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Sega Announces Fighting Vipers Soundtrack for 30th AnniversaryIt’s Fighting Vipers’ turn for the 30th anniversary treatment, as a two-CD set of the fighting game’s soundtrack is set for release next month, Sega announced Sunday night. Each CD will include music from the arcade and Saturn versions of Fighting Vipers. It’ll release Nov. 27 to coincide with the arcade cabinet’s November 1995 release in Japan and North America. It appears the album will be sold only through Japanese retailers, including Beep , Amazon Japan , Disk Union and Sega’s store on Ebten . The price is 3,630, which is about US$24. ACSS30
Sega’s announcement post says, via machine translation: AC & SS Versions 30th Anniversary Commemorative Edition Fighting Vipers - 30th Anniv. Album - Release Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025! A new prelude to legend, presented under the supervision of Fighting Vipers director Hiroshi Kataoka. Also includes “Arr Ver.” by Koichi Namiki as a special bonus track!2-CD setĄ3,630 (tax included)Koichi “Mickey” Namiki is a guitarist and former SEGA sound composer, leader of SEGA’s S.S.T.BAND until its dissolution in 1993. Koichi then formed the band B-univ with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi until 1995. While he wasn’t involved in the creation of Fighting Vipers’ soundtrack — David Leytze composed it — Namiki contributed to two recent Sega arrangement albums: Astro City Mini: Celebration Album and Mega Drive Mini 2: Multiverse Sound World. The official website calls Namiki’s arrangements a dream come true for longtime Sega fans. His “Fighting Vipers ~Prelude~” arrangement is a medley-style overture based on the arcade game’s opening, while his “Viper Venom ~If It Is Long~” arrangement explores what the Saturn port’s opening song would be like if its length were extended. The website also says that the soundtrack will include liner notes from Fighting Vipers director Hiroshi Kataoka, who is now executive officer and general manager of Sega’s Osaka headquarters. The official Sega Sound Team account also chimed in on X , saying (via machine translation), “Featuring 37 tracks from the arcade version and Sega Saturn port that colored the steel cage deathmatches of the near future. Plus, streaming on various services is scheduled to begin the same day!” The first CD will be the arcade game’s soundtrack. Its tracklisting is as follows: SOUND! SHOCK Special Bonus Track 01. Fighting Vipers ~Prelude~ -Mickey Arr Ver.2025- -Official Sound- 02. Advertise 03. Start -SE- 04. Character Select 05. Select -SE- 06. Armstone Town Day -STAGE 1- 07. Big Factory -STAGE 2- 08. UFO Diner -STAGE 3- 09. Armstone Airport -STAGE 4- 10. Armstone Town Night -STAGE 5- 11. Bay Side -STAGE 6- 12. City Tower -STAGE 7- 13. Observation Deck -STAGE 8- 14. Top of the City -STAGE 9- 15. Continue 16. Staff Roll 17. Name Entry 18. Game OverThe second CD will be the Saturn game’s soundtrack. Its tracklisting is as follows: -Official Sound- 01. Viper Venom -OPENING- 02. Start -SE- 03. Choose Your Weapon -SELECTOR- 04. Select -SE- 05. Sundance Kids -STAGE 1- 06. The Trouble with Raxel -STAGE 2- 07. Occam's Razor -STAGE 3- 08. Look to the Skies -STAGE 4- 09. Thirty-30 -STAGE 5- 10. Bay Side Blues -STAGE 6- 11. The City by Night -STAGE 7- 12. Look Out Below -STAGE 8- 13. King of the Mountain -STAGE 9- 14. Let it Ride -CONTINUE- 15. Hisss Like the Snake -ENDING- 16. To Tell the Truth -NAME ENTRY- 17. All Bets Off -GAME OVER- 18. Fallen ~An' I Can't Get Up~ -TRAINING- SOUND! SHOCK Special Bonus Track 19. Viper Venom ~If it is Long~ -Mickey Arr Ver. 2025-Sega’s music label, Wave Master , released CD soundtracks for Sega Rally Championship and Burning Rangers last year — the former to celebrate the Sega Rally arcade cabinet’s 30th anniversary, and the latter to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Saturn’s Japanese launch.
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