Difference between revisions of "Lunar: The Silver Star"

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Lunar: The Silver Star

Publisher: Game Arts

Developer: Game Arts; Localization: Working Designs

Genre: RPG

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1992-06-26	¥7,8007,800	T-45014
US	1993-12^[1]	$59.9959.99^[1]	T-127015

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Lunar: The Silver Star (ルナザ・シルバースター) is a 1992 RPG by Game Arts for the Sega Mega-CD and the first in their Lunar series of RPGs. Working Designs translated it and released it overseas in 1993. Game Arts released an expanded remake for the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation in 1996 as Lunar: Silver Star Story.

It had a sequel, Lunar: Eternal Blue, released in 1994.

Production credits

Japanese version

Youichi Miyaji, Mitsuhiro Mazda, Kazunari Tomi, Kei Shigema, Toshiyuki Kubooka, Toshiyuki Uchida, Satoshi Uesaka, Takashi Hino, Ayano Koshiro, Hiroaki Okabe, Hiroyuki Koyama, Toshio Akashi, Takahiro Okano, Yuzo Sunaga, Takahiro Ohura, Akitoshi Satoh, Shunji Suzuki, Hajime Satoh, Sadao Kobayashi, Meiko Wada, Masatoshi Azumi, Masahiko Ikeya, Akiko Satoh, Harue Ohno, Daisuke Itoh, Kenzaburou Hirai, Katushirou Hirai, Itie Satoh, Makoto Satoh, Takeshi Takakura, Nobuaki Okachi, Mariko Uemura, Ari Kamijoh, Mr. Tom, Takeshi Miyaji, Tetsuya Amabiki, Kazuyuki Ohata, Toshimichi Masubuchi, Yoshihisa Segawa, Rika Okabe, Harumi Uesaka, Masae Satoh, Akira Kashiwagi, Hideki Kanai, Tsukasa Nishino, Kazuhiro Nakazawa
Cube: Isao Mizoguchi, Noriyuki Iwadare, Hiroshi Fujioka, Yoshiaki Kubodera, Dougen Shibuya
Studio Page One: Eiji Minami
Vocal: Mayumi Sudou
Voice Actor: Kikuko Inoue, Rokurou Naya, Kouichi Kitamura, Rei Sakuma
Studio Ash: Souichi Tsuji
Copyright©1992 Game Arts/Studio Alex

Source:

In-game credits

US version

Cast
- Alex: Ashley Angel
- Luna: Rhonda Gibson
- Nall: Jackie Powers
- Quark: Hal Delahousse
- Ghaleon: John Truitt

USA Team

Producer: Victor Ireland
Translation: Ryoji Mori, Hiroko Mori, Sayuri Howard, Victor Ireland
Proofing: Andy Hedman, Don Shirley
Assistants: Don Shirley, Dean Williams
Audio Re-Recording: Bill Staeck, Bill King, Victor Ireland
Opening Song
- Lyrics: Victor Ireland
- Performed by: Shiya

Japan Team

Youichi Miyaji, Mitsuhiro Mazda, Kazunari Tomi, Kei Shigema, Toshiyuki Kubooka, Toshiyuki Uchida, Satoshi Uesaka, Takashi Hino, Ayano Koshiro, Hiroaki Okabe, Hiroyuki Koyama, Toshio Akashi, Takahiro Okano, Yuzo Sunaga, Takahiro Ohura, Akitoshi Satoh, Shunji Suzuki, Hajime Satoh, Sadao Kobayashi, Meiko Wada, Masatoshi Azumi, Masahiko Ikeya, Akiko Satoh, Harue Ohno, Daisuke Itoh, Kenzaburou Hirai, Katushirou Hirai, Itie Satoh, Makoto Satoh, Takeshi Takahura, Nobuaki Okashi, Mariko Uemura, Ari Kamijoh, Mr. Tom, Takeshi Miyaji, Tetsuya Amabiki, Kazuyuki Ohata, Toshimichi Masubuchi, Yoshihisa Segawa, Rika Okabe, Harumi Uesaka, Masae Satoh, Akira Kashiwagi, Hideki Kanai, Tsukasa Nishino, Kazuhiro Nakazawa
Cube: Isao Mizoguchi, Noriyuki Iwadare, Hiroshi Fujioka, Yoshiaki Kubodera, Dougen Shibuya
Studio Page One: Eiji Minami
Studio Ash: Souichi Tsuji
Special Thanks: Cindy, Youichi Miyaji, S. Schmitt, Mike's Music & Sound, Jane Chaney, Sega, ...and You!
"Wheaties" Is a Registered Trademark of General Mills, Inc. Used with Permission.
Copyright 1993 Working Designs
Game Arts/Studio Alex

