<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
fangame	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
North	O
American	O
team	O
Resurrection	O
Games	O
under	O
Nathan	O
Lazur	O
's	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
company	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
initially	O
called	O
CT64	O
and	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
complete	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
both	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
playing	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
first	O
interruption	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
redefined	O
as	O
a	O
short	O
interactive	O
demo	O
for	O
Windows-based	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
team	O
members	O
,	O
including	O
professional	O
artists	O
and	O
designers	O
,	O
were	O
recruited	O
for	O
the	O
demo	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
feature	O
ten	O
scenes	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nathan	O
Lazur	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
remake	B-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
called	O
CT64	O
,	O
using	O
GNU-based	O
homebrew	B-Application
tools	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lazur	O
's	O
motivation	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
came	O
in	O
1999	O
when	O
playing	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
four	O
people	O
,	O
was	O
Lazur	O
's	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
creating	O
a	O
complete	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
effects	O
created	O
by	O
Lazur	O
would	O
rely	O
on	O
software	O
programming	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
latter	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
rendering	O
them	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
mode	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
full	O
3D	O
mode	O
played	O
in	O
either	O
regular	O
or	O
high	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
would	O
feature	O
different	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
textures	O
depending	O
on	O
camera	O
distances	O
,	O
to	O
maximize	O
clarity	O
and	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
modes	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
although	O
more	O
cinematic	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
were	O
also	O
considered	O
for	O
the	O
3D	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
artwork	O
and	O
music	O
would	O
be	O
unlockable	O
through	O
this	O
feature	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
minigames	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
card	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Triple	B-Application
Triad	I-Application
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-General_Concept
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
for	O
free	O
and	O
played	O
on	O
console	O
emulators	O
,	O
since	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
version	O
due	O
to	O
financial	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
tentatively	O
called	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
:	O
Brink	O
of	O
Time	O
then	O
Chrono	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
started	O
development	O
in	O
April	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lazur	O
has	O
given	O
several	O
reasons	O
to	O
explain	O
his	O
willingness	O
to	O
restart	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
including	O
his	O
experience	O
coding	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
Visual	B-Application
Memory	I-Application
Unit	I-Application
,	O
programming	O
for	O
game	O
developer	O
DC	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
playing	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
,	O
the	O
official	O
sequel	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
CT64	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
version	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
short	O
demo	O
developed	O
in	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
engine	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
3D	O
playing	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
free	O
Internet	O
release	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
ports	O
would	O
be	O
reserved	O
for	O
official	O
developers	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
development	B-Application
kits	I-Application
of	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
demo	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Mathew	O
Valente	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
since	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
was	O
to	O
consist	O
in	O
arrangements	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
soundtrack	O
written	O
by	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
,	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
and	O
Noriko	O
Matsueda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
arrangements	O
were	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
Impulse	B-Application
Tracker	I-Application
format	O
,	O
then	O
converted	O
to	O
MIDI	O
and	O
enhanced	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
feature	O
ten	O
short	O
interactive	O
scenes	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
receiving	O
requests	O
from	O
fans	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
intend	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
complete	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
since	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
necessary	O
resources	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
they	O
thought	O
the	O
result	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix-developed	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
team	O
tried	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
sounds	O
,	O
the	O
artists	O
and	O
animators	O
faced	O
difficulty	O
in	O
reproducing	O
the	O
characters	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
differences	O
of	O
style	O
between	O
the	O
sprites	O
,	O
artwork	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
anime	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
Christmas	O
2004	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
had	O
received	O
significant	O
hits	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Japanese	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
for	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
three	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
letter	O
issuing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
assumed	O
these	O
visits	O
were	O
mostly	O
from	O
employees	O
rather	O
than	O
top	O
executives	O
,	O
and	O
hoped	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
see	O
the	O
demo	O
as	O
how	O
the	O
team	O
sees	O
it	O
,	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
a	O
replacement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
judged	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
closure	O
"	O
unfortunate	O
"	O
but	O
deduced	O
that	O
Square	O
Enix	O
could	O
not	O
leave	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
competing	O
"	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
remake	B-General_Concept
open	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
expressed	O
their	O
disappointment	O
in	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
"	O
furthest	O
along	O
"	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
fan	O
remakes	B-General_Concept
,	O
pointing	O
at	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
with	O
no	O
news	O
of	O
another	O
official	O
sequel	O
,	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Chrono	O
series	O
"	O
have	O
been	O
left	O
in	O
the	O
cold	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Website	O
GamePro	O
Australia	O
called	O
the	O
project	O
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
greatest	O
fan	O
remake	B-General_Concept
to	O
get	O
crushed	O
under	O
the	O
huge	O
shoe	O
of	O
a	O
big-time	O
developer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Internet	B-Application
petitions	I-Application
were	O
created	O
by	O
fans	O
to	O
pressure	O
Square	O
Enix	O
into	O
green-lighting	O
Chrono	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
;	O
none	O
have	O
had	O
any	O
effect	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
to	O
avoid	O
legal	O
issues	O
,	O
developers	O
of	O
fangames	B-Application
should	O
present	O
their	O
polished	O
demos	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
publishers	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
products	O
can	O
be	O
handled	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
traditional	O
business	O
procedure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
Lazur	O
had	O
stated	O
that	O
his	O
team	O
had	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
remake	B-General_Concept
other	O
games	O
after	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
completion	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
liked	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
original	O
concept	O
based	O
in	O
feudal	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
