1995 Gendai Plus Chrono Trigger Feature

General Information[edit]

Chrono Trigger[edit]

Download the episode here. There appears to be a section showing proposed game titles. Vehek and AcaciaSgt have attempted to transcribe some of them:

  • Dragon Fantasy (ドラゴン・ファンタジー)
  • Final Quest (ファイナル・クエスト
  • Earth Trial (アーストライアル)
  • Chronomancer (クロノマンサー)
  • Chrono Venture (クロノ・ベンチャー)
  • Prime Time (プライム・タイム)
  • Cardinal Point
  • Chronosphere
  • Gyadou!!
  • Black Nova!
  • Gaia Core
  • TIMEBUSTERS (Easy since it's in the Latin Alphabet)

AI transcription and DeepL translation:

This manufacturer in Shibuya, Tokyo, has narrowed down the number of software titles it develops, and they are aiming for million sellers. So far, four different types of game software have sold more than one million copies. It takes this manufacturer two years and billions of yen to develop a single software title. This strategy is to take your time to develop an idea and create only what really hits the mark, If it works, it can generate huge profits, but the risk of failure is also high. This manufacturer has a development staff of 220 people.

The company's philosophy is that as long as they make a hit product, they don't need to be in the office. As long as you stamp your attendance record by 1:00 p.m., the time you come to work, you are free to do whatever you want. 8 hours of work is considered low. In addition, upon completion of the development of one game, the employee is automatically granted two months of paid leave.

To facilitate communication among employees who arrive at work at different times, a computer network called a LAN is used to communicate with employees who arrive at the office at different times. For example, someone asks for game titles, each one of us comes up with an idea through his/her computer. This saves a lot of face to face meeting time. If a meeting takes 3 or 4 hours, you get tired, very tired. So, I think it is possible to reduce the amount of time wasted in meetings.

We have a very strict meritocracy in terms of salary. Employees in their 20's appear with an annual salary of 20 million yen, exceeds the executive's salary.

Thank you for watching.

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