

He is summoned by Oruto for a wish made from the plead of the elder and the tribe of Planet Flora to save the six main planets, Planet Flora, Planet Undertow, Planet Scorch, Planet Sonata, Planet Freon and Planet Automaton and defeat the evil Kaiser Greedy and his minions to save the Valdi System. Ristar is the main protagonist of the game. Feel would go through many name and design changes (some including "Volt" and "Dexstar") before eventually landing on "Ristar", an anthropomorphic shooting star with white gloves and lightning-bolt patterned shoes. Being designed by Yuji Uekawa, this character would be known as " Feel", who was a yellow, non-star shaped, sphere-bodied creature that would feel their surroundings. While not confirmed, it is assumed this idea was repurposed for what would become Ristar, instead being one where a character would stretch their arms in order to grab and throw objects. This idea was rejected for the "rolling hedgehog" idea. One of these concepts, drawn and created by Naoto Oshima, was a blue rabbit that would pick up and throw around objects using its ears. While never receiving any sequels, Sega has re-released the game a number of times digitally and on Sega-themed compilations, and has occasionally given Ristar himself cameos in other Sega properties.During the development of the game, Sonic The Hedgehog, SEGA held an eternal contest to create a main character for the game, and in turn, a new mascot for the company. Reception for the game has been generally positive, but the game's initial release was overshadowed due to the imminent ending of the Genesis's lifecycle and the succession of the Sega Saturn and other fifth generation video game consoles.

The game stars an anthropomorphic cartoon star who uses his hands and long, stretchable arms to both move and combat enemies. A Sega Game Gear game, of the same name and genre, Ristar, was also released, which shared similar themes while possessing different level design and gameplay mechanics. Ristar, released as Ristar the Shooting Star (リスター・ザ・シューティングスター Risutā za Shūtingu Sutā?) in Japan, is a platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in 1995.
