<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Chrono	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
included	O
three	O
designers	O
that	O
Square	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Dream	O
Team	O
"	O
:	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
;	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Enix	O
's	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
;	O
and	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
,	O
character	O
designer	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
manga	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Takashi	O
Tokita	O
co-directed	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
co-wrote	O
the	O
scenario	O
,	O
Kazuhiko	O
Aoki	O
produced	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
wrote	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
while	O
composer	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
wrote	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
before	O
falling	O
ill	O
and	O
deferring	O
the	O
remaining	O
tracks	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
upon	O
release	O
and	O
is	O
frequently	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
described	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
revolutionary	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
multiple	O
endings	O
,	O
plot-related	O
side-quests	O
focusing	O
on	O
character	O
development	O
,	O
unique	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1995	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
shipped	O
2.65	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
March	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excluding	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
shipped	O
over	O
3.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
released	O
a	O
ported	O
version	O
by	O
Tose	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
repackaged	O
with	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
port	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
slightly	O
enhanced	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
again	O
ported	O
by	O
Tose	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
i-mode	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
features	O
standard	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
gameplay	O
deviates	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
traditional	O
Japanese	O
RPGs	O
in	O
that	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
appearing	O
in	O
random	O
encounters	O
,	O
many	O
enemies	O
are	O
openly	O
visible	O
on	O
field	O
maps	O
or	O
lie	O
in	O
wait	O
to	O
ambush	O
the	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
and	O
enemy	O
has	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
hit	O
points	O
;	O
successful	O
attacks	O
reduce	O
that	O
character	O
's	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
restored	O
with	O
potions	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
exploring	O
new	O
areas	O
and	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
,	O
players	O
progress	O
through	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
uses	O
an	O
"	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
"	O
system	O
—	O
a	O
recurring	O
element	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
designed	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Ito	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
—	O
named	O
"	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
2.0	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techs	O
deplete	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
(	O
a	O
numerical	O
meter	O
similar	O
to	O
hit	O
points	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
often	O
have	O
special	O
areas	O
of	O
effect	O
;	O
some	O
spells	B-Application
damage	O
huddled	O
monsters	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
can	O
harm	O
enemies	O
spread	O
in	O
a	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unique	O
feature	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
's	O
Tech	O
system	O
is	O
that	O
numerous	O
cooperative	O
techniques	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
characters	O
with	O
compatible	O
Techs	O
have	O
enough	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
available	O
to	O
perform	O
their	O
techniques	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
automatically	O
displays	O
the	O
combo	O
as	O
an	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
features	O
several	O
other	O
distinct	O
gameplay	O
traits	O
,	O
including	O
time	O
travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
twelve	O
unique	O
endings	O
(	O
thirteen	O
in	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
ending	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
depends	O
on	O
when	O
and	O
how	O
they	O
reach	O
and	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
DS	B-Device
features	O
a	O
new	O
ending	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
End	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
upon	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
extra	O
dungeon	O
and	O
optional	O
final	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
a	O
New	O
Game	O
Plus	O
option	O
;	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
begin	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
character	O
levels	O
,	O
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
equipment	O
,	O
excluding	O
money	O
,	O
with	O
which	O
they	O
ended	O
the	O
previous	O
playthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
has	O
employed	O
the	O
New	O
Game	O
Plus	O
concept	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
including	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
Earth-like	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
eras	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
prehistoric	O
age	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
primitive	O
humans	O
and	O
dinosaurs	O
share	O
the	O
earth	O
;	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
,	O
replete	O
with	O
knights	O
,	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
magic	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
future	O
,	O
where	O
destitute	O
humans	O
and	O
sentient	O
robots	O
struggle	O
to	O
survive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
also	O
gains	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
End	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
(	O
represented	O
as	O
year	O
∞	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
hub	O
to	O
travel	O
back	O
to	O
other	O
