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Lunar Silver Star Story
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten
Developer: Game Arts , JAM
Supporting companies: Gonzo (animation) , Kusanagi (background art)
Original system(s): Sega Mega-CD
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (2 tracks)
Peripherals supported: Movie Card (Complete)
Genre: RPG[2]
Number of players: 1
Release
Date
RRP
Code
JP
1996-10-25[2]
¥6,800 (7,004 )6,800e[3]
T-27901G
JP (Complete)
1997-07-04[4]
¥6,800 (7,140 )6,800e[5]
T-27904G
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Lunar Silver Star Story (ルナ シルバースターストーリー) is an update to Lunar: The Silver Star released by Game Arts in 1996. It was first released on the Sega Saturn exclusively in Japan before receiving a worldwide release on the PlayStation . It had a sequel, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue , released in 1998.
An improved version called Complete or MPEG-Ban (ルナ シルバースターストーリー MPEG版) was released later.
History
Release
The Saturn version sold 115,343 units during its first week on sale in 1996 and went on to sell 200,035 units in Japan overall as of April 1999.[6]
Working Designs had planned to localise this game for the North American market as Lunar: Director's Cut (with a planned release date of March 1997[7] ), but while featuring in some form at E3 1996 , this version was not released.
Versions
The Saturn and PlayStation versions of Lunar Silver Star Story are broadly the same, however without the Video CD Card , all full motion videos in the Saturn version are played at a lower resolution than on the PlayStation. With the Video CD card, the roles are reversed.
Being released a two years later later in late 1998, the PlayStation version offers a number of minor enhancements over its Saturn counterpart, including shorter loading times and minor changes to graphics and audio (the logo, for example, has a strip of silver on the PlayStation). In the US, the PlayStation version refers to itself as Lunar Silver Star Story Complete , presumably to highlight the enhancements, though from a gameplay perspective is not thought to be any more "complete" than the Saturn original.
Production credits
Cast
Alex: Akira Ishida
Luna: Kyoko Hikami
Nall: Junko Hagimori
Ramus: Yasuhiro Takato
Nash: Daisuke Sakaguchi
Mia: Yoko Asada
Jessica: Haruna Ikezawa
Killy: Tomokazu Seki
Temujin: Yasunori Masuya
Xenobia/Remilia: Aya Hara
Phacia/Pilya: Sakura Tange
Royce: Machiko Toyoshima
Laike/Dyne: Akio Otsuka
Ghaleon: Kiyoyuki Yanada
Fidy/Mel/Myght: Yuusaku Yara
Producer: Youichi Miyaji
Scenario Director: Kei Shigema
Director of Event Movie: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Screen Play Director: Toshio Akashi (Ikusabune)
Game Director: Masaaki Ando (Japan Art Media)
Scenario Staff
Original Story: Studio Alex
Story: Kei Shigema, Toshiyuki Kubooka, Toshio Akashi, Takashi Hino
Main Game Scenario: Ryoushirou Hasukawa (Tenpu)
Game Scenario: Ryoushirou Hasukawa (Tenpu), Daisuke Tazawa, Takahiro Hasebe, Kei Shigema
Image Board: Hajime Sato
Game Staff
Game Design: Japan Art Media
Main Programmer: Shigeyuki Sata
Battle Programmer: Masaaki Ando, Tsuyoshi Tanaka
System Programmer: Miyuki Inoue
Music Programmer: Tsuyoshi Tanaka
System Design: Tomonori Sugiyama (Vanguard), Shin Ito (Vanguard)
Battle Balance: Go Sugiyama (Vanguard), Toru Yamazaki (Vanguard)
Trap Design: Tomonori Sugiyama (Vanguard), Kazuhiro Ohtahara (Vanguard)
Text: Mitsuru Takahashi , Shigeyuki Sata
Character Demonstration: Mitsuru Takahashi , Shigeyuki Sata, Masaaki Ando
Map Designer: Junichi Kamiya, Ryuichi Nawamura, Hidenori Sato, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Kyosuke Naito, Shinichi Shibazaki, Kouzi Shinozaki, Junichi Kashiwagi, Masaki Kurosawa, Erika Kame (Neverland)
Battle Map Designer: Ryuichi Nawamura, Kazumitsu Bokuzen
Character Graphic: Naoko Sakurada, Daisuke Ito, Hirohisa Suzuki, Sachiko Yokose, Toshimasa Fukuyama
Animation Staff
Storyboard/Character Design: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Key Animation Supervisor: Takeshi Honda, Masami Ozone, Moriyuki Matsutane, Keiichi Sato, Mahiro Maeda, Toshiyuki Kubooka
