Ep.50 – A Golden Moment In Time: How Chrono Trigger United Square's Dream Team

In 1995, Chrono Trigger arrived on the Super Nintendo, the product of Square’s “Dream Team”: Hironobu Sakaguchi of Final Fantasy, Yuji Horii of Dragon Quest, and Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball. Our conversation explores how this trio, joined by producer Kazuhiko Aoki and writer Masato Kato, set out to create something unprecedented, blending time travel with memorable characters and multiple endings. We highlight its innovations, including the Tech system, dual and triple attacks, and the debut of New Game Plus, alongside story beats spanning prehistory to a ruined future. We revisit Yasunori Mitsuda’s celebrated soundtrack, supported by Nobuo Uematsu, and visuals that pushed the SNES hardware. From rocky development to later ports, Chrono Trigger endures as one of the greatest RPGs ever made. Join us as we revisit this timeless masterpiece on today’s trip down Memory Card Lane.