CT Side Guide

Chrono Trigger Side Guide (Version 6.0)
Created June 24, 1996
Last Updated on August 25, 1998

By: Caliburnis@aol.com

Background info about Chrono Trigger:

Chrono Trigger revolves around a guy named Crono, [who can't speak (because he is a mute?)] and he is chosen to save the world from an alien named Lavos, who landed on earth in Prehistoric times. He goes back and forth in time, repairing the world's chronology. He also meets many strange, unique, helpful, and not-so-helpful beings on his quest. Crono is a swordsman who learns Lightning Magic later on.

Little tibits and stuff: People will say additional things depending on the following.....

-When you have Robo on your team when you meet Ayla, she examins him .
-As soon as you get Magus on your team, put him in the 3rd position and go to Gasper. He will tell Magus how much he has grown.
-When you find the rainbow shell, have Marle,Crono, and Ayla. Ayla will tap Marle on the shoulder and say "You leave nest yet? Not too big yet."
-Have Frog when you fight the Mammon Machine. Make him attack with the new Masamune and it says "Masamune absorbs energy......"
-Have Magus when you fight Zeal in the black omen.
-Sometimes, after you fight Zeal and fight Lavos , don't fight him. Wait awhile on the equip screen and the music may change.

Semi-secrets:
One of the rocks is sorta of a semi-secret. The Gold Rock can be found in Mt. Denedora. After you have the New Masamune, go to the mountain and have Frog be in the first position. Go the ledge where the Free Lance (the bird) tosses rocks at you. Make him hit Frog, and in a few tries you will acquire the Gold Rock! The Gold Rock requires From, Marle, and Robo. Only Frog can equip it. It requires that Frog knows Frog Squash, Marle knows Life2, and Robo knows Laser Spin. This triple tech works best when Frog's HP is low.
In Mt. Denadora, go to the save point that gives you the title "Tata and the Frog". Go down then right to the next screen. Near the upper part of the screen is a tree branch. Go under it and there is a treasure chest. Inside is a Gold Suit.
In the Giant's Claw, go to the area that resembles the entrance to the Tyranno Lair. Go back one screen to a part that resembles a V-shaped place. Go right. It looks like there is a wall there, but you can walk though it. If you do, you will find a treasure chest. In it is a Zodiac Cape.
To find the Doom Sickle, Gloom Helm, and Gloom Cape, go to Ozzie's Fort. Proceed to the point where Ozzie tempts you with a treasure chest below his axe. In that room, there is a big area on your right. Go south from the door leading to the Great Ozzie and friends, and search along the wall. An area will open up, revealing Magus's strongest gear!
The Valkyre, Shiva Edge, and Moon Armor and items that you don't want to miss. Go to the hero's grave in 600 a.d and go to the black boxes where the Siren and the Kali Blade are. Press A in front of it but do not open it. Leave the Hero's Grave and go to one-thousand A.D. and open the boxes there (1000 ad). The Siren and the Kali blade will get level ups.
In Zeal talk to the woman who asks you if you like plants. Answer yes, and tell her to Plant it with hope. Leave and go to 600a.d and the sunken desert will appear. Remember the plant-lover in Zeal who said if she is reborn, she would want to be born in a land full of plants? That Woman is Fiona. Also, if you forgot to talk to her in Zeal, you can tell her after the Black Bird crashes in the Commons.
The order to open the books in the Zeal cities are: Water, Lightning, and Fire. (Water summons wind....wind makes fire dance....). Follow the order and a passage will reveal the Black rock and a bunch of Nus.

Gimme that!!
The Charm technique from Ayla is one of the most useful techs you'll learn. You can steal :
Item (from) ***********Enemy or Boss ------ --------------------
Power Meals *********Cybots
Megaelixers *********Ruminators
Third Eye *********Nizbel I and II
Mermaid Cap *********Blue Beast
R'bow (Rainbow) Helm. *********Beast
Alloy Blade *********Bantam Imp
Big Hand *********Gargoyle
Ozzie Pants+ *********Great Ozzie(and Ozzie in crystal)
Flea Vest *********Flea Plus
Slasher 2 *********Super Slash
Gold Stud *********Flyclops
Muscle Ring *********Incognito
Mop (not very useful) *********Nu
Black Mail *********Son of Sun
Blue Mail *********Mother Brain
Red Mail *********Rust Tyrano
White Mail *********Yakra XIII
+Note that Ozzie Pants will chaos your character and s/he slowly loses HP.

