Kotaku: Chrono Trigger

Chrono Trigger's Hidden Playa Character Has an Important Message About Drug Use

Mike Fahey — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:15:00 EST

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When Lavos is in the timestream, drop him like it's hot. I believe that's what Snoop Dogg would say if he were alive today. We'll check back with him tomorrow to see if anything's changed. More »

Fry Won't Take Your Money, But He Will Travel Through Time

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:00:00 EST

Futurama meets classic RPG Chrono Trigger in this great piece by artist Tom Preston. More »

One of the Greatest Role-Playing Games of All Time Now Available on iPhone

Mike Fahey — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:41:00 EST

Take a trip back in time on your iPhone today as Sqiare Enix finds a new way to get folks to pay $9.99 for Chrono Trigger. Makes you wish they'd just sell lifetime version subscriptions. [iTunes] More »

At Long Last, Chrono Trigger Will Come To iOS

Kirk Hamilton — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:30:00 EST

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The "at long last" in the title there is maybe a liiitle bit joking—after all, we've had several versions of Chrono Trigger available for some time now, from the original versions to the Wii virtual console and the Nintendo DS, through the many versions that are playable through emulation. I've played through the game a couple of times now, but haven't touched it in a while, partly because I have been waiting for it to come to iOS. More »

In Which the Chrono Trigger Crew Meet a True Time Traveler

Mike Fahey — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:20:00 EST

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One of the reasons I enjoyed the twisted time travel plot of the Square classic Chrono Trigger so much was my deep abiding love for a certain British science fiction program. Why this hasn't happened sooner is beyond me. More »

Chrono Trigger Arrives Tuesday on PSN

Owen Good — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:20:00 EDT

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Square Enix confirmed on the PlayStation Blog yesterday that Chrono Trigger will be available on PlayStation Network beginning Oct. 4. Pricing was not mentioned. More »

Chrono Trigger Meets Futurama In A Moment of Spacy Serendipity

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:40:00 EDT

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Artist Nina "spacecoyote" Matsumoto, an occasional Simpsons Comics contributor, has good news, everyone! She's finally managed to mash-up beloved RPG Chrono Trigger with Futurama in a surprisingly good fit. More »

The Cost of One Man's Irrational Fear of Turn Based Role-Playing

Mike Fahey — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:20:00 EDT

Commenter Mudson has spent his life in fear of the glory that is turn based role-playing games. Now he's overcome that silly fear and wants to know what he's been missing in today's Speak Up on Kotaku. More »

It's About Time Chrono Trigger Made it to the Wii Virtual Console

Mike Fahey — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:40:00 EDT

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When a role-playing game is as centered on time travel as the Square classic Chrono Trigger, you really can't argue when I call it one of the greatest RPGs of all time. Guess what I'll be playing come Monday? More »

Someone Tell This Guy How Good Chrono Cross Is

Mike Fahey — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:20:00 EDT

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In today's Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter SecretMoblin openly admits to never having played the PlayStation classic Chrono Cross, and wonders if it's even worth playing. It's education time! More »

It's Time for Chrono Trigger to Join the Wii's Virtual Console

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:20:00 EDT

Looks like the original SNES version of Square Enix's seminal role-playing game Chrono Trigger is bound for the Wii's Virtual Console service. The ESRB recently rated Chrono Trigger for Nintendo's platform, so expect the 16-bit version of that JRPG favorite to show up on a Wii Shop Channel near you. (The PlayStation port is also imminent for North American gamers.) More »

It's Time For Chrono Trigger To Become A PSone Classic

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:40:00 EDT

Looks like the enhanced PlayStation port of Square Enix's seminal role-playing game Chrono Trigger is bound for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. The ESRB has just rated Chrono Trigger for those platforms, so expect the update of that JRPG favorite to show up as a PSone Classic on a PlayStation Store near you soon. More »

What Classic Gaming Achievements Have You Unlocked?

Mike Fahey — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:20:00 EDT

Today in a very special episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenterQuiddity looks back on the achievements he would have unlocked had their been achievements when Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country 3, and Final Fantasy VII came out. More »

Crashing The Silent Protagonist Party

Mike Fahey — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:00:00 EST

When a party's guest list includes Gordon Freeman, The Legend of Zelda's Link, and Crono from Chrono Trigger, the chances of striking up a good conversation are pretty slim, even for gaming's most appropriate party crasher. More »

Thousands Of Years Of Time Travel, All In One Spot

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:30:00 EST

Normal calendars show twelve months of the year, have some public holidays and pictures of either puppies, paintings or boobs. Booooring. We prefer ones that feature thousands of months, Chrono Trigger and Timesplitters. More »

Can We Keep Our Pants On During The Chrono Trigger Covers, Please?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EDT

