The “at long last” in the title there is maybe a liiitle bit joking — after all, we’ve had several versions of Chrono Trigger available for some time now, from the original versions to the Wii virtual console and the Nintendo DS, through the many versions that are playable through emulation. I’ve played through the game a couple of times now, but haven’t touched it in a while, partly because I have been waiting for it to come to iOS.
Looks like the original SNES version of Square Enix’s seminal role-playing game Chrono Trigger is bound for the Wii’s Virtual Console service. The ESRB recently rated Chrono Trigger for Nintendo’s platform, so expect the 16-bit version of that JRPG favourite to show up on a Wii Shop Channel near you. (The PlayStation port is also imminent for North American gamers.)
A person named Carson Mauthe has done a cover of the Chrono Trigger battle theme. He has filmed a video of himself playing the guitar, the Rock Band drums and flailing around in his underwear.
Now that they’re working on Dungeon Siege 3 for Square Enix, are there any other Square Enix series the company would like a stab at? “Chrono Trigger,” says CEO Feargus Urquhart.