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PH Manga Chapt. 12 - 夢砂の漫画その12

2009-12-25T16:40:00.000-08:00

Phantom Hourglass Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

PH Manga Chapt. 11 - 夢砂の漫画その11

2009-12-18T01:46:00.002-08:00

Phantom Hourglass Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

October: What's New?

2009-10-09T03:05:00.000-07:00

Update coming in a few days, I just received the next batch of scans. Follow me on Twitter where I'll tell you what I'm procrastinating with next.

Recent Updates

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 10 -
夢幻の砂時計漫画その10
- Oct. 9th

Coming Soon!

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 11 -
夢幻の砂時計漫画その11
- Oct. 16th

PH Manga Chapt. 10 - 夢砂の漫画その10

2009-10-09T02:58:00.000-07:00

Phantom Hourglass Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

September: What's New?

2009-09-02T13:33:00.000-07:00

Sorry for being so late, this chapter took forever.

Recent Updates

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 9 -
夢幻の砂時計漫画その9
- Sept. 2nd

Coming Soon!

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 10 -
夢幻の砂時計漫画その10
- ???

PH Manga Chapt. 9 - 夢砂の漫画その9

2009-09-02T12:55:00.000-07:00

Phantom Hourglass Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

August: What's New?

2009-08-17T12:51:00.000-07:00

Hey, LISTEN! This site has lots of cool stuff! Try checking out something other than the Phantom Hourglass Manga and switch it up a little!

Recent Updates

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 8 -
夢幻の砂時計漫画その8
- Aug. 16th

Legend of Zelda Manga pg. 104 & 105 -
ゼルダの伝説の漫画その104-105
- Aug. 9th

Coming Soon!

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 9 -
夢幻の砂時計漫画その8
- ???

PH Manga Chapt. 8 - 夢砂の漫画その8

2009-08-16T19:24:00.000-07:00

Phantom Hourglass Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

July: What's New?

2009-07-30T00:00:00.000-07:00

ATTENTION: Chapter 8 will be up a little late as I must first receive the next batch of scans from ZeldaEurope. Sorry for the delay, I know you want to see where the story goes!

Recent Updates

FFVII Unused Text Part 9 -
- July 29th

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 7 -
夢幻の砂時計漫画その7
- July 28th

Chrono Cross Ultimania Interview -
- July 24th

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 6 -
夢幻の砂時計漫画その6
- July 21st

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 5 -
夢幻の砂時計漫画その5
- July 14th

Coming Soon!

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 8 -
夢幻の砂時計漫画その8
- ASAP

FF7 Unused Text 9 - FF7の未使用テキストその9

2009-07-29T03:07:00.000-07:00

English
日本語

編集: Shademp
校注: GlitterBerri
刊行日: 2009年07月27日

刊行地:
Compilation: Shademp
Editing: GlitterBerri
Publish Date: July 27th, 2009

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Index

1. Leaving Seventh Heaven
2. Entering Honey Bee Inn Without Permission
3. Yuffie in Awe
4. Second Shinra Grunt at the Nibelheim Bridge
5. Zangan
6. The Cargo Ship's Dead Commander
7. Ride the Shinra Yacht? No.
8. Aeris Likes the Jealous Cloud
9. Cid in Nibelheim
10. MP Absorption vs. MP Absorb
11. Aeris Is Sick of This
12. Tifa in North Corel Huge Materia Mission
13. Cloud, Tifa, and Aeris in the Fort Condor Huge Materia Mission
14. What Is a Clone?
15. How Do We Save the Planet?
16. Location Names in the Menu
17. The Scrapped Sidequest
18. Fort Condor Japanese Script
19. Yuffie Gives Up the Absorb Materia... Or Not!
20. Resources

1. Leaving Seventh Heaven

Shademp says: When Tifa and Cloud are about to reminisce their promise, leaving 7th Heaven will cause an event. In the english version most of it just consists of empty dialogue boxes, except at the very end. The japanese version has text, and has been translated in the video below.

Video Link (YouTube)

2. Entering Honey Bee Inn Without Permission

Shademp says: Whether you own a Member Card or not, passing by the guard without permission and entering Honey Bee Inn will result in a weird scene. This scene only happens once and can be triggered from any door. If you stand in the upper part of the area, you will see the ghost of Cloud running from the position outside of the dressing room, with Buster sword in hand. The ghost then stops above the centre of the room, lifts his arms to his head, shakes and then disappears. Aside from all this, the script and events from here on are the same as always.

Cloud is standing still at the entrance. The background turns red in tone. The ringing sound effect and then the "Cloud's ghost" sound effect is played, like those in the "The &$#% Room".
Cloud looks around confused, turns 180 degrees, looks around, then stand stills. One of the Bee-dressed females approach him.

Bee:
"Sir......"
"Choose the BEST 'flavor' from the
4 rooms."
"But you can only choose
from an unoccupied room."

The bee walks back to the centre.

3. Yuffie in Awe

Shademp says: When seeing the impaled giant snake on your way to Mythril Mine your party members can express their feelings about this sight. Yuffie does not have any lines earlier in the story, nor in the Mythril Mine, yet she has a line here!

Yuffie:
"Geeeeez, Louise!"

4. Second Shinra Grunt at the Nibelheim Bridge

Shademp says: When Tifa is leading the party to the Nibel Reactor, at one point both Shinra grunts are visible on the screen but only one can be spoken with because the other is in your way.

5. Zangan

Shademp says: By entering the building to the left that is on fire, Zangan will comment on your presence. Even if Zangan hasn't run into the building yet, this line can be triggered. Usually the camera man (the man in white) is in the way, preventing this from happening.

6. The Cargo Ship's Dead Commander

Shademp says: Approaching this commander below the deck will usually trigger the event that leads to the Jenova battle. If this event is not triggered you can talk to the commander. The dead sure are talkative.

7. Ride the Shinra Yacht? No.

Shademp says: In the Costa del Sol harbor a sailor can be seen tending a small yacht. The game has made him unreachable, but that's nothing a few cheats can't solve! (He seems to be there throughout the whole game.)

Sailor:
"Ride the Shinra ship?
1. Yeah, I could go for that
2. Don't think I could steer it

1.
Sailor:
"Oh......is that so?"
"Yep!
Actually, we do have an old junker
we're gonna get rid of,
And I was thinking about
going into the tourist business."
"But it's probably tougher than it looks
I better think this through a little more......"

2.
Sailor:
"Yeah.
It's too much for an amateur!"

8. Aeris Likes the Jealous Cloud

Shademp says: This is one of those cases where Affection Points have an effect on the game, just like it affects who Cloud dates on Disc 1 or how it affects the dialogue between Cloud and Tifa at the end of Disc 2. This scenario requires you to have more than 120 Affection Points for Aeris when you enter Gongaga, however this is IMPOSSIBLE to get without using cheats. The underlined part is the addition, I just wanted to show it in relation to the normal answer.

When you visit Zack's parents and Aeris walks out you can talk to Aeris and get two dialogue options. Choosing "(...jealous...envious...)" with more than 120 AP (255 is the maximum) leads to this:

Aeris:
"Are you...jealous?
Hmm? Hmmm?
Are you, Cloud?"

*Cloud turns away*

Aeris:
"I'm kidding. I'm sorry."

*Aeris nods*

Aeris:
"I was hoping maybe you were..."

9. Cid in Nibelheim

Shademp says: When the party first enters Nibelheim they question Cloud's story about the village having been burnt down. At this point neither Vincent nor Cid can be in your party naturally; the game has assigned dialogue to Cid, but interestingly none to Vincent.

Scenario 1: Without Tifa in party, Cid speaks first.

Cid:
"Didn't you say that your hometown
burned down?"

Scenario 2: Without Tifa in party, Cid does not speak first.

Cid:
"Yo, Cloud.
It's not nice to lie."

Scenario 3: With Tifa in party.

Cid:
"Hey, that's different from
the one I heard!"

10. MP Absorption vs. MP Absorb

Shademp says: When Yuffie gives you the MP Absorb materia she stole earlier, there's nothing weird about the script. It simply says * Received " MP Absorb " Materia! * If you choose to leave the room before the game says you received the materia it will instead be lying on Yuffie's bed when you re-enter. Picking it up shows a script difference which is otherwise never seen. I find it interesting that the game had this scenario prepared to get the materia on her bed and not just in the sidequest's final scene.

* Received " MP Absorption " materia! *

11. Aeris Is Sick of This

Shademp says: Reviving Aeris through cheats (the ONLY way to do so) will give her dialogue in the Great Glacier. See article for more information.

12. Tifa in North Corel Huge Materia Mission

Shademp says: Tifa has two dialogue boxes for this mission (which she does not belong to according to the story). The underlined text is the hidden part.

Scenario 1: The party doesn't catch up to the train.

*Cid walks into North Corel*

Cid:
"Sorry...
I never shoulda gave that Huge Materia
to the Shinra so easily..."

Tifa:
"I wonder what Shinra wants to do
with all that Huge Materia?"

Scenario 2: The train crashes into North Corel.

*The party observes the devastation*

Cid:
"^$#@%$ !
We couldn't stop the train..."

Tifa:
"We have to do something about Shinra!
I sick of hearin'
about sad things like this!"

13. Cloud, Tifa, and Aeris in the Fort Condor Huge Materia Mission

Shademp says: Things get MUCH worse/better with the Fort Condor mission... contrary to the story, Cloud and Tifa can appear in the Huge Materia mission in Fort Condor. Aeris has some lines in there as well. They even have character animations. There could be numerous reasons as to why this is. My guess is that in earlier drafts of the game you could get or lose the Huge Materia before the main Huge Materia quest started. The normal text is underlined, while the hidden is not. The game script is copied exactly so any weird spelling or syntax are intentional (this section of the game has some really bad translations, really). Among the character lines of the optional second and third party members I only list those which have otherwise hidden text boxes.

Scenario 1a: Fort Condor win. Tifa is the leader.

*receives Huge Materia from old man*

Tifa
"This materia is really
out-of-this-world......"

Aeris
"What is this?"

(Old man)
"The truth is, this is the materia
inside the reactor."

Tifa
"If that's the case,
then you should have told us."
"There may have been
another way to fight Shinra."

(Old man)
"We weren't protectin' the reactor,
we were protectin' the condors."
"When that reactor was built,
they forced us to help.
That's how we knew what was
inside the reactor."
"I knew this day would come,
so after the Shinra left,
I sneaked in and
took the materia."
"I didn't mean to fool you, but
I guess that's how it ended up.
I'm really sorry."

Tifa
"No, I think what happened is good.
'Cause we didn't know
if we'd win."

(Old man)
"I see.
If you put it that way......
we're really grateful."

Scenario 1b: Fort Condor lose. Tifa is the leader.

*The party regains consciousness at the foot of Fort Condor*

Tifa
"Where are all the villagers?"

OPTIONAL CHARACTER LINE BEFORE OR AFTER AERIS

Aeris
"Where is everybody?"

Tifa
"I couldn't do anything.
It was just too much......"

OPTIONAL CHARACTER LINE BEFORE OR AFTER AERIS

Aeris
"...
I couldn't save anyone......"

Tifa
"Cloud......
What should I do?"

SECOND AND THIRD CHARACTER LINES

Barret
"Tifa......"

(Aeris has no line.)

Red XIII
"......"

Yuffie
"Cloud
I wonder what's going to happen."

Cait Sith
"Y'know, worryin' only tires you out.
Why don't you take it easy."

Vincent
"You've got no choice
but to take it for now."

Cid
"Oy, such a bitter pill to swallow."

Scenario 2a: Fort Condor win. Cloud is the leader.

*receives Huge Materia from old man*

Cloud
"This...is...... ."

Aeris
"What is this?"

(Old man)
"The truth is, this is the materia
inside the reactor."

Cloud
"Then you're telling me
we protected a reactor that
didn't have any materia inside?"

(Old man)
"We weren't protectin' the reactor,
we were protectin' the condors."
"When that reactor was built,
they forced us to help.
That's how we knew what was
inside the reactor."
"I knew this day would come,
so after the Shinra left,
I sneaked in and
took the materia."
"I didn't mean to fool you, but
I guess that's how it ended up.
I'm really sorry."

Cloud
"Well......
Maybe it was for the best."
"Besides, there was no guarantee
we'd defeat Shinra."

(Old man)
"I see.
If you put it that way......
we're really grateful."

Scenario 2b: Fort Condor lose. Cloud is the leader.

*The party regains consciousness at the foot of Fort Condor*

Cloud
"What happened?"

OPTIONAL CHARACTER LINE BEFORE OR AFTER AERIS

Aeris
"Where is everybody?"

Cloud
"You mean to tell me
we're the only ones who made it......!?"

OPTIONAL CHARACTER LINE BEFORE OR AFTER AERIS

Aeris
"I...
I couldn't save anyone......"

Cloud
"You mean to tell me
that's the extent of my powers?"
"So that's as good as it gets, huh?......
At this rate I'll never beat
the Shinra......let alone Sephiroth......"

SECOND AND THIRD CHARACTER LINES

Barret
"Yeah, ain't no way you gonna win."
"But if we give up now,
what's gonna happen to Fort Condor?"

Tifa
"No, Cloud.
You mustn't give up.
Survivors never give up."

Aeris
"Cloud......
You won't find the answer
by blaming yourself."
"Things are the way they are......
But you can't blame yourself
for that...right?"

Red XIII
"Don't be too hard on yourself,
Cloud.
Let's think about
what we should do now."

Yuffie
"Well, no use crying over spilled milk.
Right?"

Cait Sith
"Geez, you don't pull any punches do you?
We'll just try not to fail next time."

Vincent
"We have to fight to
avoid any more casualties."

Cid
"We'll do it next time, ok?"

Cloud
"Yeah."
"They've had their fun,
but it's over as of now!
There isn't gonna be
any more suffering."

14. What Is a Clone?

Shademp says: It explains the true meaning of being a 'Sephiroth clone'. Too bad it is never naturally triggered. BrutalAl triggered it by using a code that automatically sends you to any field in the game; this field of the Highwind deck is obviously different from the normal one you visit.

15. How Do We Save the Planet?

Shademp says: When Cid has held his convincing monologue that indeed they can save the planet but he does not know how usually the next scene is triggered by Nanaki without you doing anything. Avoiding this scene allows you to see hidden character lines. This suggests that at an earlier stage in development the next scene was to be voluntarily triggered. Yuffie does not have any lines and Vincent was not given a new one.

Barret:
"Damn, it kinda makes me sad..."

Tifa:
"Cloud......what should I do...
I've got to think."

Red XIII:
"Yes.
We have to think about what to do."

Cait Sith:
"...that ain't ta say I don't reckon what
the President's thinkin'."
"But, I can't shake th' feelin' he's
rushin' things a bit......"

Cid:
"I TOLD you I was thinkin' about it!"

16. Location Names in the Menu

Shademp says: When you enter the menu on any field you usually see a given name for that location. However, sometimes the game doesn't allow you to enter the menu; here I list those elusive location names. In some areas of the game the location bar is blank; I do not list these.

* Aeris"How cute!!" *
Location: Screen with the two baby birds on the way to/from North Corel.

* Inside the Ferris Wheel *
Location: Inside of the Gondola ride at the Gold Saucer.

* Waiting Room *
Location: Where the Chocobo jockeys wait for the next race (location of Ramuh).

* Cet Wall *
Location: Where the paralyzed remains of Nanaki's father reside. "Cet" could be a messed up attempt at romanizing "Seto", which could make this "Seto's wall".

* akao! , # Ƌ28Bdw! C *
Location: Screen where Tifa and Cloud are shown to be submerged in the lifestream.

* "A promise under a star *
Location: On and off when Tifa helps explore Cloud's consciousness in the lifestream.

17. The Scrapped Sidequest

Shademp says: Many have heard of the Key Items "Letter to Wife" and "Letter to Daughter". Involved in this was supposed to be a traveling salesman in Gongaga, parts of whose dialogue exists in the game's files though no such event can be triggered in the game itself. See article for more information.

18. Fort Condor Japanese Script

Shademp says: A strange glitch can occur when you are given the option to initiate or postpone a Fort Condor battle. Sometimes instead of English text, the game shows a short snippet of katakana characters. The nonsense characters read "dami". I have yet to see this glitch on any other version than the PAL one.

19. Yuffie Gives Up the Absorb Materia... Or Not!

Shademp says: This line isn't so much impossible as it is VERY difficult to get. If your materia list is full when Yuffie is about to give you the MP Absorb materia, she changes her mind and the materia then moves to her bed so you can take it later on. The only way to get this naturally is to grind any materia that Yuffie didn't steal from you until your materia list is maxed out. The underlined text is the normal part. Interesting to note is that if you can't take on new materia in your equipment or inventory then the stolen materia Yuffie gives back to you will simply be discarded and lost forever.

Yuffie
"Oh, all right.
Here, I'll give this to you guys."
"...No, forget it.
Besides, they have lots of materia anyway."

Yuffie
"Come on, wait---!"
"No matter what anyone says,
I'm going with you!"

The materia can now be taken from Yuffie's bed.

Received " MP Absorption " materia!

20. Resources

Shademp says: To create this compilation I used codes provided by BrutalAl that allows the player to walk through walls, move while otherwise paralyzed by dialogue boxes, change the affection points, and have any set of party members. Many discoveries would not have been made without these cheats. I also made use of the programs 7mimic and Meteor as well as the following links.