A person named Carson Mauthe has done a cover of the Chrono Trigger battle theme. He has filmed a video of himself playing the guitar, the Rock Band drums and flailing around in his underwear. More »

Obsidian Wouldn't Mind Tackling A Chrono Trigger Sequel

Mike Fahey — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Now that they're working on Dungeon Siege 3 for Square Enix, are there any other Square Enix series the company would like a stab at? "Chrono Trigger," says CEO Feargus Urquhart. More »

Final Fantasy VII Writer Sees End of The Nintendo Era

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Since the release of the Game Boy, Nintendo has ruled portable gaming. That era is over, says Masato Kato, the writer of FFVII, Xenogears and Chrono Trigger. But why? More »

Weed + Rap + Chrono Trigger

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:30:00 EDT

Many rappers rhyme about marijuana. But how many of them do it to the Chrono Trigger soundtrack? More »

Chrono Trigger Figures From Six Months In The Future

Mike Fahey — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Crono and crew come to life in this series of four Chrono Trigger Formation Arts Trading Figures from Square Enix, now available for preorder from Entertainment Earth. More »

Final Fantasy XIII, Chrono Trigger and Kingdom Hearts: The Statues

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:00:00 EST

The small Square-Enix booth at Toy Fair 2010 had some fancy Final Fantasy jewelry, the newest versions of upcoming Final Fantasy XIII statues, some tiny Chrono Trigger pieces and some new Kingdom Hearts figures. Sorry, I didn't photograph the jewelry. More »

Heroes' Hiro On Relationships, Filtered Through Chrono Trigger

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:20:00 EST

As seen on tonight's episode of Heroes, courtesy of James F. More »

Robots We Love: Chrono Trigger's Robo

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:00:00 EDT

Chrono Trigger is a great game with a great robot. Yes, that's right, Robo! More »

Square Enix Putting The Squeeze On Chrono Trigger Fan Projects?

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:30:15 EDT

If you were looking forward to the fan-created Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes, look forward no more. The creators of that ROM-hacked project claim that Square Enix has threatened legal action against them. More »

Mommy Dearest: The Best and Worst Mothers in Video Games

AJ Glasser — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Mothers have it tough in video games – they get killed off, turned evil, or their children leave the nest to save the world. And their kids probably don't call home often enough. More »

Chrono Trigger, Shenmue, Mega Man, and More Coming To VGL

Mike Fahey — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:20:00 EST

Tommy Tallarico looks to freshen up the Video Games Live experience a bit in 2009, with plans to add several new games to the concert's line up, including Mega Man, Shenmue, and Chrono Trigger. More »

Let's Talk About Chrono Trigger: The Musical

Jim Reilly — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST

Yes, this is fan made. But it got me thinking about what a real, live-acted Chrono Trigger musical would be like. Of all the classic RPG’s to choose from, this would be the best! More »

Chrono Trigger Composer Never Heard of Rick Astley, Robo's Theme Completely Original

Jim Reilly — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST

Chrono Trigger fans around the world will no longer have to wonder if there's a link between Rick Astley's hit song and Robo's theme. More »

GameStop Makes Chrono Trigger Sound More Like Napoleon Dynamite

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:30:00 EST

We have no idea who the bored-out-of-their-mind product writer at GameStop is, but they're definitely wasted on a retail portal. Above is the product description for the upcoming DS remake of Chrono Trigger. More »

Chrono Trigger DS Has New Ending

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST

Wondering how the upcoming DS Chrono Trigger remake is different? Previously, it's been mentioned that there is a new dungeon. That's not all as according to Famitsu, DS version is getting a new character mode and a new ending. The character mode has event scenes, music tracks, monster data and a treasure map. Hit the jump for two screens that, Famitsu says, are connected to the new ending. More »

The Chrono Trigger Marriage Proposal Hacks

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:00:00 EDT

Ah yes, to be a nerd and in love. Instead of a pedestrian proposal, an individual known as TheRealPfhreak hacked Chrono Trigger to ask for his girlfriend's hand. There's a clip of the hack, and it's on the long side, so if your attention span is as short as ours, skip ahead to around the 6:20 mark for the money shot. Here's TheRealPfhreak: More »

Fifth Race: Win This Chrono Trigger Shirt [Today's Contest Is Over]

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDT

Good morning. Early morning. Last day, last shirt that's right. We are giving away Square Enix Chrono Trigger shirts. We are going to give away five of these this week, one a day from Monday to Friday. We won't be doing a contest, but a race. Here's how it's going to go down: Each day we will do a post on the t-shirt, and the first person to send us an email will win the shirt. That's it! This is the fifth race (and the last one) so the first email we get at kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom will win this shirt. Hit the jump for what needs to go in the subject line. More »

