Release Date: 17th November 2003
Distributor: Metrodome Distribution
Country: UK
Region: 2 PAL
Number of Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 & Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
Subtitles: None
Catalogue Number:

The first release from Metrodome got off to a shakey start with the set being delayed a month due to some last minute extra features being included. The decision was made to start with season 2 as Maverick had just released Season 1 in September 2002 and the prospect of buying the same episodes again just a year later would not have been popular.

This UK Region 2 boxset was released in November 2003 by Metrodome under the T.V. Loonland Banner. T.V. Loonland aquired the rights to Transformers in the UK from Sunbow, causing Maverick Entertainment to lose out. TheTransformers.Net advised Metrodome of what episodes to include, how to structure the boxset and what features to look for.

The set is similar to the Rhino release, using the same remastered episodes. Veteran Transformers comic artist Lee Sullivan has been commissioned to create some designs for the DVD, both the packaging and the DVD itself. TheTransformers.Net provided them with a CD of FanArt for a gallery on the DVD. The set will also included a Quiz, some character profiles, some of the features from the Rhino Region 1 release and more.

Episodes
17. Autobot Spike
18. Changing Gears
19. City of Steel
20. Attack of the Autobots
21. Traitor
22. The Immobilizer
23. The Autobot Run
24. Atlantis Arise
25. Day of the Machines
26. Enter the Nightbird
27. A Prime Problem
28. The Core
29. The Insecticon Syndrome
30. Dinobot Island: Part 1
31. Dinobot Island: Part 2
32. The Master Builders
33. Auto Berserk
34. Microbots
35. Megatron’s Master Plan Part: 1
36. Megatron’s Master Plan Part: 2
37. Desertion of the Dinobots Part: 1
38. Desertion of the Dinobots Part: 2
39. Blaster Blues
40. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur’s Court

Extra Features
Interactive Quiz
Titan Comic Strip
Character Profiles
Fan Art Gallery
Scripts (Episodes 17 & 18)
Taste Of Botcon
New Artwork By Marvel Comics’ Lee Sullivan
Mistake Reel
Auto Assembly 2003 Footage
Toy Image Gallery
Easter Eggs

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Release Date: 11th November 2003
Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Country: Australia
Region: 4 PAL
Number of Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles: None
Catalogue Number: MMB034

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All 16 episodes from the first Generation One series.

Episodes
01. More Than Meets The Eye (Part 1)
02. More Than Meets The Eye (Part 2)
03. More Than Meets The Eye (Part 3)
04. Transport To Oblivion
05. Roll For It
06. Divide And Conquer
07. Fire In The Sky
08. S.O.S. Dinobots
09. Fire On The Mountain
10. War Of The Dinobots
11. The Ultimate Doom: Part 1
12. The Ultimate Doom: Part 2
13. The Ultimate Doom: Part 3
14. Countdown To Extinction
15. A Plague Of Insecticons
16. Heavy Metal War

Extra Features
None

Images

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Release Date: 14th October 2003
Distributor: Rhino Home Video
Country: USA
Region: 1 NTSC
Number of Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: None
Catalogue Number:

NOT RATED

The first half of the season 3 is presented on this 4 disc set, with the episodes in a slightly strange order.

Episodes
66. Five Face of Darkness: Part 1
67. Five Face of Darkness: Part 2
68. Five Face of Darkness: Part 3
69. Five Face of Darkness: Part 4
70. Five Face of Darkness: Part 5
71. The Killing Jar
72. Chaos
73. Dark Awakening
74. Forever is a Long Time Coming
75. Fight or Flee
76. Thief in the Night
77. Starscream’s Ghost
81. Ghost in the Machine
78. Surprise Party
79. Madman’s Paradise
80. The Nightmare Planet

Extra Features
Bot Con 2003 Footage
PSA’s
Historical trailers

Images

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Publisher: Takara
Developer: Winky Soft
Release Date: 30th October 2003 (Japan only)
RRP:
Console: PlayStation 2
No. of Players: 1

Transformers was announced at at the 2003 Tokyo Game Show, to be developed by Winky Soft for exclusive release in Japan only on the PlayStation 2. It features the G1 continuity and allows you to play with dozens of Transformers in a free roaming 3D environment. You are able to Transform and attack your opponents as you unlock more and more characters. Unfortunately the voices are not by the original artists.

