Sector Z was my favorite stage in the original game. In Melee/Brawl, for casual play, Temple was the favorite, with Fourside in Melee and Shadow Moses in Brawl as close seconds. Battlefield is where its at for a straightforward fight in all of the games. In Wii U/3DS, the Boxing Ring will probably be my favorite as it provides a nice flat stage with no hazards (aside from the ropes) and comes with an amazing atmosphere to boot.
Vote. .#Bayonetta 4 SmashFor a tournament I see nothing wrong with banning items especially if there's some kind of prize on the line. It's just more fair. When playing casually I prefer items but I have no issue with cutting them out. The only thing that bugs me are "Stop Having Fun" Guys that look down on those who like items or Project M type stuff where all the fun gimmicks of stages are removed.
This so much. Most stages, I can at least see the reasons for banning them. But... eh, I'll leave it at that.
Oh, and my all-time favorite stage in the franchise is Fourside.
Yeah, I think we should leave it on that.
My favorite stage has always been the Metroid stage in Melee. Zebes, I think, or Brinstar. It involved stomach acids rising out of the floor so I could spike that cheating bastard AI right into it.
I have a lengthy answer to that. The short answer is that it's probably reactionary, a clash of two schools of thought. Spite being a little strong here.
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I don't understand the whole "let's have things JUST to agitate the competitive players out of spite!" attitude. It's basically "sticking it to the man" when "the man" isn't even doing anything. Aside from a few jerkwads, but they'd just use it as further fuel in their crusades.
You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!It's the same thing as the competitive players agitating the casual crowd out of spite. People are childish and refuse to respect other opinions and play styles. That's all there is to it.
Casual or Competitive are both great ways to play. There's no reason to hate on either of 'em. The fact of the matter is, they're both acting the exact same way "My way is right and yours is wrong". They have more in common than we think.
Shadow?

Tournaments that ban randomness are LAME.
Randomize everything! Items, stages, teams, even characters.
I still want some Stamina Mega Bunny Clear Reflect Light Fast Fixed fighting .
Hehe, even just Bunny Light Fast is enough. It's bouncing around just everywhere.
You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay