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[KAOS]

Loving these stage pics!

 

[bigol]

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

That's incredibly similar to the place where you fight Mergo's Wet Nurse in Bloodborne

 

[Choppasmith]

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.

Not to mention the animation is going to be horribly gimped. I think the only official release (outside original Neogeo hardware or using ROMs and emulation) is the Japan only NESTS Saga Collection for PS2. There's KoF 99 Evolution for the Dreamcast too, but I believe they replaced the pixel backgrounds with new versions touched up with CGI. Still look nice though.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

Not to mention the animation is going to be horribly gimped. I think the only official release (outside original Neogeo hardware or using ROMs and emulation) is the Japan only NESTS Saga Collection for PS2. There's KoF 99 Evolution for the Dreamcast too, but I believe they replaced the pixel backgrounds with new versions touched up with CGI. Still look nice though.

What about these PSP KoF games? '94 and '95? Do they look anything like '98?

 

[Gnome Scat]

Damn, those are really nice to look at.

 

[PlatypusDude]

Only true answer. Pokefloats is the greatest Smash stage of all time.

 

[Playsage]

OP's choice and first post are fuckin' ace!

 

[Gen X]

Can't post pics from my phone but I really liked some of the multilevel stages in Dead or Alive 2.

 

[Playsage]

I really like SFV's Bustling Street stage. I'm a fan of neon signs.

Spoiler

Those 30fps NPCs need to go and it would be perfect

Shout outs to Fetus of God.

It makes me wonder if it is possible to mod those model out in the PC version

 

[SockyJohnson]

Justice League Task Force: terrible game but always liked its depiction of Gotham
hard to find any good pics of it.

Japanese Colony from Guilty Gear XX Accent Core

 

[Yarbskoo]

SNK always brings it.

From this thread.

This is what point and click adventures should have evolved into graphically. 3D models just aren't the same.

 

[Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule]

SNK always brings it.

beautiful

 

[Choppasmith]

What about these PSP KoF games? '94 and '95? Do they look anything like '98?

I'm not too familiar with the PSP Orochi collection (94-98), it sounds decent enough but it sounds like it suffers a bit compared to the PS2 and Wii versions. As far as the games themselves, I really fell in love with the series playing 96-98. 94 and 95 felt and played rather clunky compared to later installments IMO.

98 Ultimate Match for the PS2 is great (also on Steam). You've got the barebones, untouched original if you want it. The new backgrounds look nice (a little 3D touch up here and there for a lot of the classic KoF stages, mostly from the Dreamcast version of 98) but not as "oooh ahh 3D graphics!" as some of their other efforts)

 

[Ithil]

The Smash ones all look very sanitized, corporate and use direct references without fleshing them (e.g. Billy hanging out with his GF which he stole from Joe).

It's like the business suits from Mirror's Edge universe greenlit them.

Soulless? Corporate?

Thank god we have these rebellious sprite stages fighting against THE MAN, right?

 

[Regiruler]

I don't understand how people can have a preference for one street fighter stage over another. There's absolutely no mechanical difference.

Tbh this goes for most fighters too.

 

[Fancy Clown]

I don't understand how people can have a preference for one street fighter stage over another. There's absolutely no mechanical difference.

there's no mechanical difference between looking at a Monet or a van Gogh. Do you not understand how people have a preference between those? It's aesthetics.

 

[WarRock]

3D New York Johnny Beer Guy (Capcom VS SNK 2)

That's not the CvS2 UI I know and love. What is that?

 

[-tetsuo-]

I don't understand how people can have a preference for one street fighter stage over another. There's absolutely no mechanical difference.

Tbh this goes for most fighters too.

This is the strangest post I have seen in a while.

 

[Regiruler]

there's no mechanical difference between looking at a Monet or a van Gogh. Do you not understand how people have a preference between those? It's aesthetics.

Except the flow of a stage is part of those aesthetics. Skinning over a stage doesn't make it a new stage.

My personal pick would be between Orbital Assault from Smash 4 and Final Valley from Clash of Ninja Rev 2.

This is the strangest post I have seen in a while.

Let me paraphrase: the majority of fighting games suck when it comes to making genuinely diverse stages.

 

[Fancy Clown]

Except the flow of a stage is part of those aesthetics. Skinning over a stage doesn't make it a new stage.

My personal pick would be between Orbital Assault from Smash 4 and Final Valley from Clash of Ninja Rev 2.
Let me paraphrase: the majority of fighting games suck when it comes to making genuinely diverse stages.

