Fan Projects

The Chrono series community is full of many creative ideas and projects. The Chrono Compendium welcomes fan projects and offers its support to fan projects that are viable.

This page is reserved for viable, completed, and abandoned Fan Projects. For a fan project to appear here, it has to pass a test of viability at this thread; we cannot afford to spend time encouraging impossible projects or efforts without any real knowledge or drive behind their completion. Do you need a forum to develop your fan project? Check out this thread and see if your project meets the requirements.

Active Projects

Full Games

Chrono Crisis

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• Chrono Crisis

Chrono Crisis is a new story in the Chrono series being done with RPGMaker XP.

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The Earth...

A great blue sphere marred with the scars of humanity, wounds from wars fought needlessly from era to era, dynasty to dynasty.

The Earth.

Mankind has long stared into the stars and wondered... Why are we here? What purpose do we serve? Are we a coincidence of evolution, or does fate have a greater role to play?

I had long believed that the answers to all of these questions lay locked in science, waiting to be discovered.

I have since learned that there is bliss in ignorance.

Our world was violated by a Killer in its youth. The Killer invaded the sanctity of its heart, and began to feed. We, humans, were sculpted by this Killer. The Killer tended to us as a farmer would his cattle; giving us civilization and enlightenment. It guided our art, our sciences, our societies-everything. And then, once we had grown ripe, we were harvested.

Completely spent, the world fell into ruin, rotting. Perhaps this was fate.

But there were those who chose to fight against fate, to try to build a new future. A future free of the killer, Lavos.

They traveled across time, gathering strength from all who they encountered. They were young, but their hearts were pure-they toppled the Killer, birthing a new future. However, in bringing to be a new future, they unknowingly destroyed their own.

The monster was not finished, however... It returned, with all the rage of the cosmos at its wings. Waging war on the very fabric of time that had conspired to destroy it, the monster threatened to bring our world to the brink of extinction once more.

But once again, fate brought together a party of defenders. They stepped forward to finish the fight. To end it, eternally.

In defeating the monster, one was spared a dark fate. Another, was not.

And now, one final time, fate will pull the Earth to the brink of its own existence. And a chosen few will step forward to represent humanity, and the world.

Safe and sound in his bed, a boy dreams of the future. But his dreams are becoming darkened by a growing shadow, a voice that beckons to him from a place he can't remember. Who are the shades that dance before his mind? What fate is he destined for?

In the glittering metropolises of the future, the people cry for salvation. The answer lies in the hands of a deceiver. His ambitions could bring either the end to a nightmare, or the beginning of a new and terrible dream...

A memory searches for its lost owner on a forgotten breeze. It flits between this world and the next, never remembering its name, but always recalling its sorrow. It stands now at the door of eternity, it's fate tied with the Earth's.

These are the ripples of fate in motion. Let them take us to a world of serenity.

Story Synopsis:

~~~~ A.D. 1000 ~~~~
~~~~Nadia's Bell~~~~
May our prayers for peace
~ ring on for eternity...

It has been nearly one thousand years since the Heroes of Time left on their epic journey to save the past, present, and future from the entity known only as Lavos. And though they believed that their lives would go on happily in the new era of peace they had heralded with their journey, they soon found that they were wrong. War erupted five short years later, and the fates of the heroes were thrown to the winds. How could their futures be taken so violently? Had they truly saved the world?

A new set of heroes stepped forward in the ashes of their fates, discovering that Lavos had a plan sculpted for vengeance--a plan to devour all time. The heroes traveled across dimensions, eventually vanquishing the dread monster known as the Time Devourer. They went their separate ways after that, the dimensions set right, their memories wiped clean of their journey. But in the instant before their separation, they united under one hope--that the nightmare was over. That their world could finally rest.

But could it rest? What of the evil within men, the very evil planted by Lavos?

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Xavier Ashtear had never considered himself special. Unpopular throughout his childhood at school, Xavier was often getting into fights and was constantly teased and ridiculed for his tendency to slip off into daydreams. The two bright spots in his life were his best friend, Matison, and his growing fame as a highly talented artist.

