The Mount Rushmore of: Video Game Fire-Related Stages

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

Unfortunately a bit too busy to count results right now. Safe to say, I think Super Mario Bros.'s 1-1 got on it.

Last 5 Rushmores

SNL Cast Members: Tina Fey / Will Ferrell / Eddie Murphy / Kenan Thompson
Songs from Movie Musicals: Over the Rainbow / Singin' in the Rain / Let It Go / You're The One That I Want
U.S. Vice Presidents: John Adams / Theodore Roosevelt / Al Gore / Walter Mondale
Cartoon Villains: Mr. Burns / Skeletor / Shredder / Dick Dastardly
American Film Directors: Steven Spielberg / Martin Scorsese / Quentin Tarantino / Stanley Kubrick

This Week's Rushmores

Saturday: Video Game Fire Stages
Sunday: Video Game Underwater Stages
(next Monday): Video Game Cities
(next Tuesday): Video Game Cavernous Stages
(next Wednesday): Video Game Aerial Stages
(next Thursday): Video Game Secret Areas

Themed Week will start early and continue until August 21, as I'll be taking August 22 - 25 off.

Today's Parameters

You must pick fire-related stages/levels/areas from video games.

Fire can range from wildfires, lava, volcanoes, molten factories, fantastical fire, etc.

Stages/levels/areas should be contained to singular areas, but can be as large or as small as you like. If most of the game occurs in fire-related areas, it counts.

https://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-10-video-game-fire-and-lava-levels
https://www.destructoid.com/its-getting-hot-in-here-top-10-fire-levels/
https://www.thegamer.com/best-lava-levels-video-games/
https://www.blockfort.com/other-lists/firelevels/
https://twinfinite.net/ps4/10-best-fire-lava-levels-gaming/
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LethalLavaLand

There are a lot of Bowser levels here, but I'm not sure if it's the Mario rep. For now, let's go with:

Lethal Lava Land (Super Mario 64)
Lava Reef Zone (Sonic & Knuckles)
Norfair (Metroid)
Fire Temple (Ocarina of Time)

Fire Temple
Lethal Level Land
Melty Molten Galaxy
The Chateau (Uncharted 3)

The Underworld (Terraria)
Asphodel (Hades)
Fire Temple (Ocarina of Time)
Lethal Lava Land (SM64)

Bowsers Castle (Super Mario Kart)
Heat Man Stage (Mega Man 2)
Lethal Lava Land (Super Mario 64)
Norfair (Super Metroid)

Not really happy with this list but what can you do

Gurgu Volcano (Final Fantasy)
Lethal Lava Land (Mario 64)
Fire Temple (Ocarina of Time)
Norfair (Metroid)

I dunno something about putting OoT Fire Temple on feels wrong when it's one of the least memorable dungeons from its game.

Water Temple tomorrow, yeah, absolutely.

World 8 (New Super Mario Bros Wii)
Lava Reef Zone (Sonic & Knuckles)
Dino Might (Crash Bandicoot: Warped)
Fire Cavern (Final Fantasy VIII)

• Norfair, Metroid
• Mount Gulg, Final Fantasy 1
• Hell, Diablo 2
• The Nether, Minecraft

Fire Temple (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
White Phosphorus (Spec Ops: The Line)
Flaming Staircase (Silent Hill 2)
World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.)

Drop: Melty Molten Galaxy
Add: Asphodel (Hades)

In regards to Norfair, which version are we going with? NES Metroid, Super Metroid Norfair, or Super Metroid Lower Norfair?

Abstaining for now.

Remove: Dino Might (Crash Bandicoot: Warped)
Add: Fire Field (F-Zero)

Flame Hyenard (Mega Man X7)

River of Flame (Diablo II)
Lethal Lava Land (Super Mario 64)
Heat Man's Stage (Mega Man 2)

For the other 3

SNES Aladdin - Escape from the Cave of Wonders

Norfair - Super Metroid (lower, specifically, if it matters.)
Abandoned Village Aljiba - Castlevania Rondo of Blood/Dracula X
Heat Man stage - Mega Man 2
Dragon Roost Island - LoZ Wind Waker

Volcano (aka the boulder punching place) -Resident Evil 5

Molten Core (World of Warcraft)
Escape from the Cave of Wonders (Aladdin)
Fire Temple (Ocarina of Time)
Lethal Lava Land (Super Mario 64)

Stage 5 (Touhou 11: Subterranean Animism)
Extreme Environment Examination Bunker (Cogen: Sword of Rewind)
Gurgu Volcano (FF1)
Firetop (Saiyuki: Journey West)

HMs: Mt. Pyre (Chrono Cross), Burning Curiosity (American McGee's Alice).

The Flaming Village (Castlevania Dracula X) (you could merge it with Rondo's but I think this one is more badass)
Act 4 - Stage 1 (Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos)
Gorgon (Thunder Force III)
1-4 (Super Mario Bros.)

Lethal Lava Land (Super Mario 64)
Norfair (Metroid)
Fire Temple (Ocarina of Time)
Through the Fire and Flames (Guitar Hero III)

Norfair (Super Metroid)

Norfair (Super Metroid)

might come back with others, this just feels like a lock

8-4 (Super Mario Bros).
Norfair (Super Metroid)
Molten Core (World of Warcraft)
Gurgu Volcano (Final Fantasy)

Not fully satisfied with this but options are a bit limited today.

Norfair (Super Metroid)
The Nether (Minecraft)
Lethal Lava Land (SM64)
Lava Reef Zone (Sonic & Knuckles)

I'm sorry, Fire Temple blows chunks

Lava Reef Zone
Lethal Lava Land
Solar (Star Fox 64)
Hot-Head Hop (Donkey Kong Country 2)

Norfair (Super Metroid)
Solar (Star Fox 64)
The Nether (Minecraft)
Grumble Volcano (Mario Kart Wii)

Asphodel (Hades)
Hell (Diablo II)
Grumble Volcano (Mario Kart Wii)
Mount Pyre (Chrono Cross)

Drop: Hot Head Top

Add: The Nether

LazyKenny posted...

Molten Core (World of Warcraft)

Why not Blackrock Depths?

lordjers posted...

Why not Blackrock Depths?

Two reasons

1. Molten Core already has a vote.
2. It has more memes like Core Hound looting, "Too Soon," and a couple of ninja looting videos.

The Chateau (Uncharted 3)
Mount Pyre (Chrono Cross)

1. Hot Head Hop - DKC2
2. Solar - Starfox 64
3. Flame Stags Stage - Megaman X2
4. Melty Molten Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy

Mount Gulg (Final Fantasy)
Norfair (Super Metroid)
Molten Core (World of Warcraft)
The Nether (Minecraft)

This feels right. White Phosphorous is an inspired choice but I cant fit it on.

Flame Stags Stage - Megaman X2

Angel Island Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog 3)
Fire Temple (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire (Rayman 2: The Great Escape)
Skelos Badlands (Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!)

I don't really think of Angel Island as a fire level. Like it gets bombed partway through and the background is on fire, but there are no fire hazards or anything.

Lopen posted...

River of Flame (Diablo II)

I guess I'll change this to "Hell" since that's what people are voting even though "River of Flame/Chaos Sanctuary" is the proper name of the level.