is 255 or 2^8 - 1.
 * Why 255?