il give my view on the stages and yes melee players WE ALL KNOW THE TO DECIDES WHAT STAGES ARE ALLOWED , THIS IS A DISCUSSION
Starter/Counter
* Battlefield
* Yoshi's Island
* Smashville
* Lylat Cruise
* Pokémon Stadium
* Final Destination
* Castle Siege
* Delfino Plaza
* Halberd
im fine with all these as starters to be fair lol just shows my usual cps are all seen as neutrals
Counterpick
Luigi's Mansion = back in the day this stage was legal in tournys and REALLY wasent that bad until olimar was found to be awsome on it , it just makes olimar far more powerful than the rest of the cast on here picture it , an olimar is vsing you your trying to apraoch (olimar outcamps most of the cast other than falco) he can throw pikmin at you from behind the pillar and you cant do a thing about it without taking lots of %(as if i didnt hate olimar vs snake already) , also on the lower part of this stage u can hit/throw some1 of the roof into a jab lock if they miss the tech thats always fun xD
Norfair= this stage use to be a cp back in the old days too i cant say i have a problem with it ( but it helps metaknight even more if people complained be4 most of these stages just help metaknight) its also good for people with z ledge grab (survive til high% if its timed corectly and you di down) to be fair i see no problem with norfair
Frigate Orpheon = has always been a cp im fine with it good stage
Pokémon Stadium 2= a stage that changes gravity has running machines which interupt fighting ALOT worst stage ever i hated ps1 due to the windmill and tree where in a srs match some1 is on 1 side the other is on another and no1 aproaches til the tree is moved get rid of ps2, in ps2 i dont mind the starting area thats fine the ground bit is fine but the ice bit , the air (gravity changing one) and the running machine one just interfear with the match to much
Port Town Aero Dive = cant say iv played this stage alot but im willing to give it a go after all its just like mute city in melee yet thats legal at some tournys ( also chars cant grab the ledge here so once ur hit of most chars recovary will be punished by there landing lag) FREE SNAKE F SMASH

also cars can kill prety early %
Distant Planet= ******** to even be considerd a tourny stage / the main part of the stage = a bouncing leaf that messes up spacing / what ur trying to do because it bounces? if u get hit into the monsters mouth u may aswell say bye to ur stock and a slope that pours with water? + it has them bottle tops u can get and use as good as a wario's bike wheel get rid of this stage it's lame
Pictochat= Has been a cp back in the day stil is at some places cant say i have a real problem with it some of the stage changes are lame = racks up % too easy if ur hit into it / kills but its avoidable idc if its a cp or not
Jungle Japes= This also use to be a cp at tournys when the game first came out its prety lame (wud be a great stage to take snake too) the roof is so high u dont even got to worry about up tilt as early also falco is prety **** awsome on this stage side b planking ledge to ledge lasers cg into the water yea its awsome stage for him , also mk will be really good here small sides ( if ur on the 2 small platforms) he will gimp you on alot lower % + down b planking
Rainbow Cruise = fine stage i dont mind it i think this should always be a cp
Green Greens = im not experianced on this stage really but possibly a low cealing? (it was very low in melee) d3 infinites against the block walls , possibly some chars d tilt locks for high%? like marths metas dk i dono , i cant decide if it wil make a good new addition or not
Brinstar as much as i hate brinstar its alright i can put up with it (altho il always ban it) it seems fine for alot of chars
Counter/Banned
Yoshi's Island (Melee)= i dono why this was ever in discussion for a cp , the left hand side is so closed in to the stage you can probably kill on like 60% with a decent atack that sends ur oponent horizontal , the blocks in the middle wil stop alot of stuff such as cgs (will hit the blocks making them go away for about 10/15seconds) , the right hand side = cg walk offs so if this is legal expect d3 to pick this stage vs every char he can cg
Pirate Ship= the only problem with this stage is the ship its self would be fun/good to fight on but it crashes (makes u fight on a rock) the gravity changes as the ship is falling and the bombs = 55% if you get hit by one? and kills ( u may say well its unlikely to get hit by one but the thing is chars can throw people / cg people into them? and if you lost a tourny for that reason ud be pissed considering u get like 6 bombs flying at you unlike halberd where its just THAT 1 bomb and isnt near as powerful as this)
i did this write up because im bored/ itll help the u.k to's decide stage listing