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Best fighting game stage ever
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FortNinety
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For me, it will always be the store front stage in the first Street Fighter Zero because it was on an actual street.
Biff Hardbody
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Genjuros wheatfield in SSII is my pick for best fighting game stage ever. Pretty much every stage in SSII is as good as it gets for fighting backgrounds, but I think Genjuros is the king of SSII.
Special mention has to go to the Last Blade series for having some of the best backgrounds around, and of course Alpha 2.
Fatal Fury Special had some badass stages too. Big Bears seems like it was in the inspiration for Sodoms Alpha 2. I also loved Jubei's, Terry's, Joes, and Mai's.
Seeing the cage come down in SF2 for Vega was pretty badass the first time as well.
Special mention has to go to the Last Blade series for having some of the best backgrounds around, and of course Alpha 2.
Fatal Fury Special had some badass stages too. Big Bears seems like it was in the inspiration for Sodoms Alpha 2. I also loved Jubei's, Terry's, Joes, and Mai's.
Seeing the cage come down in SF2 for Vega was pretty badass the first time as well.
JackFrost2012
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Tengu's stage in DoA:U is insane in the membrane.
FortNinety
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Chony said:
Okay, I change by to the devil baby god stage in Darkstalkers 3. Creepy as hell.
Shun Di's bridge stage was where I first witnessed game characters in high resolution, 60 fps, and animation of drunken boxing all at once... under the imposing 3D effect of the bridge. Virtua Fighter 3 had memorable stages, like the subway, the rooftop, the snowy creek, the Great Wall, and the construction platform.
Forgotten Ancient
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Ryu's SF2 stage.
The Faceless Master
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this is awesome
but my *favorite* is probably...
but my *favorite* is probably...
Cerebral Palsy
Banned
Always digged Honda's stage.
p.s. Guile rocks
Date of Lies
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The Faceless Master said:but my *favorite* is probably...
Hold the phone, which street fighter is that from and why have I never seen it?
Date of Lies
Banned
figures, I haven't played the alpha series nearly as much as I would have liked to.
A couple more to add...MK2's portal stage was absolutely bad ass, along with Dead Forest, Pit II, the Tower and Kahn's Arena.
And Virtual On had some bad ass stages as well...Water Front (the night stage), Ruins, Death Trap (the stage with the descending floor) and the last stage Nirvana. Would love to see at least one more proper Virtual On next generation.
Oh yeah, the lone stage in IK+ on C64 and Amiga was as beautiful as any backdrop you could find at the time.
And Virtual On had some bad ass stages as well...Water Front (the night stage), Ruins, Death Trap (the stage with the descending floor) and the last stage Nirvana. Would love to see at least one more proper Virtual On next generation.
Oh yeah, the lone stage in IK+ on C64 and Amiga was as beautiful as any backdrop you could find at the time.
GamePnoy74
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For 2D, I'll say Vega/Balrog's stage from Super Street Fighter II...I like the added touch in Super of how the steel fence/cage falls down right before you fight with those classic characters =)
(SF2's backgrounds in general are some of the the most memorable/best stages for me, actually)
For 3D, so far I've been impressed with the rain stage in DOA2:U...the lightning effects look great =)
(SF2's backgrounds in general are some of the the most memorable/best stages for me, actually)
For 3D, so far I've been impressed with the rain stage in DOA2:U...the lightning effects look great =)
KOF'94 Team Japan Stage (Esaka?) is my favorite. Cool city setting, animated crowds (which actually made you feel like your fighter was in actual tournament, not just a couple of people fighting in a street for some odd reason), the music, etc. Everything about that stage rocked.
My faves:
Psylocke's train stage (Marvel Superheroes)
Genjuro's stage (Samurai Shodown III) - looks like a duel from a western
Ryu's rooftop (a million different versions of SF)
Ken's yacht (SFA2) - cameos galore
Most of the bgs from X-Men COTA and Marvel Superheroes
Wolf's cage (VF4)
Sarah's coliseum (VF2)
Taki's Hoko Temple (Soul Calibur) - the graphics are dated but the lighting and music are perfect
Kyokugen Team elevator stage (KoF '95)
The Pit (MK1) - gruesome stuff!
Psylocke's train stage (Marvel Superheroes)
Genjuro's stage (Samurai Shodown III) - looks like a duel from a western
Ryu's rooftop (a million different versions of SF)
Ken's yacht (SFA2) - cameos galore
Most of the bgs from X-Men COTA and Marvel Superheroes
Wolf's cage (VF4)
Sarah's coliseum (VF2)
Taki's Hoko Temple (Soul Calibur) - the graphics are dated but the lighting and music are perfect
Kyokugen Team elevator stage (KoF '95)
The Pit (MK1) - gruesome stuff!
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
Venice in Soul Calibur on the DC. That was a defining moment for me.
The SFII series in general for the whole line scrolling thing. I thought that was genious at the time.
Nothing from any MK game...ever. Creative they were. But consistantly under-executed.
I liked the BGs in MvC1 and 2 especially, although there were way too few.
As far as 3D fighting games this gen, DoA and Team Ninja take hippo shits on all.
The SFII series in general for the whole line scrolling thing. I thought that was genious at the time.
Nothing from any MK game...ever. Creative they were. But consistantly under-executed.
I liked the BGs in MvC1 and 2 especially, although there were way too few.
As far as 3D fighting games this gen, DoA and Team Ninja take hippo shits on all.