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Springtime of Youth EXPLOSION Ultra-Update! We're kicking off a surreal spring in style with a surge of activity and a bunch of fantastic translation news! Lance, creator of Chrono Alter, already blew the lid off the Chrono series in the year 2010, and now the Compendium's matching the passion! Be sure to grab and play Chrono Alter if you haven't already; download link is
here. We've also got two mysterious special developments yet to come that'll be added to this update any day now, so hang tight! Now, let's kick reason to the curb and
do the impossible!
[OFFICIAL NEWS] Figures and gaffes!
[1] Julford's given us a heads-up about Chrono Trigger figurines shown by Square Enix at the 2010 Toy Fair. Check out the coverage and image
here. The pics can be cumbersome to save, so if you'd like a more convenient way, check out the page we set up for these goods
here.
[2] Bandai has apologized to Square Enix for lifting "Decisive Battle with Magus" and another Chrono Trigger theme for use in Super Robot Wars K. Their apology in Japanese is
here, and you can hear the use of "Decisive Battle with Magus"
here. Thanks to AcaciaSgt for this tip!
[3] SuperAlan has made an incredible find! Bandai sold a 60-card Chrono Cross card game around the game's release in Japan, vended through Carddas machines. We've been able to get some pictures and an entry on the encyclopedia
here. If you have any information, contribute at
this thread.
[TRANSLATION] We've got a flurry of excellent translation news!
[1] GenesisOne enlisted the help of two fluent Japanese students to render the Gamest interviews in English. This coverage is special because they interviewed Kato, Mitsuda, and the actual programmers behind the battle system, graphics, and game, instead of the usual Dream Team! Since the translators don't have forum accounts, and because this couldn't have happened without GenesisOne, the bounty points (all 8000 of them) go to GenesisOne, the new Bounty King. Hail! Head to
this page to read the interview!
[2] Cherenkov's translation of Chrono Trigger Ultimania's opening comments set in rock-hard
stone that the Entity is the planet. "On this day of destruction, at that very instant, the planet had a dream." Ha, if only this had been available in 2003! Or...2000, or 1995, yeah!
[3] GlitterBerri finished translating the unique dialogue/captions in the V-Jump 2 CT screenshots; find the translated bits
here. No real insights, but now we can rest safe. More to come from GlitterBerri!
[CRIMSON ECHOES] The soul still burns!
[1] NickyT is nearing completion on the Crimson Echoes Memorial optimized for DVD playback project. Follow the final progress
here!
[2] Crimson Echoes made a GamesRadar top ten list; specifically, games that shouldn't be (or shouldn't have been) given cease & desist orders. Check out the feature
here!
[3] The anniversary of the C&D is coming up in May. To celebrate the continued vibrancy of the Chrono community, we'll be starting this year's Dream Splash! on the anniversary date and closing the Spring's Gift Fan Art contest early. Mark it, and thank FaustWolf for the suggestion!
[CHRONO CROSS] The Guru of Reason has been busy!
[1] utunnels has been investigating level up stat bonuses in Chrono Cross;
here is the result of his findings so far.
[2] utunnels has created a Chrono Cross background viewer, complete with a save-to-PNG function. Find the download link and instructions for use
here! You have to check this out!
[3] ZMaine has encountered an odd Criosphinx bug with no fix, and is wondering if others have experienced it. Find the account
here.
[FAN NEWS] Lot of stuff going on!
[1] The winner of the Winter's Fragments Fanfiction Contest is Katie Skyye, owed to a piece about Marcy that you can read
here. Hail the new Poet of El Nido! This also means that the
Spring's Gift Fan Art Contest is now in full swing! Check
this thread for instructions and the topic.
[2] oikusika has passed on news of an amazing hand-drawn flash cartoon of a Chrono Trigger battle, which you can find
here. Impressive work!
[3] chi_z is transcribing Chrono Trigger songs to guitar tab notation. While he's just begun, two works are ready for demoing; check them out
here.
[4] neo-fusion has scrapped Chrono Apocalypse as a Flash project and reinvented it as an RPGMaker project—Chrono Crystallis. Go show some support!
[5] As a special fan art showing, we're linking to two pieces by a Japanese fan artist named 砂雲 whose work is hosted on Pixiv: [
Zeal -
Kid ] These are breathtaking works, and enrich the community considerably. They've been archived in the Fan Art section.
[6] Check the Other Remixes section of
Music (Chrono Trigger), and you'll find a subsection entitled "Unknown" with eight remixes. These songs have been around since 2001, but the author's never been identified; they were part of a 12-track collection that also included some audio rips of the PSX cutscenes. Finding the author is worth
500 bounty points![FAN ART] Starting things off is deserver with
Layla, another adaptation sprite from his Wild-Armsesque crossover. Next is tushantin with an excellent
Cedric Guardia, which I'll be sure to add to the crimsonechoes.com art page. Temporal Knight submitted a sort of-photomanip depicting Zeal
here. mysticalpha's been busy; we've got more than just one new comic ready to roll thanks to his talents! [
Royal Steak -
Friends -
Goodnight -
Bipolar ] We've also got six submissions from new forumer LordBlumiere; thanks! [
Chrono Trigger -
Crossover Tiems -
Chibi Schala and Janus -
Magusru -
Queen Kali and Schala Kinde -
Day of Lavos comic -
Crono 2010 -
Marle 2010 -
SovaL -
Magus 2010 -
Schala 2010 -
Lavos Gjinka ] Last but not least, anonymouse has appeared out of retirement with a sketch of
Schala and Kid. Thanks!
[FAN FICTION] LordBlumiere starts things with a couple Chrono poems; she's looking for feedback, so check in and comment
here. Next is alfadorredux, who's still updating Chrono Helix; check in on the adventure
here! ZippDementia's also updated the long-running Chrono Break fanfic; find the update
here. The third and final perpetual updater is GenesisOne, who's released a new episode of The Real World: CT
here. PrincessSchalaZeal's begun a work drawing from Crimson Echoes named Crimson Cataclysm; find the first chapter
here. Bigvinu has also worked on his Crimson Echoes spinoff fanfic, "Echoes of the Magi"; see the new chapter
here. We have another rare treat: The Princess has written a bonus epilogue to Time Keeps on Slipping 2, which some heralded as the greatest fanfic of 2009; check it out
here. Last but not least, Smokescale has released Chrono Variance, his Chrono fic written for NaNoWriMo; find it
here and stop by for feedback!
Since this is such a Big Damn Update, we're going for broke and adding some surreal flavor. Enjoy!
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