FF7Citadel

Terence Ferguson's Date Mechanics Guide

PH Manga Chapt. 7 - 夢砂の漫画その7

2009-07-28T23:00:00.000-07:00

Phantom Hourglass Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

PH Manga Chapt. 6 - 夢砂の漫画その6

2009-07-21T23:00:00.000-07:00

Phantom Hourglass Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

CC Ultimania Interview -

2009-07-20T02:30:00.000-07:00

English
日本語

翻訳: GlitterBerri
刊行日: 2009年07月24日

刊行地:

雑誌のスキャン
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Room No. 1

イベントチーム

「１～２回クリアしたぐらいでは遊びつくせない要素を盛りこんだつもりです」

※右の記事は、各スタッフの発言をもとに構成

CHRONO CROSS ULTIMANIA

前作からボリュームダウンしたらダメだと思いました

「クロノ・クロス」のようなRPGのシナリオはどういう手順で作られていくんですか？
「まずは加藤（シナリオライター）が全体の流れを書いて、それをくずさないように、個々のイベント担当者が自分のセンスでこまかい部分を作りこんでいきます。そういうふうに、何人かの担当者が責任を持ちながらも自由な感じで作っていくっていうのが、うちのRPGのシナリオの作りかたですね」
複数のスタッフでイベントを作っていると、整合性をとるのが大変だったりはしませんか？
「たしかに、全員のものを組み合わせてみたときに、かみ合わない部分が出てくることはあります。今回はとくに舞台設定が複雑だったんで、最後のほうはつじつま合わせに追われました」
複雑な舞台設定、というのは、パラレルワールドのことですよね？
「HOME WORLDとANOTHER WORLDっていうのは、実際、ややこしかったですね。自分たちでも、このイベントはどちらの世界で起こんだっけ、なんて迷うことがありましたから（笑）。コイツとコイツがしゃべるとこうなるけど、ソイツとソイツは事情を知らないからこうなるはずだ、とか、いろいろ考えながら設定しなければいけなかったし」
ただ、そうした手間をかけたぶん、確実にプレイヤーが楽しめる部分は増えているように思います。パーティーのメンバーによって、これほどメッセージが変わるRPGも珍しいですよね。
「前作でそういう仕様が評判良かったので、今回キャラクターが増えた以上、ボリュームダウンしてたらダメだろうと思いまして。ただ、これだけのパーティーメンバーのメッセージを全部書くっていうのは不可能に近いんで、このゲームではセリフの自動生成プログラム（->P.76）というのを導入しました。ここにいる吉井が手がけたものなんですけど、ひとつメッセージを書いておけば、あとはキャラクターが変わっても、そのキャラクターなりの話かたをしてくれる、という便利なものなんです。」
画期的なプログラムですね。
「それに合わせて、イベント担当者は不思議なメッセージの書きかたをしたんですよ。「”１人称”はその人を見た”体言後置形”」とか。それがプログラムを通ると、”ポシャルはその人を見たでしゅる」といった漢字に変換されるんですね。すごく便利なプログラムでしたけど、もちろんそれですべてをまかなえるわけではないんで、こまかいイベントとかになると、やっぱり実際にメッセージをひとつひとつ書いていくわけです。それだけでも膨大な量になりましたね。」
仲間キャラクターが多いこのゲームだからこそ出てきた苦労だと思うんですが、そもそも仲間に出来る人物を（主人公を含めて）４５人にしようっていうのは、どういうところから出来たアイデアなんですか？
「開発をはじめたころは、短いシナリオにする予定だったので、たくさんいる仲間を入れかえて、イベントやセリフの変化などを楽しめるゲームにしようと思っていたんです。なにしろ砂金は、町にいる人を誰でも仲間に出来るっていう企画でしたから。トークボタンとバトルボタンを使いわけて、どんどん仲間を憎やしていくという。でも、さすがにある程度は限定しようってことで、いったん６４人になって、最後的には４５人に減ってしまいました」
それでも十分すぎるほど多いと思います（笑）。
「本当はキャラクターひとりひとりのエンディングを作ろうっていう話もあったんですよ。それぞれが条件によって３とおりずつくらい分岐して、なんと全１２０パターンのエンディング！……誰が作るんだって話になって、立ち消えになりましたけど（笑）」
そのエンディングはなくなりましたけど、前作の特徴とも言えるマルチエンディングは、しっかりと受け継がれていますよね。
「開発も終盤に差しかかってきたころに、やっぱりそれがなければ『クロノ』じゃないだろう、ということになって、作りはじめたんです。マルチエンディングには、本編のシナリオの流れをくむシリアスなタイプのものと、ちょっとコミカルなタイプのものがありますが、もともと隠し要素っぽいものなので、けっこう自由にやらせてもらいましたね。ブラックな終わりかたのものもありますし（笑）」

なかでもー番見てほしいエンディングはどれですか？
「どれかひとつと言われれば　”開発室”　ですね。ほとんどの開発スタッフが出てきて、いろんなこと言ってますから」
前作の開発室にあった「リセット！」が、今回はさらにバージョンアップしていることに驚かされました（笑）。
「それも含めて、見どころは多いと思いますよ。スタッフの遊び心を受けとめてください」

ゾアの仮面の下には秘密があるんです

ボツになったイベント、みたいなものは何ありますか？
「ボツというわけではなくて、時間がなくて入れられなかったイベントはいくつかありました。仲間になるキャラクターは全員、そいつがらみのイベントを入れたかったんですけどね。たとえば、ゾアとかも、いろいろ考えてあったんです」
蛇骨館の宝箱を開ける以外にも、見せ場があるはずだったんですね（笑）。
「もはやオフィシャルな設定とは言えないのかもしれませんが、あいつの鉄仮面の下には、秘密があるんです。一応、戦争で顔に大きいなキズがついて、それを鉄仮面で隠している、と周囲に伝わっているんだけど、じつは素性がバレないようにかぶっている、と。ゾアの正体は、とある国の王子で、最初から主人公たちの行動を陰ながら見守っている、という役どころだったんです。蛇骨館潜入時に森のルート（スラッシュ・ルート）を選ぶと、ゾアの正体が明かされるイベントが見られるはずだったんですけどね」
そうした入りきらなかった要素があるとはいえ、『クロノ・クロス」はすごいボリュームのゲームになってますよね。
「完成したものを遊んで、正直、作ったほうもビックリしています。はじめは２０時間ぐらいでクリアできて、マルチエンディングを見るために何回も遊べるものにするつもりだったんですけど、やりこむ部分を作っていったら、どんどん長くなっちゃって」
全キャラクターのLv７固有エレメントをそろえようとしたりすると、ものすごく長い時間遊べますよね。
「そういう要素はいろいろありますからね。たとえば、最後の敵を倒したあとに、パーティーのメンバーがひとことしゃべるですけど、それもちゃんと全キャラクターぶん用意してあるんですよ。そいつについての重要なことを話すキャラクターもいるので、できれば、全員のセリフを見てもらえれば、と」
それは何十回とクリアしなきゃいけないってことですか（笑）？
「そうです（笑）。まあ、エンディング直前のセーブデータを使えば、少し楽は出来ますけど。
ここに書いてあることを読んで、このあとも長いあいだ、『クロノ・クロス』で遊びつづける人はいるでしょうね。
「さっきのエンディング直前のセリフはオマケ的なものだとしても、本筋の部分だけども、仲間を全員そろえて、シナリオのあらゆる分岐を見て、Lv７固有エレメントを全部そろえて、マルチエンディングをすべて見て……と、１～２回クリアしたぐらいでは、とても遊びつくせない要素を盛りこんだつもりですから、プレイヤーの人には、ぜひじっくりと遊んでみてほしいですね」

メインプログラム（イベント、ムービー関係等）担当
吉井清史
「プログラム仕様的には『FF』以上のクオリティが実現できたんじゃないと思います」

イベント（トカゲ岩、死炎山、世界のへそ等）担当
千葉広樹
「１回クリアした程度ではまだ楽しさ半分だと思うんで、２回、３回とどんどん遊んでもらいたいです」

イベント（蛇骨館、星の塔、クロノポリス等）担当
打道良二
「同じイベントでも、キャラクターの並び順を入れかえるだけで展開が変わることもあるんですよ」

イベント（テルミナ、古龍の砦、ゼルベス等）担当
木越祐介
「スラッシュの舞台のイベントには力が入りました。あそこのマップだけ立体で作ってあるんです」

イベント（ワールドマップ、ガルドーブ等）担当
齋藤富胤
「ふたつの世界のワールドマップを見わけるコツは、土龍の島に穴があるかどうかですね（笑）」

マップIDデータ作成＆マスク処理担当
弦巻亮
「木の裏側に入ったときに、入魂のマスク（キャラクターがうしろに隠れる処理）を見てください」

キャラクターコンセプトデザイン担当
布川美香
「デザインに苦労したのはカーシュ。ただの美形じゃつまらないからハカマをはかせろと言われて」

背景グラフィック＆マップデザイン担当
新井考
「キレイだけどわかりづらい、というマップにならないように心がけて、デザインしていきました」

マップモデリング＆メニューデザイン担当
千葉知樹
「マップのCGは全部３Dでモデリングしてあります。そのベストアングルを２D化しているんです。

虹の章「シークレット」

ULTIMANIA版開発室Translation: GlitterBerri
Publish Date: July 24th, 2008

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Translated Magazine Scans
• Page 1
• Page 2

Room No. 1

Event Team

“Our intention was to ensure the playability wouldn’t be exhausted after one or two clears.”

※The article to the right was organized based on the input of each staff member.

CHRONO CROSS ULTIMANIA

We didn't want to take a step down from the quality of the last game.

-----What process was used in making an RPG like Chrono Cross?
“First of all, Kato (the scenario writer) writes down the flow of all the events, then each event director fills in the details according to his own image. Our RPG was created in this fashion, with many event directors having responsibility, but at the same time being at liberty to create using their own vision.”
-----Was it difficult to achieve consistency with so many people working on events?
”Certainly, at times when we tried putting everyone’s work together, we came across parts that wouldn’t mesh. This time around especially scene setup seemed to cause the most difficulty, and only in the end did consistency follow.”
-----By “scene setup” do you mean the parallel worlds?
“Home World and Another World were, in reality, very complex. Even we had times when we mixed up where events were supposed to be taking place. *laughing* When these two people talk together, the scene goes one way, but when those two talk, they don’t have the same knowledge of the circumstances, so it goes another way. We had to pay attention to all sorts of things while setting up scenes.”
-----But it’s certain that the players’ enjoyment of the game increased due to the time you put in. It’s rare to find an RPG where the dialogue changes according to the party members.
“Chrono Trigger had a good reputation because of that, and we felt that even though the number of characters had increased, to take a step down from the quality of the last game would be a bad move. Only, the task of writing messages for all the party members was close to impossible, so we introduced an automatic speech generation program (->P.76). It’s the creation of Yoshii, here. It’s an exceptionally useful program that allows us to write one message, and then if the party members are changed, the message will be run through the program and adjusted to reflect the characters’ way of speaking.”
-----That’s quite the ground-breaking program.
“In order to work with the program, event directors had a mysterious way of writing messages. ”‘Person 1’ saw that person ‘Ending Word,’” etc. Then when you’d put it into the program, you’d get “Poshul saw that person!” The program was wonderfully convenient, but it couldn’t cover everything. For detailed events, each message had to be written by hand. That in itself was an enormous a-mount of work.
-----Because of all the troubles that must have arisen due to it being a game with a vast amount of friendly characters, where did you get the idea of having 45 possible allies (including the protagonists) in the first place?
“Around the time we began development we had plans to do a short game where we were thinking you’d be able to recruit lots of allies and enjoy the variations in the messages and events. To top it off, we’d planned to have it so that you could befriend anyone in town. Using both the battle and the talk button, you’d gradually increase your number of allies. But we limited it at the extent you’d expect, first at
64 characters and then in the end it was decreased to 45.”
-----I think even that’s more than enough. *laughing*
”Actually, we’d gone as far as talking about giving each character an ending. Each ending would fork into 3, depending on the conditions, resulting in 120 in all! ... When talk turned to who was going to make all of these, the idea soon died out.”*laughing*
-----Those endings disappeared, but the multiple endings that were a feature in Chrono Trigger were succeeded anyway.
“Around the time development was nearing its final stages we decided that it just wouldn’t be a Chrono game without the endings and began to work on them. The multiple endings consist of serious finales that wrap up the scenarios of the original story, but also some slightly comical endings and endings with hidden elements. We wanted to let the players do things by themselves. There are even dark endings.” *laughing*
----Which ending would you like the players to see most?
“If we have to pick one, it would be the ‘Development Room’. Most of the development staff make an appearance and talk about a variety of things.”
-----It was a surprise to see that “Reset!” from Chrono Trigger’s Development Room had undergone a revamp. *laughing*
“We think the game has a lot of highlights, that included. Take it as a sign of our playful hearts!”

There's a secret under Zoah's mask.

-----Were there any rejected events or the like?
“There were several events that weren’t disarded, but just couldn’t be put in due to time constraints. We wanted to have events for all the allies. We had a variety of thoughts concerning Zoah, for example.”
-----There ought to have been a scene for the Viper Room, something more than just opening chests. *laughing*
”We might not be able to talk about the official game now, but there’s a secret under Zoah’s iron mask. It’s said that his face was once injured in war and now he hides the wound with an iron mask, but in reality he’s wearing it so as not to reveal his identity. Zoah‘s role was to be that of the prince of a certain country, secretly watching over the protagonists’ doings from the beginning. If you had chosen the forest route (Slash Route) when it came time to infiltrate the Viper Room, you ought to have been able to see an event shedding light on Zoah‘s true identity.”
-----Even with the elements you weren’t able to include, Chrono Cross is still an enormous game.
“To be honest, even we were suprised upon playing the completed game. In the beginning we intended for it to be possible to clear the game in 20 hours and then have players play through it several more times to see the multiple endings. However, when we put everything together, it just got longer and longer.”
-----If you’re trying to get all the characters’ Lvl. 7 elements, you can keep playing for ages.
“There are lots of things like that. For example, after you defeat the final boss, each character says a few words, but every character in the game has something to say. Since there are characters whose words are important, try to see them all if you can!”
-----Is that something one has to clear the game dozens of times to do? *laughing*
“Yep. *laughing* Well, it does become a little easier using the save data right before the ending.”
-----No doubt there are people who will read what’s written here and continue to play Chrono Cross for a long time.
“The save data trick above is a bit of a freebie, but even during the main story, if one gets all the characters, views every scenario fork, gets all elements to Lvl. 7, and watches every ending, well, we didn’t want the game to get old after 1 or 2 times, so please, play through carefully!”

Kiyoshi Yoshii - Main Program (Event/Movie/Related/Etc.)
"In my opinion we were able to implement programs that rivaled even the quality of Final Fantasy."

Hiroki Chiba - Event (Lizard Rock/Mt. Pyre/Gaea's Navel/ Etc.)
"Play through once and you're missing out on half the fun! I want you to continue playing for 2 or 3 clears."

Ryouji Uchimichi - Event (Viper Manor/Chronopolis/Terra Tower/Etc.)
"Even within the same event you can change the expansion of the story just by mixing up the order of the characters."

Yuusuke Kigoshi - Event (Termina/Fort Dragonia/S.S. Zelbess/Etc.)
"I really put a lot of effort into the event with Nikki's scene. That map is the only one that was made using 3D."

Yoshitsugu Saito - Event (World Map/Guldove/Etc.)
"Speaking of caverns that differ from world to world, there may or may not be a hole worth checking out on Earth Dragon Isle."

Ryou Tsurumaki - Map ID Data Creation & Mask Processing
"Upon entering the other side of the tree, check out the mask there (the process that hides the characters)."

Mika Fukawa - Character Concept Design
"Karsh was tough to design. As having a regular pretty-boy would be boring, I was told to put him in hakama!"

Kou Arai - Scenery Graphic & Map Design
"I designed the maps in such a way as to make sure they weren't pretty yet difficult to understand."

Tomoki Chiba - Map Modeling & Menu Design
"The CG of the maps was all modeled in 3D and then the best angle was chosen to be the 2D pre-rendered shot."

PH Manga Chapt. 5 - 夢砂の漫画その5

2009-07-14T00:47:00.000-07:00

Phantom Hourglass Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

PH Manga Chapt. 4 - 夢砂の漫画その4

2009-07-01T02:43:00.000-07:00

Phantom Hourglass Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

May: What's New?

2009-05-26T04:04:00.000-07:00

New manga chapter. Sorry for disappearing, I'm travelling and internet is rare!

Recent Updates

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 3 - 夢幻の砂時計漫画その3
- May 26th

Coming Soon!

Chrono Cross Ultimania Guide Developer Interview
- ???

PH Manga Chapt. 3 - 夢砂の漫画その3

2009-05-26T03:45:00.000-07:00

Phantom Hourglass Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

April: What's New?

2009-04-14T13:56:00.000-07:00

I'm Back! Kasuto is down, so here's part of a new manga.

Recent Updates

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 2 - 夢幻の砂時計漫画その2
- April 14th

Phantom Hourglass Manga Chapter 1 - 夢幻の砂時計漫画その1
- April 12th

Coming Soon!

Chrono Cross Ultimania Guide Developer Interview
- ???

PH Manga Chapt. 2 - 夢砂の漫画その2

2009-04-14T13:30:00.000-07:00

Phantom Hourglass Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

PH Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

2009-04-12T10:52:00.000-07:00

English
日本語

From Wikipedia:

The Legend of Zelda - Phantom Hourglass
(Akira Himekawa、Dentou Mushi Comics、2007)
Original appearance in Shougakukan Magazine. Collected into one volume and released separately in March, 2009. (ISBN 978-4-09-149609-6) Akira Himekawa was in charge of this book as well as the Zelda series that appeared in the Shougakukan magazine.

As can be said about other Himekawa works, the story follows the framework of the game and deviates apart from the important points. After clearing the Ghost Ship (in the middle of the game), the story is drastically shortened and simplified.

Chapt. 1 - Link & Tetra
Chapt. 2 - The Ghost Ship
Chapt. 3 - Linebeck the Sailor
Chapt. 4 - Isle of Ember
Chapt. 5 - Cannon Island
Chapt. 6 - Isle of Gust
Chapt. 7 - Molida Island
Chapt. 8 - Linebeck's Past
Chapt. 9 - Tetra's True Form
Chapt. 10 - Piratess Jolene
Chapt. 11 - Confronting Bellum
Chapt. 12 - The Deciding Battle

ATTENTION: Thank you for reading, everyone! Here is the final chapter. Please be sure to bookmark this site or follow me on Twitter for more manga, unseen content, and behind-the-scenes interviews from all your favorite games!

Looking for something new to read? Check out the other Zelda manga I'm translating here.

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PH Manga Chapt. 1 - 夢砂の漫画その1

2009-04-12T09:09:00.000-07:00

Phantom Hourglass Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

Phantom Hourglass - 夢幻の砂時計

2009-04-12T06:00:00.000-07:00

English
日本語

翻訳
• 夢幻の砂時計漫画 (2007)Translations
• PH Manga (2007)

Lyrics - 歌詞

2009-04-05T08:41:00.000-07:00

English
日本語

メディア
• エポナの歌
• you - Visionen im Spiegel

その他
• 安里屋ユンタMedia
• Epona's Song
• you - Visionen im Spiegel

Other
• Asadoya Yunta

March: What's New?

2009-03-08T00:13:00.000-08:00

I'm currently working on making this site better organized and pretty. New translations nearly complete and coming soon!

Recent Updates

SaGa Frontier Unused & Debug Text
- March 8th

Legend of Zelda Manga pg. 101 - 103 ゼルダの伝説の漫画その101-103
- March 2nd - 4th, 2009

Coming Soon!

Chrono Cross Ultimania Guide Developer Interview
- ???

SF Debug Text - デバグテキスト

2009-03-07T23:45:00.000-08:00

English
日本語

翻訳: GlitterBerri
英文: Robert Seddon
刊行日: 2009年3月8日

刊行地:
Translation: GlitterBerri
Article: Robert Seddon
Publish Date: Sunday, March 8th, 2009

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Lost Text of Saga Frontier

I ended up pulling dialogue out of SaGa Frontier's field files with, of all things, Firefox (for ease of SHIFT_JIS decoding), since although I understand a fair amount of its field script by now, there's a lot I still don't know about how it works with other parts of the game data. The result is basically context-free dialogue, but in concert with available information about The Essence of SaGa Frontier it provides some insights into what the game was once intended to be like. Below is GlitterBerri's translation of the unused Japanese text Square never bothered to translate (leaving out the テストです – 'it's a test' – that appears on several maps, and any debug room text), with my commentary added to try to make some sense of it all.

Most of the map descriptions were taken from here.

0x009 | Junk battle arena

よぉ！　ポンコツ！！まぐれもここまで続けば、モノホンだぜぇ～～。俺っちも、あやかりてぇ！

Yo! Loser!
If you got this far by chance, you're the real thing~~ I need your luck!

0x011 | Koorong street

ルーンを刻んだ石？こんな町中に、そんなでかい石があるわけ無いだろう。	A stone engraved with runes? There's no reason for such a big stone to be in the middle of this town.

石？地下の下水道の、そのまた下に洞窟があるんだ。石ならそこにごろごろしてるぜ。	Stones? There's a cave beneath the underground sewer. There are stones scattered all over the place down there.

Doubtless these are additional lines planned for the chap who directs you to Annie or Dr. Nusakan if asked about Koorong's Rune Stone.

0x04F | Koorong, Dr. Nusakan's operating room

これは、変わった患者が来たな。	What have we here... a transformed patient.

私を人間に戻して！	Change me back into a human!

これを見ろ。紫を作るのは簡単だ。だが、これから青と赤が作れるか？無駄なあがきはよせ。お前は、その運命と共存するしかない。	Look at this. It's easy to make purple. But will we be able to make blue and red from now on? Cease this pointless struggling. There is nothing for you but to live with your fate.

やっぱりダメなのね‥‥一つ聞いていい。私、今でも女だよね。血をもらったからって、半分男になったりしないよね？	I knew it was hopeless.... Let me ask one thing. I'm still a girl, right? I won't become half male because I received blood, right?

妖魔の血は、お前達人間の血とは異なる。単なる物質ではない。お前はオルロワージュの妖力を受け継いでいる。女殺し、というわけだ。普通の人間の娘などいちころだ。そんなつもりは無いよ。いやだよ、そんなの。ならば自分の力で押さえるのだな。	The blood of mystics is different from your human blood. It is not mere substance. You are inheriting Orlouge's spirit power. He killed a woman, you see. Knocked off a regular human girl. He didn't intend for that to happen. He didn't want that at all. So he used his own power to prevent it.

なぜ、こんな所で医者をやっているの？	Why are you practicing medicine in a place like this?

リージョン界は広い。面白い病がたくさんある。多くの病と出会いたい、それだけだ。	The region worlds are wide. They abound with interesting diseases. It is simply my wish to encounter as many as I can find.

あなた、異常だわ。	You're weird.

