{"id":45435,"date":"2025-03-11T12:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T03:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=45435"},"modified":"2025-03-11T12:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T03:38:10","slug":"chrono-trigger-charts-in-japan-amidst-30th-anniversary-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/chrono-trigger-charts-in-japan-amidst-30th-anniversary-fever\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrono Trigger charts in Japan amidst 30th anniversary fever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thirty years ago today on March 11, 1995, <strong>Chrono Trigger<\/strong>&nbsp;debuted on the Super Famicom (SNES) in Japan. Japanese social media has been flooded with people expressing their love for the game, and this wave of nostalgia- plus the game being on sale, has prompted it to zoom up the Japanese charts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45435-002.jpg\" alt=\"Chrono Trigger Millennial Fair\" class=\"wp-image-45440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45435-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45435-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45435-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An RPG created by the \u201cdream team\u201d of Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, Dragon Quest\u2019s Yuji Horii, and\u00a0character designs by the late Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball and Dragon Quest fame, Chrono Trigger has since become a cult classic. Beloved for its time-traveling story, characters, detailed 2D graphics and stunning debut soundtrack by Yasunari Mitsuda (with some tracks by Nobuo Uematsu)- the game is readily available nowadays on Steam and mobile devices. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45435-001.jpg\" alt=\"Chrono Trigger Lavos destruction\" class=\"wp-image-45441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45435-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45435-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45435-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of writing, the Upgrade Version of Chrono Trigger is sitting at number 4 on the Apple App Store\u2019s Paid Games chart, and number 1 on their RPG chart. This is&nbsp;likely influenced by the fact that the mobile versions of the game are available for 70% off until March 24, to&nbsp;mark the game&#8217;s 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary- making 480yen (about $3 USD) a relatively cheap price for gamers looking to get their nostalgia fix on the move or for newcomers to see what all the fuss is about.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45435-003.jpg\" alt=\"Chrono Trigger Apple app store chart\" class=\"wp-image-45444\" style=\"width:360px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45435-003.jpg 360w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45435-003-214x380.jpg 214w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Chrono Trigger at No.4 on the Apple App Store in Japan on March 11, 2025<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On social media, Japanese speaking gamers focused on how bold and surprising Chrono Trigger was when it first released and how it has stood the test of time. Many <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sou_ube_mini4\/status\/1899210905327706525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mentioned<\/a> the strong impact it had on them when they first played it as children, and how the game still moved and impressed them when they replayed it as an adult.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u6728\u5f6b\u308a\u98a8\u30e9\u30f4\u30a9\u30b9 \u30af\u30ed\u30ce\u30fb\u30c8\u30ea\u30ac\u30fc30\u5468\u5e74\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30af\u30ed\u30ce\u30c8\u30ea\u30ac\u30fc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1I7yOIdqdU\">pic.twitter.com\/1I7yOIdqdU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30ab\u30c1\u30e5\u30a2 (@GeistFilte80027) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeistFilte80027\/status\/1899224462450737534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>One user even shared photos of their wooden carving of the game\u2019s final boss, Lavos.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as gamers sharing their nostalgic reflections on Chrono Trigger, Yasunari Mitsuda <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/YasunoriMitsuda\/status\/1899233037134835864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commented<\/a> on the game\u2019s anniversary: \u201cIt could be said that it\u2019s also my 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary as a composer, however I don&#8217;t think I could have possibly come this far on my own. I\u2019m thankful for all the support I received from so many people.\u201d In response, players talked about how&nbsp;evocative Chrono Trigger\u2019s music is, name-checking tracks like \u201cYearnings of the Wind,\u201d \u201cCorridor of Time\u201d and even \u201cFrog\u2019s Theme.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/square-chrono-trigger-almost-had-fighting-game-according-to-veteran-dev-seiichi-ishii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Square\u2019s Chrono Trigger almost had a fighting game, according to veteran dev Seiichi Ishii<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chrono Trigger is available on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/613830\/CHRONO_TRIGGER\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>), iOS and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.chrono&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android<\/a>. Those who prefer physical games can track it down on SNES, PS1 and Nintendo DS.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chrono Trigger soars up to No.4 on Japan&#8217;s Apple App store as developers and fans alike share their memories of the cult classic RPG.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":45439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,82],"class_list":["post-45435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-retro-games"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chrono Trigger charts in Japan amidst 30th anniversary fever - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chrono Trigger soars up to No.4 on Japan&#039;s Apple App store as developers and fans alike share their memories of the cult classic RPG.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/chrono-trigger-charts-in-japan-amidst-30th-anniversary-fever\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chrono Trigger charts in Japan amidst 30th anniversary fever - 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