Chrono Trigger
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| Developer: Squaresoft | ||
| Platform: SNES (1995) / Playstation (2001) | ||
| Participation: 2004 Games Contest | ||
| Record: 5-1 | ||
| Notable Matches: vs. Link to the Past | ||
Chrono Trigger is an SNES RPG by Square which was later ported to the Playstation (and will soon be remade for the Nintendo DS as well). Many consider CT to be of the best games of all-time.
After Crono's impressive runs in the previous two Character Battles, Chrono Trigger entered the 2004 Game Contest with high expectations, especially after it earned the #1 seed in the highly competitive 16-bit division. As it turned out, CT meet expectations and then some by crushing Mario RPG and Super Mario World to earn some measure of revenge on Crono's archrival, Mario. CT then narrowly defeated A Link to the Past in an epic clash that some B8ers still consider the greatest match of all time, setting up yet another Crono vs Mario showdown in the Final Four against Mario 3. A fifth victory earned the game a spot in the Championship, where a massive surge of anti-Final Fantasy VII sentiment on Board 8 actually managed to keep CT on top for the first 90 minutes, before FF7's huge day vote turned the final into a runaway win.
The following year, Chrono Trigger continued its streak of good performances by earning a solid third place on the GameFAQs Top 10 Games list, behind only Final Fantasy VII and Ocarina of Time and ahead of its SNES rival A Link to the Past.
Chrono Trigger is considered one of the most interesting wildcards for the next Game Contest, because despite its strong pedigree, CT characters have been taking a major tumble in Contests ever since their 2004 heyday. As of early 2008, the general sentiment was that with no sequel since 2001 and no sign of an official remake or Virtual Console re-release, and combined with the vastly increased vote totals since '04, CT was going to have a very tough time repeating its strong performance. However, all that changed in the Summer of 2008, when Square announced that Chrono Trigger would be receiving a complete remake (including some additional content) for the DS. Now its once again impossible to say what kind of strength the game will show the next time a Contest rolls around.
[edit] Characters
Since the first summer contest, Chrono Trigger has sent a total of five characters to the character contests:
[edit] Notable Matches
- Chrono Trigger vs Link to the Past 2004
- Chrono Trigger vs Super Mario Bros. 3 2004
- Final Fantasy VII vs Chrono Trigger 2004
