reminded me that I’ve thought a thread to show off patches might be a fun idea. As I mentioned in the Opus Magnum thread in 2017, I didn’t intend to start collecting patches but after acquiring three in rapid succession within the space of about a month, I’ve found myself looking out for them ever since.
The three pictured below are
Opus Magnum (sent to players who beat the game in Early Access and requested it)
Hi Fructose (sent to subscribers of the magazine)
Deep Dark Fears (sent to people who preordered a book)
This might be my favorite patch in my collection. When my mother was clearing out old clutter, she gave me a bag of things from when I was in the Boy Scouts program. This also ended up in that bag.
Pic 'n Save was my favorite store to go to as a kid because it was the only place where I could ask for a toy and actually get one. (Things were very cheap there.) The best thing I ever got there was this Starriors toy. I’ve considered tracking down another one as an adult but they are kind of pricey and do I really need another thing that just sits on a shelf? (No.)
Pic’n’Save during the Halloween season was also rad as a kid because they always had so much cool nonsense. The last time I went to one was c. 2000 and they still had Biker Mice from Mars and Ocarina of Time action figures, it was rad. Also, if you spent more than a few minutes in there you always left reeking of potpourri. It was like if a KMart fused with a Michael’s but without the Little Caesar’s.
I can’t figure out what to put all my patches on. I guess a vest or a jacket? I’ve got the same issue with pins. Big collection, no idea how to display them really.
I have a vinyl jacket that’s got a tear in the back. Are there like stick on patches for that sort of thing? Like a repair and a cool patch at the same time?
