Today brings good news to all Super Nintendo RPG fans, including myself.  Chrono Trigger was officially announced by Square-Enix, and you can read more about the specifics on IGN:

http://ds.ign.com/articles/885/885741p1.html

The game will be released this holiday season in the US, making it the first release on a hand held system.  The original Chrono Trigger is hailed by many to be the best game of all time, only to be matched up with it’s biggest competitors; Final Fantasy VI and VII.  I personally follow the CT side, mostly due to the great art and fantastic multiple endings.

Chrono Trigger features a complex story line where you must travel through time to stop the destruction of the world.  Your party will visit everything from the ancient past to a post-apocalyptic age to prevent the terrible disaster.  The original version offered several endings, make the replay value one of the best of it’s time.  After completing the game one time, players are given the ability to go through the game again with all their current stats, making your characters feel as if they were invincible.

As a boy, I spent endless hours playing through this time travelling epic, trying to complete every possible ending.  The story never grew old.  Needless to say, I plan on picking up a copy as soon as it is released.

Square-Enix is making a wise decision in releasing the game on the DS, and I’m sure Nintendo is happy about the news as well.  I only wonder why it took them so long to re-release such a monumental game.