drizzledrossel

  Recently I acquired a copy of the obscure Transformers G1 Character Encyclopedia , released in 2004, and scanned it at my local library. This guidebook serves as an encyclopedia for the entire Japanese G1 saga at the time, from season 1 up to G2, including profiles for every notable character, synopses and a collection of illustrations from the various releases. The link can be found below: https://mega.nz/folder/GS4Q0I5Y#SXHbIF9FQ3rntNDfXRJXvg Alternatively, I also uploaded it to the on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/tfg-1-character-encyclopedia   From a Western fan's perspective, it's always engaging looking at some of the later Japanese G1 material as it diverged further and further away from what Hasbro was doing with the brand, and I hope anybody interested in the Japanese side of Transformers can get some use out of this.

    Last year I acquired a copy of the Nintendo Official Guide Book for Super Metroid , released in 1994, and did some kind of shitty scans for it at my local library. They're not the highest quality ever, but they're readable and provide access to an obscure but very interesting part of Metroid's history. The link can be found below: https://mega.nz/folder/HXQylbDC#CkJrf6VwFvxFegxWZ2cwYA   Or alternatively, as I only found out after making this post initially, use these scans uploaded by OZKai on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/sm_ogb_2h-59m/ These scans were uploaded in-between me first scanning the guide and uploading it here, they're way higher quality than mine and also a lot more accessible, so I'd definitely recommend using them instead.   This guide, beyond the obvious of serving as a guide for Super Metroid, is some of the earliest material to establish Samus's backstory and some of the general world-building of Metroid which would bec...