One of the lost scenes from Asellus's quest: not much new information (why would it bother Orlouge, not the most pleasant of souls, that he unintentionally killed a human?), but her being told to accept her fate like this would have added a little more depth to her predicament.

0x066 | Yorkland, scenic view; plus outside area with dancers

聞いたぞ　お前、出稼ぎに行かないつもりだと？	I heard that you don't intend to go look for work in the city?

だって、俺はオヤジの後を継ぎたいもん。	I want to follow after my old man.

若いうちに都会で、沢山の情報と人間にもまれねば老いぼれを気づかって未来を狭める必要はない。	If you go to the city while you're young and make people and information your business you won't have to narrow your future, following after a senile old man.

オヤジが都会に行けば出世するだろうなぁ。	If my old man went to the city, I'm sure he'd be a success.

ヒヒ～～ン	Neigh~

この村は、人も馬も長生きなんだ。	In this village, humans and horses live a long time.

編み込みは、働く女の身だしなみよ。	Braided hair is the sign of a working woman.

Some of this is clearly incidental text, like an alternative line for the woman with braided hair, but we also get to hear Lute talk about his father, presumably when leaving Yorkland in his opening scenes. Given how ridiculously quickly the avenge-your-father's-murder plot of Lute's quest is introduced and finished, it's annoying to see this morsel left out.

0x080 | Baccarat, scenic view from outside

Ｆ_ＭＯＵＳＥ→

どちらまで（仮）？
・カジノフロア
・バーフロア
・ホテルフロア
・駐車場
・利用しない

F_MOUSE→

Where to (temporary)?
・ Housekeeping floor
・ Bar floor
・ Hotel floor
・ Parking floor
・ Don't use

Debug text, presumably from before the lifts were implemented. F_MOUSE→ probably has something to do with sprite movement; there are similar lines in the debug rooms, and an F_BORO→0C in the Junk crater (map 0x007).

0x091 | Rootville, fiery cave

はい、本当です。	Yes, it's true.

それじゃ、ここに飛び込めば‥‥ 焼き尽くされるでしょう。・ゾズマを信じる・あんな奴信じられない	Well, if we plunge in here.... we'll be burnt to a crisp. ・Believe Zozma ・Don't believe him

私もご一緒しますわ。	I shall accompany you as well.

白薔薇‥‥ いいの？	White Rose... are you sure?

オルロワージュ様はアセルス様の教育をお命じになりました。アセルス様について行くのが私の役目です。	I have been charged by Lord Orlouge with the education of Lady Asellus. It is my duty to accompany her.

ありがとう、白薔薇。	Thank you, White Rose.

白薔薇姉さま‥‥ご無事で。アセルス様を御護り下さい。	Be safe, White Rose.... Please protect Lady Asellus.

ありがとう、紅姫。	Thank you, Princess Kurenai.

Another scene cut from Asellus's quest, showing why Kurenai was included in the game; in the final version she's still present in Rootville, but after greeting Asellus she serves no function in the plot at all. This escape scene apparently follows the unused scene in Asellus's bedroom (0x1A9 below) and leads to arrival in Mosperiburg (0x1F3 below).

0x094 | Koorong, outside port

そっとしておいてください

Please put it down gently.

Goodness knows. Judging from it's position in the file, this line may have been intended for the merchant.

0x0D6 | Baccarat, hotel rooms

鼠のフラグを初期化する

Initialize mouse flag

Debug text.

0x0E6 | Scrap, Caballero Factory large room beneath gunners

フラグ初期化

Initialize flag

0x124 | Shrike, outside map

武王はデッカイ龍をあやつってシュライクを統一したっていう神話があるんだ。
今はシュライクには龍はいないけど、昔はいたんだろうな。

The legends say that King Mu controlled a giant dragon and united Shrike.
There are no longer any dragons in Shrike, though it seems there were in the distant past.

A little background information on Mu's Tomb, maybe also accounting for the EarthDragon boss in the Bio Research Lab.

0x135 | C.T.C Building, lobby

上へ参りま～す。

Going up~

0x155 | TimeLord's Region, 5th room

砂を落とす

Drop sand

Maybe's it's placeholder text.

0x16B | Shingrow Palace, room with strange glowing machinery

やめろ！！	Stop!!

アルカイザー！！	Alkaiser!!

仲間を助ける。	I'll help my friends.

行こう、ベルヴァを倒すんだ。	Let's go defeat Berva.

レッドは？	What about Red?

彼なら大丈夫だ。	Red'll be alright.

Another scene in which Red has just turned into Alkaiser out of sight; it sounds pretty similar to the one that takes place on entry to Red's final dungeon, so maybe it was removed to avoid repetition.

0x16D | Shingrow Palace, three circular cages

ここは‥‥どこだ？キーキーどこへ連れていく！	Where is this place...? Keekee, where are you taking us?

アルカイザー！！	Alkaiser!!

行こう、ベルヴァを倒すんだ。	Let's go defeat Berva.

レッドは？	What about Red?

彼なら大丈夫だ。	Red'll be alright.

Another version of the same scene. It's BlackX troops who are apt to say 'Kee', but beyond that the first line is a mystery.

0x1A0 | Trinity Base, small room south of bunkbed room

This dialogue isn't fully formatted in the game files, so the divisions here are added for readability.

こんな連中に捕まってしまうなんて、まだまだだね君は。	Getting caught by these guys, pah! You still have a ways to go yet.

誰？	Who's there?

この程度の縛め、ちょっとした力で破れるのに。	Being tied up this tightly sure wears a guy down.

ゾズマ！ここで何を？	Zozma! What are you doing here?

アルバイトしてるわけじゃないよ。妖魔をもてあそんだ連中に、火遊びが過ぎるとどうなるか、思い知らせてやるのさ。もう数人侵入して、手はずを整えてるところだ。ずいぶんと仲魔思いだな。さあ～どうかな？とにかく、楽しい宴になりそうだよ。	Not a part-time job. I'll show those idiots messing around with mystics what happens when they play with fire... Already some of our number have broken in and are preparing... You care about them, don't you? Who knows, eh? Anyway, looks like it's going to be a fun banquet.

ゾズマめ、何をやらかす気だ‥‥？	Zozma, what have you done.....?

始まったな。	It has begun.

白薔薇！	White Rose!

アセルス様、大丈夫でしたか？	Lady Asellus, are you alright?

ああ。ゾズマに会ったかい？	Yes. Did you meet Zozma?

いいえ、では、これはゾズマの仕業ですか？	No, is this his doing?

うん。とにかく、逃げよう。巻き込まれるのもバカらしいや。	Yes. Anyway, let's get out of here. He was a fool to get involved.

君、シップをドライブできる？	You can drive a ship?

は、はい、何とか。	Y-yes, somehow.

じゃあ、御願い。	Then, please.

More Zozma, and another escape scene cut from Asellus's quest.

0x1A9 | Chateau Aiguille, Asellus's bedroom

いつまで、こんな城にいるつもりだい？	Just how long do you intend to stay in this castle?

私だってイヤだけど、どこにも行き場がないんだもん。	I don't like it here, but I don't have anywhere else to go.

いいこと教えてあげよう。町外れの焼却炉。あの炎は別のリージョンからの炎なんだよ。	I'll teach you something useful. The incinerator outside of town... the flames there come from another region.

火の中に飛び込めって言うの？	You're saying I should jump into the fire?

それは君次第さ。	That's up to you.

じゃあね、こんどは別のリージョンで会おう！	Alright then, I'll see you again in another region!

君が望めばいつでも帰れるさ。君のリージョンだ。	You can return home whenever you want. Back to your own region.

Preceding the scene with Kurenai above (0x091).

0x1C6 | Chateau Aiguille, throne room

If you're thinking not all the dialogue here belongs on this map, you're probably right. A lot of it is incompletely formatted, too (line breaks are added in this transcript), so maybe someone just took the dialogue for a whole extended scene and dumped it into this file to work on later. (The FFVII team's habit of leaving duplicate scripts lying around their files makes it seem plausible that something like that happened.)

そのころ、針の城では、こんな事件が起きていたのです‥‥	This is what was happening at the Chateau Aiguille around that time...

イルドゥンを陥れそこなったな、セアトよ。	Ciato... you tricked and caused harm to Ildon.

何用だ、ラスタバン。オルロワージュ様に取り入ったところで、貴様の妖魔の格が上がるわけではない。	What is your business, Rastaban. You aren't making nice with Orlouge to advance yourself as a mystic.

何を！	What!

お前では、私に傷一つ点けることは出来まい？妖魔の格とは、そういうものだからな。やってみなければ分からん！来るか？お前が負けても、オルロワージュ様には黙っていてやろう。	You cannot hurt me at all, can you? Such is the character of the mystics. If you don't try, you'll never know! Coming? I promise not to tell Orlouge if you fail.

ラスタバン！！	Rastaban!!

ハ、ハ、ハハハハハハハハ、勝ったぞ、ラスタバンに勝ったぞ！！力が、力がみなぎってくるぞ！！ハハハハハハそうだセアト‥‥壁を越えろ‥‥破壊しろ‥‥	Ha, ha, hahahahahahahaha, I won, I won against Rastaban!! The power, the power is swelling!! Hahahahahaha. Right, Ciato.... overcome the barrier.... destroy....

後にイルドゥン様は、これがラスタバン様の企みだったのだと語ってくれました‥‥	After that, Master Ildon told me that this was all Rastaban's plan.

この街に上級妖魔が住んでいる。	There are greater mystics living in this village.

こんなごみごみした所に？	In this squalid place?

変わり者なんだ。	They're people who've been transformed.

君と一緒か。	Like you?

まあね。タイプはかなり違うけどね。	Something like that. But they're a different type.

そいつは医者をやってるんだ。普通じゃ治せないような類のことを専門に扱っている。	That guy's working as a doctor. His specialty is treating the kinds that don't heal normally.

普通じゃ治せない‥‥私は‥‥	Don't heal normally.... I....

ここは普通の研究所に見えるだろう？でもね、妖魔の研究をしてるんだ。もちろん、人間に捕まるのは弱い下級妖魔だけどね。	This looks like a regular research laboratory, right? It's really for researching mystics. But of course the ones caught by humans are lesser mystics.

見学の方ですか？どうぞ。	Visitors? Go on in.

良くいらしたわね。私はナシーラ。ここの主任研究員よ。	Welcome. I am Nashiira. I am the head researcher of this lab.

妖魔の研究をしているんですか？	Are you researching mystics?

え、まさか。ここでは植物を中心に生命力の謎を解こうとしているの。あなたの生命力を測定してみない？・測ってみる・やめときます。	Why, certainly not. We are aiming to solve the puzzle of the life force found in plants. Would you like to try measuring your life force? ・I'll try ・I'll pass

この数値‥‥あなた、妖魔なのね！しかも、最上級の。	These numbers.... you must be a mystic! But the strongest kind.

私は人間です。	I'm a human.

ありえないわ。これだけの妖力値が出る人間はいない。それにしても、すごい値だわ。あなた、一体何者？・しらばっくれる・全部話す	That is impossible. There are no humans with this much magic power. Nevertheless, these numbers are amazing. Just what sort of person are you? ・Feign ignorance ・Tell her everything

きっと、機械の調子が悪いんですよ。さようなら～。	Your machine mustn't be working. Goodbye now~

すごい話ね。この数値を見てなかったら、信じられない所だわ。いらっしゃい、あなたにだけ見せたいものがあるの。ちょっと刺激が強いと思うけど、大丈夫？・たぶん。・やめときます。	That is an incredible tale. If I wasn't seeing at these numbers, I would not be able to believe it. Come here, I have something that I want to show you alone. I think it will effect you strongly, though. Is that okay? ・Maybe. ・I'll pass.

そう、残念ね‥‥	Is that so, too bad....

じゃあ、こっちへ来て。	Alright, come this way.

ここは妖魔の檻。妖魔の妖気を抽出しているの。大丈夫よ、対妖魔フィールドを張ってあるから。	This is the holding area for the mystics. We're extracting their energy. It's quite safe, we've erected an anti-mystic field.

ここはさっきの妖魔に生気を供給している生き物の檻。	This is a jail for living things, it provides the mystics with energy.

生き物って、人間じゃないですか！	Aren't those "living things" human?!

そうとも言うわね。高額の報酬に目がくらんで、自分の命を切り売りしているのよ。それが、魂を売り渡す行為だって気付かずに。そんな連中を人間とは呼びたくないわ。	You could say that. Dazzled by the large reward, they're pawning their lives off piece by piece. That is to say, they're selling their souls without realizing it. I do not wish to call people like that human.

あなたがやらせてるんでしょう！	You're letting it happen!

仕事の内容を説明して報酬を提示したのよ。やるかやらないかは本人の意志次第でしょう。実際、説明を受けた人のほとんどが、引き受けないわ。大丈夫、彼らの不純な献身も無駄にはしないわ。この研究の目的は人間の不老不死。そのために妖魔の生命力に着目したの。	I explained the subject of my work and the reward. Whether they agreed to it or not, the choice was theirs. In all honesty, most who hear the explanation do not undertake the trial. It is alright, their impure devotion is not without cause. The goal of this research is perpetual youth and longevity. It is for this reason we pay heed to the mystics' life force.

妖魔が、そんな研究に協力するとは思えない。あの妖魔達は無理やり捕まえたんでしょう？	I can't imagine the mystics agreeing to cooperate with this research. These mystics were captured against their will, right?

ええ。でも、妖魔の支配者の了解は得たわ。下級妖魔なら、いくら捕まえてもよろしいそうよ。	Yes. But we received permission from the ruler of the mystics. It seems as though we can capture as many lesser mystics as we wish.

ひどい。よく、こんなことが出来ますね。	That's terrible. How could you do something like that.

やっていいことと悪いことがあるわ。私は、研究のためにすべてを捧げているわ。もし、この研究が間違いだというのなら、私の存在自体を否定されているのと同じ。それより、あなた自身、協力しない？	There are things that one can and cannot do. I am sacrificing all for the sake of research. If this research is said to be a mistake, it is the same for me as being made to deny my own existence. Nonetheless, will you yourself cooperate?

なんで私が！	Why me!

あなたの妖力、それだけ強い妖力があれば、あんなザコ妖魔を飼っておく必要もない。あなたがその気になるだけで、あの妖魔も人間も救うことが出きるのよ。そんな‥‥あなたには、彼らを救う力がある。それでも見捨てるのね。・仕方がない、協力する。・冗談じゃない！	If your power has that much strength, keeping those small fry around won't be necessary. If you're bothered by it, you can help those mystics and humans alike. You have the power to save them. ・There's nothing for it, I'll cooperate. ・This isn't a joke!

あなたは本当に人間ですか？妖魔よりもずっと魔性を感じる。悪魔に魂を売ってでも、この研究は成し遂げるわ。ついて来て、あなた用の特別室に案内するわ。	Are you truly a human? The feeling I get from you is even stronger than from the mystics. I'll accomplish this research even if it means selling my soul. Follow me, I will show you to a special room you can use.

ここは？	What is this place?

上級妖魔用の特別室よ。実際に使う機会が来るとは思わなかったわ。逃げようとしなければ、フィールドでダメージを受けることはないわ。	It is a special room for the use of the greater mystics. Actually, I didn't think that the chance to use it would ever arrive. As long as you don't attempt to escape, you won't be hurt by the field.

私は逃げたりしません。こんなことしなくても。	I won't run away. Even without the field.

そうかしら？	Is that true, I wonder?

うややめて‥‥	Uya... Stop....

人間は平気なんだけど、妖魔だと苦しいらしいわ。やっぱり苦しい、やめる？	Humans will not be affected, but it seems to cause pain to mystics. It must hurt, shall I stop?

平気‥‥私は人間だから‥‥	It's fine.... because I'm human....

やっぱり、あなた凄いわ。	You truly are amazing.

これを見て。この青い薔薇、妖気を吸わせることで産み出したのよ。いままでのカス妖魔どもの何倍も輝いているわ。ありがとう。	Look at this. This blue rose was created by absorbing magic energy. It glitters far more than those mystic scum. Thank you.

その薔薇のために‥‥	All for that rose....

大丈夫？すこし、弱めましょうか？	Are you alright? Shall we weaken it?

さっきの話は‥‥薔薇のために‥‥薔薇だって私たちと同じ生き物よ。	What you were saying before.... all for the rose.... the rose is alive just as we are.

永遠に生きる価値があるわ。	It has the value of eternal life.

な、なんてこと！！！どうしてこんな色に！	What are you talking about!!! Why this colour!

私の中には人の赤い血も流れているのよ‥‥ 所詮、半妖というわけね。半妖の血では青い薔薇は咲かせられないのね。	The red blood of a human flows inside me.... After all, I am a half mystic. The blood of half mystics cannot cause a blue rose to bloom.

本音は、それか。あんたの観賞用の薔薇を作りたいだけなんだな。自分の楽しみのために、他人をもてあそぶな！！	So that's your true intention. You just want to make roses to amuse yourself. You can't toy with others for your own entertainment!!

そうね。こんな連中のために、あなたがその身を捧げる理由はないわね。あなた、自分で思っているよりもずっと妖魔的よ。	True. There is no reason to sacrifice your body for them. You are more like a mystic than you think.

わたしは人間です。	I'm a human.

ああは言ったけど、やっぱり放ってはおけないわ。	You said that, but it cannot be ignored.

何とかしなきゃ。	I have to do something.

ルミナスのフルド。下級妖魔って分類になるね。	Furdo of Luminous. Classified as a lesser mystic, huh.

無意味な言葉だけどね。奴は、下級妖魔としては最高の力を持っている。それで十分だと思うんだけど、なぜか上級妖魔の力を望んでいる。	Those words don't mean anything, though. That guy's the strongest of the lesser mystics. You'd think that would be enough, but for some reason he desires the power of the greater mystics.

私には関係ないでしょう。	It's got nothing to do with me.

確かに、くだらない奴だけど、１つ面白いことがあるんだ。自分より上級の妖魔に勝つ方法を産み出したらしいんだ。	He's worthless, certainly, but there is one interesting thing about him. He has come up with a way to win against mystics greater than himself.

それが？	And that would be?

興味無いの？俺はてっきり、君が白薔薇姫を取り戻しに行くものだと思ってたよ。あの方と戦うことを考えれば、重要な情報だろう？	Aren't you interested? I thought for sure you were going to get Princess White Rose back. Won't you need this information if you're thinking about fighting that guy?

オルロワージュと戦う？なぜ？白薔薇には会いたい。でも、あの人と戦う理由は無いと思う。	Fight with Orlouge? Why? I want to see White Rose, but I don't think there's any reason for me to fight him.

事を起こしたのはあの方だ。君のその血の運命に決着をつけるためには、いつかはあそこへ帰るしか無いと思うな。	He's the one that caused all this. If you wish to settle the destiny of the blood in your veins, you'll have to return there sometime.

これはこれは、よくいらっしゃいましたアセルス様。	Well met, Lady Asellus.

どうして私のことを？	How do you know me?

オルロワージュ様の血を受けた高貴なるお方の話は、ずいぶんと耳にしております。アセルス様に工房を訪ねていただけるとは光栄の極みです。	One hears all about the nobles who have received the blood of Lord Orlouge. That Lady Asellus is able to visit the workshop is a great honor.

ずいぶん腰が低いじゃない？ゾズマの話だと、上級妖魔を倒す方法を編み出したって聞いたけど。	Aren't you awfully modest? I heard from Zozma that you'd worked out a way to defeat the greater mystics.

ゾズマ様からですか。あの方はトラブルメーカー、いろんな噂をあちこちで流しているようですね。とにかく、私の作品、私のコレクションをご覧になって下さい。	You heard that from Master Zozma? That fellow is a troublemaker, he spreads many rumors. Anyhow, please take a look at my work, my collection.

これって、どうやって作ったの？	How did you make this?

う～む、技術の秘密は御教え出来かねますが‥‥他ならぬアセルス様です。特別にお見せしましょう。後ほど、御一人でいらして下さい。準備を整えて御待ちしております。	Hrm... I hesitate to tell you the secrets of my craft, but... well, you're none other than Lady Asellus. I will show you something special. Please tell no one what you see. A moment while I arrange my equipment.

フルド１来ましたね。いかがですか、私の真のコレクションは？	Furdo1 has come. What do you think of my true collection?

