>>3830395
>japanese kids are so lucky man
I was jealous when I found out that they used to get comprehensive art books and even complete OSTs on CD available at the same time as the game's release. I would have KILLED for that kind of shit as a kid. I almost always collected player's guides just for the art, and I used to put my computer mic right up to my TV to try and record game music so I could listen to it later.

Some games even got arranged albums by the original composers within a year of release. Fuckin OC Remixes in the early 90s, lol. The FFV one is good, but there's an acid jazz Chrono Trigger album and a "Secret of Mana +" album that are absolutely fucking goat. I only own FFV stuff, physically, though.