The DS version of Chrono Trigger is a pretty good upgrade. It polishes up and uncensors the text because it has more space to do so, puts in some neat extras, and even throws in the PS1 edition's spectacular FMVs without the previous port's loading times.

Extras include a monster raising/battling minigame, a few extra quests, a bestiary, and a new ending that ties in to Chrono Cross.

There are two reasons why there are some naysayers to this edition however: some disagree with Frog being changed from Ye Olde English to just formal speech as to them it removes some charm (my honest personal opinion: I see the point, but I like the DS version better as no one in the Middle Ages talks in Ye Olde anyway), and the new ending appears to be pretty tacked-on. The latter however is completely optional.

All in all this is a terrific version of one of the most celebrated JRPGs for players both old and new.

This hack replaces the terms fiends to Mystics and Fiendlord to Magus or Lord Magus as it was on the original SNES game, the rest is kept the same as the DS translation. Additionally, the author made minor graphic changes and palette modifications, the changes are as follows:

- Crono's mugshot given back his smile.
- Recolored Heckran's Cave and the Blackbird back to their blue colors.
- Dark Ages map post Lavos Beckons chapter was given more brightness.
- Ozzie, Frog, Marle were given small color changes.

Updates may come in the future, enjoy!

Database match: Chrono Trigger (USA) (En,Fr)
Database: No-Intro: DS (all) (v. 20210227-111036)
File/ROM SHA-1: 11F9E8204E484EAB42181B210C9F214584BE75BF
File/ROM CRC32: B3836946

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