An 18 page Japanese promotional booklet featuring screen caps and cgi images and text from the Silent Hill game. The cover shows an image of Dahlia and and the back contains a quote in English:

"If destiny interferes with reality, one man's determination may merely be what is determined by his fate."

This cover image and quote are also be found on the Japanese Retail poster.

This book is completely in Japanese and I haven't found a translation or any additional documentation on it online. I assume it was given away in promotion of the game since it has a "not for resale" message on it. If any one has more information please shoot me an email!

Here what I *think* it contains based on a few English headers and pictures:

- Story overview
- Silent Hill staff information
- Character Profiles
- Game release information
- Game tips
- Game credits

A Japanese trial of the game. It comes in a cardboard sleeve with an insert containing the overview of the controls.

A US trial of the game that came with a January 1999 issue of the Offical Playstation magazine.

My very first Silent Hill purchase! The first American retail edition of the game that comes in a jewel case with an English instruction manual.

This unoffical guide by Bradly Games features a detailed walkthrough of the game, maps and character information. Strategies and tactics for defeating enemies, plus game secrets and bonuses are also revealed. Even though this guide isn't as graphically pleasing as the "official" guide many fans consider this the best guide to own if you need help completing the game because it contains complete information and correct puzzle solutions.

The Prima's Official Silent Hill Strategy Guide features a detailed walkthrough of the game, maps and character information. Strategies and tactics for defeating enemies, plus (some) game secrets and bonuses are also revealed. Unlike the other Silent Hill guides this guide is considered to be not only incomplete but it also contains incorrect game information:

- Incorrect solutions to puzzles like the infamous piano puzzle at the Alternate School
- Missing full item & weapon lists
- Items missing or mislabeled on the area maps
- Contains no info on how to get the UFO ending and only shows 2 locations for the channeling stone.

A sealed Japanese retail first edition of the game. You can tell it's not a general Asia release from the red triangle warning present on the front cover and the "For Japan Only" notation on the back. The copy I purchased also has a Famitsu Weekly sticker with Necky the Fox... I'm not sure what it says though.

A sealed Asian retail first edition of the game. You can tell it's not a Japanese release from the missing red triangle warning on the front cover and the missing "For Japan Only" on the back.

The Piggyback Official Silent Hill Strategy Guide features a detailed walkthrough of the game, maps and character information. Strategies and tactics for defeating enemies, plus game secrets and bonuses are also revealed. This guide is available translated in German, Spanish, French, Italian and English. I English version I own includes a German translation.

A first edition PAL release of Silent Hill. This PAL release of Silent Hill was unfortunately censored in which the Grey Children in Midwich Elementary were removed and replaced by Mumblers. Even though it was censorned the PAL release did include an in game article regarding the fire Alessa was burned in that was not included in the US or Japanese release. You can find the article in Nowhere on the 3rd Level. I'm not sure why it wasn't included on the US or Japanese releases. Included with the PAL release were several leaflets containing Silent Hill product information. On one you can see an advertisement for the Silent Hill comic that was never released!

A complete soundtrack of the Silent Hill PS1 game. The cd features a close up of Lisa's face on the cover and a close up of Cybil's face on the back. The cd repeats the picture of the cover. Unfortunately this cd is a bootleg, I thought it was a legitamite copy at the time of purchase.

A one-sided Japanese retail poster featuring the Silent Hill logo, Dahlia Gillespie and the tagline "If destiny interferes with reality, one man's determination may merely be what is determined by his fate." The tagline, Konami Logo and Japanese release are all printed with silver foil.

A free two-sided poster featuring Silent Hill on one side and Castlevania N64 on the other. On the Silent Hill side there is a headline: "Welcome to Hell" and the Silent Hill logo. The poster shows a full body CGI shot of Harry Mason holding a pipe surrounded by in-game CGI shots of Harry, Lisa Garland, Alessa Gillespie and Cybil Bennett.This poster was included in an issue of EGM Magazine but I'm not sure which one. I assume it was released sometime in 1999 after the release of the game.

A one-sided American Retail poster featuring the game cover in the top right corner, the Silent Hill logo with a headline "Welcome to the edge of madness" along with Harry and Dahlia Gillespie's faces in the background.

A re-release of Silent Hill in Japan that features Lisa Garland on the cover. I have yet to find a sealed version but I was able to grab this unsealed one with it's original obi!

This is a offical Japanese navigation guide for the Silent Hill game written by "Harry Mason." This guide is completely in Japanese and I haven't found a translation online. Here what I *think* it contains based on a few English headers and pictures:

- Character Profiles
- Monster Profiles
- Weapon List
- Area maps with detailed item and monster locations

Even though this guide is in Japanese I think it's a valuable item to have in any Silent Hill collection just for the fantastic area and item drawings and awesome pull out maps of Silent Hill!

#51-#52 Menko cards from the Konami's "Menko Stadium" set that features characters from various Konami products including Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill. There are 10 different Silent Hill Menko cards numbered #51-60 in this set featuring two characters from Silent Hill and eight from Silent Hill 2. #51 is a foil menko card and features Harry with a lead pipe on the front and a black and white photo of Harry and his late wife holding baby Cheryl from the Silent Hill opening on the back. #52 is a normal menko card and features an cgi shot of Cybil from theopening on the front and a shot of Cybil sitting on her bike on the back.

Menko is a very old Japanese card game that was popular since the Edo period and played by two or more players. One player places a thick cardboard menko card on hardwood or concrete floor and the other player throws down his/her card, trying to flip the other player's card with a gust of wind or by striking his/her card against the other card. If he/she is sucessful they get to keep both cards. The player who takes all the cards or the has the most cards at the game's end wins. The game is pretty much just like "pogs" that was popular when I was ten years old!

To see the rest of the Silent Hill menko set check out my Silent Hill 2 section!

A novelization of the Silent Hill game by Sadamu Yamashita. The book is completely in Japanese and has no translation yet online. The novel incorporates illustrations by Masahiro Ito and cgi screencaps from the game. Even if you can't read the text it's worthwhile for any Silent Hill collector just for the book's unique graphic design layouts and beautiful illustrations! Even though I bought mine new from amazon.jp it was missing the obi with the burned Alessa!

These awesome Silent Hill charms were crafted by one of my friends Nikki! She's made many charms related to not only the Silent Hill but other video game and anime series as well. Please check out her esty store to see more of her fabulous work!