<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Arts	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Studio	O
Alex	O
for	O
the	O
Sega/Mega	B-Device
-CD	I-Device
,	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Game	O
Arts	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
different	O
kind	O
of	O
RPG	O
"	O
,	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
made	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
up-and-coming	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
format	O
by	O
featuring	O
high	O
quality	O
audio	O
,	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
,	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
to	O
narrate	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
story	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
magical	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
selling	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
highest-selling	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
set	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
other	O
follow-up	O
titles	O
including	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
in	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
three	O
enhanced	O
remakes	O
have	O
been	O
produced	O
for	O
various	O
systems	O
:	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
,	O
Lunar	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
,	O
top-down	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
two-dimensional	O
characters	O
and	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
disc	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
,	O
short	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
interludes	O
accompany	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
,	O
including	O
full	O
or	O
quarter-screen	O
animated	O
images	O
and	O
CD-DA	O
sound	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
record	O
their	O
progress	O
by	O
saving	O
to	O
either	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
internal	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
or	O
a	O
separately	O
purchased	O
RAM	B-Architecture
cartridge	B-Protocol
that	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
accompanying	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
land	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
,	O
a	O
small	O
habitable	O
world	O
orbiting	O
the	O
massive	O
,	O
barren	O
blue	O
planet	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Blue	O
Star	O
)	O
,	O
forming	O
a	O
loose	O
parallel	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
and	O
the	O
Earth	O
and	O
its	O
moon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
powerful	O
and	O
benevolent	O
goddess	O
Althena	B-Application
relocated	O
humanity	O
to	O
the	O
Silver	O
Star	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
entrusted	O
four	O
dragons	O
to	O
safeguard	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
locations	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
were	O
given	O
a	O
deliberate	O
"	O
northern	O
"	O
feel	O
to	O
present	O
an	O
environment	O
that	O
was	O
cooler	O
than	O
the	O
settings	O
of	O
most	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
if	O
only	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
characters	O
to	O
wear	O
more	O
clothing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
were	O
designed	O
by	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
artist	O
Toshiyuki	O
Kubooka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
supporting	O
characters	O
include	O
the	O
three	O
surviving	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Four	O
Heroes	O
,	O
a	O
legendary	O
band	O
of	O
adventurers	O
who	O
aided	O
Dragonmaster	O
Dyne	O
in	O
protecting	O
the	O
Goddess	O
Althena	B-Application
years	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
whose	O
ranks	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
novelist	O
Kei	O
Shigema	O
,	O
and	O
involves	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
high	O
fantasy	B-Application
and	O
with	O
emphasis	O
on	O
folklore	O
and	O
legend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
cavern	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
meets	O
Quark	O
,	O
an	O
aged	O
dragon	O
who	O
senses	O
great	O
potential	O
in	O
Alex	O
,	O
and	O
urges	O
him	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
trials	O
of	O
other	O
dragons	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
next	O
Dragonmaster	O
,	O
champion	O
of	O
the	O
Goddess	O
Althena	B-Application
,	O
and	O
protector	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
final	O
dragon	O
's	O
blessing	O
,	O
Alex	O
and	O
his	O
companions	O
approach	O
the	O
construction	O
site	O
of	O
Ghaleon	O
's	O
mobile	O
mechanical	O
castle	O
,	O
the	O
Grindery	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
stop	O
its	O
advance	O
before	O
it	O
destroys	O
Vane	O
using	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Luna	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
human	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Goddess	O
Althena	B-Application
and	O
who	O
is	O
under	O
the	O
Magic	O
Emperor	O
's	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
obtaining	O
Althena	B-Application
's	O
Sword	O
and	O
learning	O
the	O
truth	O
about	O
Luna	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
attacks	O
the	O
Grindery	O
and	O
defeats	O
both	O
Xenobia	O
and	O
the	O
Magic	O
Emperor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowing	O
what	O
he	O
must	O
do	O
to	O
bring	O
Luna	O
back	O
,	O
Alex	O
climbs	O
the	O
path	O
to	O
Luna	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
as	O
Althena	B-Application
,	O
continuously	O
blasts	O
him	O
with	O
lightning	O
;	O
he	O
plays	O
his	O
harp	O
as	O
he	O
advances	O
,	O
and	O
hearing	O
their	O
song	O
allows	O
Luna	O
's	O
personality	O
to	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Arts	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
both	O
primarily	O
focus	O
on	O
animation	O
and	O
storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
video	O
playback	O
capabilities	O
,	O
animator	O
and	O
artist	O
Toshiyuki	O
Kubooka	O
oversaw	O
the	O
planning	O
of	O
several	O
video	O
sequences	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
coupled	O
with	O
voice-overs	O
to	O
better	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Settling	O
on	O
an	O
overall	O
fantasy	B-Application
approach	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
popular	O
role-playing	O