time	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vehicle	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
time	O
travel	O
between	O
any	O
time	O
period	O
without	O
first	O
having	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
End	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
's	O
six	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
plus	O
one	O
optional	O
character	O
)	O
come	O
from	O
different	O
eras	O
of	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
begins	O
in	O
1000	O
AD	O
with	O
Crono	O
,	O
Marle	O
,	O
and	O
Lucca	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crono	O
is	O
the	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
,	O
characterized	O
as	O
a	O
fearless	O
young	O
man	O
who	O
wields	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unmatched	O
in	O
raw	O
strength	O
,	O
Ayla	O
is	O
the	O
chief	O
of	O
Ioka	O
Village	O
and	O
leads	O
her	O
people	O
in	O
war	O
against	O
a	O
species	O
of	O
humanoid	O
reptiles	B-Language
known	O
as	O
Reptites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Guardia	O
in	O
600	O
AD	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
conflict	O
against	O
the	O
Mystics	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Fiends	O
in	O
the	O
US/DS	O
port	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
demons	O
and	O
intelligent	O
animals	O
who	O
wage	O
war	O
against	O
humanity	O
under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
Magus	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
sorcerer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1000	O
AD	O
,	O
Crono	O
and	O
Marle	O
watch	O
Lucca	O
and	O
her	O
father	O
demonstrate	O
her	O
new	O
teleporter	B-General_Concept
at	O
the	O
Millennial	O
Fair	O
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Guardia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
meeting	O
and	O
repairing	O
Robo	O
,	O
Crono	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
find	O
Gaspar	O
,	O
an	O
old	O
sage	O
at	O
the	O
End	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
who	O
helps	O
them	O
acquire	O
magical	O
powers	O
and	O
travel	O
through	O
time	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
several	O
pillars	O
of	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
subsequent	O
battle	O
with	O
Magus	O
disrupts	O
his	O
spell	B-Application
to	O
summon	O
Lavos	O
,	O
opening	O
a	O
temporal	O
distortion	O
that	O
throws	O
Crono	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
to	O
prehistory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
turns	O
to	O
Gaspar	O
for	O
help	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
gives	O
them	O
a	O
"	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
"	O
,	O
an	O
egg-shaped	O
device	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
group	O
to	O
replace	O
Crono	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
moment	O
of	O
death	O
with	O
a	O
Dopple	O
Doll	O
(	O
doing	O
so	O
is	O
optional	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
will	O
change	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
decision	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
journeys	O
involve	O
defeating	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
Mystics	O
,	O
stopping	O
Robo	O
's	O
maniacal	O
AI	B-Application
creator	O
,	O
giving	O
Frog	O
closure	O
for	O
Cyrus	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
locating	O
and	O
charging	O
up	O
the	O
mythical	O
Sun	O
Stone	O
,	O
retrieving	O
the	O
legendary	O
Rainbow	O
Shell	O
,	O
unmasking	O
Guardia	O
's	O
Chancellor	O
as	O
a	O
monster	O
,	O
restoring	O
a	O
forest	O
destroyed	O
by	O
a	O
desert	O
monster	O
,	O
and	O
preventing	O
an	O
accident	O
that	O
disabled	O
Lucca	O
's	O
mother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
DS	B-Device
added	O
two	O
new	O
scenarios	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
scenario	O
adds	O
ties	O
to	O
Trigger	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
can	O
then	O
fight	O
the	O
Dream	O
Devourer	O
,	O
a	O
prototypical	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Time	O
Devourer	O
—	O
a	O
fusion	O
of	O
Schala	O
and	O
Lavos	O
seen	O
in	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
1992	O
by	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
producer	O
and	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
;	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
,	O
writer	O
,	O
game	O
designer	O
and	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
;	O
and	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
,	O
character	O
designer	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
manga	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toriyama	O
's	O
editor	O
,	O
Kazuhiko	O
Torishima	O
,	O
later	O
credited	O
the	O
concept	O
to	O
a	O
fusion	O
of	O
"	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
plus	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
arranged	O
for	O
Enix	O
to	O
lend	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
to	O
Squaresoft	O
for	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
intended	O
to	O
license	O
the	O
work	O
under	O
the	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Maru	O
Island	O
;	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
(	O
the	O
future	O
producer	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
)	O
monitored	O
Toriyama	O
's	O
early	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
hoped	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
planned	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Disk	O
Drive	O
;	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
canceled	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
Square	O
reoriented	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
cartridge	B-Protocol
and	O
rebranded	O
it	O
as	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
credited	O
the	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
platform	O
for	O
enabling	O
seamless	O
transition	O
to	O
battles	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
had	O
been	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
24-megabit	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
,	O
Square	O
ultimately	O
chose	O
a	O
32-megabit	O
platform	O
,	O
enabling	O
additional	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aoki	O
ultimately	O
produced	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
while	O
director	O
credits	O
were	O
attributed	O
to	O
Akihiko	O
Matsui	O
,	O
Yoshinori	O
Kitase	O
and	O
Takashi	O
Tokita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamata	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
luminosity	O
and	O
color	O
choice	O
lay	O
between	O