Little did he know that fate had something else in mind for him. Flung through time after a disaster at Guardia's 2000th anniversary celebration, Xavier soon discovered that history was gravely in error, and that the future was in horrible jeopardy. With his friends at his side, Xavier swore to solve the mysteries of the past to unlock the secrets to saving the future. But what begins as a quest simply for an answer soon evolves into much more... And Xavier begins to learn that time is a very delicate thing... And that sometimes, the answer is not as simple as it seemed...

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Chrono Crisis is our answer to what may or may not have happened after Chrono Cross. Using various sources across the net, we are trying to keep the story as close to canon as possible, while still allowing ourselves to create and expand upon the Chrono universe. This is meant to be a final chapter--a culmination of the events portrayed in the games that we love. We're not claiming to be "the" sequel to Chrono Cross, but we fondly like to think that we may at least be able to provide some tentative answers to the larger questions in the series. This is a game purely for fans, by fans, and we will do our best to uphold the amazing story of the series.

Screenshots: Xavier - Aurora - Xavier's Room - Battle Mock-up - Future Building - Menu 1 - Menu 2 - Menu 3

Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes

Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes is a vision of Chrono Break, done through a full modification of the Chrono Trigger ROM. The intermediary between Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross, it once again follows the original cast members -- albeit the circumstances of their reunion are dark...

Vanquished by seven magnificent warriors, Lavos has laid his head and submitted to the sands of the hourglass; the End of Time is now vacant, and each has returned unto his own era, hailed and received as heroes. Their valor is lofty, and their noble deeds range through the history of mankind, benefitting all with the gifts of their honored quest. While man may always be imperfect, and while some were lost during the effort to secure the salvation of the planet from the alien invader, countless lives have been saved, and the meaning and responsibility of life has once again been placed in the hands of human beings and Mystics alike. The threat has been removed, and the saints of the Chrono Trigger now labor to improve the state of affairs at home.

But the scope of time is never spotless; the spectre of bloody stains now lurks over it once more, as the full repercussions of the trails through time have come to bear. Unrelenting, the cold blizzards pound against the caves and hearts of prehistoric peoples. Unfound, a pure soul remains vanished from the warming tundras of antiquity. Unsuccessful, the knight continues to search for an heir to his legacy. And unabashedly, the nations of the south outfit their clothes with new weapons of war. Only in the future does hope gleam, where the exploits of science will soon afford man a gaze into the stream of time and a view into his past -- a vantage point already held by darker forces which, too, overshadow the victory over the apocalypse, and stand poised to introduce new scourges of bloodshed and unrest to history. They may be stopped, however -- if the heroes can once again unite; if they can escape and rectify the troubles of their presents, and join as one hand once more, defending and standing fast against the Crimson Echoes.

10/11/2006

Things are proceeding smoothly and we're hoping for a big push to carry us through winter.

5/19/2006

Demo 2 is released! Check here.

4/7/2006

The modification is back in production after successful importing. A second demo is currently being made.

3/25/2006

Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes is currently on hold, as its chief programmer is in the midst of a tough semester and the team needs to import the current data over to a new ROM before making a second demo.

4/04/2008

Backbone coding is finished up; fleshing and final dialogue writing can begin.

Small Games / Modifications

Card Sagas Wars

• Headquarters

CSW is a fan project revolving around several video game franchises. It features Crono as a playable character, with other characters from the series making an appearance as allies in combat. Check out the list as of March 2008 by hitting this image:

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Chrono Trigger +

Unofficial Thread Headquarters

Chrono Trigger + is a major modification to Chrono Trigger underway by Zakyrus and his team. The project is largely an expansion of the Chrono Trigger experience, whether by enlarging areas, adding more items or monsters, or making other tweaks (such as the creation of new mini-games in the Millennial Fair or background art for locations).

Grab the second demo here.

Chrono Trigger Hardtype

Forum Headquarters

OmniUnknown is making a new hardtype.

Chrono Trigger Re-Amped

Anacalius is adding lines for Crono and fleshing out certain dialogue-sparse scenes in Chrono Trigger to add a new layer of experience. He's also considering adding a new side quest for Ayla, and perhaps one for Crono.

Check his forum here.

Chrono Trigger Rebirth

Project Forum

Chrono Trigger Rebirth is a project by Shinrin to modify Chrono Trigger in several ways to provide a fresh and more enjoyable experience.