alternative	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
mythos	O
and	O
history	O
of	O
a	O
fictional	O
world	O
that	O
would	O
gradually	O
reveal	O
itself	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
mostly	O
developed	O
side-scrollers	O
and	O
scrolling	O
shooters	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
Game	O
Arts	O
formed	O
its	O
subsidiary	O
company	O
,	O
Studio	O
Alex	O
,	O
named	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
this	O
title	O
,	O
to	O
oversee	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
,	O
nearly	O
one-third	O
of	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
project	O
was	O
scrapped	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunars	B-Application
English	O
version	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Working	O
Designs	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
California-based	O
publisher	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
localized	O
smaller	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
and	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Noriyuki	O
Iwadare	O
,	O
Hiroshi	O
Fujioka	O
,	O
Isao	O
Mizoguchi	O
,	O
and	O
Yoshiaki	O
Kubodera	O
,	O
who	O
utilized	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
sound	O
capabilities	O
to	O
create	O
CD-quality	O
CD-DA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
"	O
Lunar	B-Application
"	O
,	O
performed	O
by	O
Mayumi	O
Sudou	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Toshiba-EMI	O
Records	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
actual	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
an	O
official	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
album	O
were	O
featured	O
as	O
special	O
arrangements	O
on	O
the	O
bonus	O
soundtrack	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
English	O
opening	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
adaptations	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
contain	O
roughly	O
fifteen	O
minutes	O
of	O
spoken	O
dialogue	O
from	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
prominent	O
voice	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
entire	O
Japanese	O
cast	O
was	O
replaced	O
for	O
the	O
game	B-Application
's	I-Application
remake	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
English	O
cast	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
an	O
estimated	O
100,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
out	O
its	O
entire	O
Japanese	O
production	O
run	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
year	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
nearly	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
the	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
'	O
s	O
first	O
hit	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
Sega	O
credits	O
solely	O
for	O
pushing	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
sales	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
remains	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
title	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
second	O
highest	O
selling	O
worldwide	O
behind	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
CD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Readers	O
of	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Megadrive	B-Operating_System
Beep	O
voted	O
it	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
17	O
straight	O
months	O
before	O
being	O
trumped	O
by	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
for	O
GameFan	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
remarking	O
,	O
"	O
Lunar	B-Application
is	O
far	O
and	O
away	O
the	O
best	O
RPG	O
I	O
have	O
ever	O
played	O
in	O
English	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
not	O
just	O
the	O
best	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
RPG	O
ever	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
on	O
any	O
Sega	O
system	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
particular	O
merit	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
summarized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
RPG	O
,	O
and	O
well	O
worth	O
your	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
its	O
graphics	O
were	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
RPGs	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
to	O
be	O
dull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
commended	O
its	O
music	O
but	O
would	O
echo	O
a	O
similar	O
sentiment	O
to	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
battle	O
sequences	O
were	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
dull	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accolades	O
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#8	O
in	O
their	O
top	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
rated	O
Lunar	B-Application
76th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Lunar	B-Application
ranked	O
113th	O
in	O
EGM	O
and	O
com	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
"	O
videogames	O
of	O
their	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
celebrating	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
considered	O
the	O
best	O
during	O
their	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
included	O
The	O
Silver	O
Star	O
among	O
their	O
top	O
ten	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
games	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
"	O
astounding	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
fantastic	O
"	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
series	O
,	O
The	O
Silver	O
Star	O
established	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
themes	O
and	O
characters	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
later	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
in	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
one	O
thousand	O
years	O
in	O
The	O
Silver	O
Stars	O
future	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
many	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
follow-ups	O
,	O
including	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Walking	I-Application
School	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
and	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Song	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
would	O
act	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
prequels	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
many	O
hundred	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