So you want gimmicky stuff like platforms in a game like Street Fighter? I don't get it.

 

[-tetsuo-]

I mean.... Some just look better than others. It isn't really that complicated.

 

[FadedRevolution]

That's not the CvS2 UI I know and love. What is that?

MUGEN.

 

[BluePigGanon]

SFV's stages mostly bum me out, and this thread isn't helping lol

Fighting game backgrounds peaked in the 90s. I really hope Capcom ups their game with new downloadable backgrounds.

 

[WarRock]

MUGEN.

Oh, of course.

to this day I am still eluded by what game is being referenced.

I'm 100% sure that is a Kamen Rider reference. Look at those villains faces.

 

[Barajas_201]

Guys for real, is there a way to make any of this gifs the background for Windows 10?

 

[A Link to the Past]

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.

Have you no taste? Big Blue is fantastic! Much better than WarioWare, which is broken and punishes people even if they win the microgames.

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

SNK always brings it.

this is awesome

 

[Boss Doggie]

Oh, of course.

I'm 100% sure that is a Kamen Rider reference. Look at those villains faces.

I always thought it was some video game reference, since all of the stages so far are except that.

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.

I always thought they were bosses of other Capcom arcade games

 

[shandy706]

We need gifs of the new Killer Instinct stages, without fighters, as they go into Ultra/Finisher mode. Haha

 

[Creaking]

Tekken 6's Fallen Colony was pretty cool

Tekken 7's Dragon's Nest has an awesome weather transition on round 3. Goes from bright with slight overcast to dark and stormy.


Check it out: https://youtu.be/1wG3t0X-GfY?t=1012

 

[Etrian Oddity]

I've always loved my girl Ibuki's stage from 3rd Strike:

:: edit:: why the fuck is tiny.pic not allowed on here??!

 

[QuantumZebra]

The Smash ones all look very sanitized, corporate and use direct references without fleshing them (e.g. Billy hanging out with his GF which he stole from Joe).

It's like the business suits from Mirror's Edge universe greenlit them.

 

[trixx]

holy crap some of those snk stages and such make stages in modern fighters look like trash

absolutely stunning that park stage

KoF 99: Park

I've never even played this game before but now I want to buy it. It's that beautiful

 

[jotun?]

Bushido Blade

Back then it seemed so cool to be able to cut down the bamboo while fighting

 

[King Gilga]

Best stage of best fighting game.

I fucking love freeman, and his stage. It's really a shame he's dumpster tier.

Gotta love mid/late 90s SNK

This is distant 2nd though, snk is just masterclass.

 

[Boss Doggie]

no one posting SvC Chaos stages? let me fix that!

 

[BKatastrophe]

This SNK love makin' me sweat...whoooooooo

 

[Business]

SNK always brings it.

This one right here. SNK really was something else.

 

[Ragnorok64]

These seem to be concept art, but if the in game renders of these newest KOF XIV stages are anywhere near as vibrant, then SNK's still got it as far as stages are concerned.

 

[nded]

One of my favorites from Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter. Guess I'm a sucker for stage gimmicks.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Doesn't Mojo World from X-Men COTA have I think 4 layers lol

 

[Vital Tundra]

Fountain of Dreams is amazing. Wish they remade it with proper reflections. The music that plays to is probably on of the best of Smash.

 

[nillah]

Clay Fighter had a BUNCH along with great music and overall just a solid atmosphere

I'd really like a new Clay Fighter -:/ think about how awesome that art style would be with today's tech

 

[PeptoandWhiskey]

Moonlight Castle

Snow Town

Crimson Throne

Varubtuke Source

 

[Ragnorok64]

Moonlight Castle

Snow Town

Crimson Throne

Varubtuke Source

Larger pictures please.

 

[Creaking]

Moonlight Castle

Snow Town

Crimson Throne

Varubtuke Source

 

[SoundPulse]

I've got a soft spot for it.

 

[Mephala]

I really enjoyed this one for some reason.

It is from Power Stone 2. I think I enjoy it because there are so many little holes you can accidentally fall into as well as many spots that lets you flip from when jumping. It has a few different ways to reach the top layers and fighting up there is quite a thrill.

 

[petran79]

Primal Rage backgrounds captured the post-apocalyptic setting quite well

 

[Tizoc]

Anyone posted anakaris and pyron's stages from vamire hunter yet? On mobile so cant check :v