Chrono Trigger: Time's Illusion

Project Forum

Chrono Trigger: Time's Illusion is a ROM hacking project led by justin3009 to make a new adventure stemming from Zeal's actions in an alternate dimension. Expect 16-bit dimension crossing!

Translations

DRMProd Chrono Trigger Latin American Spanish

Blog HQ

DRMProd is making a new Spanish translation of Chrono Trigger.

Literary / Creative Projects

Chrono Cross: A Love Story Across Time

Forum headquarters is here.

CC:ALSAT is a project by grey_the_angel to create comics and other media surrounding Kid's adventure in Chrono Cross.

Chrono Spinoff Manga

• Forum HQ

This is a project by Princess Schala Zeal to create a spinoff manga.

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The story goes like this: 14 millenia ago was a magical kingdom called Zeal, but its tyrant Queen leads it to doom, summoning a prehistoric parasite named Lavos, hoping to absorb its power for her own desires. Her daughter, deeply saddened by her mother's lust for power, and herself having to channel energy into her Mammon machine numerous times, dies of a broken heart. An admirer of hers, Prince Janus, enchants her pendant for rebirth. He exploits Lavos' power and creates a time rift to modern day. He tosses the pendant in before the rift becomes too unstable for travel.

In the year 1991, a Tokyo nurse by the name Lucca Ashtear notices a peculiar blue-haired infant in an alley behind her hospital workplace. Around its neck was the Royal Pendant of Zeal, with the letters S-C-H-A-L-A engraved in them. Lucca takes her in as her own adopted daughter, naming her Schala Ashtear.

Aware of Janus' transgressions, Queen Zeal acts quick to take her own Queen Pendant and enchant it as Janus did, tossing it into a rift of her own to birth a magically enhanced child that she will be able to control.

At the age of 16, clumsy, crybaby Schala prepares for another day at school. As she walks to school, a figure in the shadows glances at her unnoticed. A silver cat emerges from the shadows, the name "Alfador" shone on his golden collar. Schala sees this cat and nearly panics when it speaks. An iminent evil lurks in her school... in one of her very own classmates -- her academic rival, Harley.

Chrono Trigger Novel Project

Chrono Trigger Novel Project Mission Statement By Wayne Kramer, 10/17/04 Project Information: http://www.chronotrigger.info

The Chrono Trigger Novel Project exists as an effort to create, publicize, and publish a Chrono Trigger novel as an additional form of media that can be enjoyed by current fans of the hit RPG and the non-gaming community alike. The novel itself reflects the entire story from the game, plus countless additions to supply bonus material for existing fans, fill in story gaps, and add to the overall effect of the story in novel form.

The creation of the novel itself is not to be handled by a solo entity, namely myself. Rather, I have provided many avenues for fans to speak up and let their ideas and concerns for the novel be heard and considered. To make the content of the novel as thorough and accurate as possible, an Editorial Team has been formed consisting of a group of carefully selected individuals to assist in editorial efforts. This team is a part of a project Committee, which serves to provide input, support, and execution to the operations within the project. All of this is reflective of my belief that the story of Chrono Trigger is not my own, but that of every fan who has enjoyed the characters, events, and depth it presents.

In light of successful publication, it is my hope that, as the founder and novelist of this project, the Chrono Trigger novel would add a new, entertaining, and enjoyable story in the vast collection of fantasy literature. Through this novel, RPG fans would be treated to the ability to experience the story that they once played their way through in a fresh and in-depth narrative that can effectively supplement the gaming experience. It is my belief that this novel would be a large success if allowed to enter the mainstream, paving the way for other novels like it and a plethora of other possibilities, serving as an asset to the beneficiaries, the gaming community, the reading community, and the entertainment industry.

Completed Projects

Small Games / Modifications

Chrono Cross: Magus Unmasked

The Magus Unmasked patch modifies Guile's model, weaponry, tech descriptions, and portraits so that he more closely resembles Magus from Chrono Trigger.

Stats, tech & attack animations, and dialogue are not yet modified. Once the Kajar Labs team behind this patch discovers how to edit stats and animations, these aspects will be incorporated into a new release of this patch.

As for dialogue and storyline changes, we defer to Masato Kato's judgment that it is "...impossible to portray the relationship between Magus and Schala adequately in this game [given] ...such a huge number of playable characters." This by no means suggests that a complete Guile-to-Magus storyline conversion will never come to fruition; it merely means that a hacking project of far greater scope than this patch will be required to do justice to a Chrono Cross involving Magus. The solution to Kato's dilemma may lie in the Darkness Beyond Time...

