Lots of exciting stuff below, but as a result of this update,
Material Requiring Translation is starting to break the bank. If anyone has contacts or ideas for getting translation assistance, please reply. Even if we have to death-by-a-thousand-papercuts this thing, it'll be wonderful to start getting some steady, even if microscopic progress. How many secrets still lay in wait for English-speaking fans?! (Also, the albums and doujins update will take longer—VGMDb enabled viewing all works attached to a particular franchise at some point in the last few years, and apparently we're missing like 300+ different fan arranges in the encyclopedia. Life is pain.)
[PRERELEASE] A truly massive update has taken place on
Alpha Screenshot Page, the tragically-named repository for prerelease screenshots! We've combed all the great recent scans on Twitter and have expanded and reorganized the page to index them all; check it out!
[MOCKUPS] Reld has done some fantastic investigative work into the early screenshots and mockups! First, check out recreations of some of the more interesting mock-ups featured on the
Alpha Screenshot Page, near the bottom. Second, check out the V-Jump video section—there is now a discussion on the probable name of the bridge shown on the overworld. I'd never even realized those Prerelease tombstones had been used on the bridge's field map!
[VIDEO] Cabbusses's Retro Obscurities has also put up a backup of the Brut Press Volume, December 1994 coverage of Chrono Trigger as well; find it on the page under the Video section!
[TRANSLATION] Shea Melvin has graciously translated the V-Jump video special on Chrono Trigger! The interview features most of the main developers (including Akira Toriyama) hyping up the game, with most of them talking about the capabilities of the 32 Megabit cartridge. Many thanks to Shea for this; check it out
here.
[CE] trig has rescued the old Youtube annotations from the Crimson Echoes Memorial playlist; grab them
here.
[CT TRANSLATIONS] But that's not all! Turkish, Spanish, Catalan, and Polish translations of Chrono Trigger for SNES have been uploaded
here.
[ENCYC] Many miscellaneous updates have been made, but chief among them are Mauron's contributions to the Chrono Trigger monster pages, which now list accurate weakness/resistance percentages to elements, as well as stamina stats (though most are 10). A page has also been added for the unused Magus enemy. Check it all out
here.
[REFERENCES] ForTex brought us the news that Another Eden made a field map of a beach that pays tribute to Opassa Beach, from Chrono Cross. Check it out
here.
[CROSS HACKS] Remi Negest made a patch to fix the Pip element grid issue. Note, it only works on savegames before the glitch has been triggered. Download it
here.
[2] Prizvel has made a patch to restore the Wraith with Ghetz's shirt to the Viper Manor sewers; grab it
here.
[CT MODDING] TheMage and Mauron have brought us this wonderful
sprite insertion guide!
[2] Mauron's made some significant updates to the
Tech Data Notes page, as well as
Menu Data. Also check out Vehek's PSX research
here!
[3] Likewise, we now have a guide on adding the last few enemy offsets as functional enemies!
Find it here.
[4] Plugin updates!
HiTech 32 -
The Rest (also updated/uploaded to the static webhost)
[OFFICIAL ART] Acacia Sgt has ripped the source images in lossless PNG for the bonus art featured in the Steam version of Chrono Trigger! We've also added V-Jump scans from the Alpha page where better-resolution art has been located.
Check it out! [FAN ART] Hit the page and look for new art by: batensan, chrono.source, cym0rg, gabrielf, Sailor Phantom
[FAN ANALYSIS] New pages! [
Fates of the Chrono Trigger Team ][
Prometheus Circuit (Function) ][
Polis War (Timeline) ]
[REMIXES] First up is OCReMix, but too many remixes have come out since 2016 to list individually here—hit up these chronological CT and CC pages instead:
Chrono Trigger,
Chrono Cross. (Don't worry; they've still been added to the encyclopedia.)
[DWELLING OF DUELS] [
'Wings that Cross Time' by sigmabeta ][
'Trial and Errors' by Soniferous ][
'Singing Mountain' by newip ][
'Omen of Antiquity' by Careless Juja, Brandon Strader ][
'Atlantis Burns Under a Lunar Eclipse' by Rifftus ][
'Queen Zeal's Bedroom' by Team Pixels ][
'Tango in the Sewer' by Hat ][
'Time - Lavos - Chance (original - Moiré Effect)' by Katamari
[
'The Secret of the Forest' by Ian Martyn ][
'Jonny Races FATE Down Under' by Ian Martyn
[
'Far Promise - Dream Shore' by Somewhere in Time ]
[CELESTIA] [
Confrontation with Magus' by scare96 ][
'Corridors of Time' by lookers-on ][
'la nostalgie du vent -from Chrono Trigger-' by hiyama ][
'Prayers Arise' by lix ][
'Earth Dragon's Isle' by voile ]
[LEGEND OF RENEGADE SEGA GENESIS ARRANGEMENTS] [
'Battle 1 Sega Genesis' ][
'Battle with Magus' ][
'Boss Battle 2' ][
'Confusing Melody' ][
'Corridors of Time' ][
'Fanfare 1' ][
'Memories of Green' ][
'Sealed Door' ][
'Secret of the Forest' ][
'Wind Scene' ]
[VGMIX 4] 'Corridors of Time (Lounging in the Corridor Remix)' by Gary Stevens
[OCR WIPS] [
'Corridors of Time' by Celestial Aeon Project ][
'Guldove (Another World)' by DCapo89 ][
'Manoria Cathedral - Meditation for Solo Piano' by DCapo89 ][
'Battle 1' by Mercurius FM ][
'Termina (Another World) Arrange' by 0x000000FF ][
'Secret of the Forest Piano and Flute Cover' by DCapo89 ][
'Spekkio's Joy' by GeoffreyTaucer ][
'Secret of the Forest' by Light of Aether ][
'To Far Away Times' by pixelizer ][
'Get T-Rekt' by YoshiBlade ][
'Zealous Ambition' by Fusion42 ]
[COMPENDIUM REMIXES] [
'World Revolution - Last Battle' by GaMetal ][
'Schala's Theme Remix Trance Super Extended' by Alexander Prievert ][
'Chillopolis WIP 1' by bLiNd ][
'Corridors of Time YM2612+SN76489 by Break ][
'Another World' by Carpet Monster ][
'Corridors of Time' by EchoGhost ][
'Ocean Palace (Rising Beast Remix)' by EchoGhost ][
'600 A.D. Mix' by EchoGhost ][
'Chrono Cross Dream of the Shore' by Fredrik Miller ][
'Star-stealing Girl' by Fredrik Miller ][
'Corridors of Time' by Fredrik Miller ][
'Battle with Magus 2015' by GaMetal ][
'Millennial Fair Jazz Cover' by insaneintherainmusic feat. ocabanda ][
'Arni Village Trigger Style' by MagilsugaM ][
'FATE Trigger Style' by MagilsugaM ][
'Star-stealing Girl Trigger Style' by MagilsugaM ][
'Schala Trance 91bpm' by Manomym2 ][
'Outskirts of Time' by Jonny Atma ][
'Schala Trance 125bpm' by Manomym2 ]
That's all for now. Pop into the forums to see what else you may have missed! And check out that bLiNd Chillopolis WIP in the remixes above; just incredible!