that	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
or	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
also	O
under	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
were	O
appropriated	O
by	O
the	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
which	O
itself	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
)	O
was	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
"	O
during	O
development	O
before	O
being	O
called	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
name	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
was	O
adopted	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
folded	O
into	O
the	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuji	O
Horii	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
time	O
travel	O
fiction	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
The	O
Time	O
Tunnel	O
)	O
,	O
fostered	O
a	O
theme	O
of	O
time	O
travel	O
in	O
his	O
general	O
story	O
outline	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
with	O
input	O
from	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
animated	O
monster	O
sprites	O
consumed	O
much	O
more	O
memory	O
than	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
static	O
enemy	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
likened	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
to	O
"play[ing]	O
around	O
with	O
Toriyama	O
's	O
universe	O
,	O
"	O
citing	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
humorous	O
sequences	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
"	O
impossible	O
with	O
something	O
like	O
Final	O
Fantasy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
created	O
the	O
End	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
to	O
help	O
players	O
with	O
hints	O
,	O
worrying	O
that	O
they	O
might	O
become	O
stuck	O
and	O
need	O
to	O
consult	O
a	O
walkthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
testers	O
had	O
previously	O
complained	O
that	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
was	O
too	O
difficult	O
;	O
as	O
Horii	O
explained	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
because	O
we	O
know	O
too	O
much	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
was	O
scored	O
primarily	O
by	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
,	O
with	O
contributions	O
from	O
veteran	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
and	O
one	O
track	O
by	O
Noriko	O
Matsueda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
suggested	O
he	O
score	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
remarking	O
,	O
"	O
maybe	O
your	O
salary	O
will	O
go	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
attributed	O
this	O
song	O
to	O
an	O
idea	O
he	O
was	O
developing	O
before	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
reflecting	O
that	O
the	O
tune	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
dedication	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
certain	O
person	O
with	O
whom	O
 [ he ] 	O
wanted	O
to	O
share	O
a	O
generation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
tried	O
to	O
use	O
leitmotifs	O
of	O
the	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
main	O
theme	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
consistency	O
in	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitsuda	O
suffered	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
crash	O
that	O
lost	O
around	O
forty	O
in-progress	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitsuda	O
considers	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
a	O
landmark	O
game	O
which	O
helped	O
mature	O
his	O
talent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Square	O
produced	O
another	O
one-disc	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
complement	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Trigger	O
,	O
featuring	O
orchestral	O
tracks	O
used	O
in	O
cut	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
worked	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
would	O
sound	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
who	O
preordered	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
DS	B-Device
received	O
a	O
special	O
music	O
disc	O
containing	O
two	O
orchestral	O
arrangements	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
music	O
directed	O
by	O
Natsumi	O
Kameoka	O
;	O
Square	O
Enix	O
also	O
held	O
a	O
random	O
prize	O
drawing	O
for	O
two	O
signed	O
copies	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
sheet	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
suite	O
of	O
music	O
including	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
symphonic	O
world-tour	O
with	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
Play	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
suite	O
of	O
Chrono	O
music	O
,	O
comprising	O
"	O
Reminiscence	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Chrono	O
Time	O
's	O
Scar	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Frog	O
's	O
Theme	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
To	O
Far	O
Away	O
Times	O
"	O
was	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Live	O
has	O
also	O
featured	O
medleys	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
medley	O
of	O
Music	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
made	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
suites	O
of	O
the	O
Symphonic	O
Fantasies	O
concerts	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
which	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Symphonic	O
Game	O
Music	O
Concert	O
series	O
,	O
conducted	O
by	O
Arnie	O
Roth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
in	O
late	O
1994	O
,	O
but	O
release	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
alpha	O
versions	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
were	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
and	O
1995	O
V	O
Jump	O
festivals	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
for	O
this	O
early	O
version	O
was	O
eventually	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
prompting	O
fans	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
document	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
differences	O
,	O
including	O
two	O
unused	O
world	O
map	O
NPC	O
character	O
sprites	O
and	O
presumed	O
additional	O
sprites	O
for	O
certain	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
commented	O
that	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
"	O
went	O
beyond	O
[	O
the	O
development	O
team's ]	O
expectations	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
congratulated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphic	O
artists	O
and	O
