#Play lunar silver star story full#

The game would sell вЂ“ somewhat вЂ“ well on the PS1 (200,000 copies during the first year), it was still a far cry from other titles with in the genre, as 1999 was right in the midst of the Japanese-Role Playing Game eraвЂ™s peak. The game had also made an appearance on the ill fated Sega Saturn a few years prior. Most of us who played Lunar, had to wait for Working Designs to bring the collection to the original PlayStation console in 1999. With only 2 million units sold globally, the Sega CD didnвЂ™t present Lunar (The Silver Star) with an opportunity to reach a large audience in the same way that the SNES provided Final Fantasy IV, and VI a massive market of hungry RPG gamers to conquer. The CD add-on was meant to complement the Genesis (Mega-Drive), but at $300 dollars, the system was a very bad business decision by Sega, and one that ultimately contributed to the companyвЂ™s demise as a hardware maker.

#Play lunar silver star story full#

The Sega CD, was one of SegaвЂ™s worst ill-conceived ideas during its shaky 90вЂ™s run which was full of many ill-conceived ones. Perhaps, or at least partially, the reason for why we donвЂ™t hear much about Lunar: Silver Star Story (or The Silver Star as it was originally titled) today when talking вЂњAll Time Great J-RPGsвЂќ is that the game made its debut on the failed Sega CD add-on.ДЇrom the very start, the Lunar series was fated to fall into obscurity. Lunar: Silver Star Story is a monumental RPG that some presentation standards in place, standards that have been attributed to SquaresoftвЂ™s Final Fantasy. Remembering old games is always good вЂ“ if nostalgic вЂ“ and todayвЂ™s chosen game is no different. Our weekly Thursday вЂThrowback BitвЂ™ section has gathered a good deal of popularity over the past few months. By Samuel Rivera JRPG, Lunar Series, Lunar: Silver Star Story, PlayStation 1, RPG