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Occasionally the stars align and a once-in-a-generation group of creatives come together to make something spectacular and ahead of its time. That\u2019s how Chrono Trigger was made, an RPG for the SNES that came out 30 years ago this week and still blows me away. Playing it was a formative gaming moment for me and one I\u2019m\u2026<\/p>\n

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Occasionally the stars align and a once-in-a-generation group of creatives come together to make something spectacular and ahead of its time. That\u2019s how Chrono Trigger was made, an RPG for the SNES that came out 30 years ago this week and still blows me away. 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