Download Magus Unmasked here. Be sure to follow the readme step-by-step, because patching Playstation games is extremely tricky.

Here's a preview so that you know what to expect from Magus Unmasked.

The Kajar Labs team responsible for 'Magus Unmasked previously completed a "Magil Edition" patch that edited Guile so that he resembled Magil from Radical Dreamers. Inspired by the Springtime of Youth, FaustWolf experimented with dialogue editing and produced a short film to show off what is currently possible in regards to Chrono Cross editing. See its segments at the following Youtube links:

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• Download the Patch

They also completed a "Janus Edition" patch that differs from the Magil Edition only in eye color. If green eyes are your preference, download that version here.

Chrono Trigger Coliseum

Please see Chrono Trigger Coliseum.

This ROM hack adds a Final Fantasy 7 style coliseum to 2300 A.D.

Chrono Trigger Hardtype

Please see Chrono Trigger Hardtype (Modifications).

One of the fans who complained about the game being too easy? Try this on for size.

Chrono Trigger 8-bit

A favorite pastime of certain Chinese bootleggers and ROM hackers is converting games like the Final Fantasy series to run on NES or Famicom cartridges (which you'd call an 8-bit port). "Converting" may be misleading, since it involves the creation of new data, not the modification of the old Chrono Trigger in this case. Well, as these pages illustrate, someone's done it for Chrono Trigger:

• Project's home page
• Chinese page on it
• Cinnamon Pirate's coverage in English

Read Cinnamon Pirate's article for all you need to know. It'd be nice if someone could make an NSF of the soundtrack, but it's likely that no one gives a damn.

Level Zero

Please see Level Zero (Difficulty Hack).

Level Zero changes up certain elements of Chrono Trigger to make the game's mechanics more fluid and interesting. It does not specifically make the game easier or harder.

Zeal Battle

Please see Zeal Battle (Modifications).

Want to take on Magus, Queen Zeal, AND Schala in a massive battle? Chickenlump has made it possible!

RPGMaker Classic Games

Chrono Chronicles

Chrono Chronicles is an RPGMaker2003 game made by Lance7586. Download it here and watch a preview here.

Chrono Trigger 2

Chrono Trigger 2 is an action RPG made in RPGMaker2003 and featuring the original cast. Found by Vehek, it's done in Spanish. Watch a Youtube preview here and download here. One of the prologue lines states:

Epilogue

At the end of time the battle took place that would decide the destiny of mankind.

Lavos the extraterrestrial creature emerged from the depths of the earth to destroy the entire existence of life but a group of unsung heroes managed to defeat and end the ambition of the monster.

The continuous cycle of life heroes and victors returned to the time that they belonged. Because of his exploits they were recognized as heroes.

But despite everything they would meet again soon...

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Translations

If the links below do not work, please go to Chrono Trigger Translations and the general Modification page for non-CT releases. Compendium backups are available there.

bisqwit Chrono Trigger Finnish Translation

bisqwit is most famous for administrating the tool-assisted speedrun forums. He's translated...

• Chrono Trigger

CBT Chrono Trigger Portuguese Translation

CBT's a ROM hacker and translator from Brazil.

• Chrono Trigger

Chief-Net Chrono Trigger Russian Translation

Chief-Net are prolific translators from Russia.

• Chief-Net

Chrono Compendium Chrono Trigger English Retranslation

Please see Retranslation.

This is a full retranslation of Chrono Trigger presented through a playable patch and several scripts.

Chrono Compendium Chrono Trigger English Re-retranslation

DoctorL has completed a "re-retranslation" of the KWhazit / Chrono Compendium retranslation aiming to improve readability, since the latter was geared to be a more literal canonical bible. His remarks: "I aimed not so much for a literal translation, but localization, clear and easily understood text, and the inclusion of any missing elements left out from the US version due to Nintendo’s censorship policy from back in the day...Perfection is an ongoing struggle. If you find any text related error, make certain you are using the latest version of the patch. If you are, please feel free to email me letting me know about it." Notes about other changes and the development process can be found in his submission thread, which you can also use for feedback. Just check out the links below and congratulate him for adding to the fan world of Chrono Trigger!