Perhaps 'Furdo1 has come' is another placeholder line for the developers.

So: Furdo would have had a larger role in the game, Nashiira and the Bio Research Lab would have had more of a purpose, and not only Zozma but also Ciato and Rastaban would have had more developed roles in Asellus's quest.

0x1E0 | Cygnus, pilot's room

乗客の皆さん、カオスフラックスが乱れております。多少の揺れが発生しますので、御注意下さい。	A notice to all passengers; the Chaos Flux has become disoriented. Slight turbulence may occur, so please be cautious.

大丈夫かな‥‥海賊か‥‥参ったな。	I wonder if we'll be alright.... pirates.... we're finished.

おお、無事か。	Oh, you're safe.

このシップはパイレーツに乗っ取られた。危険だから、ここを動かないで。俺達が、シップを取り戻す。・協力する。・協力しない。	This ship has been captured by pirates. It's dangerous, so stay here. We'll get the ship back. ・Cooperate ・Don't cooperate

まずは、捕まっている乗客を助けよう。端末で場所を確認して。	First off, let's help out the passengers who were captured. Confirm the location with the terminal.

I wonder whether this might also be from Asellus's quest, given that in Red's quest she and White Rose are travelling on the Cygnus during the pirate attack, and it's unclear from playing Asellus's own quest why they would be doing so. (If that's correct, it would mean that Asellus's reunion with Red might have been intended to occur during her own quest too.) On the other hand...

0x1E9 | Cygnus, engine room

キグナス飛行シーン

Cygnus Aviation Scene

(Repeated six times in this file; doubtless a placeholder from before the cutscenes were ready.)

誰だ！	Who goes there!

待て、敵じゃない。今な、捕まってる客や乗員を助けだす算段を相談してたんだ。お前、キグナスの乗員だろう？協力しろよ。	Wait, we're not enemies. We've been trying to figure how how to help the captured passengers and crew. Are you the crew of the Cygnus? Let's work together.

ＯＫ	OK

パイレーツって何、メイレン？	What are pirates, Mei-ling?

簡単に言うと、泥棒よ。	They're thieves, simply put.

ふーん。	Hmm.

君たち、よく捕まらなかったね。どっかに隠れてて。	You haven't been caught yet, huh. Find somewhere to hide.

あなたたちは？	What about you guys?

パイレーツを叩きのめす！	We're gonna beat up some pirates!

ワオ！面白そう！！	Whoa! Sounds like fun!!

一緒に行こうよ、メイレン。いい？	Let's go together, Mei-ling. Alright?

ＯＫ	OK

So Riki's quest also had cuts: either events were moved to Tanzer or it was decided that the scenes inside Tanzer were sufficient on their own.

0x1F3 | Mosperiburg, large snowy field

白薔薇‥‥	White Rose....

燃え尽きずに済みましたわ。肌も髪も再生しました。服は燃えてしまいましたけど。	It's finally burnt out. Your hair and skin have regenerated. However, your clothes were all burned.

寒い‥‥	It's cold....

それはアセルス様が人間の証拠ですわ。	That's proof that you are a human, Lady Asellus.

私は何も感じませんもの。ここ、どこだろう？	I can't feel a thing. Where is this place?

空は燃え、地凍るリージョン、ムスペルニブルですわね。参りましょう。	A region where the sky burns and the rest of the land freezes. We are in Mosperiburg. Let us go.

どこへ？	Where?

「妖魔の君」の御一人、ヴァジュイール様の宮殿です。心配なさらないで。ヴァジュイール様はオルロワージュ様と違い陽気な方だとうかがっています。	The palace of Lord Virgil, a lord of the mystics. Do not worry. Virgil is different from Lord Orlouge. I hear he is a merry fellow.

Following the escape scene with Kurenai (0x091), and followed by the meeting with Virgil (0x25B below). This and the following scene are what the nude sprites seen in the debug rooms (in the lower section of the adjacent image) would have been for. As shown with a partial rip at the top of the image, the developers made a dedicated PEP file (used for playable characters' field sprites) of Asellus for this section, indicating that she'd have been controllable, but didn't bother doing the same for White Rose, presumably because she and Asellus acquire clothes again in the subsequent scene.

0x256 | GoldenGate, container with computer and crates that you hide in

現在２番コンテナ（仮
仮移動先を選択
・最終ターミナル
・第１中継ターミナル
・ちょっと待って

Presently at container #2 (Temporary
Choose temporary destination
・Final terminal
・Chapter 1 relay terminal
・Just a minute

More placeholder text for debugging, by the look of it.

0x25B | Virgil Palace, Virgil's room

これは珍客だな。その格好、よほど暑い所から見えられたようだな。	This is a rare guest. Looks like you came from a very hot place.

ヴァジュイール様にはご機嫌麗しく何よりでございます。私、オルロワージュ様に御仕え致しております白薔薇と申します。こちらの方は、オルロワージュ様の血を受けられたアセルス様でございます。	My highest regards to Lord Virgil. I am called White Rose. I am in Lord Orlouge's service. This is Lady Asellus, who was a recipient of the blood of Lord Orlouge.

ほー、そなたが噂の娘か！オルロワージュも酔狂なことをするよほど退屈と見える。	Hoho, so you are the girl from the rumors! Orlouge must be bored, pursuing such whimsical endeavors.

さっそくで失礼とは思いますが、アセルス様のために御召し物を賜りたく存じます。	I apologize for my haste in asking, but might you spare some clothing for Lady Asellus?

うむ。やはり、この方が良いな。人間どもなどは裸の方を好むようだが、理解に苦しむな。さて、事情をうかがおうか？妖魔の時はゆっくりと流れる。アセルス殿の時は激流の様に流れておる。なかなか楽しめそうだな。	Hmm. That's much better. It's difficult for me to understand why humans prefer to be naked. Well, let's hear about your circumstances, shall we? Time passes slowly for mystics. For Asellus, time flows as a raging river. Looks enjoyable.

楽しくなんかない！	There's enjoyable fun about it!

白薔薇姫、何か望みはあるか？	Princess White Rose, is there anything you desire?

はい。どこか別のリージョンへ送って頂きたいと思います。	Yes. I want to be sent to another region.

よかろう。では、さらばだ。	Very well. Goodbye, then.

Presumably musing once they've gone:

オルロワージュめ、
己の血によって
破滅するやも知れん‥‥

Orlouge,
you may destroy
with your blood....

0x25F | Virgil Palace, maze over spiked floor

邪魔よ。	It's evil.

0x31A | MagicKingdom (destroyed), room south of room with Hell entrance

なぜ戦う？これでは連中の意図した通りだ。いいのか？	Why fight? This path is simply following the will of the people. Are you happy with that?

俺は、俺の意志で戦う。キングダムの道具として働くんじゃない。この封印の向こうにいる敵を叩きのめして、すべてを終わらせる！	I fight with my own will. I won't function as a tool of the kingdom. I'll knock down the enemies on the other side of this seal and finish them all!

An unused moment of self-reflection for Blue/Rouge?

0x31D | MagicKingdom, room with 'MORI' angel statue, and slime that warps you, in a bubble

ここから先は帰れないかも（多分）
準備はよくって？
・覚悟完了
・ぼくやっぱりかえる

We might not be able to turn back beyond this point (Maybe)
Is your equipment alright?
・I'm ready
・I've gotta change

0x338 | Kyo, Mind Magic shop

・邪術を捨てない。
・邪術を捨てる

・Don't discard Evil Magic
・Discard Evil Magic

Presumably this was to be used if the player took Zozma to Kyo and let him learn Mind Magic, requiring him to give up the opposing Evil Magic he knows.

In conclusion: the major disappointment is that although his sprite was made for the title screen, we don't get to see any apparent remnants of Fuse's quest, the eighth story that might have tied up some loose ends. It's also a shade irksome that we see a little more character development for Lute, for whom it's so sorely lacking, though there's still no clear sign that his quest was ever intended to be much more involved than it ended up.

On the positive side, however, we get a pretty good picture of what Asellus's quest might have looked like, though it's still a fragmented one. Princess Kurenai's existence in the game turns out to have a point, and the actions of Zozma, Ciato and Rastaban become more explicable. Indeed, this perhaps stands out more than Asellus's own character development, except in the scene with Dr. Nusakan: the politics of the Chateau Aiguille ended up pretty sketchy in the final game, and it now turns out that this aspect of the storyline might have developed rather more smoothly.

SaGa Frontier - サガフロンティア

2009-03-07T02:12:00.000-08:00

English
日本語

翻訳
• サガ未使用のテキストTranslations
• SaGa Unused Text

News Index - アップデート指数

2009-02-24T09:19:00.000-08:00

English
日本語

2006年
• 9月

2007年
• 6月
• 7月
• 8月
• 9月
• 10月
• 11月
• 12月

2008年
• 1月
• 2月
• 3月
• 4月
• 5月
• 6月
• 7月
• 8月
• 9月
• 10月
• 11月
• 12月

2009年
• 1月
• 2月
• 3月
• 4月
2006:
• September

2007:
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

2008:
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

2009:
• January
• February
• March
• April

February: What's New?

2009-02-24T06:11:00.000-08:00

Legend of Zelda Manga pg. 100 - ゼルダの伝説の漫画その100
- Feb. 24th, 2009

Legend of Zelda Manga pg. 99 - ゼルダの伝説の漫画その99
- Feb. 23rd, 2009

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Lyrics - Visionen en Spliegel 歌詞
- Feb. 22nd, 2009

Mystery of Asadoya Yunta - 安堂屋の歌詞
- Feb. 15th, 2009

Legend of Zelda Manga pg. 97-98 - ゼルダの伝説の漫画その97-98
- Feb. 14th, 2009

OoT Developer Interview 16 - Looks Like This Zelda Was Tough to Fix
- Feb. 12th, 2009

Legend of Zelda Manga pg. 93 to 96 - ゼルダの伝説の漫画その93-96
- Feb. 7th - 11th, 2009

B S Zelda Ancient Stone Tablets 2-2 - BSゼルダの伝説第2週その2
- Feb. 2nd, 2009

C T Prerelease Unused & Debug Text - クロノの秘密
- Jan. 31st, 2009

Coming Soon!

SaGa Frontier Unused & Debug Text
- ???

LoZ Manga Part 5 - ゼルダの伝説漫画その5

2009-02-24T06:02:00.000-08:00

LoZ Manga Index - ゼルダ漫画の指数

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - you - Visionen Im Spiegel - Lyrics

2009-02-22T10:39:00.000-08:00

English
日本語

翻訳: GlitterBerri
刊行日: 2009年2月22日

刊行地:

Translation: GlitterBerri
Publish Date: February 22nd, 2009

Hosted By:

Video Link (YouTube)

あなたは今どこで何をしてますか？	Where are you now, what are you doing?
この空の続く場所にいますか？	Are you in this endless sky?

今まで私の心を埋めていたもの	I realized for the first time
失って初めて気付いた	I've lost the things that have filled my heart till now
こんなにも私を支えてくれていたこと	How much you supported me
こんなにも笑顔をくれていたこと	How much you made me smile

失ってしまった代償はとてつもなく大きすぎて	That I'd lost them was too much to consider
取り戻そうと必死に手を伸ばしてもがくけれど	Even though I struggled so desperately to reach out my hand and take them back
まるで風のようにすり抜けて	Just like the wind they slipped through
届きそうで届かない	Looking as though they would reach me, but did not

孤独と絶望に胸を締め付られ	My chest tightened with loneliness and despair
心が壊れそうになるけれど	My heart felt like it would break
思い出に残るあなたの笑顔が	But your smiling face remained in my memories
私をいつも励ましてくれる	Always encouraging me

もう一度あの頃に戻ろう	Let's return to those days once more
今度はきっと大丈夫	I know it will be alright this time
いつもそばで笑っていよう	Always smiling at your side
あなたのすぐ傍で…	Close by your side

あなたは今どこで何をしてますか？	Where are you now, what are you doing?
この空の続く場所にいますか？	Are you in this endless sky?
いつものように笑顔でいてくれますか？	Will you smile for me like always?
今はただそれを願い続ける…	Right now, it's all I keep asking for

あなたは今どこで何をしてますか？	Where are you now, what are you doing?
この空の続く場所にいますか？	Are you in this endless sky?

The Mystery of Asadoya Yunta - 安里屋ユンタのミステリ

2009-02-15T07:42:00.000-08:00

After becoming entranced by Okinawan folk singer Rimi Natsukawa's version of Shima Uta, I was browsing more of her performances on YouTube and found the equally enchanting Asadoya Yunta.

The song is sung in the Okinawan dialect of Japanese, making some of the words and phrases difficult for me to understand. I tried Google for an English translation of the lyrics but netted no results. Still curious about the meaning, I decided to translate it myself. This time I attempted a Google search for a version of the lyrics translated from the Okinawan dialect into plain Japanese, and instead found a curious mystery.

There appear to be at least two versions of Asadoya Yunta floating around the internet and performed by singers in Japan. The first is the version sung by Rimi Natsukawa, and we shall begin with that.

Asadoya Yunta (Rimi Natsukawa)

This version of the song seems fairly modern. It is sung in a lighter Okinawan dialect. The vocabulary, accent, and grammar differ from everyday Japanese, but the song is reasonably understandable.

Lyrics:

Japanese Lyrics

English Lyrics

サー君は野中の　いばらの花か

（サーユイユイ）

暮れて帰れば　やれほに引き止める

マタハーリヌ　ツィンダラ　カヌシャマヨ

Are you a thorny flower of the fields?

(Saa yui yui)*

When the day darkens and I return home, you keep me

Matahaari nu tsindara kanu shama yo

Matahaari nu tsindara kanu shama yo**

サー嬉し恥かし　浮名をたてて

（サーユイユイ）

主は白百合　やれほにままならぬ

マタハーリヌ　ツィンダラ　カヌシャマヨ

Happy, shy, with a light reputation

(Saa yui yui)*

The white lily will not match you

Matahaari nu tsindara kanu shama yo

Matahaari nu tsindara kanu shama yo**

サー田草取るなら　十六夜月

（サーユイユイ）

二人で気がねも　やれほに水入らず

マタハーリヌ　ツィンダラ　カヌシャマヨ

The arrowhead harvest is on the 16th day of the moon

(Saa yui yui)*

We will be alone with our feelings

Matahaari nu tsindara kanu shama yo

Matahaari nu tsindara kanu shama yo**

サー染めてあげましょう　紺地の小袖

（サーユイユイ）

掛けておくれよ　情のたすき

マタハーリヌ　ツィンダラ　カヌシャマヨ

Let us dye the blue silk garments
(Saa, yui yui)*
Please bind the chords of your passion
Matahaari nu tsindara kanushama yo
Matahaari nu tsindara kanushama yo**

*(Saa, yui yui) is simply a melodic phrase which is said to have no meaning, much like singing "lalala" in English.

**Matahaari nu tsindara kanushamayo is a very mysterious phrase. It seemed that a lot of natives of Okinawa believed these words to be from a dialect of Taketomi Island where the song was written. Those who asked their aging Okinawan parents and grandparents were told it meant something like "Such a lovely girl." However, the fellow at the website above wrote that the sentence was actually in Malay, a language spoken in Indonesia. Unsure if I could take his claims for granted, I looked it up myself. You can see the truth at the following links.

MATAHARI - (sun)
MU - (your)
CINTARA - (to love)
KAMI - (we)
SAMA-YO (equally)

The phrase can be interpreted as "Your sun loves us equally." How interesting to find the translation of 300-year-old lyrics so easily. A look at Wikipedia lists Austronesia as a trading partner in Okinawa's history, a group of peoples and languages in which Malay is included, which may explain the way the language found its way into the song.

Asadoya Yunta (Traditional)

The language used in this version is far more antiquated and difficult to understand. The only video I could find to match with the following lyrics is here, where the computer voice sings a verse from Rimi Natsukawa's version followed by the equivalent verse in the (presumably) more traditional version below.

Original lyrics & plain Japanese translation found at this page.

Japanese Lyrics	English Lyrics
サー　安里屋ぬ　くやまにやぅ　サーユイユイあん美らさ　生りばしやぅマタハーリヌ　ツィンダラ　カヌシャマヨ	Kuyama Asadoya (Saa, yui yui)* She was born so lovely Matahaari nu tsindara kanushamayo**
サー　幼しゃから　美り生りばしい　サーユイユイ小ゆさから　白さ産でぃばしいマタハーリヌ　ツィンダラ　カヌシャマヨ	Born lovely, since youth (Saa, yui yui)* Born pale, since she was small Matahaari nu tsindara kanushamayo**
サー　目差主ぬ　乞ようたらやぅ　サーユイユイ当親ぬ　望みよたやぅマタハーリヌ　ツィンダラ　カヌシャマヨ	Mizasuishuu's request (Saa, yui yui)* Her parents' hope Matahaari nu tsindara kanushamayo**
サー　目差主や　我な否やぅ　サーユイユイ当親や　くり嫌やぅマタハーリヌ　ツィンダラ　カヌシャマヨ	I say no to Mizasuishuu (Saa, yui yui)* I hate my parents Matahaari nu tsindara kanushamayo**

Tough to Fix (Part 2) - 「やりなおしがすごかった」らしいその2

2009-02-12T08:24:00.000-08:00

Original ZeldaPower article not yet available.

Ocarina of Time Staff Interview 1-16:
Looks Like This Zelda Was Tough to Fix (Part 2)
Original Interview Link (1101)
オリジナルなインタビュー(1101)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time news, direct from the production area! The Zelda team chosen by Shigeru Miyamoto created Zelda 64 with surprising stubbornness!
One part of that stubbornness was to do a stubborn interview.
We'll pass on a small part of that interview from the top of Hobonichi's nearby tree.

(1-16)
Looks Like This Zelda Was Tough to Fix (Part 2)

Eiji Onozuka (Dungeon Design):
Trouble, you say? We had trouble every day. *laughs*
The part that worried us most was making the walls out of polygons. Link was capable of a variety of actions. He ran with great force, flew using the hookshot, and caused explosions, but the violence of his movements was causing him to clip through walls. We were making the game to match the basic abilities we had decided on for Link at the beginning, but his ability settings were changed midway through. This lead to the mappers (who had been making the maps according to the original settings) suddenly finding themselves having to change their maps. They were often complaining "We didn't hear about this!"

As an example, we totally redid the Water Temple. The amount of time Link could stay underwater was changed part way through, so we were working all the way up till this summer to fix situations where an item had become awkwardly positioned or what have you. But people were saying things about Link needing to move at a certain speed in order to seem lively, and we agreed that it needed to be fixed.

People with persuasive power usually won out when discussing what to fix and where. *laughs*
It really made people cry. Oh well, I was one of the ones who didn't cry much.

The mappers cried the most. There were three of them, but they had the most trouble. They still hate the (※) even now.

This is from a little while back, but they heard that the hookshot ability had been changed, they quickly checked the maps and told us "It's no good! This part is clipping through the walls!" Ahahaha. Consequently, we managed to clear up a lot of big bugs with a little fine-tuning. I want to warn you never to do things like that part way through. *laughs*

(※ This data holds information about the end stages of the game's development.)

Toshio Iwawaki (Program Director):
The Super Mario Club (※) had a big influence. After we hired testers, everything was suddenly changed at 30% completion. The programmers were the strictest right to the very end, to be sure. Especially during the debug period. Really, really strict. Because of the excessive detail in the reports, I found myself learning the names of I don't know how many club staff members.

(※ Nintendo's game testing club. Ocarina of Time had the support of more than 100 people.)

Naoki Mori (Cinema Scene Director):
We got a lot of comments from the users and testers telling us how we should do things. I think we had a lot of people obsessed with the game. We even had people telling us in detail how to angle the camera, going so far as to say "This way's better!" *laughs*

When I was advised on a part that I hadn't had any particular intention for, I'd think "Is that so..." and redo it. It's inexcusable, but if it was a situation where I had a clear idea of what I wanted to express I kept it the same in the end.

Takashi Tezuka (Supervisor):
At first we had planned to make the game on a smaller scale, but when we finished it we realized how much larger it was than we had expected. It's difficult to develop a game that big. We were thinking "Wow, it's actually huge!"

