What happens when you swap Crono for Shrek and rewrite all of the script to it into his world? You get Shrek Trigger, which could be one of the most bizarre ROM hacks I've ever covered. As you might have guessed, this is a parody hack of Chrono Trigger, with Donkey making a new invention that has torn a hole in the fabric of time.
The whole campaign of Chrono Trigger has been rewritten and still includes every possible ending. There are seven playable characters - Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Pinocchio, Puss in Boots, Mongo, and, according to the ROM hack's creator mikola, 'one more you would never let into your party.'
All of the 116 techniques have been renamed and many have been purposefully overpowered for comedic effect. There's also 5,000 new lines of script throughout the whole game. Heal with onions, recover magic with garlic, and upgrade stats such as Earwax, Beef, and Mojo. You find your magic powers from a celebrity chef too - this is weird!
The boss battles are all unchanged - it plays like Chrono Trigger, but it's just a swampier, ogre version. You'll need a legally acquired ROM of Chrono Trigger (USA) ROM (4,194,304 bytes, CRC32 2D206BF7) to patch this hack onto.
Some of you might be thinking that Chrono Trigger doesn't need any tampering with to make it great, but come on - this is one funny hack. I love the fact that people reimagine our favourite games in different ways like this, and putting a comedic spin on a classic like Chrono Trigger just allows fans of the original to experience it in a different way. I mean, we know this game like the back of our hand, so it's nice to give it a different twist for a bit,. I just never thought that twist would be Shrek, but her - I'm here for it!
Head to the project page to download!
