2013 Spring Mega Update!
Welcome to the usual Spring Mega Update! If the air suddenly feels temperate and the sky darkens with sweet, sweet rain, then you know it's the absolute greatest time of year. A lot's happened since the last true update, so let's get started with an amazing piece of news! Chrono'99 popped back in to share a wonderful discovery. As it turns out, Chrono Trigger began as a planned Seiken Densetsu game for a Super Famicom Disk Drive; when Nintendo canceled plans for the drive, Square reoriented it as a regular ROM cartridge game and branded it Chrono Trigger. Hiromichi Tanaka is the one who shared this amazing information; check out the interview here! (It's been archived on the Compendium as well.) Thanks Chrono'99! Now let's get started (be sure to click the banner)!
[CHRONO NEWS] Thanks to Lennis, we've become aware that a Chrono Cross arrangement was briefly featured on NPR (a nationwide American radio program, for the uninitiated). The show in question was covering a French-Canadian violinist who's arranging classical video game scores. Find the accompanying article here! [2] It's embarrassingly late-coming, but we've archived an interview Magus22 found with Yoshinori Kitase discussing how he used CT's time travel as a premise for that of FFXIII-2's. Find it here. [3] In case you missed it last year, nullpointer uploaded some pictures of the working debug rooms (with a few notes) of a Chrono Cross NTSC beta disc one. Before you go crazy, remember that the NTSC beta would be a copy of the finished Japanese product, ready for English localization; not too much is different here. But the different debug rooms are incredible to look at! I've set up a page for it at Chrono Cross NTSC Beta. [4] MrBekkler's found a sea slug that resembles the Frozen Flame. Check it out here!
[ANALYSIS] Analysis has been reviewed through April 20, 2013. Check out the results of this sweep: [ Lavos (DNA Absorption) - Gerzbuehle - Magus (Red Staff) - Time Error - Black Omen (Monsters within) - Chrono Cross Resolutions (new unification theory) - Plot Inconsistencies (new CT dialogue inconsistency) - Riddel (Arbiter link) ]
[FAN NEWS] Some artists are getting together and creating a Chrono series fan artbook! Monitor their progress here; thanks to Kodokami for the heads up. [2] In case you still haven't seen it, there's now a premiere Italian-language Chrono site out there! Check out Time Gate. There's also a Russian roleplaying Chrono forum going strong here! [3] Here's a roundup of mysticalpha's latest Chrono Trigger comics from the last update, in case you live under a rock! [ Big Raptor Pit - Catch - Kiss - Smithing - Frog's Will - Once per Day ] [4] Apparently there's a new, serious Chrono Trigger 3D project going on, found on Facebook here. I question the wisdom of being so visible when Square's willing to C&D even 16-bit stuff, let alone Chrono Resurrection style projects, but hey; at least someone's doing something! [5] stingrayiii has been making Chrono Trigger 3D models; grab them here! [6] Dream Splash 2011 & 2012 are now collected and archived on the Dream Splash page; check out the results here. [7] William Kage has issued an album of original tunes created from SNES game soundfonts, with the songs thematically linked to their soundfonts' original game. There are six tracks made from Chrono Trigger's instruments, all with CT themes! Check it out at William Kage Music.
[FAN CASTS] The Gameboys talked about Chrono Trigger on their 37th podcast; check it out here! [2] Zorro3k6 would like to draw attention to their Chrono Cross Let's Play, now 2.5 years into production. Check it out here! [3] Adwand reports that FamicomFlashbacks is Livestreaming Chrono Trigger on Wednesday nights. Check out the details here! [4] Zatchara's done an awesome Chrono series retrospective video, which you can find here!
[FAN ART First up is tushantin's version of that sleaze from Radical Dreamers, Pollon! [2] Next is a corrupted version of Masa and Mune by Princess Schala Zeal; find it here. [3] grey_the_angel stopped by again to do a quick sketch of Kid; see it here! [4] Windmaedchen stopped by with a couple pieces! Check out Dollmaker Chrono Crew and Magus. [5] Next up, some doodles by Ema! [ One - Two - Three - Four ] [6] Blackbird's made another amazing piece with Schala, Kid, & Magus! [7] Ending it is maggiekarp with two new pieces (some others have been posted to CHRONO COMIX): [ Marle and Magus - Derp Magus - Marle and Magus 2 ] [8] But wait! TheMage located some of the last missing CuteLucca pieces! Find them here. [9] And here's one from e-mail! It's Xavier Jasso with Looks like Link wasn't wearing his yellow tunic.