The actual size is about as big as Hirakata. Well, maybe not that big, to be honest, but even if the field is small there are a lot of things you have to do. As for time, I think that for a regular person playing without a guidebook, it would take about 60 hours to finish the game.

I didn't dare to dip my paws into things. If I had it would have gotten out of hand and the deadline would have ended up being postponed. *laughs*

Toru Osawa (Script Director):
Compared to the old days, we were able to make use of labour. A long time ago, it would be me who drew the pictures, me who thought up the story, and me who decided on the rules. Now, if you did that, you wouldn't be finish in 10 years. *laughs*
We had to use the amount of people we did, it's just the way things are these days.

As adventure games, the Zelda games have, up till now, been floating along lightly compared to other genres. However, Ocarina's characters, including the extras, have increased to more than 200. That means it's intensified. Even so, since the game is so big and the number of characters has increased, even trying to make that many people work properly means they turn into shallow characters and their true feelings don't show much. Just making that many NPCs function correctly was an extremely difficult thing.

Speaking of size comparisons... oh, you say Tezuka mentioned Hirakata? Ahahaha. That's right, it's at least as big as Kyoto. Hyrule Field is around the Imperial Palace, Death Mountain is like Mount Hiei or Mount Kurama. It feels like you can point and say "Hey, I can see that over there! It's Ryouzen!" But if you think that way, then Kyoto has only 200 people. Not a lot! *laughs*

There will be 9 temples in Kyoto, and we'll make it so that upon entering each, terrible monsters will appear. If you're thinking of wandering around the 9 temples, it'll take you days. To enter one of the temples, pray, listen to the history or something, and explore every nook and cranny will take one day in itself. Then you'll have to rescue each of the Buddhist priests. Awesome, right? *laughs*
We'll make that next. "Kyoto City Tour - Save the Priests!"

I wonder who'll be saving them. Maybe the mayor? *laughs*

"(1-16) Looks Like This Zelda Was Tough to Fix (Part 2)" has ended.
The interview continues from here, so please check back for updates!

1998-12-19-SAT

developer

2009-02-02T07:45:00.000-08:00

English
日本語

翻訳: GlitterBerri
書取: 月下飛鷺
刊行日: 2009年2月1日

刊行地:

ビデオのリンク (ニコニコ動画)

ビデオについて
BSゼルダの伝説古代の石盤第2週その2

アジナー：
「おおお、霧も晴れて良い天気になってきた」
「迷宮で迷っている若者よ、一度地上へ戻ってみてはどうじゃ？」
「前にも言ったが、迷宮から一気に戻るにはオカリナを吹くんじゃぞ」

占い師：
「アジナーさま」

アジナー：
「どうした？」

占い師：
「また若者の周りに不思議な力が集まっています」

アジナー：
「そうかぁ、ハイラルの不思議な力じゃな」

占い師：
「５、４、３、２、１」
「また力は消えてしまいました」

アジナー：
「若者よ、今日もお前を守る力が働いているようじゃ。頑張れ」

占い師：
「アジナー様」

アジナー：
「どうした？」
「また妖精の影が見えてきました」

アジナー：
「そうか。若者よ、妖精は触れるか、虫取り網で捕まえるのじゃ」

兵士：
「姫。カカリコ村で変な商人が勝手に商売を始めていますが、
いかがいたしましょうか？」

ゼルダ姫：
「何を売っている方なのですか？」

兵士：
「それが･･･何も入っていない空瓶なのです」

ゼルダ姫：
「空瓶･･･ですか･･･」
「それは、たぶん虫や薬を入れられる便利な瓶です」
「光の勇者よ、聞こえましたか？」
「カカリコ村へ向かってください」
「光の勇者よ、聞こえますか？」
「わたくしは勇者リンクから聞いた話を思い出しました」
「恐ろしい魔物の話です」
「その者は鉄の仮面をしていて、体はとても頑丈で剣ではまるで刃が立たなかったそうです」
「しかし、リンクの仕掛けた爆弾が何回か仮面に当たったとき、
鉄の仮面が壊れて、顔がむき出しになったそうです」
「仮面の下の顔が弱点だったそうです」
「もしそのような魔物がいたら、爆弾を試してください」
「あなたの勇気がこのハイラルに希望の光を導いています」
「雨が上がり霧が晴れたのが何よりの証拠です」
「わたくしにはあなたを励ますことしかできませんが、
光の勇者よ、頑張ってください」

アジナー：
「占いのほうでは何とでておるのかな？」

占い師：
「ネアンデールタール」
「敵が必ずルピーになります」

アジナー：
「そうか。聞こえたか、若者よ」
「敵を倒し、ルピーを稼ぐのじゃ」

占い師：
「アジナーさま」

アジナー：
「どうした？」

占い師：
「また、不思議な力が若者に集まっています」

アジナー：
「そうか」

占い師：
「５、４、３、２、１」
「また力は消えてしまいました」

アジナー：
「そうか。少しは冒険の役に立ったかな、若者よ？」

占い師：
「アジナーさま」

アジナー：
「どうした？」

占い師：
「ルピーになる力が消えました」

アジナー：
「そうか。若者よ、己の力だけで頑張るのじゃ」Translation: GlitterBerri
Transcription: Gekkahiro
Publish Date: Feb. 1st, 2009

Hosted by:

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Video Description:
Week 2 Part 2 of the BS Zelda - Ancient Stone Tablets Satellaview broadcast.

1:07

Agihna:
Hrm... the fog has lifted and the weather has cleared.
Youth lost in a dungeon, why don't you try returning to the surface?
Do as I said before and play your Ocarina to escape the darkness.

----

2:43

Fortune Teller:
Master Agihna...

Agihna:
What is it?

Fortune Teller:
Once again I sense a strange power gathering around the youth.

Agihna:
Is that so?
The sacred power of Hyrule, hrm?

Fortune Teller:
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
The power has again vanished.

Agihna:
Young one, it appears as though the power protecting you
is stirring today as well.
Good luck.

----

4:58

Fortune Teller:
Master Agihna...

Agihna:
What is it?

Fortune Teller:
Once again I see the shadow of a fairy.

Agihna:
Is that so?
Young one!
If you find a fairy you can touch it or catch it in a bug net.

----

8:08

Soldier:
Princess!
A strange peddler has begun selling his wares in Kakariko Village.
What should be done?

Zelda:
And what is the man selling?

Soldier:
It looks as though he is selling empty bottles...

Zelda:
Empty bottles...?
Perhaps those would be useful for storing insects or medicine.
Hero of Light, did you hear that?
Please go to Kakariko Village!

----

10:08

Zelda:
Hero of Light, can you hear me?
I've just remembered something Link the Hero said to me!
Something about a terrible monster.
This creature wears a mask of iron
and a sword is no match for its stout body.
But Link was able to break the mask using bombs
and strike at the monster's unprotected face.
It seems as though the face under the mask is the monster's weak point.
If you see a monster like that, try using bombs!
Your bravery is the guiding light of Hyrule's hope!
You have proven yourself even through the rain and fog.
I can do nothing but cheer you, Hero of Light.
I wish you luck!

----

12:59

Agihna:
Has your scrying yielded anything?

Fortune Teller:
Hocus pocus...
All foes will become rupees...

Agihna:
Is that so?
Did you hear that, young one?
Defeat foes to earn rupees!

----

15:49

Fortune Teller:
Master Agihna...

Agihna:
What is it?

Fortune Teller:
Once again, a strange power gathers around the youth.

Agihna:
Is that so?

Fortune Teller:
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
The power has again vanished.

Agihna:
Is that so?
Your power has become useful on this adventure, hasn't it, young one?

----

18:10

Fortune Teller:
Master Agihna...

Agihna:
What is it?

Fortune Teller:
The power to earn rupees has vanished.

Agihna:
Is that so?
Young one, you must fight with your own strength!

CT Prerelease Unused & Debug Text - デバグテキスト

2009-01-31T09:12:00.000-08:00

English
日本語

翻訳: GlitterBerri
英文: ZeaLitY
刊行日: 2009年1月1日

刊行地:
Translation: GlitterBerri & KWhazit
Article: ZeaLitY
Publish Date: Saturday, January 1st, 2009

Hosted By:

Chrono Trigger Prerelease ROM Unused & Debug Text

Script obtained by RyogaMasaki & Vehek
Translation by GlitterBerri & KWhazit
Editing by ZeaLitY

You can download the full script here:

Chrono Trigger Prerelease Script V. 0.9 by Vehek, RyogaMasaki, ZeaLitY (Excel 2003 Spreadsheet)

Text Block 01 3B0242-3B1F3F

インフォだよ	Info
X	X
Y	Y

These are mostly likely debug messages, parts of functions that are either removed from the game, or not normally accessible. The first reads as 'Info:' with a 16-bit number after it. X and Y both have two values; they're probably used to display character X and Y map location values. This message occurs in several text offsets.

11/17

11/17バージョン

11/17 Version

This establishes November 17, 1994 as the build date for the Prelease version of Chrono Trigger.

Dead End

この先はどうやら行き止まりらしい

This path seems to have reached a dead end.

This appears in the Magic Cave if you try to exit to Zenan.

Time Machine GET

タイムマシンゲット

Time Machine GET

This appears if you activate a special object in the upper left of Leene Square that makes the Epoch appear on the overworld; it was used for debugging.

Good Kid

ララ「ルッカもタバンも発明でいそがしくて……でもルッカはいい子だよ。

Lara: Lucca and Taban are both busy with inventions. But Lucca's a good kid.

Lara's note about being busy with inventions had an extra line in the Prerelease.

Taban and Lara

タバン「……[END]

Taban: ......

This pensive line appears after Taban gives Lara the apples he earned, and Lara says thanks. Perhaps it was meant to forecast Taban's guilt for the accident that claimed her legs.

Lara's Legs

ルッカ「こ…これは10年前……まだ　私がメカの事など何もわからなかったころ……？	Lucca: Th, this is… 10 years ago…… back when I didn't know anything about mechanics……
タバン「ルッカ！	Taban: Lucca!! Put in the passcode 366 and pull the lever!!

It seems that it was impossible to save Lara's legs, and this was used to teach a lesson to Lucca (more is described later in this article). The text of the incident is accordingly different; Taban is present, and the passcode is certainly one that can't be entered with buttons.

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Longer Bekkler Introduction

これから世にも恐ろしいキャラクター達によってショウがくりひろげられる。>チビらんようにしっかりパンツおさえていな！

And now, a show boasting the world's most terrible characters is about to unfold. Hold on to your pants!

Norstein Bekkler says this before the show. It's not in the final version.

Dopple-doll Destination

あなたのドッペル人形お部屋にかざってね。

Your dopple-doll has been sent to your room.

This differs from the final lines, which include a line for Crono by name and a line for whoever is leading the party.

Longer Tyrano Jailer Taunting

おれたち、おまえら　くって、飮んで　うかれて、大さわぎ。ウギャギャ。[END]

We'll eat you, drink, make merry, and be rowdy. Heh heh heh.

The Tyrano Lair Reptite jailers taunt the Iokans and Larubans a bit more in the Prerelease.

Tyrano Lair NPC Dialogue

In the final version of Chrono Trigger, you see "Kino: Got it, Ayla. Kino teach good thing!" before Kino shows you how to open the Dinosaur mouth doors. He then says he's jealous of your strength before escaping the lair. In the Prerelease, three lines come before that line about jealousy:

た　助け　来てくれたか！？[END]	H-has help come!?
こうなったの　もともと　オマエ達のせい！[END]	This entirely your fault!
オレ　オマエ達　正しい思う……。かくれる　逃げる　もうイヤ！[END]	I think you all have right idea……No more running and hiding!

These are definitely lines for NPCs. Perhaps the prisoners were planned to speak as they escaped. Kino's line about being jealous may not have been intended for him, but kept for him anyway when they removed the NPCs.

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Yakra's Plan

「ギャヘヘヘヘ……[END]	Gyahehehehe......
「お前は最高の人質だ。切りふだとして、生かしておこうと思ったが……	You're wonderful hostages. I thought I'd use you as my trump card......
みょうな連中が現われて、雲行きがおかしくなって来た。残ねんだが、ここで死んでもらおう。[END]	But since you weirdos appeared, the situation has changed. It's unfortunate, but I'll have to kill you here.

Though it doesn't change much, these lines aren't in the final version.

Mirror Mail

村長「ミラーメイルさえあれば、魔物どもの殺人熱線をふせいで、この村を守れるやもしれぬ……。

Chief: If only we had the Mirror Mail, we could prevent the murderous heatwave of the demons and protect this village.

The Rainbow Shell was originally planned to be Mirror Mail in the Prerelease. There are lines referring to it as the Rainbow Shell, suggesting that the Mirror Mail lines were leftovers from an earlier stage of development. Later on, we find out that the Mirror Mail was stolen by Magus's henchmen after the fall of the lair:

トマ「サンドリノの村長のほしがってるミラーメイルだが、魔王の部下にもってかれちまったらしいや。

Toma: Looks like the Mirror Mail that the mayor of Sandorino is after was taken by the subordinates of the demon king.

Doppel Change

ドッペルチェーンジッ！！[END]

Doppel chaaange!!

This line appears in the final version of Chrono Trigger's data; it's the Pre's version of "Received the Crono Clone (or Dopple-doll)!" It also pops up two extra times in the Lab 32 and Cursed Woods lines in the Prerelease. It's possible that this line would display when the player pressed A on any of the character dolls won at the fair, which explains why this line is in so many locations.

CYRUS PUNCH

サイラス・パーンチッ！！

Cyrus Puuunch!!

When Cyrus makes his final attack on Magus, he utters a cry not present in the final version. If that sounds familiar, it's because サイラスパンチ is the exact name of Pierre's SlapofCyrus technique in Chrono Cross. It's too bad this reference was lost.

Marle and Lucca Encouragement

マール「気をつけてね、クロノ！[END]	Marle: Take care, Crono!
ルッカ「魔王がラヴォスを生み出すのだけは、くいとめなきゃ。[END]	Lucca: We have to keep the demon king from summoning Lavos.

These unique lines appear with the party's general encouragement when Frog decides to accompany them to Magus's Lair.

All Men Aim to Be Heroes

[Man]うわさで聞いた伝説の勇者ってな、なんと、タータだったんだってな。	[Man] The legendary hero I heard about in the rumor was just Tarta.
ま、男ってな、ヒーローをめざすもんよ、年なんかカンケーねーやな。[END]	Well, all men aim to be heroes, whatever their age.

This nice little line was left out of the final version.

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Ending Text

In certain areas, the player is barred from going further by NPCs who deliver this ending dialogue, which varies by area. If you choose New Game, the farthest the demo lets you run is up to the Cathedral after Frog joins your party and you discover the hidden door. For the Magus's Lair save, you can go as far as the final Magus battle. For the 1000 AD save, you play up to the Dragon Tank sequence. With Robo's save, you can go as far as getting the door open in Proto Dome (after your trip to the Factory Ruins). An NPC also says this in Kajar.

『クロノ・トリガー』をプレイしていただきありがとうございます。ざんねんながら、今回のバージョンはここまでとさせていただきます。クロノ達は無事、自分達の時代に帰る事が出来るのか……！？最強のスタッフが、32メガの大容量とかつてないスケールでお送りする時代をかけめぐる大ぼうけんR．P．G．！『クロノ・トリガー』 3/11　土曜日　発売ご期待下さい！！[END]	Thank you for playing Chrono Trigger. We regret to inform you that this is as far as we can let you can go in this version. Crono and company are safe, but can everyone get back to their own time periods? This time-travelling epic adventure RPG is presented by our ultimate staff using a 32 meg scale, the highest capacity ever! Chrono Trigger On sale Saturday 3/11 Please look forward to it!!
あらわれたなぞのカエル剣士！はたしてクロノとルッカは、マールを無事救いだす事ができるのか?	The appearance of the enigmatic Frog the swordsman! Can Crono and Lucca rescue Marle?
ドラゴンせんしゃを倒し刑務所から脱出したクロノとルッカの行く手には何が待つのか……!?	Crono and Lucca have defeated the Dragon Tank and escaped the dungeon. Now what awaits them on their path ahead?
この先、魔王城に一体何が待ち受けるのか？はたしてクロノ逹は魔王をうち倒す事が出来るのか……!?	At this point, what in the world can you expect from Magus's castle? Can Crono and company really take down Magus in his own domain?

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Dalton Gets Schala

ダルトン「女王がお呼びです。しきゅう、海底神殿の方におりていただきたいと……。[END]

The Queen calls. She would like to have you descend to the Ocean Floor Temple immediately……

Dalton is meant to retrieve Schala for the Ocean Palace from her bedroom in the Prerelease. This was probably changed since Dalton would have recognized the party.

Pendant Reactions

Originally, the party members were going to react to seeing the pendant's use. In the final version, they only react to the events after trying to open the sealed door and failing (those lines come after these in the Prerelease).

マール「あ、あのペンダント！私のとそっくり！[END]	Marle: Th, that pendant! It looks just like mine!
ルッカ「あ、あのペンダント！マールのとソックリじゃない？[END]	Lucca: Th, that pendant! Doesn't it look just like Marle's?
ロボ「あのペンダントは……？マールさんのと同じに見えマシタ。[END]	Robo: That pendant……? Marle has one that looks just like it.
カエル「あれ、どっかで見たな……[END]	Frog: Hm, I've seen that somewhere before…
エイラ「アレ、マールのと同じ？ならエイラ達も、入れるか？[END]	Ayla: That thing's the same as Marle's? If so, can Ayla and friends get inside?

As we move on, there are really simple lines for the trying to open and opening reactions.

マール「開かないよ！[END]	Marle: It won't open!
ルッカ「開かないじゃない？[END]	Lucca: It won't open, right?
ロボ「開きマセンネ……。[END]	Robo: It's not opening……
カエル「ダメじゃないかよ？[END]	Frog: I wonder if it's hopeless.
エイラ「ふしぎ。なんでだ？[END]	Ayla: Mysterious. Why?
マール「あ、開いた、開いた！[END]	Marle: Ah, it opened, it opened!
ルッカ「やった、やっぱり、ね！[END]	Lucca: Yay, I knew it!
ロボ「成功デス。開きマシタ。[END]	Robo: Perfect. It opened.
カエル「お、開いたな！[END]	Frog: Oh, it opened!
エイラ「開いた！エイラ、入る！[END]	Ayla: It opens! Ayla enter!

Zeal's Taunt

わらわの計画にさからった事を
たっぷりとこうかいさせてくれる。
ひと思いに殺してくれと泣いてたのむ
ほどにな……。

May you thoroughly regret opposing my plans.
All I ask is that you cry out when I kill you
instantly……

This extra taunt about crying out doesn't appear in the final. She's also known as ZEAL after she reveals her name, instead of QUEEN.

Throneroom Showdown

ジール「後はまかせるぞ、ダルトン。わらわは神殿におりる。そいつらは研究しつにほうりこんでおけ。[END]

Zeal: I'll leave the rest to you, Dalton.
I'm going to the palace. Throw that bunch in
the research room.

ジール「行くぞ、予言者よ！[END]

Zeal: Let's go, Prophet!

ダルトン「じょ、女王様……！？[END]

Dalton: Q, queen!

ダルトン「チッ、なんだってんだよ！この役立たずどもめ！[END]

Dalton: Meh, whatever!
These good for nothings…

It seems that Dalton fought the party himself in the throneroom, with no Golem summon. Zeal leaves the situation to him before going to the Ocean Palace with the Prophet following. These lines are totally unique to the Prerelease.

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Zenan Bridge

[Young Man]橋は今、修理中でわたれないぜ。先日の地震のせいだよ。そーいや、最近地震多いよな。[END]

[Young Man]
The bridge is currently under repair, so you can't go
across. It's because of the earthquake a few days ago.
Speaking of which, there have been a lot recently.

[Bandeau]うっせえ！いっしょうけんめい修理してんだ。もちっと待つんだな。[END]

[Bandeau]
Shh!
I'm giving this repair work my all.
Just wait a little longer.

[Young Man]いつになったら、橋がなおるのかのー。[END]

[Young Man]
Just when is the bridge going to be fixed?

[Old Man]チョラスの大工、バンドーを呼べば橋の修理なんて、すぐにおわるのにな。[END]

[Old Man]
If we're able to call Bandeau, the carpenter from
Choras, these repairs will be finished in no time.

