exodus I think in this case it’s just down to which one you heard first
this is it, for me. i only got into Devil’s Crush/Crash during college, emulating the MD version of the game, and that’s definitely the soundtrack i prefer.
anyway, whole lot of stuff from Contra: Hard Corps
this game and Capcom games of the era were, i think, the first time i really became cognizant of soundchips trying to replicate electric guitars