There are some differences between this PlayStation remake and the original Lunar: The Silver Star (beside the obvious change in graphics and added anime movies). Certain characters join your party or leave it at different times. Several scenes were added, such as Luna's impressive "singing scene" on the ship. During the final battle, the boss mutated into a demon in the original game, but this was thought to be too cliché and removed from the PlayStation release.
In the US, the game was originally to be released for the Saturn, but recognizing the rapid decline of the platform's market in the United States, Working Designs reluctantly cancels the Saturn version and transfers the project to the Sony PlayStation. The title is also changed to Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, as the PlayStation version contains exclusive features not found in the Sega CD or Saturn versions of Lunar.
Working Designs released four different sets of game CDs each with different art on the CDs and one set with fan art submitted to Working Designs by a frequent contributor. You can see them all at the Working Designs online museum.
The game was released as Collector's Edition with a hardbound instruction manual, a cotton cloth map, and four CDs: two game CDs, one soundtrack CD, and one 'Making of Lunar' CD.
On December 31, 1999, US publisher Working Designs pulls off a revolutionary marketing move by voluntarily ceasing shipments of the game, thereby turning the game into an instant collector's item. The advertising campaign announcing the decision stirs up controversy with its light-hearted mockery of game collectors who spend their time and money on the eBay auction web site, but the ads also spur a renewed interest in Lunar.