Rare 40th Anniversary Collection

iam8bit have released a collection of music from various Rare games on vinyl in celebration of the studio’s 40th anniversary.

The release is a 4LP on orange marble, blue marble, red marble and purple marble “Shades of Rareware” colored vinyl.
It is housed in an open-lid box set with printed jackets all with artwork by Lewy Jones. It also comes with a Rare logo zoetrope felt slipmat.

Orders opened on August 7, 2025 and it began shipping out shortly after.

VGM Essentials: Ben Briggs

Firaga Records have released the arrangement album “VGM Essentials: Ben Briggs” on vinyl.

The release is a single 180g LP on black vinyl. It is housed in a single-pocket jacket with artwork by Ginkgo.

Orders opened on July 17, 2023 and it began shipping out shortly after.

Killer Cuts

iam8bit have released the arranged Killer Cuts music from Killer Instinct.

The release is a single 180g LP in a regular jacket with character artwork of sculpted game characters.

Preorders opened on July 15, 2016 and it released mid-December 2016 after some delays.

This is the “Spinal” variant with the Spinal character on the cover and white vinyl.

Killer Cuts

iam8bit have released the arranged Killer Cuts music from Killer Instinct.

The release is a single 180g LP in a regular jacket with character artwork of sculpted game characters.

Preorders opened on July 15, 2016 and it released mid-December 2016 after some delays.

This is the “Sabrewulf” variant with the Sabrewulf character on the cover and blue translucent colored vinyl.

Killer Scratches

iam8bit have released a 7″ on red with black splatter vinyl. This 7″ contains sound effects from the game Killer Instinct and is intended for DJ use. It has been created in collaboration with Texas Scratch League.

Preorders opened on July 15, 2016 and it released mid-December 2016 after some delays.

Killer Cuts

iam8bit have released the arranged Killer Cuts music from Killer Instinct.

The release is a single 180g LP in a regular jacket with character artwork of sculpted game characters.

Preorders opened on July 15, 2016 and it released mid-December 2016 after some delays.

This is the limited edition “Fulgore” variant with the Fulgore character on the cover and green translucent colored vinyl. This variant was only available to order during EVO 2016.