<s>
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
text-based	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
,	O
a	O
satellite	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Chrono	O
series	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
side	O
story	O
to	O
the	O
1995	O
game	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
around	O
an	O
infiltration	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
titular	O
thief	O
gang	O
led	O
by	O
Kid	O
;	O
aided	O
by	O
Serge	O
and	O
Magil	O
,	O
she	O
seeks	O
an	O
artifact	O
called	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
and	O
revenge	O
on	O
its	O
keeper	O
Lord	O
Lynx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
writer	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
both	O
directed	O
and	O
wrote	O
the	O
main	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
his	O
attitude	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
tone	O
were	O
considerably	O
darker	O
than	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
additional	O
scenarists	O
wrote	O
alternate	O
scenarios	O
with	O
comedic	O
tones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
Satellaview	B-Device
titles	O
,	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
did	O
not	O
receive	O
a	O
lasting	O
commercial	O
release	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attempts	O
to	O
bundle	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
were	O
stopped	O
by	O
Kato	O
due	O
to	O
quality	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ROM	B-Device
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
onto	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
an	O
English	O
fan	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kato	O
would	O
use	O
plot	O
elements	O
from	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
in	O
his	O
next	O
game	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
features	O
minimal	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
;	O
most	O
areas	O
are	O
rendered	O
with	O
dim	O
,	O
static	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Chrono	O
games	O
,	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
New	O
Game	O
+	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
later	O
stories	O
often	O
feature	O
comical	O
situations	O
or	O
allusions	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
features	O
three	O
protagonists	O
—	O
Serge	O
,	O
Kid	O
,	O
and	O
Magil	O
—	O
who	O
seek	O
out	O
treasure	O
as	O
venturesome	O
,	O
reputable	O
thieves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Possessing	O
a	O
turbulent	O
history	O
,	O
Kid	O
dubiously	O
fancies	O
herself	O
as	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
Robin	B-Application
Hood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
seek	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mythic	O
artifact	O
capable	O
of	O
granting	O
any	O
wish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magil	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fragment	O
of	O
the	O
massive	O
,	O
extraterrestrial	O
creature	O
known	O
as	O
Lavos	O
,	O
splintered	O
off	O
when	O
Lavos	O
impacted	O
the	O
planet	O
in	O
prehistory	O
and	O
burrowed	O
to	O
its	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
thieves	O
locate	O
Lynx	O
and	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
deep	O
within	O
an	O
underground	O
ruin	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Zeal	O
—	O
an	O
ancient	O
,	O
airborne	O
civilization	O
destroyed	O
after	O
it	O
awakened	O
Lavos	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
immortality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trio	O
battle	O
Lynx	O
for	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Lynx	O
gains	O
the	O
upper	O
hand	O
after	O
trapping	O
Magil	O
with	O
a	O
powerful	O
spell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
plans	O
to	O
acquire	O
Kid	O
's	O
special	O
gift	O
from	O
Lucca	O
—	O
a	O
Time	O
Egg	O
,	O
or	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
Time	O
Egg	O
and	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
,	O
Lynx	O
boasts	O
that	O
he	O
shall	O
achieve	O
control	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
desperately	O
removes	O
the	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
from	O
her	O
back	O
pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearby	O
in	O
the	O
Ocean	O
Palace	O
,	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
felt	O
her	O
grief	O
and	O
changed	O
her	O
to	O
a	O
baby	O
,	O
sending	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
modern	O
era	O
where	O
Lucca	O
found	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
circumstantially	O
revealed	O
that	O
Magil	O
is	O
in	O
fact	O
Magus	O
,	O
Schala	O
's	O
wayward	O
brother	O
who	O
searched	O
for	O
her	O
after	O
battling	O
Lavos	O
in	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
distortion	O
subsides	O
,	O
an	O
army	O
from	O
Porre	O
—	O
a	O
large	O
nation	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
—	O
storms	O
the	O
mansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Felicia	O
selflessly	O
instructs	O
Magil	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
,	O
killing	O
Lynx	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Ganju	O
's	O
Paradeus	O
mecha	O
,	O
Serge	O
and	O
Ganju	O
challenge	O
Mecha-Lynx	O
for	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masato	O
Kato	O
wrote	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
after	O
Chrono	B-Application
Triggers	I-Application
release	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
Trigger	O
concluded	O
with	O
"	O
unfinished	O
business	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
scenario	O
writer	O
Daisuke	O
Fukugawa	O
(	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
The	O
Enigmatic	O
Gigaweapon	O
:	O
Paradise	O
X	O
"	O
subplot	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphical	O
content	O
pushed	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
's	O
technical	O
limits	O
,	O
requiring	O
developers	O
to	O
redraw	O
prerendered	O
models	O
until	O
functional	O
gameplay	O
could	O
be	O
ensured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
had	O
a	O
bleak	O
tone	O
which	O
Kato	O
ascribed	O
to	O
his	O
deep	O
frustration	O
and	O
anger	O
about	O
coming	O
to	O
work	O
every	O
day	O
following	O
Chrono	B-Application
Triggers	I-Application
hectic	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kato	O
intended	O
both	O
Dreamers	O
and	O
