The Story of Thor Collector Vinyl pressed by Wayô Records

Jerry on 2024-06-12

Wayô Records in France has opened preorders for The Story of Thor: Collector Vinyl Edition. The two-disc analog record release features music from Beyond Oasis, composed by Yûzô Koshiro.

Developed by Ancient, action-adventure game The Story of Thor launched for the Sega Mega Drive console in December of 1994 in Japan. Sega published the English-language localization, titled "Beyond Oasis" in North America, in March of the following year.

Pressed on two marbled discs inserted in a gatefold sleeve, The Story of Thor Collector Vinyl Edition includes the entire 34-track score, recorded from a Sega Mega Drive console to obtain optimum sound quality. The album ships with an illustrated 12-page booklet, with a shikishi designed by artist Hitoshi Ariga.

An eighteen-minute crossfade trailer is streaming on Wayô Records' YouTube channel. The digital soundtrack can be previewed on the Apple Music streaming platform.

From the product page:

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Story of Thor (also known as Beyond Oasis), the Megadrive's cult action RPG, with its original soundtrack composed by Yûzô Koshiro, available for the very first time on vinyl!

Developed by Ancient (Yûzô Koshiro's studio), The Legend of Thor left its mark on several generations of gamers right from its release in 1994, offering rich gameplay and an enchanting soundtrack, the fruit of meticulous composition work by Yûzô Koshiro. The Story of Thor is recognized as one of the A-RPG genre classics on Sega's console.

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