Break the Seals!

Black Boxes:
1 in Truce Inn (600 & 1000)
1 in Vortex Pit {Heckrans Cave} (1000)
1 in Magic Cave (600)
2 in Porre's Mayor's Manor (600 & 1000)
2 in Northern Ruins {Hero's Grave} (600 & 1000)
1 in Guardia Forest near Portal (1000)
1 in Guardia Forest near dead end (600)
Doors:
In Bangor Dome, Arris Dome, Trann Dome, Keeper's Dome.

Game Genie codes!! (Note that some codes may produce undesireable effects or may not even work on your copy)

These Game genie codes are made by Galoob:
EEDD-7F5D= START WITH MORE HP
63DD-745D " MP
BDDD-74ED MAX. POWER
BDDD-777D STAMINA
BDDD-775D SPEED
BDDD-778D MAGIC
BDDD- 77ED HIT POWER
BDDF-7D7D=START WITH MAX. EVADE
BDDF-7D5D= MAGIC DEFENSE

Codes created by me, Caliburnis@aol.com (=D)
AB3B-ED6C SCREWS UP ITEM SCREEN WHEN YOU GO DOWN

DBC5-7765 FREEZES AFTER COUNTER ATTACK

C32A-7765 MOST ENEMIES ARE STRONGER{EX. HETAKE TAKES OFF 126-128 HP}

A134-7765 NOTHING CAN YOUR HP'S GO UP OR DOWN, POTIONS OR MAGIC, ENEMIES STILL ALIVE AFTER THEY ARE DEFEATED.

A903-7765 THIS IS A COOL CODE. WHEN AN ENEMY TRIES TO ATTACK YOU, YOU MOVE TO A DIFFERENT PART OF THE SCREEN, EITHER OFF SCREEN OR IN FRONT OF ANOTHER CHARACTER.

4AAB-7765 OR C2AB-7765 MIDDLE CHARACTER HAS UNLIMITED MAGIC IN BATTLE

DC34-7765 ENEMIES ARE ALIVE AFTER THEIR DEFEAT

DC2A-7765 MAKES YOUR TECHS AND ATTACKS WEAKER THAN USUAL

DC3B-7765 YOU HAVE UNLIMITED HP, AND SOMETIMES WHEN AN ENEMY ATTACKS, THE WHOLE GROUP DIES, A COUPLE, OR THAT ONE, AND SOMETIMES IT MAKES THE ENEMIES IMMORTAL.

DC32-7765 AFTER BATTLE, GOLD EARNED IS CUT BY HALF, SO IF YOU GET 100 GP, YOU GET 50 GP.

EC32-7765 AFTER BATTLE, GOLD EARNED IS ADDED BY HALF, SO IF YOU GET 100 GP, YOU GET 150 GP.

DC38-7765 WHEN ANYONE, ENEMY OR YOU, ATTACK, BOTH SIDES DIE.

42AB-7767 SCREWS UP SPRITES

A4E7-7765 + 42AB-7767 SCREWS UP SPRITES ON WALKING SCREEN,IN BATTLE 3RD PERSON DIES AND CAN'T BE REVIVED, LAST ENEMY TO LIVE IS IMMORTAL. IF YOU WAIT A WHILE, 2ND PERSON HAS SOMETHING LIKE SERAPH SONG ON, SOME KIND OF DISABLING STATUS (LOCK, ETC.), 2ND PERSON LOSES A LOT OF HP IN BATTLE, PERMANENTLY, AND AFTER BATTLE, GO TO CHARACTER PROFILE SCREEN, AND IT SAYS SOME OF YOUR GROUP ARE LEVEL 0 CRONOS. ALSO, TRY TO HAVE AYLA IN THAT GROUP AND ON HER PROFILE, EQUIP HER WITH A MAGMA HAND ( IF YOU HAVE IT). ANYONE CAN EQUIP OTHER PEOPLE'S STUFF.

