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{{gallery/cell|Snowman Pages.png|400px|These pages cover [[Snowman]]. Similarly to the Taj Mahal picture, the photograph used in the bottom of the left page to reference Snowman's location is actually a state map for the real-world U.S. state of {{wp|Alaska|Alaska}}.}} | {{gallery/cell|Snowman Pages.png|400px|These pages cover [[Snowman]]. Similarly to the Taj Mahal picture, the photograph used in the bottom of the left page to reference Snowman's location is actually a state map for the real-world U.S. state of {{wp|Alaska|Alaska}}.}} | ||
{{gallery/cell|Take A Melody.png|250px|The page on the right displays | {{gallery/cell|Take A Melody.png|250px|The page on the right displays English lyrics for the [[Eight Melodies|Eight]] [[Mother (soundtrack)|Melodies]], as well as alternative lyrics for the song to the right of the first lyric set.}} | ||
{{gallery/cell|Items Encyclopedia Mother.png|300px|These pages list items in the game that are either purchasable or non-purchasable. The top right section of the page on the right details an artist profile.}} | {{gallery/cell|Items Encyclopedia Mother.png|300px|These pages list items in the game that are either purchasable or non-purchasable. The top right section of the page on the right details an artist profile.}} | ||
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*This book is notable for using real-life photographs of places, people, and objects and equating them to the fictional ''Mother'' universe. It is also notable for providing expanded backstories, detailed character information, and a list of the character's favorite things for each of the four main protagonists. | *This book is notable for using real-life photographs of places, people, and objects and equating them to the fictional ''Mother'' universe. It is also notable for providing expanded backstories, detailed character information, and a list of the character's favorite things for each of the four main protagonists. | ||
*This book is one of the only official ''Mother'' sources from the game's release to refer to the main character by the name of [[Ninten]]. | *This book is one of the only official ''Mother'' sources from the game's release to refer to the main character by the name of [[Ninten]]. | ||
*It is unknown if this would have been published in the U.S. later on if the game's | *It is unknown if this would have been published in the U.S. later on if the game's English localization, ''Earth Bound'', did manage to be released in the fall of 1991 like originally intended. | ||
*In the book, each location is laid out and detailed like a mock travel brochure. This could have inspired the | *In the book, each location is laid out and detailed like a mock travel brochure. This could have inspired the English localization team behind ''[[EarthBound]]'' when they were writing the [[EarthBound Player's Guide|Player's Guide]] for the game, as the guide/manual follows a similar framework. | ||
*Most of the book is Japanese only, but some pages such as the opening newspaper segment are completely in | *Most of the book is Japanese only, but some pages such as the opening newspaper segment are completely in English, as well as the lyrics for the ''Mother'' songs laid out in various parts of the book. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
