Alpha 2 blew my mind. Gief’s stage and the grass field were amazing.
Based of Stage and Music
3S: Everybody’s Joints are off the chain
NG and Second Impact: Dudley NG and SI, Yang from SI
SSFT2: Sagat, Cammy, Dee Jay
SFA 3: Sodom (X-Ism), Cammy, Ryu, Vega, Bison (Shadaoloo-Ism), Chun-Li, Guy
Darkstalkers: Morrigan, Felicia, Aulbath, Demitri
Vampire Chronicle: Jedah and Q-Bee
Vampire Hunter: Donovan
CVS 2: Kinderdjik, London, Shanghai, New York, God Rugal & Shin Akuma’s Osaka
Bloody Roar Series: Gado from BR1, Laboratory Stage from BR2 (Arcade Version), Greenhouse from BR2 (Arcade Version), Museum from BR3, Underground from BRPF
Mortal Kombat Series: Dead Pool MK2 and Deception, The Graveyard MK Trilogy
Killer Instinct: Glacius KI2/Gold, TJ Combo KI1/2/Gold, Orchid KI1/2/Gold
Rage of the Dragons: Pepe/Pupa
Fatal Fury Special: Duck King and Krauser
Tekken Series: Fiji, Roger, Alex (Tekken 1/2), Paul (Tekken 2), Kazuya (Tekken 2), Law (Tekken 3 Arcade), King (Tekken 3 Arcade & Console) Heihachi (Tekken 3 Console), Eddy (Tekken 3 Console), Xiaoyu (Tekken Tag), Airport (Tekken 4), Beach (Tekken 4), Poolside (Tekken 5), Acid Rain (Tekken 5), Final Stage 1- 2 (Tekken 5)Ghetto Pit (T5:DR), Industrial Complex (T5:DR), Meteor Shower (T5:DR)
KOF MI2 and RA: Mosque, Neo Geo Land, Esaka, and Destroyed Dojo
Kinderdijk in CvS2, because it’s Holland and the elevator music doesn’t support the fighting at all.
On the subject of Holland, the Holland stage in Final Fight 2 is great, with the mountains in the background, even though it’s the flattest country on earth.
The Australia(?) stage in Alpha 2 was awesome. Cool to see the animated movie referenced in the game.
The construction site in CvS1 was cool, with the bg reacting to falls. Pretty much every stage in that game kicked ass.
heheheh
in all seriousness though, Fountain of Dreams from Melee, seriously
also Paul’s in Tekken 3.
this one(bison)
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and this one
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and also this one
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last blade 2/s battlefield and waterfall.
Doa 2’s stage where you can fall onto the other level and then there is the dragon statue inside the building.
FFS:
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SS2:
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Garou MOTW:
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LB2:
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Cvs1:
[media=youtube]6C1QFvDEyW4[/media] (Forgot who’s stage this was but I liked that you went from inside the arcade to outsite while fighting. Also the song is dope) Overall the BG presentations in CvS1 are excellent.
CvS2:
Pretty much all the stages are great.
Too many good stages to post but most of the ones I want to mention for T5 or VF5 have been metioned.
QFT
i sooooo forgot about that stage
easily the best smash stage yet. its a fucking travesty that it wasnt in brawl
and for what? yoshis island?!?!:lame:
If this weren’t a fighting game thread, I’d say Green Hill Zone from Sonic 1. I want to go there. Sleep in the green-tastic grass. Drink the uber-blue water. Listen to the lovely music emanate from…who knows where.
Capcom
-SF3:NG…the whole game is my favorite stage. The colors, the music, the nostalgia.
-SFEX - Allen Snider/Guile’s stage because the music is dope.
SNK
-Garou - Hotaru’s stage. Music. Birds. Bell.
-FF2 (Genesis) - Mai’s stage. Reduced 16-bit music = better than original? Hmmm…
-AOF2- Yuri’s stage. Diet!
Namco
-Soul Blade - Seououeuoeng Mina’s stage, or however it’s spelled these days. Music and happy mood. Colors.
-Weaponlord - ALL OF THEM.
Sega
-Eternal Champions - All of the stages creep me out, especially with the overkills. That game bothers me way more than MK ever could. Trident’s stage gets a special mention. Watch your ankles.
-Virtua Fighter 3- Pai’s Stage- Nothing like Giant Swinging someone off a building!
-Streets of Rage 1,2,3- Elevator Stage ALWAYS gets awesome music.
Midway
-MK1 - Da Pit
Konami
-Kensei Sacred Fist - China stage and Hyoma’s rooftop stage. But no one knows this game, so…
Tecmo
-DOA1 (PS1) - All the stages looked the same, with different textures…so I’ll go with Gen-Fu. His music was intense.
I do! Heinz’/Cornelia’s stage features the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin - nice touch.
Another obscure favourite of mine is Reimi’s stage in Advanced Variable Geo 2. Set outside a schoolhouse, with autumn leaves whirling to the simple, yet haunting tune, it brings to mind images of the most idyllic adolescence conceivable. (Think W.I.T.C.H. comics.)
Woo, a probably new neverending list thread.
I cant say my favorite, there are too many… specially on GGX, but i always liked A LOT Cammy stage on Alpha 3… i dont know, i guess i love all those Greek mediterranean stuff.
I loved all of the stages in T5 that were outdoors and bright plus Moonlit Wilderness.
I liked that one that was a dragon or something… then another that was on top of some hill… then the pool… I wish I still had a PS2.
SF2 - Guile’s stage. Background music ensures a good match.
3S - Ken’s stage. I like light blue.
CVS2 - Kinderdjik. I like grass.
SSB64 - Hyrule Temple. Except for those damn tornados.
Tekken 5 - Moonlight Wilderness, Cathedral (as someone mentioned earlier deviljin stage)
Tekken 5 DR -
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VF5 - Kage’s(i think…) stage. temple with the cherry blossom stuff
SFA3 - Karin’s stage, Gief’s stage
SF4 - Chun stage
SF2 series - Ken stage
GGAC - May Ship, ABA stage, Order Sol stage
lol i actually like final destination in brawl
Sabrewulf, Killer Instinct 1. I like how the step puts you a little higher. Also on that note… I really like the other KI stages that give you a step up. ala Chief Thunder’s stage.
SF2 SF2 SF2, parallax scrolling is still the coolest shit ever. :rock:
I have a few but il post the once from the 3 games i played yesterday.
Rival schools roof top/school yard stage
ST cammy/guile stage
GG ABA/i-no stage
I take exception to Cammy’s SSF2 stage. It’s supposed to be England, yet there’s a Germanic looking castle in the valley and Northern Lights which make it look more like Scandinavia!
FFSP Geese/Krauser stages. They were awesome.
Most of oldschool SNK had great stages with even greater music back in the day. That’s one thing the new SNK doesn’t have as much.
For Capcom- loved Sagat and Cammy’s stages in SF2.
Who cares, it looks great.
Alpha2 stages especially Gen and Sakura. 3s has some nice ones, Ibuki’s and Makoto’s.
Also many 2i and NG stages were good.
There are just too many to pick a favourite…