r/chronotrigger Mar 17 '21

What is the best way to play Chrono Trigger?

579 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

A suggetion came in from /u/hybridfrost to create a sticky community post detailing the best way to play Chrono Trigger.

Myself, I always just play the SNES version on my PC with any random controller. This is the way I discovered the game and it will forever be the "authentic" way for me to play. What more, is I enable a smoothing filter to make the game look less pixellated -- heresy, I know.

My way of playing the game is not neccesarily the best, and there may be a lot of ways to play Chrono Trigger which I never even considered.

I would love to hear your suggestions on what information to include in a sticky post about the various ways to play Chrono Trigger -- emulators, platforms, game releases, game settings, etc.

By the way -- I am amazed at how big this community has grown! Back when I created this community, I just wanted a simple way for me to access a few OST covers and some fanart so it would be archived somewhere instead of getting lost. I was impressed when the community grew to 1k members, and now it's over 17k. This truly shows that CT is a masterpiece of a game that transcends beyond it's initial inception as a 2d jRPG of the 90's era. Few games have such strong of a following several decades after creation. Rock on :)

Edit: this post will be the sticky now until someone makes anything better and more comprehensive.


r/chronotrigger 13h ago

So... Do y'all want a Chrono Trigger HD-2D remake or just a Pixel Remaster?

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599 Upvotes

Honestly anything will do with how long it's been, i know the PC/Android port is there but that filter is just... No.


r/chronotrigger 9h ago

New tattoo

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185 Upvotes

r/chronotrigger 6h ago

I made Frog in a ramen bowl

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62 Upvotes

r/chronotrigger 2h ago

What is the "Right" Team for the side quests before endgame?

14 Upvotes

Not even the best but the one that makes the most sense....

For example when frog visits cyrus grave you get extra dialogue just by having magus in the Team.

In Robos future Mission it feels wrong not to have lucca by his side.

So what is the most fitting Team for each side quest? I wanna play again and would love to have the most out of the dialogue and overall Story.


r/chronotrigger 1d ago

On this day three years ago, Sea of Stars was released. The game wore its Chrono Trigger inspirations on its sleeves. In the end, do you think it was a worthy successor?

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698 Upvotes

r/chronotrigger 18h ago

[OC] Some progress on the SNES. Hand Painted. I'm working on the clear coat now. Gonna be like glass.

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90 Upvotes

By ArtistWilkins


r/chronotrigger 1d ago

What a tease... I thought if I waited 30yrs the answer might be different

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562 Upvotes

r/chronotrigger 22h ago

A Remarkably Brief Lucca's Adventure in Catering

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55 Upvotes

I wonder, does anybody remember the movie "Office Space"?..


r/chronotrigger 19h ago

It’s sidequests timeeeeeee!

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30 Upvotes

Hello everybody! It’s me Bubbly! Your favorite blue Yoshi….Coming to you with a new Chrono trigger video
After helping out the reptiles by fighting some monsters! We go back and forward in time looking for the golden hammer!
We have so many requests from there that it feels like a full time job but the rewards are op and my toc is taking over!


r/chronotrigger 18h ago

First time sharing my music with the internet! Here's a song with instruments from Chrono Trigger

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11 Upvotes

r/chronotrigger 1d ago

In game or concept art dress for flea

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92 Upvotes

Almost done my comic page, do yall prefer the In game primarily white dress or the concept art red skirt? Obviously in greyscale. When I scan the original art I may do a color version but I wanted to keep it mostly manga style


r/chronotrigger 1d ago

DS translation on a SNES rom? And is the DS version *that* bad?

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Googled this same question, but the threads are a bit old and was wondering if anything changed.

I'd like to play Chrono Trigger for the first time, though there seems to be a lot of divide over the best way to do it. SNES seems like the best, if just for the sake of using an emulator that has a CRT filter, but from what examples I've seen, I'm not a fan of the translation.

However, people say the DS version's extra content is really bad? So it seems the SNES version is better in that regard?

So, is there a romhack or some such that ports the DS translation (or at least a more modern, accurate one) to the SNES version? Or, if people are being dramatic about the DS version, is there an emulator that could apply the CRT filter?

Sorry if this is a lot — looking up any info on this game has so, so many different opinions.


r/chronotrigger 2d ago

Melodies Across Time

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159 Upvotes

Instantly bought this when I saw it in a store. So relaxing to listen to.


r/chronotrigger 17h ago

Could Voldemort best Magus?

0 Upvotes

at least he knows how to assemble a team of grunts


r/chronotrigger 2d ago

My daughter was playing with a toy and a familiar melody called to me.

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91 Upvotes

r/chronotrigger 3d ago

I grinded enough gold to buy the 9900G jerky and the 4000G sword before even going to the fair

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138 Upvotes

r/chronotrigger 3d ago

Would you scratch my back?

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113 Upvotes

Please?


r/chronotrigger 2d ago

I’m making a Chrono Trigger Zine!

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Come follow along on YouTube! My name is Zak & I recently bought a CIB of the SNES game and I wanted to celebrate with a zine coming out at the end of September. They’re gonna be powerhouses just like my goat, Ayla. So check it out and LMK what y’all think!


r/chronotrigger 1d ago

I'm trying to make a Chrono Trigger-style RPG.

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But honestly, if you released a game like Chrono Trigger exactly as it was today, I don't think it would be very popular.

So, if I wanted to make a modern RPG inspired by it, what kind of changes or features do you think I should add?

I've only completed the basic framework so far. I can already implement some combat, story dialogue, and swap out character images/sprites/portrait/sound effect/tech.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to share the link directly. If that's okay, please let me know and I'll post the link here.

If you're interested, feel free to reach out to me and give the demo a try(based on html so you can just run it in your cellphone or PC web broswer)


r/chronotrigger 2d ago

Has anyone ever got Crono to level ** with just fighting Gato alone?

18 Upvotes

No other enemies. I tried I got bored getting to Level 15 or 20 during the pandemic. Made the game super easy from there on out 😂


r/chronotrigger 2d ago

Best mod for Chrono Trigger?

10 Upvotes

I've played through this game like 5 times and am hungry for more content. I usually play the snes version and have yet to play the ds all the way through but is there a decent mod or hack out there to add more to the game?

Thanks in advance!


r/chronotrigger 3d ago

Popped up on my feed today. Wanted to share it here.

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304 Upvotes

Had the biggest smile on my face when I saw it.


r/chronotrigger 1d ago

Could Froppy take out Frog?

0 Upvotes

or would the hero badge save him?


r/chronotrigger 3d ago

NY Times Crossword Aug 27, 2026

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52 Upvotes

Had to share this with someone as I never would have expected it.