Quite an old version of zsnes probably, haven't updated it for about 5 yearI own a physical Japanese copy of Chrono Trigger. Picked up for 50p at a Japanese flea market! Couldn't believe it! What emulator are you running Axelay on? Newest version of ZSnes destroys it but older versions run it perfectly.
Just had to watch a video on YouTube of ghouls and ghosts to see where I got up to when I played it as a kid, turns out it was the third level, the video I watched was some guy completing it on the hardest difficulty without dying
Oh and nice on chrono trigger bargain, wouldn't have bought it myself unless there was a language option
Reminds me of my brother completing mystical ninja but it was in Japanese, no idea how he managed it