field	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
used	O
a	O
32-megabit	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
with	O
battery-backed	O
RAM	B-Architecture
for	O
saved	O
games	O
,	O
lacking	O
special	O
on-cartridge	O
coprocessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
included	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
and	O
running	O
counts	O
of	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
status	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
created	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
before	O
adding	O
these	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
build	O
,	O
inadvertently	O
leaving	O
in	O
vestiges	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
's	O
early	O
development	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
piece	O
"	O
Singing	O
Mountain	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
asked	O
translator	O
Ted	O
Woolsey	O
to	O
localize	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
for	O
English	O
audiences	O
and	O
gave	O
him	O
roughly	O
thirty	O
days	O
to	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
download	O
service	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
reader	O
poll	O
had	O
identified	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
as	O
the	O
third-most	O
wanted	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
i-mode	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
released	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
timed	O
its	O
release	O
before	O
that	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
,	O
the	O
1999	O
sequel	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
to	O
familiarize	O
new	O
players	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scenarist	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
attended	O
planning	O
meetings	O
at	O
Bird	O
Studio	O
to	O
discuss	O
how	O
the	O
ending	O
cutscenes	O
would	O
illustrate	O
subtle	O
ties	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2001	O
—	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
newly	O
translated	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
—	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
same	O
iteration	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Portable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
planning	O
to	O
bring	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kato	O
explained	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
wanted	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
release	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
thought	O
we	O
should	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
additional	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
re-examine	O
and	O
re-work	O
them	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
complete	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
re-release	O
contains	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
bonus	O
material	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
two	O
control	O
schemes	O
:	O
one	O
mirroring	O
the	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
touch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masato	O
Kato	O
participated	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
overseeing	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
monster-battling	O
Arena	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
areas	O
,	O
the	O
Lost	O
Sanctum	O
and	O
the	O
Dimensional	O
Vortex	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
ending	O
that	O
further	O
foreshadows	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
areas	O
within	O
the	O
Vortex	O
uses	O
the	O
"	O
Singing	O
Mountain	O
"	O
song	O
that	O
was	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
"	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
was	O
the	O
22nd	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2008	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
graphics	O
optimized	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
incorporating	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
—	O
including	O
the	O
reintroduction	O
of	O
the	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
initial	O
mobile	O
release	O
—	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
both	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
without	O
an	O
announcement	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
most	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
besides	O
the	O
arena	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
higher	O
resolution	O
graphics	O
from	O
the	O
mobile	O
device	O
releases	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
mouse	O
and	O
keyboard	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
autosave	O
features	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
additional	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
wallpapers	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
received	O
negative	O
reception	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
inferior	O
graphical	O
quality	O
,	O
additional	O
glitches	O
,	O
UI	O
adapted	O
for	O
touchscreens	O
,	O
and	O
failure	O
to	O
properly	O
adapt	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
for	O
keyboards	O
and	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ended	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1995	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
below	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
Realms	I-Application
of	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
was	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
substantial	O
success	O
upon	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
re-release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
package	O
topped	O
the	O
NPD	O
TRSTS	O
PlayStation	B-Device
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
over	O
six	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
PS1	O
iterations	O
had	O
shipped	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
2.36	O
million	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
290,000	O
abroad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS1	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2003	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
had	O
sold	O
2.5	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
DS	B-Device
sold	O
790,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
including	O
490,000	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
240,000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
60,000	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
