That CPS-1 character select jingle hitting your ears like muscle memory you forgot you had. Street Fighter II The Definitive Soundtrack is exactly what it says, collecting every version of Yoko Shimomura's genre-defining fighter score across CPS-1 and CPS-2 hardware.
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You get to hear how Ryu's theme sharpened between World Warrior and Super Turbo, how Chun-Li's stage music gained clarity with the board upgrade, all those tiny sonic differences that changed how a round felt. The ending themes are surprisingly emotional for a game about punching.
Hearing Ken's two-part closer back to back is weirdly moving. If you've ever argued about which version of Guile's theme slaps hardest, this settles it with receipts.