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 (It's been archived on the Compendium as well.)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 ]
