Super Smash Bros., a franchise which started on the Nintendo 64 in 1999, is the culmination of creativity, technical prowess, and a surplus of creativity. From the characters, to the items, to the modes, and to the stages, Nintendo continues to deliver generation after generation, a game which helps define the gaming generation. One of the most variety-filled aspects to the series has always been the different stages based off the various game franchises found deep within Super Smash Bros. With so many options it's easy for someone to find a favorite but that favorite will certainly vary from gamer to gamer. Thus I took it upon myself to set up this Super Smash Bros. Stages bracket to find out what the culmination of those opinions were and find out which level would be picked by Negative World as the very best in the series up to this point.
The 3DS and Wii U stages are pretty awesome yet they were excluded partially because when we started all this the 3DS game had just released and there wasn't enough experience out there to throw their hat into the ring. Perhaps down the line we'll try this again with additional stages and thus additional rounds. For now though, we have a reining champion to announce (and much much more)! Here are the results of this month-long endeavor to find out which stage is the Negative World favorite!
Negative World's 'Best Stage' Pick Is…
SAFFRON CITY in Super Smash Bros. 64!

Saffron City is a stage found only in Super Smash Bros. 64 and is based off the city of the same name from Pokemon Red and Blue. In it's source game the city is designed after the hustling and bustling city of Tokyo and acts as sort of a hub between different cities in the game. For the fans at Negative World, perhaps Saffron City acts as a hub between gamers! At the center of this city is Silph Co. which just so happens to be what you fight on top of in the stage. The stage consists of a central rooftop with some floating platforms to the left and another building to the right but separated by a gap. This varied yet clear layout surely helps explain the love for the stage. In the Silph Co. rooftop a portion is raised with something like a garage door. Occasionally Pokemon will pop their excited little heads out of it! Chansey will toss an egg which may contain an item as well as heal the players. Unfortunately it can be KOd! Charmander also appears and he may or may not breath flames. Regardless he'll definitely make a funny noise. Electrode will show up just to explode and cause major damage while Porygon will quickly surprise the fighters and mocking them. Venusaur is the last Pokemon who can appear and will shoot out leaves via Razor Leaf. Pokemon aren't just limited to the door though as you'll see flying Pokemon such as Fearow, Butterfree, Pidgey, and even possibly Moltres flying in the background.

(11) Corneria (Melee/Brawl) vs.
(8) Saffron City (N64) - (because of tie breaker curiosity)
(56) PictoChat (Brawl) vs. (49) WarioWare, Inc (Brawl) - (two similar stages)
(47) Smashville (Brawl) vs.
(64) Pirate Ship (Brawl) - (two of my all-time favorites)
(19) Onett (Melee/Brawl) vs. (32) Fourside (Melee) - (Earthbound Stages)
1.) If Corneria had beaten Great Bay… Saffron City STILL would have won, deeming it the Negative World Super Smash Bros. Stage Favorite!!!
2.) Of two similar and random stages, PictoChat beats out WarioWare Inc!
3.) My two favorite stages in the series just might be Smashville and Pirate Ship. I felt that both were voted off too soon and deserved more respect! I was curious as to which was preferred though and I found that Pirate Ship certainly is!
4.) Of the two Earthbound stages Fourside had made it farther through… but it turns out Onett is vastly preferred. Since Onett lost to Brinstar Depths, had it made it through these two stages would have went head to head and Onett would have in fact made it to the final four!
On a personal note from myself, DrFinkelstein, I want to thank everyone who voted during this special month-long journey into the Super Smash Bros. stages. It's been a lot of fun and made me dig a bit deeper into why I cared for, or didn't care for, various stages and features of the Super Smash Bros. franchise. Like all Super Smash Bros. games, this final article has a bit of a stat fetish. Below are various stats relating to the action of participating in this feature.
ALL PARTICIPANTS
Anand, anon_mastermind, carlosrox, chrisbg99, Cubed777, DrFinkelstein, GameDadGrant
Hero_Of_Hyrule, Jargon, kgtennispro, ludist210, Mop it up, Mr_Mustache, nate38, Ninsage
NoName, ploot, TheBigG753, thefly, TriforceBun, V_s, Zero
Total Votes: 201
Stages with the Most Votes Throughout:Saffron City - 60 votes
Corneria - 52 votes
Great Bay - 44 votes
Brinstar Depths - 36 votes
Stage with the Least Votes Throughout (Top 3):(52) New Pork City (Brawl) - 0 votes
(14) Icicle Mountain (Melee) - 1 vote
(34) Poke Floats (Melee) - 1 vote
Who Voted The Most: Jargon, nate38, Zero, ploot, chrisbg99, and Mop It Up voted fifteen times... thus every time!
Thanks!Total Perfect Votes: 47
Who Had the Most "Perfect Votes": Ploot and TheBigG753 had seven rounds of perfection!
Most Impressive Perfect Vote: Ploot
for Perfectly Voting Round One's Trophy Bracket (the first perfect of the bracket)Longest Perfect Streak: TheBigG753
(last four rounds of the series)The Big Picture