These infamous lines describe the broken Zenan Bridge. Bandeau gets some facetime here as well. The topmost person was left in the final version as the guy who complains about earthquakes.

Suspicious Much?

[Soldier]あのカエル野郎、およいで向こうへわたって行きやがった。やはりあいつは、魔王軍の魔物なのだ。[END]

[Soldier]
That frog bastard swam his way across.
That guy is part of the demon king's army
for sure.

As you can probably tell, the "That guy" part is unique to the Prerelease.

Giant Bone Demon

[Knight]き、巨大なホネの魔物が現われた！もうだめだー！[END]

[Knight]
A, a giant bone demon appeared!
We're finished!

In the Prerelease, a knight blew the entire Zombor surprise before the party even begins fighting. It makes sense this was removed since Zombor is assembled as a last minute effort by Ozzie from the Decedents.

Zombor Reaction Lines

マール「な、なに？[END]

Marle: W, what?

ルッカ「何をする気！？[END]

Lucca: What are you planning to do!?

ロボ「コ、こんどはナニをするつもりデスカ！[END]

Robo: J, just what do you intend to do
this time!

These reaction lines to Zombor were cut.

Melchior's Proud of Himself

ボッシュ「武器はな……
生命をうばうための物ではないぞ。
生かすための物であるべきじゃ。

Bosch: Weapons, you see......
They aren't for taking life.
They ought to be for bringing life.

な～んてな、ちとカッコよすぎるかの。[END]

It's almost too wonderful!

Melchior has an extra little statement in the Prerelease that sort of underscores just how awesome his little philosophy is there. This line is from an earlier version of development, as a line closer to the final without the extra comment exists separately in the Prerelease.
Bronze Statue

[Green Imp]
この広場のまんなかにあるのが
魔王様のどうぞうだよ。[END]

[Green Imp]
The thing in the middle of this square is
a bronze statue of the demon king.

Magus's statue is made from bronze in the Prerelease.

Ozzie VIII

[Vinnegar the 13th]
ワシがこのメディーナ村の村長、
ビネガー13世じゃ！
ワシの先祖は、あのいだいなる魔王様の
一の部下として人間どもと戦ったのだぞ。
ああ、魔王様……　なぜ400年前に
人間達をほろぼして下さらなかったのじゃ？[END]

[Vinnegar the 13th]
I am chief of this Medina Village,
Vinnegar the 13th!
My ancestor fought humans as right-hand man
to THE Great Magus-sama.

In the Prerelease, Ozzie (Vinnegar in Japanese) was XIII instead of VIII.

Slash and Flea, Weiner and Ketchappa

[Weiner]
オレは、ワイナー。
魔族がその力を取り戻す日にそなえて
剣の修行にいそしんでいるのだ。[END]

[Weiner]
I am Weiner.
To prepare for the day when the demons regain power,
I'm working hard on my swordsmanship.

[Ketchappa]
私は、ケチャッパ。
日夜、魔王様をあがめて、魔族がこの地を
手に入れる日を願い続けているのよ。[END]

[Ketchappa]
I am Ketchappa. Night and day the demons worship the
demon king, continuing to pray for the day when the
our kind will gain control of the world.

That's right. Slash was first known as Weiner, and Flea as Ketchappa. They were changed to different condiments for the Japanese version (Soysaw and Mayonnay respectively). It seems weiners and ketchup weren't wacky enough for the Toriyama food-name thing.

Lost Residence I - A Divided Medina

Remember the Medina Residence (CTP)? We've got dialogue!

[Blue Imp in Lost House]
この村には、人間をにくんでいる者もいる。
過去にとらわれ、現在が見えなくなって
いるのだ。

[Blue Imp in Lost House]
In this village there are also those who hate humans.
Imprisoned by the past, they have become unable to see
the present.

彼らは、村長の家や村の広場にあつまって
400年前の魔王にいのりをささげている。[END]

They gather in the mayor's house or on the green,
offering prayers to the demon king of 400 years past.

The presence of friendly Imps here, the Medina Inn, and the Portal House, coupled with this Imp's words, suggest that Medina was very divided over whether to continue hating humans or reconcile.

Lost Residence II - A Heckran Guard

Remember the Medina Residence (CTP)? We've got dialogue!

[Blue Imp in Lost House]
西の山の洞窟にすむヘケランという魔物は、
400年の昔より、魔王様の命令をうけて
ラヴォス神のねむる地を守っているのだ。[END]

[Blue Imp in Lost House]
400 years ago, the monster Heckran of the western
mountain caves received its orders from the demon king.
It continues to protect the earth where Lavos sleeps.

Yes! Magus ordered Heckran to protect that point.

Medina and Lavos

マール「ねえ、クロノ！
あの人が言っていたラヴォスって、
未来のドームで見たあのラヴォスのこと
なのかしら？[END]

Marle: Hey, Crono!
The Lavos that guy was talking about,
I wonder if it's the same Lavos we saw
at the dome in the future?

ルッカ「これは聞きずてならないわね。
彼の言っていたラヴォスとは、
未来のドームで見たあのラヴォスのこと
である可能性が高いわ。[END]

Lucca: This is unforgiveable.
There's a high probability that the Lavos he
talked about is the same Lavos that we saw at the dome
in the future.

ロボ「ラヴォスとは……
王国暦1999年に世界をハカイした
あのラヴォスのことなのでショウカ？[END]

Robo: "Lavos"……
I wonder if it was the same Lavos that destroyed the
world in the royal calendar year of 1999?

マール「えーっ！？　あのラヴォス？[END]

Marle: Whaat!? That Lavos?

ルッカ「この村の人々の話をまとめれば
そうとしか考えられないわね。[END]

Lucca: Listening to the citizens of this village,
I can't help but think that.

ロボ「ラヴォス……[END]

Robo: Lavos……

マール「もしそうなら、あの未来を
変えちゃうには、ラヴォスを生み出す
前に魔王をやっつけちゃうのが
いちばん手っとりばやいね。[END]

Marle: If that's the case,
to change the future, it might be easiest
to defeat the demon king before he can summon
Lavos.

ルッカ「もしそうなら、未来を救うには
その魔王とやらがラヴォスを生み出す
前に倒してしまうのが合理的な方法ね。[END]

Lucca: If that's the case, defeating that demon king before
he summons Lavos seems to be the most reasonable
way to save the future.

ロボ「魔王がラヴォスを生み出した
のナラバ……
その魔王を倒セバ、未来は救わレル
のではないでショウカ？[END]

Robo:If the demon king summons
Lavos, then……
If we defeat the demon king, we'll be able to save the
future, right?

マール「魔王って、400年前の人
だから……
中世に行けば、魔王にあえるんじゃ？[END]

Marle: The demon king lived 400 years ago,
so……
By going to the Middle Ages, we'll be able to meet him.

ルッカ「魔王と人間が戦ったのが
400年前……
ということは、中世に行けばいいのね。[END]

Lucca: The fight between the demon king and the humans
was 400 years ago……
So that means we should go to the Middle Ages.

ロボ「魔王は400年前の人物デス。
中世に行ケバ、彼にあえるデショウ。[END]

Robo: The demon king was alive 400 years ago. If we
go to the Middle Ages, we should be able to meet him.

マール「テレポットがあるリーネ広場の
ゲートを使えば、中世へ行けるね！[END]

Marle: If we use the gate by the teleporter at Leene
Fairground, we can get to the Middle Ages!

ルッカ「リーネ広場のテレポットが
ある場所に開いたゲートを使えば
中世に行けるはずよ。[END]

Lucca: If we use the gate that opened up at the teleporter
in Leene Fairground, we ought to be able to get to the
Middle Ages.

ロボ「アナタ達が初めて使った
ゲートが中世につながるゲートでス。
そのゲートはリーネ広場にありマス。[END]

Robo: The gate you first used is connected to the
Middle Ages. That gate is located at Leene
Fairground.

マール「行こう、中世に！[END]

Marle: Let's go! To the Middle Ages!

ルッカ「行くわよ、中世に！[END]

Lucca: Here we go to the Middle Ages!

ロボ「行きまショウ、中世ヘ！[END]

Robo: Let us go! To the Middle Ages!

This illustrates that the party learned about Lavos from a Green Imp at the Square, rather than Heckran.

Enter the Octorider

[Octorider]
人間どもめ！　キサマ達にラヴォス神の
ねむる地を　けがさせはせんぞ！[END]

[Octorider]
Human filth! Lavos's sleeping ground will not
be hurt by scum like you!

The Octorider enemy greets you harshly in Heckran Cave with these lines. The Octorider was removed from this area in the final version of the game, but still existed as a functional enemy.

Fiona's Forest Cleared for Weapons

フィオナ「魔王軍との戦いで、武器が
たくさんいるので、この森の木々は
ほとんど切られてしまいました。

Fiona: The battle with Magus's army created a need for
many weapons, so most of the trees in these woods
were destroyed.

森の緑を守るために、木をうえているの
ですが、すぐにかれてしまうのです……[END]

I'm planting trees to protect the green of the forest,
but they soon wither...…

Fiona explains in the Prerelease that her forest was cleared to help build weapons.

Fiona PC Lines

Several unique lines illustrating the party's thought appear after Fiona wishes that someone could help her repair the forest by working for decades.

マール「フィオナさん、かわいそう……[END]

Marle: Poor Fiona……

ルッカ「うーん、私のめいせきな頭脳を
もってしても、こればかりはね……[END]

Lucca: Hmm… even with my brains, this
is just……

ロボ「なんとかシテ、フィオナさんを
助けてあげたいデスネ。[END]

Robo: I want to do something to help out
Fiona.

カエル「うーむ。[END]

Frog: Hmm.

エイラ「クロ！
なんとか　ならないか？[END]

Ayla: Cro!
Can do something?

魔王「……[END]

Magus: ……

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Blue Comet Johnny

アニキ「俺ハ…
アオキスイセイ　ジョニー。
コイツラノ頭ダ……。

Boss: My Name IS...…
The blue comet, JOHNNY.
I'M THE BOSS OF THESE guys......

Johnny calls himself "The Blue Comet" in the Prerelease; this doesn't appear in the final.

Short Return Intro

ロボット「ン？
オマエラ　マタキタノカ。[END]

Robots: HM?
YOU'VE all returned, HUH.

ジョニー「待タシタナ！
サァ　勝負ダ　ギンギンダゼ！
ベイベー！[END]

Johnny: I WAS waitin'!
WELL then, RACE TIME!
SPARKLIN', baby!

This short intro appears if you enter Lab 32 from the south, and was probably shown as a mini-intro each time you came back to Lab 32. It probably became tiresome to see all the time, and was removed from the final version of the game.

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Me Pee a Little

[Child]
俺　見た　赤い星
大きな火　ラヴォス　落ちるとこ。
すごかった。
ちょっと　おしっこ　ちびった。[END]

[Child]
Me saw red star!
When big fire Lavos fall.
Was awesome.
Me pee a little.

Perhaps this was too much for even Japanese censors. It's "Me a bit scared" in the final version.

New Laruba Village & Worship of Strange Stone

[Man]
ラルバの民　しばらく
いっしょにいたが
また　あたらしい村つくる
言って　でていった。[END]

[Man]
We together with Laruba people
for awhile, but they went
away saying make new
village again.

[Woman]
ラルバの民　へんな石
神だといって　あがめてた。[END]

[Woman]
Laruba people were worshiping
strange stone, calling god.

The fact that Laruba made a separate village from the Iokans lends shaky credibility to the fan theory that Laruba people were the ancestors of the Enlightened Ones, given the purplish hair color. Regarding the second line, the term for "strange stone" is the same as "weird rock" that the Ioka man talks about (even in the final version). We've got some possibilities with this one:

The woman's speaking about the Laruba in present tense, but referring to them as a third party because they've gone off to a new village. In this case, the weird rock can simply be snow or ice, and only the new village part is inconsistent with the final version of Chrono Trigger.
The woman's speaking about the Laruba in past tense, and she and the Ioka man are talking about the SilverRock at the Laruba Ruins. In this case, why would it feel "icky" when touched by the Ioka Man?
The woman's speaking about the Laruba in the recent past tense, and she and the Ioka man are talking about the Frozen Flame. As attractive as this is given the theory that Laruba were the ancestors of the Enlightened Ones (who also were reverential towards that sacred shard of red rock mentioned in their books), it's inconsistent with Chrono Cross, which states that humanity contacted the Frozen Flame in 3,000,000 B.C. It's possible that this line was removed for that reason, but the "icky" Ioka man line was left in and made it to the final game, where it can be interpreted as snow or ice to preserve consistency.
The woman and man are talking about the Sun Stone, which was used to power Zeal until Lavos was discovered and the Mammon Machine created. This plays into the idea that Larubans were ancestors of the Enlightened Ones.

GlitterBerri regarding the Sun Stone:

石 is a Japanese word meaning stone, or gem.
It can be pronounced いし (ishi) or せき (seki).
It is pronounced いし (ishi) in the context of the stone mentioned by the people of 65,000,000 BC, the へんな石 (hen na ishi) or "strange stone".
Two other stones are also present in the game, the たいようせき (taiyou seki) or Stone of Sun, and the あんこくせき (ankoku seki) or Stone of Darkness.
Though the pronunciation of "stone" is different because of the context and "stone" in this case is written in hiragana, these mentions of "stone" would all use the same kanji.
I am unsure if this is meant to differentiate the stones mentioned or if it is simply because saying せき (seki) in the context of へんな石 would not be natural.

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Debug Message

でも……

But……

今日もここまでだ　ひきつづき
他の場所を　デバックしてくれクロ。[END]

Today ends here. You've been going for a long time.
Please debug other places, Cro.

めす4[END]

Mesu4

This debug message appears beneath lines about the Dactyl Nest, but isn't in the game's events there. The meaning of Mesu4 isn't known.

GlitterBerri regarding Mesu4:

I was hoping that the romaji would call up something from the minds of the more technically oriented. I haven't seen it as part of debug text before.
The definition of めす according to WWWJDIC is "to call/send for/wear/put on/take/ride in/buy/eat/drink/catch"

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Time Warp Button

老人「……と、まあ、こういう事じゃ。

Old Man: ……well, I think that's everything.

タイムワープボタンで私を呼び出せば
ここに残っている者といつでも
メンバーチェンジ出来る。
わすれんようにな。[END]

If you call me with the time warp button, you can
change members at any time with those who
remain here.
Be sure not to forget.

In the final, the "time warp" button is the Y button. Too bad this ceremonial name was removed!

End of Time Party Lines

It seems several unique "take me along?" lines existed for the parts of the game where Crono was required to be in the party:

マール「行こうクロノ！
はい
いいえ[END]

Marle: Let's go, Crono!
Yes
No

ルッカ「あんたも行く？　クロノ。
はい
いいえ[END]

Lucca: Are you coming too, Crono?
Yes
No

ロボ「クロノも行きマショウ。
はい
いいえ[END]

Robo: Let's go together, Crono.
Yes
No

カエル「来い、クロノ！
はい
いいえ[END]

Frog: Come on, Crono!
Yes
No

エイラ「クロ、エイラといっしょ！
はい
いいえ[END]

Ayla: Crono with Ayla!
Yes
No

魔王「フン、きさまも来るか？
はい
いいえ[END]

Magus: Hmph, you're coming too?
Yes
No

Gate to 12000 B.G.

[System]
BG1万2千年『地の民の大陸』へ
行きますか？
はい
いいえ[END]

The 12000 B.C. gate says "BG", which is probably just a typo error. It is tantalizing to think that BG stands for "Before Guardia" and that this system was planned before the BC and AD system, but that's probably not the case.

Crono Remember and Discussion

老人「さ、話してごらん……。
クロノを生き返らせたい
時の賢者について
何か飮み物を[END]

Old Man: Go ahead……
We want to return Crono to life.
What about the Philosopher of Time?
Something to drink.

老人「よし、特製のカクテルでも飮んで
元気を出しな。
名付けてクロノ・リメンバー……。[END]

Old Man: All right, if you drink this special cocktail
you will regain your energy.
The name is Chrono Remember……

In the Prerelease, the party can ask about returning Crono to life, the Guru of Time, and something to drink when they speak with Gaspar about Crono's death. After one option is chosen, Gaspar explains that topic and then returns with the remaining options until finally, all are exhausted. If the party asks for something to drink when discussing Crono's death, Gaspar gives them a special cocktail named "Crono Remember" that recovers their energy. This became a song in the final version.

Egg + Pendant = Hatch

老人「それは、クロノ・トリガー。
時の卵だよ。　そのペンダントで
この卵をかえすんだ。[END]

Old Man: That is the Chrono Trigger.
The egg of time. It can be hatched with
that pendant.

Gaspar outright states in the Prerelease that the Pendant will hatch the Time Egg. He doesn't state this in the final version; the party only find out when the pendant reacts to their attempt to hatch the egg on Death Peak.

Space-time Distortion

This line isn't present in the final; it's Gaspar talking about using the Time Egg:

老人「チャンスは一度きりだよ。
ラヴォスによって生じる
時空のゆがみの一番強い場所……
死の山の山ちょうで使ってみなさい。

Old Man: There is only one chance.
The strongest point of the space-time distortion
generated by Lavos……
You must try using it on the peak of Death Mountain.

ただし成功するかどうかは……
お前さん達の、クロノへの思い
しだいだよ。[END]

But will it work...…?
That will depend on your thoughts
towards Crono!

This fascinatingly explains why the Chrono Trigger must be used on Death Peak. It's possible that the distortion of Lavos is what allowed the Time Egg to find the moment of the Ocean Palace Incident, at which Lavos was present.

Egg Joke Continuation

If you recall, in the final version, Ayla asks if the Time Egg is okay to eat when Gaspar gives it to the party. In the Prerelease, the party thanks Gaspar for the egg, and Ayla declares that she won't eat it.

エイラ「わかった　エイラ
この卵　食わない！[END]

Ayla: Ayla understand,
Ayla not eat this egg!

Lucca's Mom

老人「あそこの、はなれたゲートには
行ってはならんぞ……。
ことにお前さんらのような
わかものはな……。[END]

Old Man: That gate over there shouldn't be
entered……
Especially by kids like you……

ルッカ「このゲート、一体どこへ？[END]

Lucca: Where in the world does this gate go?

老人「だから言ったろう。
行ってはならんと……。

Old Man: I told you.
You shouldn't enter……

過去を変える事がいつもベストな方法とは
限らないんじゃ。
過去をこうかいするよりも、今のお前さんの
気持を大切にする事じゃな……。[END]

The best option isn't always limited to
changing the past.
Rather than regretting the past, you should
hold your current self dear.

These lines come at the end of the text block, and in conjunction with certain scripted events prove that Lucca was to reach 990 A.D. to save her mother's legs through a special pillar of light at the End of Time. The last line is said when bit 02 of 7F005A (Lucca flags) is set. When bit 01 or 02 of 7F00AB is set, you get the picture below, illustrating the special pillar. The object there sets bit 02 of 7F005A and sends you to Lucca's room. In the text block for Lucca's house, there's no text for saving Lara, so judging from Gaspar's fatalistic quote that comes with bit 02 of 7F005A, it's very possible that during the time of the Prerelease, it was planned that Lucca could not change the past.

A Total Mystery

老人「よお、お前さん達。
お前さん達も見たかい？　あれを。
この間、とほうもなく大きな黒い影が
よぎって行ったのさ……。

Old Man: Oi, you there.
Did you see it too?
Just now, a dark silhouette, aimlessly
drifting by……

ありゃ何だろう？
どこかで見た気もするが……
ジールの海底神殿……？
いや、もっと別の……[END]

I wonder what it could be?
I feel as though I've seen it before…...
Zeal's Ocean Floor Palace……?
No, something different……

The meaning of this line is a total mystery, as it does not appear in the End of Time's events. It sounds like it could be referring to the appearance of the Gate leading to 990 A.D. for the Lucca sidequest, but then again, how is that related to Zeal's Ocean Palace except for temporal distortions?

Debug Message

[Unknown]
ざんねんですが、今回のヴァージョンでは
ここはプレイしていただけません。

[Unknown]
It's unfortunate, but we can't let you play here
in this version.

