Gritty, distorted Saturn-era rock that sounds like it was recorded in a parking garage on purpose. Fighting Vipers on Saturn dropped in 1996 and the whole soundtrack has this raw, edgy attitude. "fallen(an' i can't get up)" opens with a snarl, and "the trouble with raxel" is pure 90s alternative energy crammed through Saturn hardware.
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The track names tell you everything. "occam's razor," "viper venom," "Hisss like the snake." Trying to be cool and honestly succeeding. "bay side blues" and "the city by night" slow things down just enough between rounds.
The contrast works really well against the harder cuts. If you miss when fighting games sounded like skateboard videos, start here.