Animater: Tomohiro Hirata, Masami Ozone, Shoichi Masuo, Kunihiro Abe, Masahiko Okura, Hiroko Yoshizawa, Hiroaki Gouda, Yasushi Shingo, Tatsuo Yamada, Susumu Yamaguchi, Junichi Hayama, Koji Sugiura, Michinori Chiba, Tomohiro Kawahara, Ritsuko Watanabe, Takaaki Fukuyo, Toshiharu Murata, Noriyuki Matsutane, Akeri Funato, Takeshi Honda, Mahiro Maeda, Toshiyuki Kubooka
Inbetween Checker: Tomoyuki Hou, Sachiyo Hiraide, Sachiko Kobayashi
Inbetweeners Thanks to: Triangle Staff, Oh! Production, Wonbat, Studio Takuranke, Zero G Room, Studio Live, Dangun Pictures, Whisky Studio, Liberty, Line, Production I.G , Denki Gonzo
Character Color Designer: Waka Mizuho
Scan/Paint/2D Rendered: Raretrick, Jitensha, Daumu, Takahashi Production, T-2 studio, Tokyo Kids, Visual Work Shop, OLM, Denki Gonzo
Art Director: Masanori Kikuchi
Background Artists: Kusanagi , Studio Uni
2D Digital Effect: Tudo Koubo, Big X
3D C.G.: Toshio Akashi, Taku Sakuragawa, Hidenori Tanaka, Kenichi Iwaida
CGI: Denki Gonzo
Publicity Poster Thanks to:
Animation Director: Keiichi Sugiyama
Assistant Producer: Keiichi Kitada, Kazuki Tsunoda, Koji Nakano
Animation Producer: Shoji Murahama
Cinepak Data Creation: Sega Digital Studio
Animation Production: Gonzo
Face Windows Staff
Illustrator: Takeshi Mori
Graphicker: Waka Mizuho
Battle Mode Background Art Staff
Illustrator: Umanosuke Iida
Background Artists: Kazuo Ogura, Yuji Kihara, Yoji Nakaza, Nobuhito Sue, Kusanagi
Music Staff
Sound Producer: Isao Mizoguchi (Two Five)
Music: Noriyuki Iwadare (Two Five)
Sound Effect: Yasuyuki Konno (Swara Production), Sanae Kasahara (Two Five)
Debugging Staff
Chief Debugger:
Test Player:
Title Logo Designer:
Supervisor:
Special Thanks to:
Kadokawa Shoten Staff:
Executive Producer: Tsuguhiko Kadokawa
Magazine articles
Main article: Lunar Silver Star Story/Magazine articles .
Promotional material
PDF
Flyer (complete)
Physical scans
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Division by zero.
Based on0 review
Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard
Disc
Manual
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Extra
Saturn, JP (Complete)
Cover
Spinecard
Disc
Technical information
ROM dump status
System
Hash
Size
Build Date
Source
Comments
✔
648,716,880
1996-09-30
CD-ROM (JP)
T-27901G V1.05
✔
603,384,432
1997-05-27
CD-ROM (JP)
T-27904G V1.00
Track list
T-27901G
3. CD Warning message (special) (0:09)
► Running time: 2:36
T-27904G (Complete)
4. CD Warning message (special) (0:09)
► Running time: 2:36
T-27901G
This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.
Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File
Type
Size
description
\TEXT\AR_BOOK.TXT
TXT
25,089
Post recording sctipt.
T-27904G (Complete)
This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.
Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File
Type
Size
description
ABSTRACT.TXT
TXT (Abstract)
35
Title
AR_BOOK.TXT
TXT
25,089
Post recording sctipt.
BIB.TXT
TXT (Bibliographiced)
4
No message
CPYRIGHT.TXT
TXT (Copyright)
100
Copyright
References
↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (JP; 1996-06-14), page 14
↑ https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-28 12:30)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "1997-13 (1997-04-25)" (JP; 1997-04-11), page 8
↑ htt (Wayback Machine: 2008-12-30 00:53)
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly , "November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 140
↑ Consoles + , "Janvier 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Famitsu , "1996-11-01" (JP; 1996-10-18), page 1
↑ Famitsu , "1997-07-11" (JP; 1997-06-27), page 1
↑ Joypad , "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 86
↑ Saturn Fan , "1996 No. 22" (JP; 1996-10-18), page 193
↑ Saturn Fan , "1996 No. 25" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 70
↑ Sega Power , "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-19), page 59
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "1996-19 (1996-11-08)" (JP; 1996-10-25), page 230
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 10