この先に待つ物は製品をお楽しみに
していただいて、左のゲートから
その他の世界をごらん下さい。[END]

To play with the items you had before,
take a look at the other world beyond
the left gate.

The location and purpose of this line is a mystery; it's not found at the End of Time or Arris Dome.

GlitterBerri regarding the debug message:

This message looks like it was written by someone other than the person who wrote the Prerelease's other ending/advertisement messages; they spelled "version" differently.

It seems suited for the End of Time, as it mentions a Gate.

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Debug Message

魔王「あいにくと今日のバージョンは
ここまでだ……。

Magus: Unfortunately, today's version
ends here……

しょくんらのおかげで、かいはつは
ちゃくちゃくとすすんでいる。
ここ以外の場所をうろついて
デバッグしてみてくれ……。

Thanks to you, ladies and gentlemen, the development
is proceeding steadily.
If you're going to be prowling around areas other than
here, please try some debugging for us……

たのんだぞ……。[END]

This we ask of you...

This line appears after all the others regarding the battle with Magus. Since Magus's Inner Sanctum isn't implemented in the Prerelease, it's possible it dates from an earlier version as a message to the development team who might have been working on that area separately.

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Ending Text

エンディング！[END]

Ending!

This appears after defeating Lavos.

Magus is a Badass, Vol. MCMXIII

魔王「来てやったぞ、ラヴォス。
きさまの、いきのねを止めにな……。[END]

Magus: I've come, Lavos.
To rip from you your final breath……

This is "It will be your last, Lavos......!" in the final version, which is a much more ambiguous and less impacting threat.

Blackbird Notes

The Blackbird isn't functional in the Prerelease, but the dialogue reveals notes about how the player would have gotten through it. Recall that in the final game, you can choose to feign illness or think of something else. If you choose something else, you can walk around and find the ventilation shaft or the hatch to the sky. Now check the Prerelease:

マール「どうしよう、[pc1]？
強行突破
病気のフリ
部屋を探る[END]

Marle: What should we do, [pc1]?
Force a way through
Feign illness
Search for a room

Judging from the extra option, it's possible that the ability to explore was disabled, and the player had to choose one of these consistently to get out of the first room. The option that doesn't appear in the final ("Force a way through") results in this text if chosen:

マール「よーし、正面から行こう！[END]

Marle: Okay, let's go from the front!

ルッカ「だ、だいじょぶかしらね……。[END]

Lucca: I, I wonder if it's safe……

ロボ「危険デスガ……
やってみマショウ！[END]

Robo: It's dangerous, but……
Let's give it a try!

カエル「いちかばちか、やってみっか！[END]

Frog: It's sink or swim, let's give it a shot!

エイラ「さすが　[pc1]！
エイラも　そう思う！[END]

Ayla: Even so, [pc1]!
Ayla think so too!

魔王「バカが……、まあいい。
行ってみろ。[END]

Magus: It's idiocy, but…… whatever.
We shall go.

Magus on the Blackbird

Magus has a few lines for the Blackbird; he's obviously not present in the final version.

Noticing the lost equipment:

魔王「装備をはいだか
ダルトン……。[END]

Magus: You took our equipment,
Dalton……

Realizing he's on the Blackbird:

魔王「！[END]

Magus: !

魔王「なるほど、ここは……[END]

Magus: I see, this place…

魔王「黒鳥号……か。[END]

Magus: The Blackbird……?

Abusively asking the player what to do:

魔王「きさまなら、どうする……？
強行突破
病気のフリ
部屋を探る[END]

Magus: What would you do, little wretch……?
Force a way through
Feign illness
Search for a room

Reacting to a choice to storm the front:

魔王「バカが……、まあいい。
行ってみろ。[END]

Magus: It's idiocy, but…… whatever.
We shall go.

Commenting on the stomach illness ploy:

魔王「……子供だましな。[END]

Magus: ......A simple trick.

Feigning stomach illness:

魔王「……。[END]

Magus: ……

Detecting the Epoch:

魔王「……来る。[END]

Magus: ……Here it comes.

Reacting to Dalton's Epoch attack:

魔王「どこをねらっている！[END]

Magus: Where are you aiming!

Preparing to attack:

魔王「バカめが……！[END]

Magus: Why, you……!

Commenting on victory:

魔王「……こそくな。[END]

Magus: ……how quaint.

Acknowledging Dalton's role in enabling flight:

魔王「お前も少しは役に立ったな。
ダルトン……。[END]

Magus: You've almost grown to be
useful, Dalton……

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Cathedral Corruption

修道院が出来て、魔物の数もめっきり
少なくなった。[END]

Since the abbey was built, the number of monsters
around has grown remarkably small.

This line was changed to a note about the Queen in the final version, and suggests that not only is the abbey possibly a recent construction, but that Yakra and his monsters infiltrated it from the start.

Hero's Medal Legend

勇者のバッジは世界に一つ。
勇者をうち負かした者か、勇者がみとめた
者にのみ、バッジがたくされるらしい。[END]

The Hero's Badge is the only one in the world.
It is a badge entrusted only to those who defeat the
hero or to those that he approves of.

This line gives some interesting background information about the medal; it was changed to information about Tata's visit in the final.

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Short Ending Text

このバージョンはここまでです。
のちほど次のバージョンをおとどけします。

This version ends here.
We will eventually notify you of the next version.

クロノトリガー
1995年　3/11発売

Chrono Trigger
On sale 3/11 1995

よろしくお願いします[END]

Please look forward to it.

This is possibly from an older version of the game.

Imps Blocking the Way

ジャリ「このバージョンではこの先には
行けないジャリ。[END]

Jari: In this version you can't go beyond this point,
jari.

A "Jari" is an Imp. These Imps block your way to Guardia Castle from the forest in 1000 A.D.

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Sewer Entrance Lines

ロボ「ロボットニシカ　ワカラナイ
コトカモシレマセンガ　トテモキケン
ナ　シュウハスウガ　ナガレテイマス[END]

Robo: Perhaps it's something that can only be felt
by robots, but a very dangerous frequency
is eminating from here.

カエル「わたしには、お似合いの所か
もしれぬ……[END]

Frog: I don’t think this place
is much to my liking…

Frog and Robo get these sewer lines that don't appear in the final.

Dividing the Take

These lost lines depict the familiar Bullfrogs dividing their stipends. The Lackey complains that the Boss isn't giving enough to Part, who works in the basement with the fire puzzle that didn't make it into the final version of the game. This scene appears if you walk around the first area; the frogs appear above the ladder leading to the second basement. The scene can be triggered with the frogs off-screen, and was probably used as a way to remind the player to go down that ladder.

こぶん「うわあっ
こんなにもらっちゃって
ほんとにいいのケロ？[END]

Lackey: Uwaa..
Is it really okay to take
this much, ribbit?

おやぶん「バイトのやつのぶんも　いれと
いたゲロ　なあに　きにするなゲロ
あいつはいまごろ　ほのおのえじきに
なってるゲロ[END]

Boss: I put in Part's share too, gribbit.
What, quit your worrying, gribbit.
That guy is probably already a piece of
firewood, gribbit.

こぶん「もう！　おやぶんたら
ワルなんだケロ！[END]

Lackey: Gah! You're bad,
boss, ribbit!

Krawlie and the Lookout

クロウリー様「おろか者めが！　ヒクッ

Sir Crawlie: You careless fool! Hic..

コナゴナにしてやるー！！[END]

I'll turn you into mincemeat!!

みはり「キー！　それじゃあ　おいらは
これにて失礼！　キー！[END]

Lookout: Kii! In that case, excuse
me, gotta go! Kii!

クロウリー様「知らんぷり　知らんぷり
またコナゴナにされちゃうからな！[END]

Sir Crawlie: Pretending not to notice…
If this happens again, you'll be chopped liver!

みはり「気付かないふり　気付かないふり[END]

Lookout: I'll pretend to pay attention, I will!

This dialogue follows the laughing scene that also plays in the final version of the game when the party stumbles upon Sir Krawlie.

Part-Timer's Puzzle

In the Sewer Access (CTP), you talk to a bullfrog character named Part and then must race to the end of the pathway as 4 flames chase you. If the flames catch you, you are sent to a new B3 level; there, three Egger enemies surround you. An egger named Timer apologizes to Part for being late, and then the four battle the party. You can then talk to Part to return to the second basement level. The puzzle only happens once.

GlitterBerri regarding Part and Timer:

Part's name is バイト (baito), previously translated in the enemy list as Byte.
However, Baito is actually a joke on アルバイト (arubaito), an adopted German word which means "part-time job".
Timer's name is actually パート (paato), an abbreviated adoption of the English word "part-timer" or "part-time job".
I couldn't figure out how to make the joke work without changing both of their names, so I turned Baito into "Part" and Paato into "Timer".

バイト「びっくりしたケロ！

Part: You scared me, ribbit!

「ええと　わたくし　ただの　アルバ
イトでありまして　誰かが来たらかけ
声をとのことです　ケロケロ

Um, this is just my part-time job.
If someone comes along, I call out
to them, ribbit ribbit.

「するとですねえ　ほのおがあなた方
を追いかけるっていう　すん法でして
ケロケロ

When I do, the fire will
pursue them for a bit,
ribbit ribbit.

「なるべく　いそいで逃げたほうがい
いと思うしだいです　ケロケロ

It depends on if you think it would be best
to escape as fast as possible, ribbit ribbit.

「たのまれただけですので　やらない
とバイト代もらえないんで　ケロケロ

I was asked to do this, you see. If I don't,
I won't get my earnings, ribbit ribbit.

「ほんとにびっくりしたんだよ
それでは失礼して[END]

You really scared me.
Well then, please excuse me.

バイト「ケロ　ケロ　ケロ　ケロ
今日はいくらもらえるのかなあ……[END]

Part: Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit.
I wonder how much I'll get today…...

逃げきれなかった！[END]

Couldn't escape!

パート「おくれて　すいませーん[END]

Timer: Sorry I'm late!

バイト「それでは　パートのみなさん
おねがいしまーす！[END]

Part: There you go,
part-timer!

バイト「はい　おつかれさま

Part: You did good work.

わたしもいっしょにジャーンプ！[END]

I'll jump with you!

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Chrono Trigger V-Jump Interview - Vジャンプインタビュー

2009-01-12T07:53:00.000-08:00

English
日本語

クロノ・トリガーの作者とのインタビューです。

翻訳: GlitterBerri
刊行日: 2008年12月25日

刊行地:

雑誌のスキャン
• カバー
• インタビュー 2-3ペイジ
• インタビュー 4-5ペイジ
• インタビュー 6-7ペイジ

カバー

Vジャンプブックス独占企画!!

「クロノ・トリガー」制作コンビが、今、
感動の制作秘話を熱く語る!!

完全燃焼
TALK BATTLE ! !
かんぜんねんしょう
トークバトル
堀井雄二
坂口博信
DREAM
PROJECT

まさに夢の対談が実現!!

マルチイベントの意図や、キャラクターの
アイデアなど誰も知らなかった裏話が満載!
お互いの信頼関係もしみじみ伝わってくる
貴重なお話をドーンとお届けするぞ!!

『クロノ・トリガー』を制作したRPG界の
２大巨匠といえば、もちろん堀井雄二と
坂口博信氏!!　その２人が読者のために、
特別インタビューに応じてくれた!!

2ペイジ

想像以上の演出、グラフィックでしたね。

------まず基本的なことからちょっとお聞きしたいんですけど、ゲームが完成して、最後版をお互いにプレイしてみて、どうでしたか。思っていた通りのことが、できてましたか。

堀井　僕が思ったのは、演出が予想以上に入ってたね。思った以上に見せ場みたいなものがあった。それから、牢獄に入るシーンも、牢獄に入るだけであんなことになっちゃうのか、みたいな驚きがあった。渡り廊下で背景がスクロールしてみえるグラフィックもすごい感動しましたね。山がみえる外観だけでなく、中も良かったです。

------以前から　”光と影”　というのがグラフィックのテーマだとうかがっていましたが。

坂口　うちのグラフィックの連中は今回、そんなことを言ってましたね。刑務所も多分、普通にやったら少ない色でやっちゃったんでしょうけど。

------堀井さんにとっては、やっぱり牢屋というのが一番イメージが良かったんですか。

堀井　うん。そういう意味でグラフィックがすごいですよね。僕は本職の絵かきじゃないんで、そこまで口を出せない部分をやってく（cont...）

ゴンザレスの部分は自分で作りましたから（笑）------坂口

（...）れてるんでうれしいです。

------坂口さん自分も、これは想像してたよりすごいなというところはありましたか。

坂口　裁判所のステンドグラス部分とかね。あそこはすごかったな。刑務所は、最初から空中刑務所で、山に橋がかかっていて浮かんでいるような、というところまでイメージを伝えていたんで、なんとなくの想像はあったんですけど。光のコントラストとかも考えてなかったし、それは描いたスタッフたちの頑張りですね。

堀井　今回、僕、プロットだけで参加してますよね。お祭りの広場にしても、お祭り広場があってって描いて、細かくは書いてないんですよ。それで、スタッフの人がいろいろ考えて、いろんなアトラクション入れてますよね。ロボットを倒すとか、ゲーム中にスクウェアさん乗りのいろんな遊びが入っている。それはそれで、新鮮でしたよね、一緒にやってて。

3ペイジ

部長命令でアイデアを出させられましたよ

------お互いにやってみて、これは互いの個性が出ているなと思った部分てありますか。

堀井　いきなりもう、お祭り広場のイベントからして坂口さんらしいですよね。ロボットのゴンザレスというキャラクターが。

坂口　ゴンザレスの部分は私が作りましたから（笑）。

------そうだったんですか（笑）。

堀井　いきなり歌っちゃう、みたいな。

坂口　右隣りの原始の踊りも、実は私が作ったんです（笑）。

堀井　自分も踊れちゃうというのがよかったね。

坂口　ディレクターやってる北瀬がね、広場を作ってるときに「坂口さん、ここ、なにか入れてください」って。

------それはいつも坂口さんが言っていることを逆に返されたわけですか（笑）。

坂口　そう　（笑）。最近、北瀬は部長になったものだからね、「坂口さん、坂口さん、申しわけないんですけど、今から部長として言い（cont...）

スクウェアさんのいろんなアイデアが新鮮です------堀井

（...）ます。これをやれ」って（爆笑）。

今までにない世界観の自由さがありました

坂口　鳥山ワールドをなるべく作らなきゃという、肩に力の入ったところもあったけど、逆に鳥山さんなんで、遊んじゃっていいのかなというのはありましたね。なんでもありなのかなと。

堀井　だから、すごいシリアスなシーンの中にとぼけた味がいっぱいでてますよね。ドラゴン戦車のところでも、やっつけたあと、橋がくずれたところに敵がつながってぶらさがっちゃうみたいな　（笑い）。

------キャラクターの名前でも、『クロゥリーさま』とかね（笑）。

坂口　まあ、FFじゃありえないですね。ボツですね（笑）。

堀井　そういう意味ではドラクエやFFにとらわれない自由さというのがあったんじゃないですかね、みんなの中に。世界観もまだ固まってないし。作ってしまえばそれが世界観だという感じですね。

坂口　新しい作品ですからね。

------坂口さんのほうで、堀井さんの個性を感じたところは。

坂口　はい、いいえで分かれるところの文章の味ですよね。あれはFAXで北のを読んで驚いて。フローチャートみたいに書いてあるんですけど、その分けるタイミングと反応が、実にユーザー心理を突いてるんですよ。それはすごいなと思いますね。

4ペイジ

時間を使ったトリックをいかしたかった

------最後までプレイして思ったんですが、海底神殿が終わったところで急にストーリーの自由度が上がりますよね。そして、マルチイベントが楽しめるようになると。あれにはどういう意図があるんですか。それまでは筋道だったストーリーだったのに。

坂口　FFVIのときもそういうタイプの作りでしたよね。これは禁否両論あったんですけど。やっぱり、時間を使ったトリックのあるイベントがいくつがあって、それをいかしたいというのがまずありましたね。あと、本当に弱点を突かないと倒せないボスのアイデアが出て来る中で、それを１本道のストーリーに入れてしまうと、もうそこでユーザーが攻略に詰まってしまうと。そういう意味もあって、ある程度自由な、行っても行かなくてもいい場所の中で、そのアイデアを消化したいねというのがあったんです。なるべく、FFよりもわかりやすく、順序立てて歩けるように、時の最果てという場所をキーポイントとして作ったんです。そこにヒントも全部集約して、あそこさえ行けば先に進めるという風に作ったんですけどね。

------行っても行かなくてもいい、終盤のサブシナリオ部分がー番見せたかったところの１つかなという気もするのですが。あそこでや（cont...）

ぜひ１週目と２週目の違いを楽しんでください------坂口

（...）ることがー番タイムパラドックス、時間的なトリックを使ったイベントが多いじゃないですか。

坂口　モニターのユーザーさんからも、あそこがー番『クロノ』らしいという評判を聞きますね。前半からあのノリでストーリーを飛ばしていったら、きっとついてこれないですよね。

堀井　そうだろうね。意味がわかんないよね。

坂口　１本道の中で知りつくした世界だからこそ、その中を行き来したタイムパラドックスのイベントが楽しめるんじゃないかと思います。

２週目の出だしで不思議な気分になれます

------今回、２週目というのがありますよね。これはマルチエンディングを楽しませたいというのがあったんですか。

坂口　そういう意図もあったんですけど、もう１つ予想外だったのが、モニターの人も自分も感じたんですけど、出たしが、もう１回時間旅行をやっている気分になるですよ。”つよくてニューゲーム”で初めてリーネ広場に行くと、最初なのにそこへタイムトリップした気分になる。これは実際、タイムトラベルものでよかったなと思うんですよ。あれが普通のRPGの２週目だと、ああまた頭からという気になるんですけどね。しかも、自分の強さが違うから、（cont...）

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（...）戦っている感覚も違うんで、もう一度『クロノ・トリガー』の中にタイムトリップしてきたみたいな気分になりますよ。

堀井　あのときこうしたらどうなったんだろう、というのを残しながら、セリフの変化でも遊ぶこともできますよね。

坂口　細かいネタでも、ちょっと行動を変えてみたら、微妙に反応が違うようになるべく作りこんであるんですよ。それを感じてもらえれば、２週目も別のおもしろさがあると思う。

堀井　例えば、裁判で最初有罪にされても、２週目には無罪になるとかね。そうそう、１回目は、牢屋の壁のぬけ道に気づかないで、あの穴はなんだろうと思ってクリアしちゃったんだけど、徹底的にやってみたら外に出られたんで、出れるんだったんだ、とあとで気づきました（笑）。

坂口　あそこで動かずに刑が執行されるのを待っているだけでも、別の話が展開します。

------また違う歴史を遊べると。ちょっとしたことで歴史が変わって、エンディングも変わっちゃうわけですよね。

坂口　みんなマルチエンディングを見るために２週目をやるんだろうけど、実際はマルチエンディングそのものよりも、１週目と２週目の違いを楽しむという状況になれば、２週目も、おもしろくやれるんじゃないかなと思います。

セリフの微妙な変化でも遊ぶことができます------堀井

坂口博信

プロフィール
’６２年、茨城県水戸市出身。’８２年にスクウェアに入社し、パソコンゲームから開発に携わる。ファミコンの『キングスナイト』制作を経て、『ファイナルファンタジー』シリーズが大ヒット。以来、プロデューサーとして活躍を続ける。

6ペイジ

カエルが好きなんですかってよく聞かれる

------世界がいろいろあって、キャラクターもその世界に会わせたキャラクターが出てますよね。今までのドラクエやFFにもなかったようなキャラクターがいるではないかと思います。あのへんの、もとのアイデアというのはどこから出てきたんですか。

