
Loved Soul Calibur II, and I had a Gamecube, so it was awesome to play with Link.
I really dig that Double Dragon Neon tune, sounds like it could have been an alternate theme to Hawaii Five-O or something.
And, oddly enough, despite my only exposure to the game being how much everyone on the internet hates it, my favorite of what you posted was the Sonic the Hedgehog one.
You mention hope in a lot of these, and I once read, and wholeheartedly agreed, that the reason the music for the first stage of Wily's Castle in Mega Man 2 is so well revered, is that it actually felt like it was cheering for you, as opposed to signifying your impending doom. I know that song is typical to mention, but I thought it fit the theme you seemed to have in your text of why you like these epic songs.