Final Fantasy Chronicles Final Fantasy Chronicles is a compilation that includes " Final Fantasy IV " , and another Square production , " Chrono Trigger " , released for the Sony PlayStation . Both games were ports of titles originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . Although both games differ little from the original versions in terms of gameplay , graphics and sound , a number of additional bonus / extra sequences are included , including art galleries , bestiaries and full motion video cutscenes . The original Super Nintendo " Final Fantasy IV " had previously been released in North America in edited format as " Final Fantasy II " in 1991 . The " Final Fantasy Chronicles " version of the game is a complete re - localization , featuring several elements not present in the earlier North American release , and a retranslated English language script . The " Final Fantasy Chronicles " version of " Chrono Trigger " , on the other hand , is essentially identical to the North American localization of the Super Nintendo game , originally released in 1995 , and uses the script produced for the original localization written by Ted Woolsey . The key difference is the added anime cutscenes , which were created to emphasize particular events of the story , with the final cutscene meant to tie in to " Chrono Trigger " ' s spiritual sequel , " Chrono Cross " . Both PlayStation remakes were originally released separately in Japan . The compilation was released in North America as a follow up to " Final Fantasy Anthology " , a collection of the PlayStation rereleases of " Final Fantasy V " and " Final Fantasy VI " , which was criticized by many fans for its omission of " Final Fantasy IV " , which was included in the Japanese " Final Fantasy Collection " , especially in light of the substantial omissions from the Easy Type version of the original game originally localized for North American audiences as " Final Fantasy II " ( which omits several monsters , items and magic spells ) and the widely perceived poor quality of the original English language script . Like " Final Fantasy Anthology " before it " Final Fantasy Chronicles " was met with mixed reviews from North American consumers , who tended to be especially critical of the load time inherent in the CD - ROM format utilized by the PlayStation , but not in the original cartridge format utilized by the Super Nintendo . Players could expect a two to four second load time when accessing the item menus , and the transition between fight scenes also suffered from lag . Coincidentally , while load times in the " Final Fantasy Chronicles " release of " Final Fantasy IV " had been substantially improved from the original Japanese PlayStation release , the load times in " Chrono Trigger " were considerably more noticeable than the original Japanese PlayStation release . " Final Fantasy Chronicles " , unlike previous " Final Fantasy " titles , didn ' t have a seemingly endless supply of copies on the market and quickly went out of print . At used game stores , the game was usually priced from $ 30 - $ 60 based on the foundation that it was rare , and usually sold on eBay for around $ 50 . In 2004 , Square Enix re - released " Final Fantasy Chronicles " as a Greatest Hits . While the original version is still popular with collectors , the Greatest Hits version is seemly sought after by those wishing to play the game on a newer model of the Playstation 3 , as the original " black label " version has been reported to not be emulated correctly on the system , with graphical flickers and sound lag . The Greatest Hits version has been reported to not have these issues when played on a PS3 .