[FICTION] First up is skylark's To the Sea of Dreams (and the script here)! [2] Next up is an update from LegendaryBiologist, who's penned two Guile fanfics that you can find here. [3] ProtomanX904 has begun long project in earnest; check out Crono Returns here! [4] Matt Taylor's posted a two-parter named Chrono Avenger: Lucca Pendragon, which you can find here!
And now, a ton of remixes and doujins! Doujin links are underlined. Here we go! [REMIXES & DOUJINS] [ A Bard's Sidequest by Erutan ][ 'A Child Lost in Time Orchestra' by Blake Robinson ][ 'A Dream between Worlds' by Avitron, Chris|Amaterasu ][ A Tribute to Yasunori Mitsuda by the Bad Dudes ][ 'Another Galaxy for Termina' by Cash and Change feat. Snappleman ][ 'Are You Kidding Me' by Kuolema feat. ectogemia ][ Armcannon 3: Leg Vacuum 2 by Armcannon ][ Battle SQ ][ Beer SQ ][ Chrono Ark OST by Alex Roe ][ Chrono Crisis OST by Alex Roe ][ 'Time's Scar' by SuperGuitarBros ][ 'Devotio Aeternus' by Darangen ][ 'Dream of the Shore near Another World Rock Cover' by AiprawnDinnae ][ 'Flaming Hearts' by DJ Mystix ][ Game Music by Analekta ][ Game Music Silent Field by EtlanZ ][ 'Gato' by ZaGa ][ 'Guldove (Another World) Orchestra' by Blake Robinson ][ 'Hidden Truth/Singing Mountain' by Skychase2rebirth ][ 'Incorrigible' by ambient ][ 'Islands in the Sky' by Avaris ][ 'Left My Body in Another World' by M-H ][ 'Lost in Time feat. XPRTNovice (Finished)' by urdailywater ][ 'Night Termina by Klausterfullbya ][ Osamuraisan Selection vol.1.1 by Osamuraisan (track unsure) ][ Osamuraisan Selection vol.4 by Osamuraisan ][ 'OUT OF TIME Track 1 Chronological Woods' by Tyler Bryan ][ 'OUT OF TIME Track 2 Start of the End' by Tyler Bryan ][ 'Over My Head' by Tuberz McGee feat. Argle ][ 'Radical ChronoGears' by Ivan Hakstok ][ Radical Dreamers Remastered by WerderChile ][ 'Revive the Bits' by MadGonzo ][ 'Song of Ruin 1' by Blue Magic ][ SQ Chips 2 ][ Square Enix Sound Effect Collection 2 ][ Star of Dreams by Carmina Lurae ][ Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo by Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra ][ 'The Greatest Video Game Music 2' by London Philharmonic Orchestra ][ 'The World Needs Schala' by Sir_NutS ][ 'Trigger Please' by Shnababula ][ 'Undersea Palace Running' by Cyberdesign (higher quality version) ][ 'Windy' by Hat feat. the KSU Jazz Ensemble ][ 'World Revolution Orchestra' by SilverPoyozo ][ '(You Give Me) Wings' by Ivan Hakstok ][ Spell of Resurrection -Memories of Game Music- by EtlanZ ][ Spekkio-sensei Niyoru Mahou no Susume VS Gonzalez no Tame ni Leene no Kane wa Naru!! by TERA ][ Pixel Glass by Careless Juja ][ Mix Delta by TERA ][ Animus Breaks E.P. by ebi1000 ][ Forever Famicom by K-Murdock ][ Dreamers -A Tribute to Koji Kondo and Nobuo Uematsu- by Zebes System ][ SNESology by Shnababula ][ Reconstructor by Levo Lution ][ Boss da Batalha by chicken ][ CHRONO TRIGGER ~Playing the End of Time~ by SUPER JOHN BROTHERS ][ S-studio2 Sound Collection 2001-2011 Vol.2 chrono side by S-studio2 ][ The Dragon's Tail Octet - Live at the Regiorra Cafe by chi_z ][ 'Dome-16's Ruin and Jonny' by sukea96 ][ 'Dream of Chrono Trigger' by takimotosho ][ 'Gato's Theme' by masakariushi ][ 'Schala's Theme' by masakariushi ][ 'Tyrano Lair and Boss Battle 2' by hido ]
New Supporting Material Translation!
We've got a new translator! Ren has volunteered services, starting off with two pages from ANVIL III, an artbook containing a couple comments by Yuuki on two Chrono Cross illustrations.