Fourth Race: Win This Chrono Trigger Shirt [Today's Race Is Over]

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Are you reading this? If you are, it's probably slowing you down. You should be emailing. But before you do that, you need to know what you put in the subject line, and to figure that out, you gotta read. We are giving away Square Enix Chrono Trigger shirts. There are apparently only like a handful of them in the entire world! We are going to give away five of these this week, one a day from Monday to Friday. We won't be doing a contest, but a race. Here's how it's going to go down: Each day we will do a post on the t-shirt, and the first person to send us an email will win the shirt. That's it! This is the fourth race (and the only one today) so the first email we get at kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom will win this shirt. In the subject line put the name of Chrono Trigger DS's publisher. Hurry, hurry, hurry. More »

Day Three: Chrono Trigger Shirt Race [Today's Contest Is Over]

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:20:00 EDT

Hello. How are you? I am fine. Fine because we are giving away super limited Square Enix Chrono Trigger shirts. There are apparently only like a handful of them in the entire world! We are going to give away five of these this week, one a day from Monday to Friday. We won't be doing a contest, but a race. Here's how it's going to go down: Each day we will do a post on the t-shirt, and the first person to send us an email will win the shirt. That's it! This is the third race (and the only one today) so the first email we get at kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom will win this shirt. In the subject line, write the name of the person who wrote this post. Failure to do so will void your entry. And do it quickly. Very, very quickly. More »

Day Two: Win This Chrono Trigger Shirt [Today's Contest Is Over]

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:30:00 EDT

That's right. We are giving away super limited Square Enix Chrono Trigger shirts. There are apparently only like a handful of them in the entire world! We are going to give away five of these this week, one a day from Monday to Friday. We won't be doing a contest, but a race. Here's how it's going to go down: Each day we will do a post on the t-shirt, and the first person to send us an email will win the shirt. That's it! This is the second race (and the only one today) so the first email we get at kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom will win this shirt. Be sure to put the subject line "ChRoNo TrIgGeR Ds ShIrT CoNtEsT" and don't not add the quotes. You add the quotes in the subject line and you won't win. Good luck! More »

Win This Chrono Trigger Shirt. Right Now. [Update: Today's Contest Over]

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:00:00 EDT

Okay, here goes! We are giving away super limited Square Enix Chrono Trigger shirts. There are apparently only like a handful of them in the entire world! We are going to give away five of these this week, one a day from Monday to Friday. We won't be doing a contest, but a race. Here's how it's going to go down: Each day we will do a post on the t-shirt, and the first person to send us an email will win the shirt. That's it! This is the commencing race (and the only one on Monday) so the first email we get at kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom will win this shirt. Be sure to put the subject line "Chrono Trigger DS Shirt Contest" and don't forget the quotes. You'll need to add the quotes in the subject line to win. Good luck! More »

We Are Giving Away Five Chrono Trigger Shirts

Brian Ashcraft — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Next week, we are giving away super limited Square Enix Chrono Trigger shirts. There are apparently only like a handful of them in the entire world! We are going to give away five of these next week, one a day from Monday to Friday. We won't be doing a contest, but a race. Here's how it's going to go down: Each day we will do a post on the t-shirt, and the first person to send us an email will win the shirt. That's it! These posts will appear at various times during next week so that everyone gets an equal shot at winning this very cool (and incredibly limited) Chrono Trigger tee. More »

New (Small) Chrono Trigger DS Screens

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:30:00 EDT

The newest issue of magazine Shonen Jump has a few new scans of the DS Chrono Trigger, one of which features wireless "Monster Battles" with monsters that you've raised. The game was originally released for the SNES, and the DS version will feature new content and be the first time it has been released in PAL territories. More »

Chrono Trigger DS Hits America On November 25

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:40:00 EDT

Square Enix have announced today that their Chrono Trigger remake for the DS has a firm release date for the North American market. And that date is November 25. Which is a Tuesday, in case you were wondering. While we're on the subject of wondering, if you're outside of America (ie in Europe or Australia) and are wondering if you got a firm date, answer's no. It's still "2009". So set your importing watches to November 25. More »

Chrono Trigger DS Doesn't Hit Europe Until, Yes, 2009

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:20:00 EDT

Come on Europe. You had to know it was too good to be true. You finally get news that Chrono Trigger is coming back, you get your hopes up you'll soon be able to play it, and then...Square Enix go and announce that it won't be available in PAL territories (so that's you too, Australia) until "early 2009". Yes, we know, it's easy to import, and many of you will do just that, but come on, it's the principle of the thing. Square have had 13 years to translate this game. Further delays are only rubbing salt in the wound. More »