Lightning Count
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SNK always brings it.
What game is this from?
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Best fighting game stages. Post pics.
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What game is this from?
OnimaruXLR
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these threads always make me happy and then sad because it's a joy to see those old snk stages and then intensely depressing to realize there'll probably never be anything that nice looking in 2D again
Zap Rowsdower
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Garou: Mark of the Wolves.
PandaPedinte
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SNK should be dominating this thread.
That said the Meridan Area Rapid Transit stage from Skullgirls is amazing. Check out the dynamic lighting on the character sprites when they go into the tunnel.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8PuGZrd19yw
It also has an Easter Egg wherein an interdimensional hype train comes by then you bait a burst.
Note:the only gif I found was from the in progress version.
Lab Zero outdid themselves with that stage.
UnrealEck
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This one's probably mines. I'm not into fighting games but I loved SSBM.
Best stage.
Tangled Up in Blue
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Even though this thread has been done before, I still love it. 2D fighters in the 90s just had such incredible art.
This might be my favorite:
That, to me at least, symbolizes Japanese gaming during that era. Which I know sounds weird. The lights, the reflections in the water, the crowd activity -- it's all perfect.
I know, right? I mean, just look at that thing. Holy shit.
Damn straight tower of arrogance is so good. You're fighting on a sideways skyscraper. Iron horse, irone terror is also amazing.Darkstalkers 3 had some really great stages. My favourite (fetus aside) was the Sideways Skyscraper.
(couldn't find a good picture.)
But OP wins this one with moonlit Wilderness.
There's no way to top those SNK stages from a visual and technical standpoint.
If I had to pick a stage from Smash Bros. it would be Battlefield from Smash 4.
The quintaessential stage as it summarizes the gameplay of the series pretty well, with a simple yet interesting layout and a mysterious setting that captures your imagination.
If I had to pick a stage from Smash Bros. it would be Battlefield from Smash 4.
The quintaessential stage as it summarizes the gameplay of the series pretty well, with a simple yet interesting layout and a mysterious setting that captures your imagination.
Even though this thread has been done before, I still love it. 2D fighters in the 90s just had such incredible art.
This might be my favorite:
That, to me at least, symbolizes Japanese gaming during that era. Which I know sounds weird. The lights, the reflections in the water, the crowd activity -- it's all perfect.
Also love this one from Last Blade:
You mean that the art style symbolizes Japanese gaming? Because that scene is Korea
Acquiescence
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Fighting Game Stage Level: SNK
Not the most ideal place to engage in fisticuffs, let's be honest.
DecoyOctopus
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Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
Hugo:
Necro:
Yang:
Oro:
Akuma:
Hugo:
Necro:
Yang:
Oro:
Akuma:
E_Darkness
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I really like SFV's Bustling Street stage. I'm a fan of neon signs.
Shout outs to Fetus of God.
Those 30fps NPCs need to go and it would be perfect
Shout outs to Fetus of God.
Baleoce
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Oh boy...
Anyway I've always enjoyed seeing this stage.
The King of Fighters XI Alley Stage.
Love the detail
Holy Order Sol
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KOF XIII.
Smooth Operator
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Moonlit Wilderness from Tekken Tag Tournament 2
The remix from the Tekken 5 music is amazing too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh-3RdvtEk0
No. Fuck off with posts like this.
A Link to the Past
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Temple, Super Smash Bros. Melee (and beyond)
Stairouais
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Yoshimitsu,s stage in Tekken 2
Via Purifico
Banned
Koku An from DOA2 Ultimate
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
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HOLY SHIT
Why is no one mentioning Pocket Fighter?!
too bad they're not animated, they're really hilarious if they're animated
to this day I am still eluded by what game is being referenced.
HOLY SHIT
Why is no one mentioning Pocket Fighter?!
too bad they're not animated, they're really hilarious if they're animated
Always liked these stages from Marvel vs. Capcom
to this day I am still eluded by what game is being referenced.
SeeNoWeevil
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I will now post an exhaustive list of all the awesome and beautiful backgrounds from modern Capcom fighters.
Grass field level from Street Fighter Alpha 2.
Has long been my favourite. I played through with Sagat so many times just to have that final battle with Ryu on this stage.
