Thunderful Opens Its Own Store, Kicks Things Off With Limited Edition SteamWorld Goodies

That looks pretty neat, nothing I want but I'm glad they can get their own products out there.

How odd and interesting... I wish I had a reason to buy stuff like this!

I love how half the stuff just has a link for "Buy from Fangamer" lol

I don't get the modern fascination with vinyl--there's a reason both LPs and cassettes died off once CDs hit--but to each their own, I guess.

@JimmySpades There's just something nice about actively choosing an LP to listen to, to sit down and take it in say over drinks or dinner, that you don't always get by just throwing on a Spotify playlist.

Don't get me wrong though, digital and physical both have their pros/cons and their places. Sometimes I do feel like just throwing on a playlist for some background music without having to repeatedly get up to put another record on or flip the existing one - I have my record player sitting next to some Sonos speakers.

@GrahamRanson I get listening to a full album instead of what is essentially a radio station, just not via an inferior sonic medium.

Cool! I'm tempted by the Ghost Giant vinyl! It's a fantastic game!

I'll be interested is some "Fe" stuff, also.

I felt the same about records being a useless collectors item, but I've come around. Over a few years, I had received a few LPs as birthday/christmas gifts from some of my favorite bands. Then there were a few I bought for myself, mostly as a collectors item (that Act II pop up book album case... my Protomen fans know what I'm talking about) Then before I realized it, the milk crate I kept my records in became too full to hold them all.

Even though I mostly use my record player as a Bluetooth speaker more often than not, there is still a special feeling you get from listening to a record instead of streaming from a digital device. Its hard to describe, but the first metaphor that popped into my head (for obvious reasons) was watching a live stream of a Nintendo Direct, versus waiting a few hours, and watching it later. Its the same content, and the latter of the two is arguably more convenient. But there's something special about listening to it as a moment in time, rather than queueing it up on a tiny screen.

Or just stream it all on YouTube! Whatever... as long as you enjoy the music, you can dress it up in as pretty of a package as you desire.

@JimmySpades The idea of one being "inferior" to the other is very subjective though, do you mean listening quality ( as physical will win over compressed streamed music, assuming you have a decent set up that is ), or inferior as in convenience? Cost? Then yea the all-you-can-hear streaming buffet will naturally win. Like I said, each has its' place.

Also, surely as we're all fans of Nintendo hardware here ( presumably? ) we can all agree that just because something is technically inferior to a competing product, doesn't mean it actually is inferior where it counts.

I was hoping for stickers and coffee mugs.