With their time travel device damaged and losing power, the party must try to find a way to keep it working long enough to fix the anomalies and get the Nicks home. But where in the world of Chrono Trigger would there be enough power for something like time travel? Perhaps a visit to a certain AI would do the trick?

In our world, T and G try to understand more about this understated section of the game, and maybe what could have been improved on. In particular...

• What is going on in this sidequest: How do you get to it, and what might you expect to find?


• Atropos and Mother Brain! Their origins, and the role they play in Robo’s story (and the story of the game)


• Missed potential: How could they have tied this sidequest better into the plot of the game, and into Robo’s character development in particular (and briefly why the developers might not have been able to do this)
  
  

Editing, scripting, and podcast visual design by Nick Terwoord. Special thanks to Square Enix for making that game that we love, Chrono Trigger ...and for not suing us.

Episode Cast

Alphabetically, by actor:

• D Morton in the role of Atropos


• Nick G in the role of his fictional self and discussion host


• Nick T in the role of his fictional self, Robo, and discussion host


• Sofa-Cushion in the role of Mother Brain


• SMZeldaRules in the role of Lucca Ashtear

Musical Credits

• [00:00 ] Think think think think... Inception by The ARTISANS Beats used under Jamendo’s standard license


• [00:35 ] Mad with power: ReMix: Chrono Trigger "Elements of Time" by Andrew Thompson, Fernando Valencia, Kristy Mezines from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy


• [01:48 ] Anomaly detected: ReMix: Xenogears "Omen (R3 Mix)" by R3FORGED from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy

• [03:08 ] Acceptable parameters? Candy Corn: They Saved Robo’s Brain! (Chrono Trigger) by YoshiBlade from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy

• [05:52 ] Wel-come, home: ReMix: Super Metroid "Beyond the Glass" by Sam Dillard from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy


• [28:11 ] WARNING! Super Metroid: Relics of the Chozo: Escaping Retribution (Escape) by Protricity from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy


• [32:18 ] Oh no... ReMix: Super Metroid "Beyond the Glass" by Sam Dillard from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy


• [33:56 ] Why, Prometheus? ReMix: Chrono Trigger "Glenn" by Squint from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy


• [35:30 ] The anomaly... ReMix: Chrono Trigger "When All Hope Has Faded" by Tyler Heath, zircon from http://ocremix.org used under ocremix.org content policy 

Special Announcement: The Race Against Time

The Race Against Time is a twenty-four hour marathon to do two things: raise money for charity, and beat all the endings of the greatest game ever made: Chrono Trigger.

On August 14 and 15, 2021, we’re raising money for <span style="font-we