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Lunar: The Silver Star/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #16: "December/January 1993/1994" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) #16: "January 1994" (1993-12-21)^[2]
GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)^[3]
VideoGames (US) #61: "February 1994" (1994-0x-xx)^[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[5]
Game Players (US) #0705: "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (1994-0x-xx)^[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[7]
GamePro (US) #60: "July 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[8]
VideoGames (US) #66: "July 1994" (1994-0x-xx)^[9]
EGM² (US) #2: "August 1994" (1994-0x-xx)^[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #62: "September 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[11]

Print advert in GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)^[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[13]
GamePro (US) #66: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)^[14]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[22]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[23]

Consoles + (FR)

77

^[15]

Edge (UK)

NTSC-U

60

^[16]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

86

^[17]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

76

^[18]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[24]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

97

^[25]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[26]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[1]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[27]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-U

88

^[28]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

88

^[29]

Mega Force (FR)

NTSC-U

83

^[30]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

87

^[19]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[31]

Mega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

79

^[32]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

82

^[33]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

86

^[20]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

91

^[34]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

93

^[35]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

91

^[36]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

88

^[37]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

83

^[38]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

88

^[39]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[40]

	82
Based on 26 reviews

Lunar: The Silver Star

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual Reg Card Alt disc 1 Alt disc 2 Alt disc 3 Alt disc 4 Alt disc 5 Alt disc 6

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

517,298,880

CD (JP)

T-45014

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

498,555,792

CD (US)

T-127015

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File:GamePro US 054.pdf, page 258 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 054.pdf_p258" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1994" (US; 1993-12-21), page 79
↑ GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 73
↑ VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 13
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 165
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 43
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 193
↑ GamePro, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 109
↑ VideoGames, "July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 59
↑ EGM², "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 141
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 63
↑ EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 63
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 47
↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 183
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 031.pdf, page 144 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 031.pdf_p144" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 File:Edge UK 007.pdf, page 75 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 007.pdf_p75" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 File:ElectronicGames2 US 16.pdf, page 115 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ElectronicGames2 US 16.pdf_p115" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 File:EGM US 053.pdf, page 51 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US 053.pdf_p51" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 File:MegaFun DE 1994-02.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1994-02.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 File:MeanMachinesSega17UK.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega17UK.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:VideoGames DE 1994-03.pdf, page 72
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 168
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-08), page 35
↑ Famitsu, "1992-07-03" (JP; 1992-06-19), page 40
↑ GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 1: December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 27
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 2 February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 85
↑ Hippon Super, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-04), page 39
↑ Joypad, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 59
↑ Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 37
↑ Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-07-04), page 90
↑ Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 68
↑ Mega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 78
↑ MegaTech, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-20), page 38
↑ Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 62
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 46
↑ Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 52
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 108
↑ Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 74
↑ VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 62