765C-7767 MAKES THE BACKGROUND SLIDE WHEN YOU RUN

7FDD-7767 SLOWS YOU DOWN

A45F-7765 TRY USING "BUBBLE HIT" IN BATTTLE

87ED-7765 SCREWS UP: PLAYER SELECTION SCREN AFTER BATTLE, PROFILES, TECHS, NAMES, FACES, SOME TECHS SCREW UP THE BACKGROUND,CHARACTERS ARE ALOWWED TO EQUIP STUFF THEY NORMALLY CAN'T, DIE AT BEGINNING OF BATTLE.

429B-7765 WHEN HIT, DAMAGE DOSEN'T SHOW ON CHARACTER, BUT IT STILL COUNTS.

4989-7765 WHEN YOU USE A TECH, IT SAYS " GOT 1X LODESWORD", "LIGHTNING2", OR "PICOMAGNUM" OR WHATEVER. IT KEEPS ON BRINGING UP THE MESSAGE, BUT YOU DON'T REALLY GET IT. TURN OFF EFFECTS TO CONTINUE. TO SEE THE GAME SAY "GOT 1X PICOMAGNUM", HAVE FROG CAST 'WATER 1'

FC2A-7765 TECH POWER IS REDUCED BY 99%, MEANING LUMINAIRE CAN TAKE OFF BETWEEN 1-30 OR UNDER 100.

B10F-7765 GAMES STOPS WHEN SOME PEOPLE CAST CERTAIN TECHS, SOME MAY FREEZE GAME. TURN OFF EFFECTS TO CONTINUE. TRY MAGUS' 'ICE 2'

The jury has reached a verdict!

In the trial, the following determine whether or not you are guilty or innocent.
1) When you pick up the pendant before talking to Marle to see if she's okay.
2) When you refuse to give back her pendant once she asks you for it.
3) If you try to sell the pendant to Melchior before Marle joins your team.
4) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' ' ' after ' ' ' '
5a) If you give the cat back to the girl or (5b)not.
6a) If you eat the old man's lunch or (6b)not.
7) When Marle wants some cotton candy and you press down and Marle says don't kidnap her.
Numbers 1,2,3,4,7 are used by the Chancellor. #'s 5 and 6 can be used against you or not. If you talk to the girl but don't give her her cat, she will testify against you. If you give her the cat, she will vouch for you. If you don't eat the old man's chicken lunch, he will not be a part in the trial. If you do (6a), he will be on the Chancellor's side.
Numbers 1,2,3,4,5b,6a,7 will ensure you unaminous guilty for Crono.
5A alone with none of the others will give you a sporting chance in getting unaminous innocent.

Stratagies:

You should try boogie, hypno wave, and provoke on bosses.
Hypno wave works on: Masa, Mune, Golem, etc.

The Son of Sun can be a simple boss-or a hard one. Its best to equip everyone with Red Mails, since he uses Flare on you. It will heal your party. You can only attack the flames if you want to damage the Son of Sun.Since there are 5 flames, you have a 20% chance of hitting the correct one. You can increase your chance of survival, though, with Magus's Black Hole. Make sure his in the first position. Make him use Black Hole until it sucks in the two closest flames. The two closest flames are the best you're going to get. Now you have a 33% chance of hitting the right flame. If you have slow motion on your controller (or a really fast eye), you can see that one of the flames has sort of an image of itself, which looks like another flame close to one. Thats the flame to hit.

The team I choose to fight Lavos with is:
Crono-who does Luminaire and Life as needed.
Magus-DarkMatter and MegaElixers
Robo -or- Frog
(Robo) does Heal Beam, Shock, and Uzzi Punch {with Crisis Arm}.
(Frog) does Heal, Frog Squash, and Leap Slash.

Well, if you like this Side Guide or don't , E-mail me! Updates are whenever I get questions.