Check it out here! MATERIAL REQUIRING TRANSLATION CAN'T STAY UNTRANSLATED FOREVER, AFTER ALL
Hopefully I'll have time for a real update post-mid April.
Chrono Ark Soundtrack Released in Full!
Check it out here. No, seriously, check it out. Roe did a ridiculously good job scoring the planned game. There are mood-setting atmospheric themes, heart-pumping fight songs, you name it. Just sit back and imagine Chrono Break while listening to them, or something. It's really a must for any Chrono collector, and will be put in the Chrono Series Music Archive as an adjunct (despite not being an official release).
In other news,
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William Kage's Halfont album features fanmade CT chip tune tracks!
William Kage has released an album called Halfont containing custom tracks for various SNES games. Among them is Chrono Trigger, featuring six beautifully done tracks! It's only $7 USD from WilliamKage.com. Below are the six tracks on YouTube.
Dream Devourer battle
Atropos' theme
Fall of Zeal
Overgrown Passage
Alfador's theme
Sky Palace
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Noriko Mitose interview translated
Hey all, I've an early gift for you. Reddit user just_kitten has graciously offered their translating skills to our community! Time permitting, more can be expected in the future, but for now, enjoy this interview between Yasunori Mitsuda and Noriko Mitose.
Click here to read!
Chrono Trigger on the list of art for the Museum of Modern Art
It is on the list of games they wish to add to their display of games that highlight this art form. Link below!
http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2012/11/29/video-games-14-in-the-collection-for-starters/
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Time Magazine ranks Chrono Trigger in Top 100 Games Ever
Chrono Trigger: http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/slide/chrono-trigger-1995/
Full Game List by decade: http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/slide/all/
November Update
[CHRONO NEWS] Hiromichi Tanaka has stepped down from Square Enix due to failing health. We wish him the best. More here. Thanks to Tanaka's liner notes in a Secret of Mana compilation (found by Chrono'99), we now know Chrono Trigger and Secret of Mana started out as the same project; see the notes here! [2] utunnels and the gang have helped pin down the conditions to see a very special Leena scene in Chrono Cross; check it out here and try to get it in your playthrough! [3] Thanks to Vehek, we've found a couple new Richard Honeywood interviews and a French interview with Nobuteru Yuuki. Check them out; they're the latest on the Interview page.
[SITE NEWS] tushantin's found some amazing Chrono papercraft! Check it out here. [2] In case you aren't keeping up with mysticalpha's awesome comic, head over to Megalixir right now! [3] Boo the Gentleman Caller posted his poignant recollection of first playing Chrono Trigger here; check it out for a wonderful nostalgia overload! [5] In case you've been living under a rock, Roe released the soundtrack for the scrapped fan project Chrono Crisis. It is awesome.. Grab it here as quick as you can. [6] MrBekkler found an awesome sea slug that looks like the Frozen Flame. Uncanny, in fact...check it out here!
[FAN ART] [ Chrono Cross Wallpaper by Beach Bum ][ Kid by Blackbird ][ On Death Peak by tehkiah ][ Radical Dreamers Label One, Radical Dreamers Label Two by DarioEMeloD ][ Revisiting Video Game Symbols by davidgoh ][ Girl Lookit Dat Body by Manly Man ][ Cape Howl Blending by Kodokami ][ Switch, Sexy Makeouts by maggiekarp ][ Epoch Wallpaper, Chrono Wallpaper, Gears Wallpaper by Thacrudd ][ Janice 3D One, Janice 3D Two by Namtar ][ Crono by Ema ] [FAN FICTION] [ Legacy of the Masamune by Chrono Fusion ][ To the Sea of Dreams by skylark ][ Chrono Trigger: Episode 1 by Lennis ][ Chrono Miracle & Tales of the Dragon by Legendary Biologist ][ Chrono Relics by Grace Ashtear ]( Read more... )
Chrono Trigger Released on Android
Hey there Android users, GOOD NEWS!
Square Enix finally released Chrono Trigger on Android, presumably with the same script and extra content of the DS version, but with its own new touch screen controls (ported from its iOS version of course).
The big advantage to CT on Android over the DS? The price, of course. It's ten bucks. Read more in the article linked here, and purchase at google play, linked here.
http://androidcommunity.com/chrono-trigger-finally-arrives-on-android-20121029/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.chrono
Chrono Ark Closes Up
See here. The pressures of wage slavery have sapped too much time from the creative minds behind the project, as this system is wont to do. On the bright side, Alex Roe released a new Chrono Trigger cover to honor the attempt:
Edit: Well, who knows why that embed's not showing up correctly on the front page...
