In-game reset: Hold L + R and press Select +
Start.
Alternate endings: A new option will appear after completing the game
for the first time. Use this option and load a saved game to restart
with items obtained in the previous game. Complete this special
game to view an alternate ending sequence.
To see dialogue from Chrono himself, choose the new game plus
feature after completing the game for the first time. Defeat Lavos
after Schala opens the seal on the door leading to the throne
room. Before you go through the door, return and defeat Lavos
to see Chrono scold Marle and Lucca for admiring men instead of
showing a slide show.
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There are about twenty different endings in the game.
Information in this section was contributed by Kevin Bender.
To see an alternate ending which features Frog marrying Queen
Leene, complete the game. After just saving the Queen go to Lavos
by any way you can. If you defeat Lavos a sequence with Leene
marrying Glenn, and Marle being a toad princess will appear.
Information in this section was contributed by JINN.
Go to New Game+ and start with your best data and go to the fair.
Then, go to Lucca's invention. Go to the pod to the right and
you will fight Lavos alone as Chrono, but with all your stats
and weapons from your old data. If you defeat him, you should
see three people in a castle. After you talk to all three of them
you should see what is the End of Time place with weird characters.
However, these are the creators of the game in disguise. The time
portals lead to more places with the staff.
Information in this section was contributed by HighFly2000.
Hidden ending: There is a hidden ending that features a development
room if you complete the game on your first attempt. You wll fight
and defeat the Lavos Shell, Lavos, and Lavos Core, immediately
after the queen calls Lavos into being in 12,000 BC. This would
be the first attack on Lavos ever in the game. [Screenshot]
Information in this section was contributed by Anthony Cicatko.
Deleted saved games: Enter the save game file selection screen. Highlight
the saved game to delete then press Start + Select
on controller two, then confirm your selection.
Hint: New Game+: To get New Game+, you must complete the game by defeating
Lavos through the Black Omen. After the game ends, reset to get
the Game+ option to appear. When you choose "New Game+",
you will be asked which save file you want to start with. Choose
one of the three files and the game will start from the beginning.
You will start the game at the same level, and with all of your
spells and items that you had before. This option lets you play
through to get each of the ten different endings. In a New Game+,
a teleport (the Lavos Gate) directly to Lavos will appear in the
right telepod of Lucca's invention at Leene Square. Depending
upon when you enter this gate and defeat Lavos, you will get different
endings
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Hint: Poyozo doll, Clone, and a cat for
every character: Go to Bekkler's lab with any character except and win
an award.
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Hint: Easy tech points: While you have Crono or Magus in your party, go to
Giants Claw and find a room with three switches. There will be
one in front of you, one to the left, and one to the right. Push
the switch on the right to fight "Leapers" that you
can kill easily with Lighting 2 and earn 30 or more tech points.
After they die, walk out then reenter the room and repeat the
process.
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Hint: Defeating Lavos: There are three battles with Lavos, the Lavos Shell,
Inner Lavos, and the Lavos Core (although it is named Lavos until
the Lavos Core). To defeat the Lavos Shell, use Dual Techs and
strong moves that can do 3,500 or more points of damage per hit
and it should die quickly. To defeat Inner Lavos, use strong moves
such as Luminare, Flare, or Dark Matter to kill his arms so that
it cannot use the move "Laser Beam/Doors Of Doom Open".
This move will almost kill everyone in your party if they are
not a high level. Next, use strong Dual Techs such as Flare Frog,
Fire Whirl (Lucca and Ayla), or Spire to finish him off. He does
not have any strong attacks. The Lavos Core will use the strongest
magic in the game, such as Dreamless (the strongest magic attack),
Grand Stone (the strongest physical attack), Evil Star, Crying
Heavens/Hidden Blow, Invading light, and spells/random effects.
To defeat the Lavos Core, use Crono's Confusion on the left Lavos
Bit twice so that the other two bits are exposed to strong magic
at techs. It is recommended you use Flare Frog, Luminare, and
a Megalixer every time it uses "Evil Star" or "Grand
Stone" and it should eventually die.
Information in this section was contributed by aevdarkrain.
Glitch: Save anywhere: In Giants Claw or Tyrono Fortress there are a few switches.
One activates a save point, one starts a battle, and one makes
part of the floor disappear. First activate the save point, then
make the floor disappear. Go to the top of the left hole, jump
off and press A just as you go onto it. Save and continue.
If done correctly, you should be able to save anywhere except
in battles until the system is turned off.
Information in this section was contributed by BigBro9716.
Glitch: Packaging: On the cartridge label, Marle is using Fire magic instead
of Ice.
Information in this section was contributed by Liquid-zero5.
Glitch: Robo reappears: There is an optional mission to revive the forest in
600 A.D. To do this you must leave Robo behind, go to the present
time, and pick him up after his work is done. If you do not pick
him up, he should be in Fiona's Shrine in the present forever.
However as soon as you complete the game, he is there with you.
Information in this section was contributed by Jay.
Glitch: Computer reference: In A.D. 2300, Lucca calls a device a computer. Because
she is from 1000 A.D., there is no way she could know what a computer
is.
Information in this section was contributed by Crimson Mantis.
Glitch: Ayla's name: Have Ayla as the middle person in your party, and have
her named anything other than Ayla. After Crono leaves the party,
you must get the clone of Crono in order to bring him back. After
going to Norstein Bekkler and doing the Mimic Game, return to
Crono's house to get the doll from Crono's mother. Ayla will step
up, and will say "Ayla need to borrow this" no matter
what you named her (for example, "Kitty: Ayla need to borrow
this!").
Information in this section was contributed by JR Van Esbroek.
Glitch: Invisible Lucca: Due to a glitch with the walk through walls cheat,
you can easily leave Lucca behind from the prison break. As you
run through past the chancellor and down the stairs, exit as normal.
However, when Marle joins you to leave notice that Lucca ran into
the castle to save you, but eventually does not meet up with you.
You can still continue as if she existed, but she may not return
until the end even though she still talks.
Information in this section was contributed by Dracolix.