Stuck in Chrono Trigger (DS), help please?

[Sammy Boy]

Hi everyone, for those of you that have finished the part where you save Lucca's mom, I was wondering if you could give me a hint?

I am at the part where Lucca has gone to her home when she was young, before her mom got crippled by the machine.

I also know that I am supposed to enter her mom's name as the password to stop the machine, however when I get the "Enter password" prompt, and enter the password (i.e. L,A,R,A), it does not register and prompts me with "Enter password" again.

Eventually after a few tries the machine gets Lucca's mom and I fail...

Do you know what else I am supposed to do to get this right (e.g. is there a hidden time limit?)? I am using the DS' controls to enter the password (I assume this is the correct method).

Many thanks!

[ShiroiHikari]

There doesn't seem to be any real trick to it (I looked it up on Gamefaqs). I've played through this game a few times and have never been able to enter the password in time. :\

[Cognitive Gear]

It's sounds like you are doing it right. I know that it should work, as I've done this on the DS version myself.

[HenryJonesJr]

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!!!! Your simple message has saved me from SUCH a hassle! ::sigh:: Who knew all you had to do was hit A after "enter password" came on the screen, THEN spell L-A-R-A. This has been THE BIGGEST frustration for me playing what otherwise has been a FANTASTIC piece of classic gaming history. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!