Chrono Trigger, a role-playing video game, is released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan, developed by Square Co. Ltd.
Chrono Trigger is released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in North America, bringing the game to a wider audience.
Chrono Trigger is re-released on the Sony PlayStation as part of the Final Fantasy Chronicles compilation, featuring enhanced graphics and new content.
Chrono Trigger is released on the Nintendo DS with additional features, including new dungeons and improved graphics, modernizing the experience for a new generation of players.
Chrono Trigger is made available on the Steam digital distribution platform, allowing PC gamers access to the classic title.
The earliest known era in the Chrono Trigger universe, predating recorded history. Civilization is primitive and humanity is vulnerable to predators like the Reptites.
The Reptites dominate the Earth, living in a dinosaur-like era with no humans in power.
A catastrophic event including the eruption of Lavos causes extinction of the Reptites and forces birth of human dominance.
A medieval period where kingdoms like Guardia Valedictory reign. The kingdom constructs the great Guardia Castle.
Magus wages war against Guardia leading to turmoil before being banished through time.
The starting point for the Chrono Trigger storyline, where Crono lives and the adventure begins.
Marle is kidnapped in the present and subsequently Crono sets out to rescue her, leading to the discovery of time travel.
Crono and friends discover teleportation technology allowing them to travel through time periods and influence events.
The Kingdom of Zeal, a mystical floating kingdom in 12,000 B.C., is destroyed during a catastrophic encounter with Lavos.
Lavos descends to Earth and begins its process of feeding on the planet, causing significant destruction throughout history.
The apocalyptic future where the Earth is devastated by Lavos, with only a few survivors and remnants of humanity in the year 2300 A.D.
The player characters confront and defeat Lavos in a final battle, preventing the destruction of the world.
