Crunchy Neo Geo FM synth hits you right in the chest. Fatal Fury SPECIAL took the 1993 arcade scene and cranked every character theme to eleven. "Kurikinton" on Terry's America stage has that swagger rock energy that made you feed the cabinet another quarter.
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"Flame Dragon God" for Mai Shiranui's stage goes full dramatic with layered FM melodies that feel way too cinematic for early 90s hardware. And "Let's Go to Seoul!" on Kim's stage is absurdly catchy. The roster themes double as world tour postcards.
Italy, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia. Every stage sounds like a different genre. SNK's sound team was cooking on that Neo Geo sound chip and it shows. If you ever wanted fighting game music that actually slaps per-character, start here.