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Can it be true? Chrono Trigger never hit Euro shores?
commish | 12:31 PM on 04.10.2008 34 comments


I was scanning the always accurate online dictionarry wikipedia and in big bold text. It has never been released in PAL territories.. I was shocked when I read this and I am deeply sadden that my gaming brothers have never experienced the joy that is Chrono Trigger.

I want to know if this is actually true and did any of you guys from Europe were able to at least not download it for not emulators. And how did you find out about this game because when this game came out before the internet, how would you have known about this game?


Please don't direct me to the forums because that place is scary



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BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 12:58
BlindsideDork
Maybe it wasn't but I think Final Fantasy Chronicles was.
atheistium's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:08
atheistium
Neither did Chrono Cross.
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:14
BlindsideDork
Never played Chrono Cross...hmmm.
Perry Simm's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:15
Perry Simm
It's true, as with Earthbound and Super Mario RPG there never was a PAL version. But I have it (and can play it thanks to the Fire adapter for the SNES)...
commish's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:15
commish
never played chrono cross either, my parents skipped me on the ps1 n64 era :(
VWGTI's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:16
VWGTI
This blog has caused me to shed a tear. After learning of this news I will no longer joke about Europeans and their video games.
commish's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:22
commish
Coming from you VWGTI that means a lot.
razerangel's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:22
razerangel
Dude, if theres a good game you like just assume it didn't come out in europe. Cause to tell you the truth 99 times out of 100 you'll be correct!

"Please don't direct me to the forums because that place is scary" - Has to go down in history as THE best reason to avoid the forums!
Simon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:25
Simon
Wait we didn't get chrono cross as well, well I guess my local shop was importing it then.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:27
MrSadistic
wtf is Europe
atheistium's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:29
atheistium
@MrSadistic I don't know why but that made me lul. Why am I in this ... Europe!?
commish's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:33
commish
well it would be more like $5 000 000 here in canada
DrNutt's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:35
DrNutt
That's not nice DanGale. :(

Our games are still cheaper. If I didn't have a sad tale of my mom selling off all my SNES stuff when I left for college, I would send you mine since I have a disc copy in the case of Chrono Trigger and not emulated versions of the others.
blehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:40
blehman
0_o Wait.......what? That fucking sucks.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:41
MrSadistic
Does five British pounds buy you sex with a fancy hooker, wearing a monocle, over there?
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:44
Anus Mcphanus
We also have only had 3 of the Tales games released over here, those being Symphonia, Phantasia and Eternia (with the last 2 only the remakes were released on the GBA and PSP)

If I'm not mistaken, not including the crappy gameboy games Final Fantasy VII was the first FF game released over on these shores so we only got the handheld remakes of IV, V and VI. I think the original FF tactics was never released officially until "war of the lions" on the PSP

So yeah if it's a classic game, especially a classic RPG then chances are it never made it here and if they did it's a remake that came out years and years afterwards

Don't fear the forums it's a lovely place once you get used to the smell :-D
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:44
MrSadistic
This... Europe, you say? Sounds mighty interesting.
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:46
Anus Mcphanus
@DanGale:

So a fancy hooker then?!
commish's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:51
commish
What's worst is the games that I test here for europe sucks major balls! there are these game that help people learn how to drive. all it was was a bloody questionnaire game, and for the wii. I mean you guys truly get the short side of the stick
that game was http://www.fr.atari.com/wii/warning-617.htmlI mean that game sucks more than stiffler's mom
Soulhammer's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 13:59
Soulhammer
I feel really sorry that you have never gotten to play this game. If I had a spare version Id send it but alas I dont.

Sorry man.
weedgan's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 14:09
weedgan
All of those poor little english men.

Europe has monty python.

That in itself is a milestone for the ages.
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 14:42
pendelton21
That's god damned blasphemy!
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 14:57
king3vbo
No Chrono series? Damn... that sucks. A lot.
Tamz's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 15:21
Tamz
Yep no Chrono for us Europeans - It hurts, deep in my soul.
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 15:28
Knivy
@Die-in-gal-eh

But you have played those games you mentioned, right? RIGHT?!?!?!
's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 15:41
Clint
They didn't get Earthbound either :(
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 16:28
Cowboy TTop
Yep, back when Square Enix used to treat Europe, like Nintendo still do, with contempt.

That's why I got an adapter and an import copy of Chrono.

Surprisingly, Sqaure Enix still treat us like this. I'll give you a list of other games we never saw in the U.K/E.U, from what I can remember.

SNES:
Chrono Trigger
Seiken Densetsu 3 (Secret of Mana 2)
FF III
FF IV
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy VI

PS1:
Brave Fencer Mushashiden
Xenogears
Dew Prism (Threads of Fate)
Einhander
Front Mission 2
Front Mission Alternative
Chrono Cross
Parasite Eve
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy Chronicles (Chrono Trigger/FF pack)


PS2:
Front Mission 4
Front Mission 5 (jap only
Radiata Stories
Romancing Saga
Xenosaga Ep1
topgeargorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 18:49
topgeargorilla
Wow, but you guys have cricket.


and Dreamcasts with blue squiggles
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