Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest

Mondo have released Kenichi Matsubara, Satoe Terashima, and Kouji Murata’s soundtrack to Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest.

On January 9, 2017 they announced the release date along with details. It featurse new artwork by Eric Powell and be a gatefold like the first release.

Mondo began taking orders on January 11, 2017 and started shipping shortly after.

This is the retail variant on black vinyl.

The 8-Bit Time Paradox

Giovanni Rotondo launched an Indiegame campaign for an album of video game cover tracks. The campaign was aiming to raise £10,000 by December 24, 2017 for a symphonic recording of the album.

While the campaign failed to reach its goal, the album is still coming out (just without the symphonic parts).

It is a single LP housed in a regular LP jacket with artwork by Jeff Langevin.

It was released by Enjoy The Toons Records on May 5, 2018.

This is the edition on “time paradox” purple translucent swirl. It is limited to 100 copies.

Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy

A vinyl release of the first Distant Worlds album, which was originally released in 2007, was released on vinyl and made available for purchase at the 2017 Distant Worlds tour in celebration of Final Fantasy’s 30th anniversary.

It’s unclear which show was the first where these were available.

Famicom Records / ファミコンレコード

Promotional flexi disc included in a Japanese kids’ magazine Shōgaku Nensei. It features Japanese narration about the games followed by short clips of music from each game.

It was released in June 1985.

The Adventures Of Bayou Billy

As part of their collaboration with Konami, Ship To Shore PhonoCo. have released the soundtrack to The Adventures Of Bayou Billy (also known as Mad City for the Famicom in Japan) on vinyl.

On May 17, 2017 it was announced to be a 7″. It the first release in a series from Ship To Shore called “Konami Kukeiha Club Museum Series”.

Preorders opened on September 7, 2017 and it released late September 2017.

This is the variant on white vinyl with red splatter. This was available exclusively from The Yetee.

Diggin’ In The Carts, A Collection Of Pioneering Japanese Video Game Music

Hyperdub have released the compilation album “Diggin’ In The Carts, A Collection Of Pioneering Japanese Video Game Music” on vinyl.

The release is a 180g 2LP with one yellow and one orange record. It ishoused in a gatefold jacket with original artwork by Koji Morimito. It includes 3 art prints.

Preorders opened on June 1, 2018 and it released on July 20, 2018.

Ninja Gaiden The Definitive Soundtrack

Brave Wave have released a 4LP box set with the NES and arcade soundtracks to Ninja Gaiden, and the soundtracks to Ninja Gaiden II and III.

The box contain two gatefold albums one with the NES/Arcade soundtracks for Ninja Gaiden on orange and red vinyl, and the other with Ninja Gaiden II and III on blue and yellow vinyl.

Preorders opened on April 13, 2017 and it released early July.

Contra Original Video Game Soundtrack

Mondo have released the soundtrack to Contra. The release will have both the NES/Famicom and Arcade soundtracks.

The release is a 180g LP cut at 45RPM. It comes in a gatefold jacket with new artwork by Eric Powell.

Orders for this opened on July 19, 2017. Orders started shipping shortly after.

This is the red and blue split variant.