The web site IGN now has both games listed separately.
Download the 5Mb trailer here.
Download the second 20MB trailer here

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Version: Hardcover
First Printing: September 2003
Country: Canada
Published by: Image Comics
Produced by: 88MPH Studios
Author: Sebastien Clavet
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-10: 1582403228
ISBN-13: 978-1582403229
Price: $29.95

Don’t miss this opportunity to own this very limited and rare hard cover edition; a very low print run will be made, so be sure to order it now to get your copy. This might be your only chance to own a true piece of Transformers history.

Notes
First Print Run : 7500
Status: Out of print

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Release Date: 15th September 2003
Distributor: Entertainment Rights
Country: UK
Region: 2 PAL
Number of Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: None
Catalogue Number: 8201829

Giving fans another chance to purchase the series on DVD, especially those in North America, the first 20 episodes are presented on this 3 disc set.

Episodes
04. Comrades
05. Soldier
06. Jungle
07. Carnival

Extra Features
Transformers Armada Fact File
Mini-con Tag Game

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Release Date: November 2003
Distributor: Blue Max Enterprise
Country: Singapore
Region: –
Number of Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Audio: English
Subtitles: None
Rating:

Blue Max Enterprise are releasing the Transformers Season 1 in Singapore, but it’s being released on a Video CD. If it proves sucessful they’ll follow up with a DVD release. They’re all also using FanArt from TheTransformers.Net.

Episodes
01. More Than Meets The Eye Part 1
02. More Than Meets The Eye Part 2
03. More Than Meets The Eye Part 3
04. Transport To Oblivion
05. Roll For It
06. Divide And Conquer
07. Fire In The Sky
08. S.O.S. Dinobots
09. Fire On The Mountain
10. War Of The Dinobots
11. The Ultimate Doom: Part 1
12. The Ultimate Doom: Part 2
13. The Ultimate Doom: Part 3
14. Countdown To Extinction
15. A Plague Of Insecticons
16. Heavy Metal War

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Release Date: 12th August 2003
Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment
Country: UK
Region: 2 PAL
Number of Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 & Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles: None
Catalogue Number:

NOT RATED

If you like Transformers, you’re going to love Beast Wars – available for the first time in the U.S. This collectible box includes 26 original, uncut episodes plus exclusive interviews with Beast Wars writers Larry DiTillio and Bob Forward. Packaging includes a 10-page booklet and sticker sheet.

Episodes
01. Beast Wars (Part 1)
02. Beast Wars (Part 2)
03. The Web
04. Equal Measures
05. Chain of Command
06. Power Surge
07. Fallen Comrades
08. Double Jeapordy
09. A Better Mousetrap
10. Gorilla Warfare
11. The Probe
12. Victory
13. Dark Designs
14. Double Dinobot
15. The Spark
16. The Trigger (Part One)
17. The Trigger (Part Two)
18. Spider’s Game
19. Call of the Wild
20. Dark Voyage
21. Possession
22. The Low Road
23. Law of the Jungle
24. Before the Storm
25. Other Voices: Part 1
26. Other Voices: Part 2

Extra Features
Interview with Larry Ditillio and Bob Forward

Images

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Version: Paperback
First Printing: 21st July 2003
Country:
Published by: ibooks Inc
Produced by:
Author: Scott Ciencin
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-10: 0743458982
ISBN-13: 978-0743458986
Price: $29.95

Official Product Info
The first volume in an original trilogy of novels, based on the number one comic book series. The war between the Autobots and Decepticons is momentarily halted when an alien invasion fleet arrives on Earth. Forced to create a temporary truce, the two robot races must put aside their differences and protect the very planet their war might end up destroying…

Notes

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Release Date: 2nd June 2003
Distributor: Prism Leisure
Country: UK
Region: 2 PAL
Number of Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English
Subtitles: None
Catalogue Number: PPA1412

Metrodome have sub-licensed the rights to Transformers The Movie to Prism Leisure for a quick budget release in the UK. Fans should wait for a special edition in the future.

Extra Features
None

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