Chrono Trigger isn’t turning into Chronomon. You aren’t going to wander through time trapping monsters for the monster arena feature introduced in the DS release. The four Nu-like creatures pictured on the top left are smidges, baby monsters assigned to one of the four elements in the world of Chrono Trigger. The stable master in [...]

Like we mentioned before Square Enix had a mini Chrono Trigger museum tucked inside their Tokyo Game Show booth. There weren’t any artifacts in glass cases to see like the very first Chrono Trigger cartridge or a Satellaview with saved Radical Dreamers data. The Chrono Trigger museum was really an art gallery which would have [...]

Square Enix just posted four movies showcasing the new content in Chrono Trigger DS (thanks Justin!!). Head to the Japanese site and click on system on the bottom menu to get to the new contents section. In order from top to bottom are clips of the new interface/classic Super Nintendo interface, Dimensional Distortion, Dragon’s Sanctuary [...]

Famitsu has a small selection of screenshots showing Chrono Trigger’s new features. In the Dimensional Distortion dungeon players trek through three rifts of time in a new scenario which effects the End of Time. Masato Kato, one of the story writers for the original release of Chrono Trigger, is supervising the Dimensonal Distortion dungeon and [...]

Square Enix’s Tokyo Game Show booth map reveals there will be some kind of Chrono Trigger Museum to check out. You can enter it from the outer edge or the mobile pavilion after you see Demon Chain, Square Enix’s cell phone matching puzzle game. I’m can’t wait to see what kind of concept art Square [...]

No, North America you aren’t going to get Chrono Trigger first. Square Enix covertly moved the release date for Chrono Trigger up one week to November 20. With only four days between the release of Chrono Trigger in Japan and North America there is little reason to import. We’re even getting the limited edition Chrono [...]

Chrono Trigger’s multiplayer mode *is* monster battling. A scan from Shonen Jump confirms the rumor and the existence of the Dimensional Distortion, an original dungeon created for Chrono Trigger DS. In the Dimensional Arena you can select one of your monsters and pit it against another inside the colosseum. Combat rounds advance automatically which is [...]

Retailer Game Star seems to have leaked vague details about the new features in Chrono Trigger DS. According to their product description, there are two original dungeons. Dimensional Distortion has an extremely tough ordeal to face and a hidden power to find. Clearing the three parts of the dungeon have a unique effect of changing [...]

At E3 a Square Enix representative told us Chrono Trigger would include a single screen classic mode for purists and here it is. This is a screenshot from the DS arrange version or Chrono Trigger classic with the addition of enemy HP meters on the bottom screen. I guess Lucca’s default accessory, the Sightscope, is [...]

The E3 demo of Chrono Trigger DS starts off with the anime scenes from the Playstation port. When you start a new game, you see the silent protagonist on the top screen and name the character on the touch screen. Going with “Chrono” is also an option, as there are more letters available for character [...]

Today Chrono Trigger is twelve years old and below is the original commercial that aired in Japan to promote Crono’s time travelling adventure.   [youtube]hmTsqmoiTgE[/youtube]    Brings back memories doesn’t it? Who wants to see Square-Enix going to pick up Chrono Trigger for another game? Sequel, prequel, or remake is fine by me. Just bring [...]

  For $274.95 you can be the proud owner of a sample copy of Chrono Trigger. In one of the unreleased builds (this is probably the same one) there are “extras” hidden in the game. The Chrono Compendium has a detailed list of the differences between the prototype cartridge and the final release. Some of [...]