Square was known as an RPG powerhouse even back in the '90s, which made its dip into the world of fighting games with the PS1 title Tobal No. 1 a bit of a curiosity. It turns out, however, that Tobal was originally meant to be an action adaptation of the beloved JRPG classic Chrono Trigger.
Development of Tobal No. 1 was led at Square collaborator Dream Factory by Virtua Fighter designer Seiichi Ishii, who wanted to work with Dragon Ball creator Akira Toryiama. "This was around the time that Trunks appeared in Dragon Ball Z and I wanted to have a character like that in the game," Ishii says in a recent interview with 4Gamer (translated by Automaton West).
