Category Archives: Chrono Trigger

The E-Turtle Struggle

Posted on September 16, 2016 by

Bowser is one of the most famous villains in video games, and a favorite character of mine. Mario and Luigi first face him in the original Super Mario Bros., and they’ve gone on to battle many more times. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Working Undercover for the Fans

Posted on January 16, 2016 by

Here’s an interesting article I came across about fan theories, particularly with Star Wars. It basically states that, when Darth Vader revealed he was Luke Skywalker’s father in The Empire Strikes Back, it wasn’t presented as the solution to a … Continue reading →

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Sprite Size Matters

Posted on January 7, 2016 by

It can be difficult to determine the real-life sizes of video game characters, or cartoon characters for that matter, especially when there aren’t very many points of comparison. Sprite size isn’t even always that useful, especially in earlier games. The … Continue reading →

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Lost and Found Tech

Posted on December 5, 2014 by

The level of technology throughout the games in the Final Fantasy series vastly differs, from sword-and-sorcery worlds in the earlier ones to more modern levels in later installments. There are a few items all of them have in common, like … Continue reading →

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Final Fakery

Posted on November 29, 2014 by

The TV Tropes page on Urban Legends of Zelda (good name, by the way) had a link to this post from the alt.games.final-fantasy newsgroup, which brought back some memories. I read that group pretty regularly back when I started college, … Continue reading →

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Gladly the Chrono Cross I’d Bear

Posted on October 15, 2014 by

Chrono Trigger is a somewhat unusual game in that it kills off its main character. The hero, known as “Crono” because the game only allows for five-character names, is taken out by the alien parasite Lavos in the Kingdom of … Continue reading →

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The Single Dads’ Club

Posted on September 11, 2014 by

When I wrote about Princess Peach’s father, I noted that it’s pretty common in fiction for kings to have young, strong-willed daughters who are only children, and for the mother to be nowhere in sight. Rebecca pointed out that a … Continue reading →

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