Chrono Trigger (Nintendo DS)

Chrono Trigger
Developer: TOSE Publisher: Square Enix Platform: Nintendo DS Released in JP: November 25, 2008 Released in US: November 25, 2008 Released in EU: February 6, 2009 This game has unused text. This game has regional differences. This game has anti-piracy features.

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The DS Chrono Trigger is an enhanced port of the SNES original. It features the cutscenes from the PlayStation port, plus extra content and a revised translation.

Unused Text

There is unused English text for the menu grid. This can be seen by playing the Japanese version, setting the language of the game to Japanese, then using the cheat code 02070968 00000001 to force the language of the game to English.

Regional Differences

Stats

Japan	International

The international version removes most of the colons, changes "NEXT" to "Next level", and uses a different font for English text. It also replaces the Japanese characters with a symbol representing each element. The "天" can translate to either Sky or Heaven.

General Menus

Japan	International

The international version removes the text from the menu grid, leaving only the icons. The icons were also moved to the center.

Language Selection

Japan	International

Chrono Trigger uses the DS firmware option for its default language, and the Japanese version allows changing the language in-game. The international versions changed the languages to English and French, but removed the language selection. As a consequence of this, the game cannot be played in French on DSi or 3DS systems that are not European or North American.

Anti-Piracy

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The game will freeze at the first Time Gate if it detects that it is a bootleg copy, much like in the SNES version.