Lunar games for Sega systems
	Lunar: The Silver Star (1992) \| Lunar: Eternal Blue (1994)
	Lunar Silver Star Story (1996) \| Mahou Gakuen Lunar! (1997) \| Lunar 2 Eternal Blue (1998)
	Lunar: Sanpo-suru Gakuen (1996)
Sampler Discs
Lunar: Eternal Blue Hibaihin Auto Demo (1994)
Lunar Silver Star Story Hibaihin Auto Demo (1997)
Lunar related media
	Lunar: The Silver Star Koushiki Guide Book (1992) \| Lunar: The Silver Star - Lunar no Sekai to Kouryaku Guide (1992) \| Lunar: The Silver Star - The Official Strategy Guide (1994) \| Lunar I and II Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (1995) \| Lunar: Eternal Blue - The Official Strategy Guide (1995) \| Lunar Silver Star Story Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (1996) \| Lunar Silver Star Story Game Guide Book (1997) \| Mahou Gakuen Lunar! Koushiki Guide Book (1997) \| Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (1998) \| Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Koushiki Kouryaku Guide Book (1998)

[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p258-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File:GamePro US 054.pdf, page 258 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 054.pdf_p258" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_16.pdf_p79-2] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1994" (US; 1993-12-21), page 79

[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p73-3] GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 73

[:File:VideoGames_US_61.pdf_p13-4] VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 13

[:File:EGM_US_057.pdf_p165-5] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 165

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0705.pdf_p43-6] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 43

[:File:EGM_US_058.pdf_p193-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 193

[:File:GamePro_US_060.pdf_p109-8] GamePro, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 109

[:File:VideoGames_US_66.pdf_p59-9] VideoGames, "July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 59

[:File:EGM2_US_02.pdf_p141-10] EGM², "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 141

[:File:EGM_US_062.pdf_p63-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 63

[:File:EGM2_US_05.pdf_p63-12] EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 63

[:File:EGM_US_065.pdf_p47-13] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 47

[:File:GamePro_US_066.pdf_p183-14] GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 183

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_031.pdf_p144-15] 15.0 ^15.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 031.pdf, page 144 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 031.pdf_p144" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Edge_UK_007.pdf_p75-16] 16.0 ^16.1 File:Edge UK 007.pdf, page 75 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 007.pdf_p75" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_16.pdf_p115-17] 17.0 ^17.1 File:ElectronicGames2 US 16.pdf, page 115 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ElectronicGames2 US 16.pdf_p115" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:EGM_US_053.pdf_p51-18] 18.0 ^18.1 File:EGM US 053.pdf, page 51 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US 053.pdf_p51" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-02.pdf_p46-19] 19.0 ^19.1 File:MegaFun DE 1994-02.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1994-02.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega17UK.pdf_p50-20] 20.0 ^20.1 File:MeanMachinesSega17UK.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega17UK.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-03.pdf_p72-21] File:VideoGames DE 1994-03.pdf, page 72

[22] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 168

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-07.pdf_p35-23] Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-08), page 35

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0185.pdf_p40-24] Famitsu, "1992-07-03" (JP; 1992-06-19), page 40

[:File:GameFan_US_0201.pdf_p27-25] GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 1: December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 27

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0702.pdf_p85-26] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 2 February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 85

[27] Hippon Super, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-04), page 39

[:File:Joypad_FR_032.pdf_p59-28] Joypad, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 59

[:File:Mega_UK_18.pdf_p37-29] Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 37

[:File:MegaForce_FR_30.pdf_p90-30] Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-07-04), page 90

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0406.pdf_p68-31] Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 68

[:File:MegaPower_UK_08.pdf_p78-32] Mega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 78

[:File:MegaTech_UK_27.pdf_p38-33] MegaTech, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-20), page 38

[:File:SegaPower_UK_52.pdf_p62-34] Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 62

[:File:SegaPro_UK_29.pdf_p46-35] Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 46

[:File:SegaZone_UK_16.pdf_p52-36] Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 52

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p84-37] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84

[38] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 108

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-03.pdf_p74-39] Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 74

[:File:VideoGames_US_61.pdf_p62-40] VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 62

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Difference between revisions of "Lunar: The Silver Star"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 18:17, 27 April 2018

Contents

Production credits

Japanese version

US version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References