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    Chrono Trigger

    Game » consists of 22 releases. Released Mar 11, 1995

    Take control of the lovable but silent protagonist Crono in this time-spanning collaborative effort from Squaresoft's "Dream Team." Chrono Trigger follows the exploits of Crono as he and his friends attempt to save the world from a planet-devouring alien creature.

    What does B.C. and A.D. mean in this game?

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    Because it sure as hell wouldn't mean Before Christ and Anno Domini, at least that's what I think. Thoughts?

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    #2  Edited By Hailinel

    They never really say.

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    #3  Edited By Dang3rDoom

    maybe B.C. is Before Chrono..

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    #4  Edited By mac_n_nina

    big cock after dark

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    #5  Edited By captain_max707
    @Dang3rDoom: Impossible. It would have to be B.B., Before Brono.
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    #6  Edited By Dany

    I am more of a BCE and CE type of folk

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    #7  Edited By McGhee

    @Dany said:

    I am more of a BCE and CE type of folk

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    #8  Edited By AndrewB

    Before Cake and Always be Desting.

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    #9  Edited By Scalec

    I think it means "Brono Crazy" and "After Dat".

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    #10  Edited By jacksukeru

    Before Calamity and After Doomsday.

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    #11  Edited By SpunkyHePanda

    Good question.

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    #12  Edited By yoshimitz707

    Brono Cross

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    #13  Edited By Marz

    though the game isn't using it correctly to signify the birth of jesus....  the Kingdom of Guardia however was founded at 0 or 1 AD thus giving you reference of why there is an Epoch change.

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    #14  Edited By ffdthree

    @Marz said:

    though the game isn't using it correctly to signify the birth of jesus.... the Kingdom of Guardia however was founded at 0 or 1 AD thus giving you reference of why there is an Epoch change.

    you're wrong, sir.

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    #15  Edited By Marz
    @ffdthree said:

    @Marz said:

    though the game isn't using it correctly to signify the birth of jesus.... the Kingdom of Guardia however was founded at 0 or 1 AD thus giving you reference of why there is an Epoch change.

    you're wrong, sir.

    k, what is correct?
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    Does Japan use BC and AD or something not based on a real life religion? If it's something generic like BCE and CE maybe that's what it says in the original and the translators just used BC and AD without realizing that they don't really make sense in the gameworld?

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    #17  Edited By danielkempster

    @SuperfluousMoniker said:

    Does Japan use BC and AD or something not based on a real life religion? If it's something generic like BCE and CE maybe that's what it says in the original and the translators just used BC and AD without realizing that they don't really make sense in the gameworld?

    That seems like a pretty reasonable assumption. Or perhaps BC and AD were deliberately used to make the time-span instantly relatable to a Western audience.

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    #18  Edited By EchoEcho

    @dankempster said:

    @SuperfluousMoniker said:

    Does Japan use BC and AD or something not based on a real life religion? If it's something generic like BCE and CE maybe that's what it says in the original and the translators just used BC and AD without realizing that they don't really make sense in the gameworld?

    That seems like a pretty reasonable assumption. Or perhaps BC and AD were deliberately used to make the time-span instantly relatable to a Western audience.

    This was my assumption.

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    #19  Edited By WilliamRLBaker

    I do believe its used in the east people don't seem realize that the BC and AD moniker are accepted parts of acamedia world wide not just in religious christian countries...

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    #20  Edited By ffdthree

    @Marz said:

    @ffdthree said:

    @Marz said:

    though the game isn't using it correctly to signify the birth of jesus.... the Kingdom of Guardia however was founded at 0 or 1 AD thus giving you reference of why there is an Epoch change.

    you're wrong, sir.

    k, what is correct?

    The Portal Kombat picture on your page is pretty damn correct.

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    #21  Edited By Commisar123

    It seems to mean pretty much the same thing even if it doesn't stand for the same thing

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    #22  Edited By Video_Game_King

    I'm betting that Jesus is in this game's universe, but instead of getting nailed to a cross and all that junk, he beat the shit out of Judas while yelling, "WHERE'S THE REAL JUDAS, YOU MONSTER BASTARD!?"

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    @WilliamRLBaker: Thinking about it some more, I realized that you were probably right. Also, I'm crazy so I grabbed a copy of the Japanese rom and checked myself. Lo and behold...
     
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    #24  Edited By prestonhedges

    "Before Christ" and "Anno Domini"

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    How can that world support such a large population with no farms should be the real question.

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