堀井　スタッフが鳥山さんの絵を研究したんじゃないですかね。かなりの勢いで。ちょっと描いた絵でもムダにしない、みたいなのが感じられたんだけど。

------主人公でもカエルがいますよね。あれは堀井さんのほうからのアイデアですか。

堀井　いちおう、鳥山さんにこういうキャラクターだというラフを書いて渡しました。

------なんでああいうキャラクターを出したんですか。

堀井　なんとなくね、人間じゃないキャラクターってほしいよねって話になって。

坂口　よく聞かれるんですよ。今までFFシリーズでカエル出てきたでしょう。スクウェアはカエルが好きなんですかって（笑）。そういうわけじゃないんだけど（笑）。

堀井　キャラクターを立てる時に、いろんな時代でどういう仲間（cont...）

次は”鳥山ワールド”をもっと徹底させたい------坂口

（...）がいるかって考えたら、主人公は主人公でまあ、少年ですよね。で、女の子が何人がいて。で、戦闘をアクションで見せたいというのがスクウェアからあって、人間キャラばかりじゃつまらないよねと。人間じゃなくてロボットじゃないキャランクターっていないかというときに、やっぱりカエルかなという（笑）。
------動きがわかりやすいですよね。特徴がありますよね。

堀井　あと、ブタとかもあったんだけど。サルとか。まあ、これはあんまり人間と変わらないんですね。

さりげなくホロッとくるイベントがいい

------イベントを全体通してやってみて、お２人はどういうイベントが好きですか。

堀井　基本的なところですが、マールが消えちゃったのをなんとかして、未来を見ちゃって、自分たちでなんとかしょう！　みたいな方向性がありますよね。あのへんが一番とっかかりがあるし、物語の出たしが全部かかっているんで、それが好きですよね。

坂口　ぼくはやっぱり、マールと父親のエピソードが…。今回親子ものが意外と多いから（笑）。まあ、FFみたいに泣かせるぞ、みたいなことじゃなくて、さりげなくホロっとさせられるみたいなイベントが僕は好きですけどね。

堀井雄二

プロフィール
’５４年、兵庫県出身。フリーライターとして活躍後、エニックスのゲームコンテストをきっかけにゲーム制作に関わる。シナリオを担当する『ドラゴンクエスト』シリーズはあまりに有名な大ヒット作。他に『いただきストリート』など。

7ペイジ

作り手ってどうしても難しくしがちだよね

------今回、坂口さんは久しぶりに細かいモンスターデータを作られたということですが。

坂口　FFIIIの時に、今回プロデューサーの青木がモンスター担当だったんですよ。そこに首を突っ込んで以来ですね。で、モンスターのコンセプトを作りまして、青木ともう２人とで４人で部屋にこまって、「こういう魔法をうたれたらバリアはるんじゃないか」っていう風に話し合って作ってるわけです。ただね、今回は弱点をつくと倒れるタイプの敵が多いんですよ。シミュレーション好きが出ているんですかね。

------そういう意味では坂口さんの個性が出たと。

坂口　だから最初は攻略が難しくて、モニターに意地悪すぎるといわれてね。誰がやってるんだって。自分（笑）。もう、さんざん。

堀井　作り手ってどうしても難易度をきつくしちゃうんだよね。

坂口　１回目ってどうしてもそうなっちゃいますよね。

堀井　いろんなものをわかってるからね。作り手がちょっと甘いかなと思うくらいがちょうどいいみたいね。いろんな経験から考えて。謎解きもそう。こんなのすぐわかるよって思ってるところが、みんなけっこうわかんなかったりしてね。

鳥山さんにワールドマップを描いてもらおう（笑）------堀井

坂口　以外なところで引っかかってるんですよね。

堀井　そうそう。人によって引っかかる部分が違うね。

坂口　もう、この人に話しかかれば済むっていう、その寸前まで来ながら、どうしてお前は話しかけないんだ！（笑）みたいな。

発売は年末に間に合わせたかった（笑）

------最後に少々聞きにくいことですが、こうやっとけばよかったみたいな、心残りの部分はありますか。

坂口　もうちょっと頑張ってねえ、年末に発売を間に合わせたかったというのが（爆笑）。発売が伸びてしまった部分がちょっとつらかったですね。

------もし『２』をやるとしたら、こんなことをしたいというのがちょっとでもうかがえれば。

坂口　鳥山ワールドをそのまんま歩き舞われる感覚というのが、僕が最初に想像していたのよりはまだちょっと及ばないような気がするんですよね。それをとことんやったら、けっこうすごい”ワールド”ができるんじゃないかなと。次やるとしたらそこを徹底したいです。

堀井　鳥山さんにワールドマップを書いてもらうとか（笑）。

坂口　それは本当に”鳥山ワールド”ですね（笑）。

------みごとなオチで（笑）。今日はどうもありがとうございました。An old interview with the developers of Chrono Trigger.

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Publish Date: Dec. 25th, 2008

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V Jump Books Dokusen Project!!

Two members of the Chrono Trigger team
discuss the secret story behind the game!

It's a scorching hot
TALK BATTLE!!

Yuuji Horii
Hironobu Sakaguchi
DREAM
PROJECT

Event ideas, character design, the
real story is just inside!
See the dynamic relationship between the developers revealed
as we present this information to you!

They are, of course, Yuuji Horii and Hironobu Sakaguchi,
masters of the Chrono Trigger world!!
We conducted this special interview
for our readers!
Let the interview begin!!

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-The game and its graphics were beyond belief.

------Let's start the interview off with something basic. After completing the game and playing the final version, what were your thoughts? Do you think you were able to accomplish what you set out to do?

Horii: In my mind, the game went beyond our expectations. There were highlights that, in the end, were more than I thought they'd be. The scene where you're going into the jail - just the feeling I got from entering the dungeon surprised me. Seeing the scrolling background of the passage left a deep impression on me. Not just the mountains in the background; the inside as well.

------We were also asking before about the "light and dark" theme of the graphics.

Sakaguchi: Our colleagues who worked on the graphics were also talking about that. If the prison had been done in the normal style, it would have been rather devoid of colour.

------Horii, would you say that the dungeon had the best visuals, in your
opinion?

Horii: Yes. The graphics were excellent, if that's what you mean. I'm not a professional artist, so I appreciate someone else going in there for me.

"I was the one who created Gonzales." ------ Sakaguchi

------Sakaguchi, how about yourself? Do you find that there was a place that went far beyond what you imagined?

Sakaguchi: Something like the stained glass of the courtroom. That part was amazing. At the beginning I imagined the courthouse to be suspended in the sky, connected by a floating bridge to the mountains. I wasn't thinking about the contrast with the light, that was created through the efforts of the staff who drew it.

Horii: As for this game, I'm only involved with the plot. If there's a fairground, I just write that there's a fairground, I don't write down any of the details. Then the staff brainstorm and come up with a variety of attractions to put in. With entertainment like a robot battle and Square's ride, there are many things with which to amuse yourself. I think it lent a certain freshness to the game to have everyone working together.

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Ideas were brainstormed under the orders of the director.

------Do you think that working with each other, there were parts of the game that reflected your personalities?

Horii: Off the top of my head, I think that the fairground events were very Sakaguchi-esque. Characters like Gonzales, especially.

Sakaguchi: I was the one who created Gonzales. *laughter*

------Is that so? *laughter*

Horii: Suddenly bursting into song...

Sakaguchi: Actually, I was also behind the primeval dance next door. *laughter*

Horii: It's a good thing that I started dancing to it too.

Sakaguchi: Actually, Kitase, who was directing the game, was the one who asked me to put something in there.

------Was it because you would always say that to him when you were the director and now your positions have been reversed?

Sakaguchi: That's right. *laughter* Because Kitase only recently became director, so he was always saying "Sakaguchi, Sakaguchi, I'm really sorry about this, but since I'm the director now, I'm going to have to ask you to do this." *bursts out laughing*

“Square had a variety of new ideas."------ Horii

Chrono Trigger had a degree of freedom never-before-seen in games.

Sakaguchi: There were times that I felt under pressure to make as much of a Toriyama-style world as possible, but contrary to my expectations I found that it was okay to play around with Toriyama's universe. It felt like anything was possible.

Horii: Because of this, even in really serious scenes there's a lot of silliness. Take the part where you defeat the Dragon Tank after escaping from the prison. The enemies hanging off the edge link together to form a human bridge. *laughter*

------Even with the character names, like "Sir Krawlie" *laughter*

Sakaguchi: That would be impossible with something like Final Fantasy. It would be rejected immediately. *laughter*

Horii: We had a lot more freedom than we would with Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest. We weren't worried about the feel of the world, it would be whatever we ended up making.

Sakaguchi: It was a totally new game.

------Sakaguchi, would you say there was a part where Horii's personality shone through?

Sakaguchi: Yes and no. When I read the faxes he sent me, I was surprised. They were written like flowcharts, and the response time showed an almost user-like mentality. I thought it was amazing.

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They wanted to make the most of time travel.

------I thought I had played till the end, but after the Undersea Palace the game suddenly awarded the player a lot more freedom. You could go around doing all sorts of things. What was your intention there, seeing as the story was so much more linear before?

Sakaguchi: FFVI was the same.The style had its pros and cons. We had several events that had to be completed using time travel, so we wanted to make the most of them. Also, when we came up with ideas for bosses that you had to defeat by hitting their weak points, we began to realize we couldn't put them into a linear story. Players would get stuck and need to consult a walkthrough. As a result, I wanted to make use of those ideas in areas that were optional for the player. The game is accordingly easier to understand than Final Fantasy, and in order to help the player progress through the game we made the Brink of Time. We created it so the player could go there to receive hints and carry on.

------I feel like there is one particular optional event that you'd like the player to experience most. There were a lot of events that caused time paradoxes or made use of time travel, weren't there?

Sakaguchi: Those were the most popular Chrono-like parts according to the testers as well. Though surely if you just skipped through the story at that pace from the beginning, you wouldn't be able to follow it, right?

Horii: Isn't that right. It wouldn't make any sense.

Sakaguchi: Because the Chrono Trigger world could be understood through a linear story, I thought that players would enjoy events that caused time paradoxes and required travelling through time.

“Enjoy the differences between the 1st and 2nd playthrough!" ------ Sakaguchi

The second playthrough will feel different.

------Chrono Trigger has the option for a second playthrough using your progress from the first game. Was this so players could enjoy the multiple endings?

Sakaguchi: That was one of our intentions, but there was also something we didn't expect... the testers themselves felt as though they wanted to travel through time again. They wanted to start a new game, go to Leene Fair, and time travel once more. That was actually the good thing about time travel, I think. In normal RPGs, the second time through, it feels like a chore to play all the way from the beginning again. With the New Game + you're able to keep your characters' strength, so your sense of battle is different. You feel like time travelling in Chrono Trigger once more.

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Horii: With the options in Chrono Trigger, you often find yourself wondering about what would have happened had you chosen to do something different. The second time through gives you more chances to toy with what people say.

Sakaguchi: Wherever we could, we tried to make it so that a slight change in your behavior caused subtle differences in people's reactions. If you feel the changes, I think the second play-through will hold a whole new interest.

Horii: For example, even if you're found guilty during the trial the first time through, you might be found innocent the second time. During the initial playthrough, you won't be aware of the hole in the dungeon wall, you'll clear the game still wondering what it is. But, later, if you try to clear the game 100%, you'll go outside and realize after that you could have gone out there in the first place. *laughter*

Sakaguchi: Even just waiting in the dungeon for your punishment to be enforced, you're able to expand the story.

------You can play through again with a different history. By changing the history through your actions, you can change the ending, right?

Sakaguchi: Everyone will probably play a second time to see the different endings. But multiple endings aside, I think that if you enjoy the differences between playthroughs, you'll find the second time interesting as well.

“You toy with the subtle changes in people's reactions." ------ Horii

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Hironobu Sakaguchi:

Profile:
Born in 1962 in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Sakaguchi joined Square in 1982 and participated in development, starting with computer games. After the Famicom's King's Knight the Final Fantasy became a big hit. Since then, he has continued to play an active role as a producer.

We're often asked if we like frogs.

------The world of Chrono Trigger is so varied that it gives rise to a variety of characters that suit it. Chrono Trigger seems to boast characters that have, until now, never before been seen in games like Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy. Where did those original ideas come from?

Horii: The staff studied the drawings of Toriyama. They a put lot of effort in. We felt as though we couldn't let the drawings go to waste.

------One of the protagonists is a frog. Was that your idea, Horii?

Horii: Toriyama gave us the rough sketch of a frog character he had drawn.

------So what made you decide to use a character like that?

Horii: For some reason, we had been talking about how we wanted a non-human character.

Sakaguchi: We're often asked that. Frogs have appeared before in the Final Fantasy series. People ask if it's because Square likes frogs! *laughter* But that's not the reason at all. *laughter*

Horii: When we were creating the characters, we were thinking about what sort of friends Crono would have in each era. The game's protagonist is a young boy, so how many females should we have? When Square was working on the in-battle actions, they thought it would be boring to have only human characters. When trying to think up characters that weren't human or robot, they started considering the frog. *laughter*

------Easy to understand that development. It has character.

Horii: There were pigs, too. And monkeys. But they aren't so different from humans.

"I want to better capture the feel of a Toriyama-style world." ------ Sakaguchi

The events that make you burst into tears are the best.-

-----Out of all the events, which ones did you two like?-

Horii:- It's a normal part of the story, but there's a course of action where Marle disappears somehow, you see the resulting future, and you have to do something to prevent it. That's the start of it all, the rest of the story just stems from it. I like that part.

Sakaguchi: I really like the episode with Marle and her father. That's because in this game, contrary to what you'd expect, there are some family issues. *laughter* I like events that, rather than making you cry like in Final Fantasy, make you burst into tears.

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Yuuji Horii

Profile:
Born in 1954 in Hyogo Prefecture. After having a hand in Free Writer, Horii was influenced by the Enix Game Contest which sparked his career. He was in charge of scenarios in the smash-hit Dragon Quest series, and has also worked on the Itadaki Street games.

No matter what the developers do, the game tends to be difficult.

------For the first time awhile, Sakaguchi designed detailed monsters.

Sakaguchi: When we were making Final Fantasy III, Aoki, the producer of Chrono Trigger, was the one in charge of the monsters. He's been poking his nose into it ever since. So, I designed some concepts for monsters, then I, Aoki, and two others crowded into a room and discussed things like needing a barrier to defeat certain types of magic. In this game there are many enemies you have to defeat by hitting their weak points. I think it shows that we like simulations.

------So that means that your personality shone through, Sakaguchi.

Sakaguchi: At first getting through the game was tough. The testers were saying "You guys are being cruel. Whose idea was this?" It was mine! *laughter* Harsh, right?

Horii: We developers had managed to make the game too difficult!

Sakaguchi: It's always like that the first time, no matter what.

Horii: It's because we know too much. The developers think the game's just right, that they're being too soft. They're thinking from their own experience. The puzzles were the same. Lots of players didn't figure out things we thought they'd get easily.
Sakaguchi: There were exceptions to where people got stuck, though.

Horii: Right, the places where players got stuck differed from person to person.

Sakaguchi: You get to the point where you just need to talk to the person, so why don't you talk to them? *laughter*

"We'll get Toriyama to draw the world map!" *laughter* ------ Horii

They wanted to release the game by the end of the year.

------It's hard to hear after everything's finished, but do you feel there are places where you would have liked to have done something differently?

Sakaguchi: If we had tried a little harder, we could have reached our goal of releasing the game by the end of the year. *bursts out laughing* It was a little heartbreaking to have to change the release date.

------Can we hear about what you'd like to do if you made a sequel?

Sakaguchi: The sense of dancing you get from exploring Toriyama's worlds is a little more difficult to capture than I initially thought. If we can successfully channel that feeling, we'll be able to create a fantastic world. If we try to do a sequel, I want to perfect that completely.

Horii: And we'll get Toriyama to draw the world map for us! *laughter*

Sakaguchi: Then it will really be a Toriyama-style world. *laughter*

------Well, everything turned out great! *laughter* Thank you very much for joining us today.

LoZ Manga Part 1 - ゼルダの伝説漫画その1

2009-01-12T06:29:00.000-08:00

LoZ Manga Index - ゼルダ漫画の指数

LoZ Manga Part 2 - ゼルダの伝説漫画その2

2009-01-12T06:14:00.000-08:00

LoZ Manga Index - ゼルダ漫画の指数

BerriBlue by GlitterBerri

New Domain & Lots of Updates!

PH Manga Chapt. 12 - 夢砂の漫画 その12

PH Manga Chapt. 11 - 夢砂の漫画 その11

October: What's New?

Recent Updates

Coming Soon!

PH Manga Chapt. 10 - 夢砂の漫画 その10

September: What's New?

Recent Updates

Coming Soon!

PH Manga Chapt. 9 - 夢砂の漫画 その9

August: What's New?

Recent Updates

Coming Soon!

PH Manga Chapt. 8 - 夢砂の漫画 その8

July: What's New?

Recent Updates

Coming Soon!

FF7 Unused Text 9 - FF7の未使用テキストその9

Index

1. Leaving Seventh Heaven

2. Entering Honey Bee Inn Without Permission

3. Yuffie in Awe

4. Second Shinra Grunt at the Nibelheim Bridge

5. Zangan

6. The Cargo Ship's Dead Commander

7. Ride the Shinra Yacht? No.

8. Aeris Likes the Jealous Cloud

9. Cid in Nibelheim

10. MP Absorption vs. MP Absorb

11. Aeris Is Sick of This

12. Tifa in North Corel Huge Materia Mission

13. Cloud, Tifa, and Aeris in the Fort Condor Huge Materia Mission

14. What Is a Clone?

15. How Do We Save the Planet?

16. Location Names in the Menu

17. The Scrapped Sidequest

18. Fort Condor Japanese Script

19. Yuffie Gives Up the Absorb Materia... Or Not!

20. Resources

PH Manga Chapt. 7 - 夢砂の漫画 その7

PH Manga Chapt. 6 - 夢砂の漫画 その6

CC Ultimania Interview -

Room No. 1

Room No. 1

PH Manga Chapt. 5 - 夢砂の漫画 その5

PH Manga Chapt. 4 - 夢砂の漫画 その4

May: What's New?

Recent Updates

Coming Soon!

PH Manga Chapt. 3 - 夢砂の漫画 その3

April: What's New?

Recent Updates

Coming Soon!

PH Manga Chapt. 2 - 夢砂の漫画 その2

PH Manga Index - 夢砂の漫画の指数

PH Manga Chapt. 1 - 夢砂の漫画 その1

Phantom Hourglass - 夢幻の砂時計

Lyrics - 歌詞

March: What's New?

Recent Updates

Coming Soon!

SF Debug Text - デバグ テキスト

Lost Text of Saga Frontier

SaGa Frontier - サガフロンティア

News Index - アップデート指数

February: What's New?

Coming Soon!

LoZ Manga Part 5 - ゼルダの伝説 漫画 その5

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - you - Visionen Im Spiegel - Lyrics

The Mystery of Asadoya Yunta - 安里屋ユンタのミステリ

Tough to Fix (Part 2) - 「やりなおしがすごかった」らしい その2

developer

CT Prerelease Unused & Debug Text - デバグ テキスト

Chrono Trigger Prerelease ROM Unused & Debug Text

Text Block 01 3B0242-3B1F3F

Text Block 02 3B1F40-3B23D9

Text Block 03 3B5294-3B6C92

Text Block 04 3B6C93-3B7294

PH Manga Chapt. 12 - 夢砂の漫画その12

PH Manga Chapt. 11 - 夢砂の漫画その11

PH Manga Chapt. 10 - 夢砂の漫画その10

PH Manga Chapt. 9 - 夢砂の漫画その9

PH Manga Chapt. 8 - 夢砂の漫画その8

PH Manga Chapt. 7 - 夢砂の漫画その7

PH Manga Chapt. 6 - 夢砂の漫画その6

PH Manga Chapt. 5 - 夢砂の漫画その5

PH Manga Chapt. 4 - 夢砂の漫画その4

PH Manga Chapt. 3 - 夢砂の漫画その3

PH Manga Chapt. 2 - 夢砂の漫画その2

PH Manga Chapt. 1 - 夢砂の漫画その1

SF Debug Text - デバグテキスト

LoZ Manga Part 5 - ゼルダの伝説漫画その5

Tough to Fix (Part 2) - 「やりなおしがすごかった」らしいその2

CT Prerelease Unused & Debug Text - デバグテキスト

Chrono Trigger V-Jump Interview - Vジャンプインタビュー

LoZ Manga Part 1 - ゼルダの伝説漫画その1

LoZ Manga Part 2 - ゼルダの伝説漫画その2