PS1	O
and	O
DS	B-Device
versions	O
shipped	O
a	O
combined	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
March	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excluding	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
shipped	O
over	O
3.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
garnered	O
much	O
critical	O
praise	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
brisk	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
gave	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
first	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
later	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
in	O
their	O
Reader	O
Cross	O
Review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
varied	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
humor	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
replay	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
previously	O
built-up	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
said	O
far	O
exceed	O
even	O
those	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
won	O
multiple	O
awards	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
1995	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Music	O
in	O
a	O
Cartridge-Based	B-Protocol
Game	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
described	O
Trigger	O
as	O
"	O
original	O
and	O
extremely	O
captivating	O
"	O
,	O
singling	O
out	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
story	O
as	O
particularly	O
impressive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
filled	O
with	O
every	O
imaginable	O
console	O
RPG	O
cliché	O
,	O
but	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
stand	O
out	O
among	O
the	O
pack	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
 [ captivating ] 	O
story	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
take	O
itself	O
too	O
serious	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
videogame	O
soundtracks	O
ever	O
produced	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
critics	O
lauded	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
for	O
its	O
"	O
fantastic	O
yet	O
not	O
overly	O
complex	O
"	O
story	O
,	O
simple	O
but	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
high	O
replay	O
value	O
afforded	O
by	O
multiple	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
score	O
aggregator	O
GameRankings	O
lists	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
as	O
the	O
2nd	O
highest	O
scoring	O
RPG	O
and	O
24th	O
highest	O
scoring	O
game	O
ever	O
reviewed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
 [ ... ] 	O
easily	O
qualifies	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
RPGs	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
the	O
ending	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
endings	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
history	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
over	O
a	O
dozen	O
endings	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
received	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
of	O
10	O
out	O
10	O
on	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
is	O
frequently	O
listed	O
among	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
29th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
;	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
(	O
which	O
ranked	O
9th	O
)	O
,	O
they	O
gave	O
superlative	O
praise	O
to	O
its	O
handling	O
of	O
time	O
travel	O
and	O
its	O
combat	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
included	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
in	O
"	O
The	O
Greatest	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
appeared	O
as	O
28th	O
on	O
an	O
"	O
All	O
Time	O
Top	O
100	O
"	O
list	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
conducted	O
by	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
finished	O
runner	O
up	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
in	O
the	O
inaugural	O
GameFAQs	O
video	O
game	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
's	O
twentieth	O
anniversary	O
issue	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
ranked	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
31st	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
greatest	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
named	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
the	O
2nd	O
best	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
behind	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
of	O
Chrono	O
Trigger'''s	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
2018	O
Windows	O
port	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
panned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grievances	O
noted	O
by	O
reviewers	O
included	O
tiling	O
errors	O
on	O
textures	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
aesthetically	O
intrusive	O
sprite	O
filters	O
,	O
an	O
unattractive	O
GUI	B-Application
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
2011	O
mobile	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
graphic	O
customization	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
remap	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Twitter	B-Application
post	O
detailing	O
his	O
experiences	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
indie	O
developer	O
Fred	O
Wood	O
derisively	O
compared	O
the	O
port	O
to	O
"	O
someone	O
's	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
an	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
game	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
comment	O
which	O
was	O
republished	O
across	O
numerous	O
articles	O
addressing	O
the	O
poor	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
rerelease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Add-ons	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
inspired	O
several	O
related	O
releases	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
were	O
three	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
included	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jet	I-Application
Bike	I-Application
Special	I-Application
,	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
minigame	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
;	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
:	O
Character	O
Library	O
,	O
featuring	O
profiles	O
on	O
characters	O
and	O
monsters	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
:	O
Music	O
Library	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contents	O
of	O
Character	O
Library	O
and	O
Music	O
Library	O
were	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