Mortal Kombat, Warrior Shrine
Skullgirls, Under the Bridge
Killer Instinct (2013), Downtown Demolition
Eternal Champions, Washington DC/Senator's Stage
I'd use a better GIF to show off Bill Clinton and Secret Service jogging in the background, but it also showcases a stage fatality, where the opponent is launched into the air by an explosive and skewered by the Washington Monument. I assumed it wasn't safe to post.
Way of the Warrior, ... This.
It's one of the worst stages in fighting games, technically, but it's so awful that you can't help but love it. It's sort of like Shang Tsung's Throne Room in the original MK, but with a conspicuous CGI dragon in the chair instead. The only picture I could find was poor quality, but even if it wasn't, the lack of the game's unfitting White Zombie soundtrack means that this stage wouldn't be done justice.
Fountain of Dreams, Tower of Arrogance, and Meridian Area Rapid Transit were all my top 3, but they've all been covered, alongside a number of other favorites (As they should be).
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HOLY SHIT
Why is no one mentioning Pocket Fighter?!
too bad they're not animated, they're really hilarious if they're animated.
You're RIGHT! Wow, I forgot about these but they are fantastic in how they offer a different look at the Capcom universe where everyone is on their off-time.
ZiggyPalffyLA
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Magicant from Smash3DS.
I NEED this stage on the Wii U or NX version. That Smiles And Tears remix...damn.
Asgard at night from UMVC3 is real pretty:
Just for you, I got off my lazy ass and found a screenshot:
You can't really see it here, but there's a nice waterfall on the right side of the stage.
Just for you, I got off my lazy ass and found a screenshot:
You can't really see it here, but there's a nice waterfall on the right side of the stage.
SockyJohnson
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Garou's stages are fantastic
My favorite was always Rocks stage because Spread the Wings was so freakin awesome too hear while playing:
My favorite was always Rocks stage because Spread the Wings was so freakin awesome too hear while playing:
torre_avenue
Banned
Why not add in the Big Blue Melee version while you're at it, since the theme here is awful stages no one should ever play on.
I'd say my favorite stage is either this simplistic beauty...
Or this one over its Brawl counterpart (those fucking treadmills infuriate me on the Brawl version, but I love the wind version.)
Or the Warioware stage. Yes, it's gimmicky and yes you will likely have your fair share of unfair deaths courtesy of arrows, speeding carts, rain, hammers, etc, but it is the most fun stage in the game because of the minigames. The cooperative ones always mean that you take a break for 5 seconds, complete the game, and then go back to killing one another. It's a lot of fun, even though the initial stage is still really small.
Same - i think I read once it might be a reference to Capcom's forgotten Worlds, but the final boss there, while similar to the figure in the background, is a whole lot smaller.
If you're referring to the CvS2 London stage, the girl with Billy is his sister Lilly - he's understandably concerned about a guy who goes around in short associating with guys that want to kill his boss getting involved with her.
Choppasmith
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Just for you, I got off my lazy ass and found a screenshot:
You can't really see it here, but there's a nice waterfall on the right side of the stage.
Ah okay, haven't really followed SFV's development. Might've seen it here and there, but didn't realize it was a NZ stage.
And speaking of which, KoF 2003's NZ stage
Sorry it's not animated, the person who ripped it (and the other KoF 2003 stages) decided to do it in layers in a special HTML file here. If someone knows of a way to piece these pieces together into one GIF, I'd really appreciate it.
Pyramid head
Banned
SNK's background art is inhumanly good. I've never seen anything from a 3D fighter even a tiny fraction as impressive.
Meccanical
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If 3d tried to get as detailed it probably wouldn't be able to keep 60fps.
Finale Fireworker
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So, I've never played a KoF game before. But seeing these backgrounds has gotten me so amped. I've never seen spritework like that before. Well, I have, but it's so rare. Most spritework goes for "retro" looks, especially today, but this is always what I wanted to see more of.
Is there any version of KoF 99 that actually plays in widescreen, though? The PS1 Classic, while readily available, is going to be 4:3.
Is there any version of KoF 99 that actually plays in widescreen, though? The PS1 Classic, while readily available, is going to be 4:3.
