The weirdest fighting level!

[shoes23]

I just got done playing Last Blade 2 for the Dreamcast, and came to the realization that a lot of 2D fighters have some pretty out of place, non-pertinent, just plain ass weird background images. The level in Last Blade 2 appears to be Chinese countryside, with battleships in the bay, a women cowboy standing off to the side to cheer you on, and an old man just hanging out; all while two samurai warriors fight to the death. Marvel vs. Capcom had the crazy clown head, some have people apparently in love enjoying a nice romantic fight to the death. The level choice isn't all that important in a fighting game, but sometimes they just leave me scratching my head.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

How about Birdy's level in Street Fighter Alpha 2? You know, the one where everyone in the bathroom taking a dump.

[shoes23]

How about Birdy's level in Street Fighter Alpha 2? You know, the one where everyone in the bathroom taking a dump.

LOL! I don't remember that! Going to have to try to find a copy.

[DDCecil]

Makeruna! Makendo 2 for PSX/SNES has the Power Rangers in the background on one of the levels including a telephone-head guy.

[MegaDrive20XX]

How about Birdy's level in Street Fighter Alpha 2? You know, the one where everyone in the bathroom taking a dump.

That was very disturbing...I'm surprised they kept a straight face while fighting....

Most odd fighting stage I've seen...is the Mall in Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter....everyone seems so happy and cheerful, one guy dressed in a cheap MegaMan costume...and it's like 'Oh look dear, Wolverine just slammed Ryu into the floor :)"

[omnedon]

The computer software store in Matrimelee, with the three girls singing about computer upgrades in Japanese.

http://www.neo-geo.com/reviews/neo-reviews/Matrimelee/ikari.gif

Image courtesy of the reviews section of Neo-geo.com. this game is still for sale new at the Neo Store.

[Dangerboy]

Double Dragon MVS that had the stage with you fighting each other on top of a moving bi-plane...

SF2's Bathhouse stage interior....you'd think it'd be too slippery.

Alpha 3's unexplained background where all the train cars are piled up...

Capcom's Vs SNK Pro "Outside the arcade door" stage. You'd think just ONCE that they'd eithe rhit the door before it opened, or get knocked into anyone playing a game in there.

Any out of place area, like the iceberg in Tekken 5 or any empty field. How the hell did they get there? Walk?

My particular issue (in an amusing tone) is with concern to Alpha 2's Nash/Charlie Stage: What is with the Japanese animator's fetish for having lots of debris strewn straight UP, but never coming down? :)

[Kroogah]

I think Tekken 5 iceberg wins this currently. Oh look penguins!

Fetus of God in Darkstalkers 3. Tell me that ain't weird.

Capcom vs. SNK 2's Nairobi, where you have cars flying over your head as you fight. And everyone in the background is watching the cars.

[AB Positive]

The computer software store in Matrimelee, with the three girls singing about computer upgrades in Japanese.

http://www.neo-geo.com/reviews/neo-reviews/Matrimelee/ikari.gif

Image courtesy of the reviews section of Neo-geo.com. this game is still for sale new at the Neo Store.

A winnar is you.

I love that stage, and the song, and for that matter the entire game.

-AG

[pragmatic insanester]

can anyone else post an image of these levels? that neo-geo game looks pretty cool, is that dog-dude a furry? :x

[burningfist]

...Anything in a Power Instinct game.

[tonyvortex]

the giant baby head stage in groove on fight.

[-hellvin-]

How about Birdy's level in Street Fighter Alpha 2? You know, the one where everyone in the bathroom taking a dump.

Wow, that was the first one that I thought of. Ugh, I hated that character, creepy.

Other than that I think the Pokemon Balloon level in SSBM was pretty weird and unique. Fun level.

[Gast]

How about every stage in Cho Eniki?

[ktulu]

Ok, I can't really remember anything from a VS fighter game, but the second or third level in PuLiRuLa, a brawl game, has some of THE weirdest screens ever...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/cthulhu_yu/puli0006.png

[RockyRaccoon]

The most funniest stage ever I still have seen is Marvel Vs Capcoms Megaman theme level... with:

** Dr. Wily Screaming at the fighters through a Megaphone at the fighters the entire level..probably telling them to GET OFF HIS LAWN!

** The Big MeTool Dispenser!

** The Big Robot Lugging the Sack of Sand in the background with the hole in it.

Yeah. not "Weird" but I think it's the most fun. :)

~Rocky

[evildead2099]

Birdy's stage from SFA2 is the first background that came to my mind.

Great topic, by the way - very imaginative! :)

[Sotenga]

Great topic indeed. I have a plethora that I can name here... first off, glad to see some Matrimelee fans here, giving the Power Instinct series a much needed keister kick upwards in quality. While most of the stages in that game take place in the arena, strange doings are going on in the background depending on which character you're fighting, such as the DEBU heavy metal guys and the woman on a bench singing about her poor french fries. Things are much stranger once you learn the meaning of the lyrics. :eek 2:

If you think the computer store is bizarre, get a load of the karaoke lounge! I also really like Chinnen's stage... it's not so bizarre, but it's really damn cool, what with the monks chanting and the eurobeat pop singer chiming in... GREAT music.

I've been playing a hell of a lot of Eternal Champions: Challenge From the Dark Side lately, and all the stages take place in different epochs of time. Definitely the most unorthodox of them is the stage of the hidden Senator character, which is none other than Washington D.C., set in the year 1995 (the year the game was released). You fight in front of a McDonalds-esque fast food joint with a beautiful lake in the background, as well as a missile silo and the Washington Monument. Government agents are running back and forth in the background, and I THINK that jogging man in the background is President Clinton! If you hit your opponent into the right corner of the arena when they die, the missle silo in the background opens up and sends a big one right for your opponent! And if you hit them onto the right manhole when they don't have much health left, the manhole bursts and launches your opponent so they get impaled on the Washington Monument!! The incredible greatness of this stage can only be surpassed by the Senator himself, who has got to be one of the most awesome characters in fighting games ever. EVER. :D