• ZIP
• 7ZIP
• Feedback Thread

Manuloewe Chrono Trigger German Translation

Manuloewe has translated Final Fantasy VI and...

• Chrono Trigger

SadNES cITy (Italian - Chrono Cross, Chrono Trigger)

SadNES cITy translates games into Italian, including:

• Chrono Cross
  • Compendium Backup
• Chrono Trigger
  • Compendium Backup

Terminus Traduction (French - Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Radical Dreamers, Music Library (French and English))

Terminus Traduction translate games into French, and have covered four titles from the Chrono series. They include:

• Chrono Cross
  • Compendium Backup
• Chrono Trigger
  • Compendium Backup
• Radical Dreamers
  • Compendium Backup
• Chrono Trigger - Music Library
  • Compendium Backup

Mini-Games

Chrono Killer

Chrono Killer is a fighting game that uses the Beats of Rage engine. It's available here.

Chrono Trigger Action!

CTA is an edit of Syobon Action! by MagilsugaM.

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Chrono Trigger Arcade Game

http://avalanchestudios.net/leotaku/ctagame.html

The CT Arcade Game consists of two games, one a Space Invaders type battle on Zenan Bridge, the other a fighting game set at the Millennial Fair.

Music Remixes and Projects

Chronological Gangster

Chronological Gangster is a Jay-Z mixtape done by The Specialist, using music from both Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross.

Check out the full listing at Albums and Doujins or download immediately here.

Chrono Symphonic

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Please click Chrono Symphonic for downloads and more.

The mission of this project is to fully orchestrate the incredible music of Chrono Trigger, in order to create a soundtrack befitting the Chrono Trigger movie, as scripted by this project's leader and originator. In doing so, we hope to achieve a level of professionalism and cohesiveness unwitnessed in recent Chrono Trigger projects, and create a product that is both wholly enjoyable and entirely encompassing of its textual foundation. Our mission is, in its purest form, to create a lasting and self-sustaining soundtrack that will be listened to for many years to come, and considered a cornerstone of the Chrono Trigger universe. To do this, we rely upon the most talented remixers in the world, those of the OCReMix forums, whose combined works have reached many thousands upon thousands of ears, and whose combined skills will ensure a compilation of songs worthy of any movie, fan-based or otherwise. This is our mission.

Chrono Trigger OSV Remake Project

• Headquarters and Download

The Chrono Trigger OSV Remake Project began as a piano cover project by Wiesty and other contributors for Chrono Trigger in January 2005. It suffered a debilitating hard drive crash a couple years later, but was ultimately released in 2008 (with some tracks cut due to the hard drive loss).

Abandoned Projects

Abandoned projects have been moved to their own section:

• Abandoned Projects

The Definitive Project Failure Disclaimer

Thanks to Cory Doctorow and Luminaire85.

You are trying to develop a new Chrono

• ( ) fan game ( ) ROM hack ( ) music ( ) fiction ( ) art ( ) other

project. Your project will not succeed. Here is why it won't succeed:

• ( ) Your project is too ambitious for any fan community to finish.
• ( ) Your project is too ambitious for the Chrono fan community to finish.
• ( ) Your project is not interesting enough for any fan community to take interest in.
• ( ) Your project is presented in a hurried, disorganized, impersonal, and/or haphazard manner.
• ( ) Your project may suffer from inexperienced or improper leadership.
• ( ) Your project is too similar to several other projects, all of which have failed.
• ( ) Your project is too similar to several other projects, all of which are much further along than yours.
• ( ) Your project may suffer from your apparent inability to form coherent English thoughts.
• ( ) Your project is at the stage of "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if...?"
• ( ) Your project does not have a well-defined development plan.
• ( ) Your project does not have any tangible signs of progress.
• ( ) Your project does not have the talent needed to complete development.
• ( ) Your project would likely end in a Ceast and Desist letter.
• ( ) Your project is not feasible using existing technologies.
• ( ) Other (please specify): ________________________________

You should:

• ( ) Try again after better enumerating your project.
• ( ) Try again when you can demonstrate some tangible progress.
• ( ) Try again after adjusting your project's feasibility.
• ( ) Give up; your project shows no signs that it will be successful.

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