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| − | The Chrono Trigger Prerelease is | + | [[Image:CT Alpha Epoch Design.png|300px|right|<center>Sakaguchi and Horii discussing the game before release</center>]] |
| + | The Chrono Trigger Prerelease is an unfinished version of Chrono Trigger dated November 17, 1994. It was given to magazines and game retailers as a sample before Chrono Trigger's release to generate interest and sales. The Prerelease could not be played all the way through; barriers to passage were programmed in [[Guardia Castle]], [[Lab 32]], and the [[Magic Cave]]. Around 1999, someone ripped and uploaded the ROM; the Sonic 2 Beta was obtained in a similar manner. | ||
| − | == | + | The Prerelease provides a rare look into Chrono Trigger's development. It's full of things that were changed or dropped from Chrono Trigger's final release; we can only guess at what the developers intended in some cases. For that reason, it holds a special quasi-canonical position in the Chrono series. Fans can explore the game's many interesting areas (witnessing different enemies and items) by using codes or an Epoch savestate. This section of the encyclopedia exposes and classifies every important difference between the Prerelease and the final version, and its content structure mirrors the parent encyclopedia. Note that help was provided by [http://tcrf.net/ The Cutting Room Floor], which has a mutual sharing agreement with the Compendium for proto stuff. |
| + | {{clear}}<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="10"><tr><td valign="top" width="33%"> | ||
| + | ===Notable Differences=== | ||
| − | *[[Characters (CTP)|Characters]] | + | *[[Characters (CTP)|Characters and Sprites]] |
*[[Epoch (CTP)|Epoch]] | *[[Epoch (CTP)|Epoch]] | ||
| + | *[[General Gameplay (CTP)|General Gameplay]] | ||
| + | *[[Items and Weapons (CTP)|Items and Weapons]] | ||
*[[Locations (CTP)|Locations]] | *[[Locations (CTP)|Locations]] | ||
*[[Items Icon (CTP)|Menu Icons and Colors]] | *[[Items Icon (CTP)|Menu Icons and Colors]] | ||
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*[[Monsters (CTP)|Monsters]] | *[[Monsters (CTP)|Monsters]] | ||
*[[Music (CTP)|Music]] | *[[Music (CTP)|Music]] | ||
*[[Status Icons (CTP)|Status Icons]] | *[[Status Icons (CTP)|Status Icons]] | ||
| − | + | </td><td valign="top" width="33%"> | |
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| + | ===Meta-Information=== | ||
*[[Explore (CTP)|Explore the Prerelease]] | *[[Explore (CTP)|Explore the Prerelease]] | ||
*[[Rumors (CTP)|Debunking Prerelease Rumors]] | *[[Rumors (CTP)|Debunking Prerelease Rumors]] | ||
| + | *[[Modification (CTP)|Modification]] | ||
| + | *[[Prerelease Cartridge (CTP)|Prerelease Cartridge]] | ||
| + | *[[Translated Text (CTP)|Translated Text]] | ||
| + | *[[Unpointed Prerelease Text Translations]]</td><td valign="top" width="33%"> | ||
| − | ==Beyond the Prerelease== | + | ===Beyond the Prerelease=== |
| − | *[[Alpha Version Screenshot]] | + | *[[Alpha Version Screenshot|Alpha Version Screenshots and Videos]] |
*[[Chrono Trigger Prism Cards]] | *[[Chrono Trigger Prism Cards]] | ||
| − | *[[Instruction Manual References (CTP)|Instruction Manual References]] | + | *[[Instruction Manual References (CTP)|Instruction Manual References]]</table> |
| − | + | Thanks for browsing and exploring the Prerelease. Be sure to check out [[Alpha Version Screenshot|Alpha Version Screenshots and Videos]], which contains a glance at an even earlier version of Chrono Trigger. | |
| − | Thanks for browsing and exploring the Prerelease. | + | |
''From'': [[Main Page]] | ''From'': [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 04:28, 18 February 2017
The Chrono Trigger Prerelease is an unfinished version of Chrono Trigger dated November 17, 1994. It was given to magazines and game retailers as a sample before Chrono Trigger's release to generate interest and sales. The Prerelease could not be played all the way through; barriers to passage were programmed in Guardia Castle, Lab 32, and the Magic Cave. Around 1999, someone ripped and uploaded the ROM; the Sonic 2 Beta was obtained in a similar manner.
The Prerelease provides a rare look into Chrono Trigger's development. It's full of things that were changed or dropped from Chrono Trigger's final release; we can only guess at what the developers intended in some cases. For that reason, it holds a special quasi-canonical position in the Chrono series. Fans can explore the game's many interesting areas (witnessing different enemies and items) by using codes or an Epoch savestate. This section of the encyclopedia exposes and classifies every important difference between the Prerelease and the final version, and its content structure mirrors the parent encyclopedia. Note that help was provided by The Cutting Room Floor, which has a mutual sharing agreement with the Compendium for proto stuff.
Notable Differences |
Meta-Information |
Beyond the Prerelease |
Thanks for browsing and exploring the Prerelease. Be sure to check out Alpha Version Screenshots and Videos, which contains a glance at an even earlier version of Chrono Trigger.
From: Main Page