extras	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
rerelease	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
two	O
notable	O
attempts	O
by	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
fans	O
to	O
unofficially	O
remake	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
with	O
a	O
3D	O
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
an	O
attempt	O
at	O
remaking	O
ten	O
small	O
interactive	O
cut	O
scenes	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Remake	O
Project	O
,	O
which	O
sought	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
,	O
were	O
forcibly	O
terminated	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
group	O
of	O
fans	O
created	O
a	O
sequel	O
via	O
a	O
ROM	O
hack	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
called	O
Chrono	B-Device
Trigger	I-Device
:	I-Device
Crimson	I-Device
Echoes	I-Device
;	O
developed	O
from	O
2004	O
to	O
2009	O
;	O
although	O
feature-length	O
and	O
virtually	O
finished	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
was	O
terminated	O
through	O
a	O
cease	O
&	O
desist	O
letter	O
days	O
before	O
its	O
May	O
2009	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
letter	O
also	O
banned	O
the	O
dissemination	O
of	O
existing	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
ROM	O
hacks	O
and	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
released	O
a	O
related	O
Satellaview	B-Device
game	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
named	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nusumenai	I-Application
Hōseki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamers	O
functioned	O
as	O
a	O
side	O
story	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
resolving	O
a	O
loose	O
subplot	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
as	O
an	O
easter	O
egg	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
edition	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Kato	O
was	O
unhappy	O
with	O
his	O
work	O
and	O
halted	O
its	O
inclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
released	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
setting	O
and	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
a	O
thief	O
named	O
Kid	O
,	O
Serge	O
endeavors	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
his	O
apparent	O
death	O
and	O
obtain	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mythical	O
artifact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarded	O
by	O
writer	O
and	O
director	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
as	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
"	O
redo	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
properly	O
"	O
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
borrowed	O
certain	O
themes	O
,	O
scenarios	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
settings	O
from	O
Dreamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
also	O
adapted	O
certain	O
songs	O
from	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
while	O
scoring	O
Cross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
was	O
consequently	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
main	O
continuity	O
,	O
considered	O
an	O
alternate	O
dimension.Kid	O
:	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
...	O
!	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
worlds	O
we	O
already	O
know	O
about	O
...	O
there	O
may	O
be	O
other	O
worlds	O
and	O
times	O
which	O
exist	O
...	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
shipped	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
was	O
widely	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
plans	O
as	O
of	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
,	O
despite	O
a	O
statement	O
from	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
in	O
2001	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
new	O
Chrono	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Takashi	O
Tokita	O
mentioned	O
"	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
2	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
2003	O
interview	O
which	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
translated	O
to	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuji	O
Horii	O
expressed	O
no	O
interest	O
in	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
Chrono	O
franchise	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
while	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
remarked	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
that	O
his	O
creation	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
an	O
"	O
extension	O
of	O
[	O
Chrono	O
Trigger ]	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
Cubed³	O
interview	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Senior	O
Vice	O
President	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
said	O
that	O
although	O
no	O
sequel	O
is	O
currently	O
planned	O
,	O
some	O
sort	O
of	O
sequel	O
is	O
still	O
possible	O
if	O
the	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
developers	O
can	O
be	O
reunited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
May	O
Famitsu	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
placed	O
14th	O
out	O
of	O
50	O
in	O
a	O
vote	O
of	O
most-wanted	O
sequels	O
by	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
readers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
designer	O
Feargus	O
Urquhart	O
,	O
replying	O
to	O
an	O
interview	O
question	O
about	O
what	O
franchises	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
 [ he ] 	O
could	O
come	O
across	O
everything	O
that	O
 [ he ] 	O
played	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
choose	O
a	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Obsidian	O
was	O
making	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
for	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshinori	O
Kitase	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
used	O
the	O
time	O
travel	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
as	O
a	O
starting	O
point	O
for	O
that	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
''	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
mobile	O
game	O
called	O
Another	B-Application
Eden	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
writer	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
and	O
music	O
composer	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Chrono	O
series	O
with	O
several	O
characters	O
inspired	O
by	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
present	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
a	O
cross-over	O
story	O
arc	O
with	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
