Lunar: The Silver Star

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Lunar: The Silver Star
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Game Arts
Developer:
Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart
Genre: RPG

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥7,8007,800 T-45014
Sega Mega-CD
US
$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
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

Main article: Lunar: The Silver Star/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №1992-07, p33[2]
88 №, p82[3]
77 №31, p144[4]
60 №7, p75[5]
86 №16, p115[6]
76 №53, p50[7]
98
65 №185, [1]
97
97
95 Vol 2, №12
90 №54, p252/253[1]
60 №1992-07, p39
88 №18, p36/37
87 №2/94, p46[8]
82 №27, p38-40
86 №17, p50-52[9]
91 №52, p62/63
93 №29, p46-48
88 №3/94, p74[10]
90 Vol 6, №12
Sega Mega-CD
84
Based on
21 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[11]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
80
[12]
Consoles + (FR)
77
[4]
Edge (UK) NTSC-U
60
[5]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
86
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
76
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[13]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
97
[14]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
75
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
90
[1]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[16]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
88
[17]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
88
[18]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-U
83
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
87
[8]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
83
[20]
Mega Power (UK) NTSC-J
79
[21]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
82
[22]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
86
[9]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
91
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
93
[24]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U
91
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
88
[26]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
83
[27]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
88
[28]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[29]
Sega Mega-CD
82
Based on
26 reviews

Lunar: The Silver Star

Mega-CD, US
LunarTSS MCD US Box Back.jpgLunarTSS MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
LunarTSS MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Lunarss mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
LunarTSS MCD US RegCard.pdf
Reg Card
Lunar MCD US disc alt1.jpg
Alt disc 1
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Alt disc 2
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Alt disc 3
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Alt disc 4
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Alt disc 5
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Alt disc 6
Mega-CD, JP
LunarTSS MCD JP Box Back.jpgLunarTSS MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
LunarTheSilverStar MCD JP Spinecard.JPG
Spinecard
LunarTSS MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
LunarTheSilverStar MCD JP manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
517,298,880 CD (JP) T-45014
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
498,555,792 CD (US) T-127015

References

  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
  2. File:BeepMD_JP_1992-07.pdf, page 35
  3. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 84
  4. 4.0 4.1 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
  5. 5.0 5.1 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
  6. 6.0 6.1 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
  7. 7.0 7.1 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
  8. 8.0 8.1 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
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:MeanMachinesSega17UK.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega17UK.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  10. File:VideoGames DE 1994-03.pdf, page 72
  11. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 168
  12. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-08), page 35
  13. Famitsu, "1992-07-03" (JP; 1992-06-19), page 40
  14. GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 1: December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 27
  15. Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 2 February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 85
  16. Hippon Super, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-04), page 39
  17. Joypad, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 59
  18. Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 37
  19. Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-07-04), page 90
  20. Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 68
  21. Mega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 78
  22. MegaTech, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-20), page 38
  23. Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 62
  24. Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 46
  25. Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 52
  26. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84
  27. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 108
  28. Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 74
  29. VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 62



Lunar games for Sega systems
Sega Mega-CD
Lunar: The Silver Star (1992) | Lunar: Eternal Blue (1994)
Sega Saturn
Lunar Silver Star Story (1996) | Mahou Gakuen Lunar! (1997) | Lunar 2 Eternal Blue (1998)
Sega Game Gear
Lunar: Sanpo-suru Gakuen (1996)
Sampler Discs
Sega Mega-CD
Lunar: Eternal Blue Hibaihin Auto Demo (1994)
Sega Saturn
Lunar Silver Star Story Hibaihin Auto Demo (1997)
Lunar related media
Book
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)