NIS America announced that would be releasing a box set with a selection of tracks from games in the R-Type franchise on vinyl.
The release is a 5LP set. Each record will be housed in a spined sleeve within a slipcase box set. It alsos include a tracklist booklet and a download card for 370 tracks.
Preorders opened on April 30, 2021 and it released in early July, 2021.
LP released in 1988 by G.M.O. Records and Alfa. It contains 10 tracks from the games R-Type, Kid Niki: Radical Ninja, Yojuden, Moon Patrol, Kickle Cubele, Lode runner I-IV, and Mr. Heli.
Flexi-disc 7″ released in 1987 by Softbank Publishing. Contains 10 tracks from the games After Burner, R-Type, Dragon Spirit, and Digital Devil Monogatari: Megami Tensei.
During a succesful Kickstarter campaign, for a collection of piano versions of game music composed by Chris Hülsbeck, backers could opt for a double vinyl option. A full tracklist isn’t available but it will feature music from Turrican II and R-Type among others. Backers were set to receive their copies of the vinyl record in late August, 2015.
Orders were later opened in January 2016 for the remaining copies of the album.