its	O
eventual	O
successor	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
to	O
prompt	O
players	O
to	O
pursue	O
their	O
personal	O
dreams	O
in	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kato	O
intended	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
survival	O
adventure	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
abandoned	O
this	O
specific	O
approach	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflecting	O
on	O
his	O
work	O
,	O
Kato	O
felt	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
helped	O
solidify	O
his	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kato	O
's	O
team	O
completed	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
in	O
only	O
three	O
months	O
under	O
a	O
rushed	O
production	O
schedule	O
,	O
prompting	O
him	O
to	O
label	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
unfinished	O
"	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
for	O
the	O
Ultimania	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kato	O
regretted	O
that	O
the	O
schedule	O
hampered	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
his	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
connections	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
were	O
evoked	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
composer	B-Application
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
,	O
who	O
scored	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
later	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Mitsuda	O
was	O
listening	O
to	O
Russian	O
folk	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
this	O
style	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
themes	O
and	O
musical	O
patterns	O
were	O
later	O
adapted	O
for	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
at	O
Kato	O
's	O
suggestion	O
;	O
many	O
appear	O
unchanged	O
except	O
for	O
new	O
instrumentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitsuda	O
estimated	O
that	O
about	O
half	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
was	O
reused	O
in	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
1996	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
four	O
titles	O
produced	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owing	O
to	O
the	O
eventual	O
shutdown	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
became	O
impossible	O
to	O
play	O
except	O
on	O
cartridges	O
that	O
had	O
the	O
game	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
no	O
English	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
's	O
Japanese	O
exclusivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
originally	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Kato	O
stopped	O
them	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
dissatisfaction	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
incorporating	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remake	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
very	O
different	O
tone	O
and	O
questionable	O
market	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
uncertain	O
about	O
its	O
quality	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
market	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
Kato	O
was	O
open	O
to	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
releasing	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
ROM	B-Device
hacking	O
group	O
Demiforce	O
released	O
a	O
fan	O
translation	O
rendering	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
works	O
by	O
modifying	O
the	O
ROM	B-Device
image	O
of	O
Dreamers	O
used	O
for	O
playing	O
console-based	O
video	O
games	O
on	O
personal	O
computers	O
through	O
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masato	O
Kato	O
did	O
not	O
perceive	O
significant	O
demand	O
to	O
include	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
DS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
omitted	O
it	O
to	O
preserve	O
continuity	O
between	O
Trigger	O
and	O
Cross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
expressed	O
concern	O
in	O
2009	O
over	O
re-releasing	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
"	O
as-is	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
a	O
need	O
to	O
revise	O
the	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
that	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
a	O
re-release	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
Edition	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
with	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
Spanish	O
and	O
German	O
translations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Kohler	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
2004	O
book	O
Power-Up	O
:	O
How	O
Japanese	O
Video	O
Games	O
Gave	O
the	O
World	O
an	O
Extra	O
Life	O
,	O
cited	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
as	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Mitsuda	O
's	O
explicitly	O
Celtic	O
musical	O
style	O
as	O
heard	O
in	O
Xenogears	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
praising	O
the	O
replay	O
value	O
afforded	O
by	O
the	O
extra	O
scenarios	O
,	O
the	O
critic	O
derided	O
the	O
random	O
battles	O
of	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
RPG-style	O
random	O
combat	O
does	O
n't	O
translate	O
well	O
to	O
 [ a ] 	O
text-only	O
medium.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
preceded	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
,	O
a	O
full	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
sequel	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masato	O
Kato	O
cited	O
the	O
desire	O
to	O
"	O
redo	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
properly	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
genesis	O
of	O
Cross	O
,	O
attributing	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
serious	O
atmosphere	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
events	O
in	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
infiltration	O
of	O
Viper	O
Manor	O
,	O
were	O
also	O
a	O
direct	O
reference	O
to	O
events	O
in	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
incorporated	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
into	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
as	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Gil	O
,	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Kato	O
to	O
be	O
Magus	O
,	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
in	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
